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Danger as will not admit of delay. No State shall, without
the consent of Congress, engage in war, unless actually in-
vaded, or in such imminent

Day on which they shall vote for President and Vice-Presi-
dent, which shall be the same throughout the United
States. Congress may determine the time of choosing the
electors, and the..

Day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance
of absent members. A smaller number than a quorum of
each House may adjourn from...

Death, resignation, or inability of the President, the powers
and duties of his office shall devolve on the Vice-President.
In case of the.

Death, resignation, or inability of the President. Congress
may provide by law for the case of the removal.

Debt of the United States, including debts for pensions and
bounties incurred in suppressing insurrection or rebellion,
shall not be questioned. The validity of the public.
[Amendments]..

Debts. No State shall make anything but gold and silver
coin a tender in payment of..

Debts and provide for the common defense and general wel-
fare of the United States. Congress shall have power to
pay the

Debts and engagements contracted before the adoption of this
Constitution shall be as valid against the United States,
under it. as under the Confederation.
Debts or obligations incurred in aid of insurrection or rebel-
lion against the United States, or claims for the loss or
emancipation of any slave. Neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any. [Amendments]
Declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make
rules concerning captures on land and water. Congress
shall have power to.

Defense, promote the general welfare, &c. To insure the
common. [Preamble].

Defense and general welfare throughout the United States.
Congress shall have power to pay the debts and provide
for the common.

Defense In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have
the assistance of counsel for his. [Amendments].
Delaware entitled to one Representative in the first Congress.
Delay. No State shall, without the consent of Congress,
engage in war unless actually invaded, or in such imminent
danger as will not admit of

Delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the States,
are reserved to the States or to the people. The powers
not. [Amendments].

Deny or disparage others retained by the people. The enu-
meration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be
construed to. [Amendments]-

Departments upon any subject relating to their duties. The
President may require the written opinion of the principal
officers in each of the executive

Departments. Congress may by law vest the appointment
of inferior officers in the heads of

Direct tax shall be laid unless in proportion to the census or
enumeration. No capitation or other

Direct tares and Representatives, how apportioned among
the several States.

Disability of the President and Vice-President.
in case of the

Provisions

Disability. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in
Congress, or presidential elector, or hold any office, civil
or military, under the United States, or any State, who
having previously taken an oath as a legislative, executive,
or judicial officer of the United States, or of any State, to
support the Constitution, afterward engaged in insurrection
or rebellion against the United States. [Amendments]

But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such. [Amendments]

Disagreement between the two Houses as to the time of
adjournment, the President may adjourn them to such
time as he may think proper. In case of
Disorderly behavior. Each House may punish its members
for.

And with the concurrence of two-thirds expel a member.
Disparage others retained by the people. The enumeration
in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed
to deny or [Amendments]..
Disqualification. No Senator or Representative shall, during
the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any
office under the United States which shall have been
created or its emoluments increased during such term

No person holding any office under the United States
shall be a member of either House during his continuance
in office

No person shall be a member of either House, presidential
elector, or hold any office under the United States, or
any State, who, having previously sworn to support
the Constitution, afterward engaged in insurrection
or rebellion. [Amendments]

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Shall be the same throughout the United States. The
day of the

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Elections for Senators and Representatives. The legislatures
of the States shall prescribe the times, places, and manner of
holding

But Congress may, at any time, alter such regulations,
except as to the places of choosing Senators..
Returns and qualifications of its own members. Each
House shall be the judge of the.

Senators elected by the people. [Amendments].
Electors for members of the House of Representatives. Qual-
ifications of

Electors for Senators. Qualifications of. [Amendments].
Electors for President and Vice-President. Each State shall
appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may
direct, a number of electors equal to the whole number of
Senators and Representatives to which the State may be
entitled in the Congress.

But no Senator or Representative, or person holding an
office of trust or profit under the United States, shall be
appointed an elector.

Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors
and the day on which they shall give their votes.
Which day shall be the same throughout the United
States.

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The electors shall meet in their respective States and
vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of
whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same
State with themselves. [Amendments]....
Electors shall name, in their ballots, the person voted for as
President; and in distinct ballots the person voted for as
Vice-President. (Amendments]

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They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for as
President and of persons voted for as Vice-President,
which they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed
to the seat of government, directed to the President of
the Senate. (Amendments]

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No person having taken an oath as a legislative, executive
or judicial officer of the United States, or of any State,
and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, shall be an elector.
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such disability. [Amendments]...
Emancipation of any slave shall be held to be illegal and void.
Claims for the loss or. (Amendments]..
Emit bills of credit. No State shall.
Emolument of any kind from any king, prince, or foreign
state, without the consent of Congress. No person holding
any office under the United States shall accept any.
Enemies. Treason shall consist in levying war against the
United States, in adhering to, or giving aid and comfort to
their.

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Engagements contracted before the adoption of this Con-
stitution shall be valid. All debts and..
Enumeration of the inhabitants shall be made within three
years after the first meeting of Congress, and within every
subsequent term of ten years thereafter..

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Exclusive legislation, in all cases, over such district as may
become the seat of government. Congress shall exercise..
Over all places purchased for the erection of forts, maga-
zines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful build-
ings. Congress shall exercise.
Executive of a State. The United States shall protect each
State against invasion and domestic violence, on the appli-
cation of the legislature or the..

Executive and judicial officers of the United States and of the
several States shall be bound by an oath to support the
Constitution....

Executive departments. On subjects relating to their duties
the President may require the written opinions of the prin-
cipal officers in each of the..

Congress may by law vest the appointment of inferior
officers in the heads of..

Executive power shall be vested in a President of the United
States of America. The..

Expel a member. Each House, with the concurrence of two-
thirds, may.

Expenditures of public money shall be published from time
to time. A regular statement of the receipts and
Exportations from any State. No tax or duty shall be laid on.
Exports or imports, except upon certain conditions. No State
shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duties on..
Laid by any State, shall be for the use of the Treasury.
The net produce of all duties on..

Shall be subject to the revision and control of Congress.
All laws of the States laying duties on.

Er post facto law shall be passed. No bill of attainder or.
E post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts.
No State shall pass any bill of attainder.
Extraordinary occasions. The President may convene both
houses, or either House of Congress, on..

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Habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless in cases of
rebellion or invasion. The writ of...
Heads of departments. Congress may, by law, vest the ap-
pointment of inferior officers in the..

On any subject relating to their duties, the President
may require the written opinion of the principal officers
in each of the executive departments..
High crimes and misdemeanors. The President, Vice-Presi-
dent, and all civil officers shall be removed on impeachment
for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other..
House of Representatives. Congress shall consist of a Senate
and..

Shall be composed of members chosen every second year..
Qualifications of electors for members of the..

No person shall be a member who shall not have attained
the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a
citizen of the United States..

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The executives of the several States shall issue writs of
election to fill vacancies in the.

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Shall choose their Speaker and other officers..
Shall have the sole power of impeachment.

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Shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifica-
tions of its own members..

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Faith and credit in each State shall be given to the acts, rec-
ords, and judicial proceedings of another State. Full
Felony, and breach of the peace. Members of Congress shall
not be privileged from arrest for treason.
Felonies committed on the high seas. Congress shall have
power to define and punish piracies and.
Fines. Excessive fines shall not be imposed. (Amendments]
Foreign coin. Congress shall have power to coin money, fix
the standard of weights and measures, and to regulate the
value of

Foreign nations, among the States, and with the Indian
tribes. Congress shall have power to regulate commerce
with

Foreign power. No State shall, without the consent of Con
gress, enter into any compact or agreement with any.
Forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.
Attainder of treason shall not work..
Formation of new States. Provisions relating to the.
Form of government. The United States shall guarantee to
every State in this Union a republican..

And shall protect cach of them against invasion; and on
application of the legislature or of the executive (when
the legislature cannot be convened), against domes-
tic violence.

Forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful
buildings. Congress shall exercise exclusive authority
over all places purchased for the erection of
Freedom of speech or the press. Congress shall make no law
abridging the. (Amendments].

Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall
not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being necessary
to the security of a. [Amendments]..

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A majority shall constitute a quorum to do business.
Less than a majority may adjourn from day to day, and
compel the attendance of absent members.
May determine its own rules of proceedings.
May punish its members for disorderly behavior, and,
with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member...
Shall keep a journal of its proceedings..
Shall not adjourn for more than three days during the
session of Congress without the consent of the Senate.
Members shall not be questioned for any speech or
debate in either House or in any other place..
No person holding any office under the United States
shall, while holding such office, be a member of the.
No person, while a member of either House, shall be
appointed to an office which shall have been created or
the emoluments increased during his membership.
All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
The votes for President and Vice-President shall be
counted in the presence of the Senate and. [Amend-
ments]...

If no person have a majority of electoral votes, then from
the three highest on the list the House of Representa-
tives shall immediately, by ballot, choose a President.
[Amendments]

They shall vote by States, each State counting one vote.
[Amendments]..

A quorum shall consist of a member or members from
two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States
shall be necessary to the choice of a President.
[Amendments].

No person having as a legislative, executive, or judicial
officer of the United States, or of any State, taken an
oath to support the Constitution, and afterwards en-
gaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United
States, shall be a member of the. [Amendments).
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such disability. (Amendments]...

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Imminent danger as will not admit of delay. No State shall,
without the consent of Congress, engage in war, unless
actually invaded or in such.

Immunities. Members of Congress shall, in all cases except
treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at the session of their respec-
tive houses, and in going and returning from the same.
No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the
consent of the owner in time of peace. [Amendments].
Immunities. No person shall be twice put in jeopardy
of life and limb for the same offense. (Amendments]..
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States and of the State in which they reside.
[Amendments].

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Georgia shall be entitled to three Representatives in the first
Congress......

Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty,
or property without due process of law. (Amend-
ments]

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Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the law. [Amendments]..
Impeachment. The President may grant reprieves and
pardons except in cases of

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Government. The United States shall guarantee to every
State in this Union a republican form of..

The House of Representatives shall have the sole power
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And shall protect each of them against invasion, and on
application of the legislature or of the executive (when
the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic
violence..

Grand jury. No person shall be held to answer for a capital
or otherwise infamous crime, unless on the presentment
of a. (Amendments]

Except in cases arising in the land and naval forces, and
in the militia when in actual service. [Amendments)..
Guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of
government. The United States shall.

And shall protect each of them against invasion; and on
application of the legislature or of the executive (when
the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic
violence..

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But the party convicted shall be liable to indictment
and punishment according to law.

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Importation of slaves prior to 1808 shall not be prohibited by
the Congress.

But a tax or duty of ten dollars for each person may be
imposed on such..

Imports or exports except what may be absolutely necessary
for executing its inspection laws. No State shall, without
the consent of Congress, lay any imposts or duties on.
Imports or exports laid by any State shall be for the use of the
Treasury. The net produce of all duties on

Imports or exports shall be subject to the revision and control
of Congress. All laws of States laying duties on..
Imposts and excises. Congress shall have power to lay and
collect taxes, duties..

Shall be uniform throughout the United States. All
taxes, duties.

Inability of the President, the powers and duties of his office
shall devolve on the Vice-President. In case of the death,
resignation, or.

Inability of the President or Vice-President. Congress may
provide by law for the case of the removal, death, resigna-
tion, or...

Income taxes. Congress shall have power to lay and collect
without apportionment among the several States, and
without regard to any census or enumeration. [Amend-
ments].

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Indian tribes. Congress shall have power to regulate com-
merce with the.

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Indictment or presentment of a grand jury. No person shall
be held to answer for a capital or infamous crime unless on.
[Amendments]

Except in cases arising in the land and naval forces, and
in the militia when in actual service. [Amendments).
Indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to
law. The party convicted in case of impeachment shall
nevertheless be liable and subject to.

Infamous crime unless on presentment or indictment of a
grand jury. No person shall be held to answer for a capital
or. [Amendments]

Inferior courts. Congress shall have power to constitute
tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court

Inferior courts as Congress may establish. The judicial
power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme
Court and such.

The judges of both the Supreme and inferior courts shall
hold their offices during good behavior

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Their compensation shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office

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Inferior officers in the courts of law, in the President alone,
or in the heads of Departments. Congress, if they think
proper, may by law vest the appointment of
Inhabitant of the State for which he shall be chosen.

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In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers
and consuls, and those in which a State shall be a party,
the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction.
In all other cases before mentioned, it shall have appellate
jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such excep
tions and under such regulations as Congress shall

make

The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment,
shall be by jury.

The trial shall be held in the State where the crimes shall
have been committed

But when not committed in a State, the trial shall be at
such place or places as Congress may by law have
directed.

The judicial power of the United States shall not be held
to extend to any suit in law or equity commenced or
prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens
of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign
State. [Amendments].
Judicial proceedings of every other State. Full faith and
credit shall be given in each State to the acts. records, and-
Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such acts,
records, and proceedings..

Judicial and executive officers of the United States and of the
several States shall be bound by an oath to support the
Constitution

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Judiciary. The Supreme Court shall have original jurisdic-
tion in all cases affecting ambassadors, other public minis-
ters and consuls, and those in which a State may be a
party

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No person
shall be a Senator who shall not have attained the age of
thirty years, been nine years a citizen of the United States,
and who shall not, when elected, be an..
Insurrection or rebellion against the United States. No
person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress,
or presidential elector, or hold any office, civil or military,
under the United States, or any State, who, having taken
an oath as a legislative, executive, or judicial officer of the
United States, or of a State, afterwards engaged in.
(Amendments]

But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each
House, remove such disabilities. [Amendments]
Debts declared illegal and void which were contracted
in aid of. (Amendments].

Insurrections and repel invasions. Congress shall provide for
calling forth the militia to suppress.

Intoricating liquors. Prohibition of manufacture, sale and
transportation. [Amendments).

Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment. [Amendments].
Transportation in states prohibiting use therein prohibit-
ed. [Amendments].

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Invasion. No State shall, without the consent of Congress,
engage in war unless actually invaded, or in such imminent
danger as will not admit of delay

The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction
both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and regu-
lations as Congress may make

Junction of two or more States or parts of States without
the consent of the legislatures and of Congress. No State
shall be formed by the

Jurisdiction of another State. No new State shall, without
the consent of Congress, be formed or erected within the..
Jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions
and under such regulations as Congress may make. The
Supreme Court shall have appellate.

Jurisdiction. In all cases affecting ambassadors and other
public ministers and consuls, and in cases where a State
is a party, the Supreme Court shall have original..
Jury. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeach-
ment, shall be by

In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have a
speedy and public trial by. [Amendments]..

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All suits at common law, where the valu exceeds twenty
dollars, shall be tried by. [Amendments].
Where a fact has been tried by a jury it shall not be re-
examined except by the rules of the common law.
[Amendments]

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Invasions. Congress shall provide for calling forth the militia
to suppress insurrections and repel.

Inventors and authors in their inventions and writings. Con-
gress may pass laws to secure for limited times exclusive
rights to..

Involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime,
abolished in the United States. Slavery and. [Amend-
ments)..

Just compensation. Private property shall not be taken for
public use without. [Amendments]..

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Justice, insure domestic tranquillity, &c. To establish.
(Preamble].

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Land and naval forces. Congress shall make rules for the
government and regulation of the.

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Law and fact, with exceptions and under regulations to be
made by Congress. The Supreme Court shall have appel-
late jurisdiction as to

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Law of the land. The Constitution, the laws made in pur-
suance thereof, and treaties of the United States, shall be
the supreme.

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Judges of the Supreme and inferior courts shall hold their
offices during good behavior.

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Legal tender in payment of debts. No State shall make any-
thing but gold and silver coin a
Legislation in all cases over such district as may become the
seat of government. Congress shall exercise exclusive.

Art. Sec. CI.

Over all places purchased for the erection of forts, maga-
zines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful build-
ings. Congress shall exercise exclusive...
Legislation. Congress shall have power to make all laws
necessary and proper for carrying into execution all the
powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of
the United States or in any department or officer thereof.
Legislation. Congress shall have power to enforce article
xiii, prohibiting slavery, by appropriate. [Amendments]-
Congress shall have power to enforce the fourteenth
amendment by appropriate. [Amendments]
Congress shall have power to enforce the fifteenth amend-
ment by appropriate. [Amendments]
Legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in Con-
gress. All..

Legislature, or the Executive (when the legislature cannot be
convened). The United States shall protect each State
against invasion and domestic violence, on the application
of the.

Legislatures of two-thirds of the States, Congress shall call
a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitu-
tion. On the application of the

Letters of marque and reprisal. Congress shall have power
to grant.

No State shall grant.

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Congress shall have power to establish a
uniform rule of.
Naturalized in the United States, and subject to their juris-
diction, shall be citizens of the United States and of the
States in which they reside. All persons born, or.
[Amendments]

Naval forces. Congress shall make rules and regulations for
the government and regulation of the land and.
Navy. Congress shall have power to provide and maintain

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New Hampshire entitled to three Representatives in the
first Congress

New Jersey entitled to four Representatives in the first
Congress

New States may be admitted by Congress into this Union.
But no new State shall be formed within the jurisdiction
of another State without the consent of Congress.
Nor shall any State be formed by the junction of two or
more States or parts of States, without the consent of
the legislatures and of Congress.
New York entitled to six Representatives in the first Con-
gress
Nobility shall be granted by the United States. No title of....
No State shall grant any title of.
Nominations for office by the President. The President shall
nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, shall appoint ambassadors and other public officers.
He may grant commissions to fill vacancies that happen
in the recess of the Senate, which shall expire at the
end of their next session.
North Carolina entitled to five Representatives in the first
Congress

Number of electors for President and Vice-President in each
State shall be equal to the number of Senators and Repre-
sentatives to which such State may be entitled in Congress.

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void. Claims for the. [Amendments]...

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Magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings.
Congress shall have exclusive authority over all places
purchased for the erection of...

Majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do busi-
ness. A..

But a smaller number may adjourn from day to day
and may be authorized to compel the attendance
of absent members...

Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice.
When the choice of a President shall devolve on the House
of Representatives, a quorum shall consist of a member or
members from two-thirds of the States; but a. (Amend-
ments].

When the choice of a Vice-President shall devolve on the
Senate, a quorum shall consist of two-thirds of the
whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole
number shall be necessary to a choice. [Amendments]
Maritime jurisdiction. The judicial power shall extend to
all cases of admiralty and..

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Objections. If he shall not approve it, the President shall
return the bill to the House in which it originated with his.
Obligation of contracts. No State shall pass any ex post facto
law, or law impairing the.

Obligations incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against
the United States to be held illegal and void. All debts or.
[Amendments]

Offense. No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life or
limb for the same. [Amendments].

Offenses against the law of nations. Congress shall provide
for punishing

Against the United States, except in cases of impeach-
ment. The President may grant reprieves or pardons
for

Office under the United States. No person shall be a member
of either House while holding any civil.

No Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any
office under the United States which shall have been
created, or its emoluments increased, during the term
for which he is elected.

Or title of any kind from any king, prince, or foreign
State, without the consent of Congress. No person
holding any office under the United States shall accept
of any present, emolument
Office of President, in case of his removal, death, resignation,
or inability, shall devolve on the Vice-President.
powers and duties of the.

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Marque and reprisal. Congress shall have power to grant
letters of

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Maryland entitled to six Representatives in the first Con-

gress

Massachusetts entitled to eight Representatives in the first
Congress.

Measures. Congress shall fix the standard of weights and..
Meeting of Congress. The Congress shall assemble at least
once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first
Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint
a different day

Members of Congress and of State legislatures shall be bound
by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution
Militia to execute the laws, suppress insurrections, and
repel invasions. Congress shall provide for calling forth
the.

Congress shall provide for organizing, arming, and dis-
ciplining the.

Militia to execute the laws, suppress insurrections, and
repel invasions. Congress shall provide for governing
such part of them as may be employed by the United
States.

Reserving to the States the appointment of the officers
and the right to train the militia according to the
discipline prescribed by Congress

A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security
of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear
arms shall not be infringed. (Amendments]

Misdemeanors. The President, Vice-President, and all civil
officers shall be removed on impeachment for and con-
viction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and.
Money on the credit of the United States. Congress shall
have power to borrow

Regulate the value thereof and of foreign coin.

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Civil or military under the United States, or any State,
who had taken an oath as a legislative, executive, or
judicial officer of the United States, or of any State, and
afterward engaged in insurrection or rebellion. No
person shall be a Senator, Representative, or Presi-
dential elector, or hold any. [Amendments).
Officers in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the
heads of Departments. Congress may vest the appoint
ment of inferior

Of the United States shall be removed on impeachment
for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high
crimes and misdemeanors. The President, Vice-
President, and all civil.

The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker
and other

The Senate, in the absence of the Vice-President, shall
choose a President pro tempore, and also their other...

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President of the United States-Continued

Art. Sec. CI.

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The Chief Justice shall preside upon the trial of the.
Shall approve and sign all bills passed by Congress before
they shall become laws.

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Shall return to the House in which it originated, with his
objections, any bill which he shall not approve.

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Pardons, except in cases of impeachment. The President
may grant reprieves and.

If not returned within ten days (Sundays excepted), it
shall become a law, unless Congress shall adjourn before
the expiration of that time...

Every order, resolution, or vote which requires the con-
currence of both Houses, except on a question of ad-
journment, shall be presented to the..

If disapproved by him, shall be returned and proceeded
on as in the case of a bill.

The executive power shall be vested in a.

He shall hold his office during the term of four years.
In case of the removal of the President from office, or of
his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the
duties of his office, the Vice-President shall perform
the duties of.

Congress may declare, by law, in the case of the removal,
death, resignation, or inability of the President, what
officer shall act as.

The President shall receive a compensation which shall
not be increased nor diminished during his term, nor
shall he receive any other emolument from the United
States..

Before he enters upon the execution of his office he shall
take an oath of office.

Shall be commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy
and of the militia of the States when called into actual
service....

He may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal
officer in each of the Executive Departments.

He may grant reprieves or pardons for offenses, except
in cases of impeachment.

He may make treaties by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, two-thirds of the Senators present
concurring..

He may appoint, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other
officers whose appointments may be authorized by law
and not herein provided for.

Congress may vest the appointment of inferior officers in

the.

He may fill up all vacancies that may happen in the
recess of the Senate by commissions which shall expire
at the end of their next session.

He shall give information to Congress of the state of the
Union, and recommend measures.

On extraordinary occasions he may convene both Houses
or either.

In case of disagreement between the two Houses as to the
time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such
time as he may think proper.

He shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers.
He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
He shall commission all the officers of the United States.
On impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery,
or other high crimes and misdemeanors, shall be re-
moved from office. The.

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Patent rights to inventors.
securing.

Congress may pass laws for

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Peace. Members of Congress shall not be privileged from
arrest for treason, felony, and breach of the

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No State shall, without the consent of Congress, keep
troops or ships of war in time of.

No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the
consent of the owner in time of. (Amendments].
Pensions and bounties shall not be questioned. The validity
of the public debt incurred in suppressing insurrection and
rebellion against the United States, including the debt for.
[Amendments]

Pennsylvania entitled to eight Representatives in the first
Congress...

People, peaceably to assemble and petition for redress of
grievances, shall not be abridged by Congress. The right
of the. [Amendments].

To keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well-
regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the. [Amendments].
To be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be
violated. The right of the. [Amendments].
People. The enumeration of certain rights in the Constitu-
tion shall not be held to deny or disparage others retained
by the. [Amendments].

People. Powers not delegated to the United States, nor
prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States or to the.
(Amendments].

Perfect Union, &c. To establish a more. [Preamble]..
Persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures. The people shall be secured in their.
[Amendments]

Persons, as any State may think proper to admit, shall not
be prohibited prior to 1808. The migration or importation
of such.

But a tax or duty of ten dollars shall be imposed on the
importation of each of such.

Petition for the redress of grievances. Congress shall make
no law abridging the right of the people peaceably to as-
semble and to. [Amendments].

Piracies and felonies committed on the high seas. Congress
shall define and punish.

Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
Neither House during the session shall, without the con-
sent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to
any other.

Places of choosing Senators. Congress may by law make or
alter regulations for the election of Senators and Represent
atives, except as to the.

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the United States at the adoption of the Constitution,
shall be eligible to the office of...

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No Senator or Representative or person holding an office
of trust or profit under the United States shall be an
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Congress shall establish.

Post offices and post roads.
Powers herein granted shall be vested in Congress. All legis-
lative..

Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government or in
any Department or officer of the United States. Congress
shall make all laws necessary to carry into execution the..
Powers and duties of the office shall devolve on the Vice-
President, on the removal, death, resignation, or inability
of the President. The.

Powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to
the States are reserved to the States and to the people.
[Amendments].

The enumeration of certain rights in this Constitution
shall not be held to deny or disparage others retained
by the people. [Amendments].

Preference, by any regulation of commerce or revenue, shall
not be given to the ports of one State over those of another.
Prejudice any claims of the United States or of any particular
State in the territory or property of the United States.
Nothing in this Constitution shall.

Present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever
from any king, prince, or foreign State. No person hold.
ing any office under the United States shall, without the
consent of Congress, accept any.
Presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases
arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in
actual service. No person shall be held to answer for a
capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a. [Amend-
ments].

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Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors
and the day on which they shall give their votes, which
day shall be the same throughout the United States.
The electors shall meet in their respective States and
vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one
of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same
State with themselves. [Amendments].

They shall name in distinct ballots the person voted for
as President and the person voted for as Vice-President.
[Amendments]..

They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for
as President and as Vice-President, which they shall
sign and certify and transmit sealed to the President
of the Senate at the seat of government. [Amend-
ments].

The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the
Senate and House of Representatives, open all the cer-
tificates, and the votes shall then be counted. (Amend-
ments]...

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