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President and Vice-President-Continued

In choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by
States, the representation from each State having one
vote. (Amendments]..

A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or
members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority
of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. [Amend-
ments]...

But if no choice shall be made before the 4th of March
next following, then the Vice-President shall act as
President, as in the case of the death or disability of the
President. [Amendments].

Art. Sec. CL.

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President of the Senate, but shall have no vote unless the
Senate be equally divided. The Vice-President shall be.. 1 3
President pro tempore. In the absence of the Vice-President
the Senate shall choose a.

When the Vice-President shall exercise the office of Pres-
ident of the United States, the Senate shall choose a...
Press. Congress shall pass no law abridging the freedom of
speech or of the. (Amendments].

Previous condition of servitude. The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States, or by any State, on account of race,
color, or. [Amendments]..

Private property shall not be taken for public use without just
compensation. (Amendments].

Privilege. Senators and Representatives shall, in all cases
except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privi-
leged from arrest during their attendance at the session of
their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from
the same.

They shall not be questioned for any speech or debate in
either House in any other place.
Privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States. The
citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges
and immunities of the citizens of the several States.

No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the
consent of the owner in time of peace. [Amendments).
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)..

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States. (Amendments]..

No State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop-
erty without due process of law. [Amendments]
Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of its laws. (Amendments]

Prizes captured on land or water. Congress shall make rules
concerning....

Probable cause. The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated. And no war-
rant shall issue for such but upon. [Amendments].
Process of law. No person shall be compelled in any crimi-
nal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived
of life, liberty or property, without due. (Amendments]
No State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop-
erty, without due. [Amendments]..

Process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. In all criminal
prosecutions the accused shall have. [Amendments]
Progress of science and useful arts. Congress shall have
power to promote the..

Property of the United States. Congress may dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations respecting the ter-
ritory or..

Property, without due process of law. No person shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against
himself; nor shall he be deprived of his life, liberty, or
[Amendments]

Qualification for office. No religious test shall ever be re-
quired as a..

Qualifications of electors of members of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall be the same as electors for the most nu.
merous branch of the State legislature.
Qualifications of electors of Senators shall be the same as elec-
tors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature.
[Amendments]

Qualifications of members of the House of Representatives.
They shall be twenty-five years of age, seven years a citizen
of the United States, and an inhabitant of the State in
which chosen.

Of Senators. They shall be thirty years of age, nine years
a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of the
State in which chosen.

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Of the President. No person except a natural-born citi-
zen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the
adoption of the Constitution, shall be eligible to the
office of President.

Neither shall any person be eligible to the office of Presi-
dent who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five
years and been fourteen years a resident within the
United States...

Of the Vice-President. No person constitutionally
ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to
that of Vice-President. [Amendments].
Quartered in any house without the consent of the owner in
time of peace. No soldier shall be. Amendments].
Quorum to do business. A majority of each House shall con-
stitute a

But a smaller number than a quorum may adjourn from
day to day and may be authorized to compel the attend-
ance of absent members

Of the House of Representatives for choosing a President
shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds
of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be
necessary to a choice. Amendments)..

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But when the right to vote for Presidential electors or
members of Congress, or the legislative, executive, and
judicial officers of the State, except for engaging in
rebellion or other crime, shall be denied or abridged
by a State, the basis of representation shall be reduced
therein in the proportion of such denial or abridgment
of the right to vote. [Amendments].
Rebellion against the United States. Persons who, while
holding certain Federal and State offices, took an oath to
support the Constitution, afterward engaged in insurrec-
tion or rebellion, disabled from holding office under the
United States. (Amendments].

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Public trial by jury. In all criminal prosecutions the accused
shall have a speedy and. [Amendments].
Public use. Private property shall not be taken for, without
just compensation. [Amendments]..
Punishment according to law. Judgment in cases of im-
peachment shall not extend further than to removal from,
and disqualification for, office; but the party convicted shall
nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial,
judgment, and.

Punishments inflicted. Excessive bail shall not be required
nor excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual. [Amend-
ments)..

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All debts and obligations incurred in aid of the rebellion,
and all claims for the loss or emancipation of slaves,
declared and held to be illegal and void. [Amend-
ments]

Rebellion or invasion. The writ of habeas corpus shall not
be suspended except when the public safety may require
it in cases of

Receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be pub-
lished from time to time. A regular statement of.
Recess of the Senate. The President may grant commissions,
which shall expire at the end of the next session, to fill
vacancies that may happen during the..
Reconsideration of a bill returned by the President with his
objections. Proceedings to be had upon the.
Records, and judicial proceedings of every other State. Full
faith and credit shall be given in each State to the acts
Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such acts,
records, and proceedings..

Redress of grievances. Congress shall make no law abridg
ing the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to
petition for the. [Amendments]
Regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.
The time, places, and manner of holding elections for
Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed by the
legislatures of the States, but Congress may at any time
by law make or alter such

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Regulations of commerce or revenue. Preference to the ports
of one State over those of another shall not be given by any.
Religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Congress
shall make no law respecting the establishment of.
[Amendments]

Religious test shall ever be required as a qualification for any
office or public trust under the United States. No.
Removal of the President from office, the same shall devolve
on the Vice-President. In case of the...
Representation. No State, without its consent, shall be
deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.
Representation and direct taxation, how apportioned among
the several States.

Representation until the first enumeration under the Con-
stitution not to exceed one for every thirty thousand.
The ratio of..

Representation in any State. The executive thereof shall
issue writs of election to fill vacancies in the..
Representation among the several States shall be according
to their respective numbers, counting the whole number
of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.
The ratio of. [Amendments].

But where the right to vote in certain Federal and State
elections is a bridged for any cause other than rebellion
or other crime, the basis of representation shall be re-
duced. (Amendments].
Representatives. Congress shall consist of a Senate and
House of

Qualifications of electors of members of the House of
No person shall be a Representative who shall not have
attained the age of twenty-five years, been seven years
a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of the
State in which he shall be chosen..

And direct taxes, how apportioned among the several
States..

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Right of petition. Congress shall make no law abridging the
right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition
for the redress of grievances. [Amendments]..
Right to keep and bear arms. 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]...

Rights in the Constitution shall not be construed to deny
or disparage others retained by the people. The enumera-
tion of certain. [Amendments].

Rights not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to
the States are reserved to the States or to the people.
[Amendments)..

Art. Sec. Cl.

Rules of its proceedings. Each House may determine the..
Rules and regulations respecting the territory or other
property of the United States. Congress shall dispose of
and make all needful.

Rules of the common law. All suits involving over twenty
dollars shall be tried by jury according to the. [Amend-
ments]

No fact tried by a jury shall be re-examined except
according to the. (Amendments]..

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Science and the useful arts by securing to authors and inventors
the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries. Con-
gress shall have power to promote the progress of
Searches and seizures shall not be violated. The right of the
people to be secure against unreasonable. [Amendments].
And no warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause,
on oath or affirmation, describing the place to be
searched and the persons or things to be seized.
[Amendments).

Seat of Government. Congress shall exercise exclusive legis-
lation in all cases over such district as may become the....
Securities and current coin of the United States. Congress
shall provide for punishing the counterfeiting of the..
Security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear
arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being
necessary to the. (Amendments]..

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Shall choose their Speaker and other officers. The House
of

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Shall have the sole power of impeachment. The House
of

Executives of the States shall issue writs of election to fill
vacancies in the House of...

The times, places, and manner of choosing Representa-
tives shall be prescribed by the legislatures of the
States.

But Congress may make by law at any time or alter
such regulations except as to the places of choosing
Senators

And Senators shall receive a compensation, to be ascer-
tained by law.

Shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of
the peace, be privileged from arrest during attendance
at the session of the House, and in going to and return-
ing from the same.

Shall not be questioned in any other place for any speech
or debate. Members of the House of.

No member shall be appointed during his term to any
civil office which shall have been created, or the emolu-
ments of which shall have been increased, during such
term.

No person holding any office under the United States
shall, while holding such office, be a member of the
House of...

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Senate and House of Representatives. The Congress of the
United States shall consist of a.

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Senate of the United States. The Senate shall be composed of
two Senators from each State, chosen by the legislature for
six years

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Representatives shall be bound by an oath or affirmation to
support the Constitution of the United States. The Sen-
ators and.

Representatives among the several States. Provisions relative
to the apportionment of. [Amendments].
Representatives and Senators. Prescribing certain disquali
fications for office as. [Amendments]

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But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House.
remove such disqualification. [Amendments]..
Reprieves and pardons except in cases of impeachment. The
President may grant..

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Reprisal. Congress shall have power to grant letters of
marque and.

No State shall grant any letters of marque and.
Republican form of government. The United States shall
guarantee to every State in this Union a
Republican form of government. And shall protect each
of them against invasion; and on the application of the
legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot
be convened), against domestic violence.
Reserved rights of the States and the people. The enumera-
tion in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be con-
strued to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
[Amendments]

The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are
reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
[Amendments]...

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

Resignation, or inability of the President. Congress may
by law provide for the case of the removal, death.
Resolution, or vote (except on a question of adjournment)
requiring the concurrence of the two Houses shall, before
it becomes a law, be presented to the President. Every
order..

Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.
All bills for raising.

Revenue. Preference shall not be given to the ports of one
State over those of another by any regulations of commerce

or

Rhode Island entitled to one Representative in the first
Congress.

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The Senate shall be composed of two Senators from each
State, elected by the people thereof, for six years.
[Amendments]

Qualifications of electors of Senators. [Amendments].
If vacancies happen during the recess of the legislature of
a State, the executive thereof may make temporary ap-
pointments until the next meeting of the legislature
When vacancies happen the executive authority of the
State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies;
provided, that the legislature of any State may em-
power the executive thereof to make temporary ap-
pointment until the people fill the vacancies by election
as the legislature may direct. Amendments]
The Vice-President shall be President of the Senate, but
shall have no vote unless the Senate be equally divided.
The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a
President pro tempore in the absence of the Vice-Presi-
dent or when he shall exercise the office of President.
The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeach-
ments. When sitting for that purpose they shall be on
oath or affirmation

When the President of the United States is tried the Chief
Justice shall preside; and no person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members
present

It shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and quali
fications of its own members

A majority shall constitute a quorum to do business, but
a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and
may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent
members.

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The Senate shall advise and consent to the ratification of
all treaties, provided two-thirds of the members present

concur

It shall advise and consent to the appointment of am-
bassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of
the Supreme Court, and all other officers not herein
otherwise provided for

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It may be convened by the President on extraordinary
occasions.....

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Art. Sec. CI.

Senators-Continued

The times, places, and manner of choosing Senators may
be fixed by the legislature of a State, but Congress may
by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the
places of choosing...

If vacancies happen during the recess of the legislature of
a State, the executive thereof may make temporary ap
pointments until the next meeting of the legislature.
If vacancies happen the executive authority of the State
shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: pro-
vided, that the legislature of any State may empower
the executive thereof to make temporary appointment
until the people fill the vacancies by election as the
legislature may direct. [Amendments]..
They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach
of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their
attendance at the session of the Senate and in going
to and returning from the same.

Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensa-
tion to be ascertained by law.

Senators and Representatives shall not be questioned for
any speech or debate in either House or in any other
place

No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for
which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office
under the United States which shall have been created,
or of which the emoluments shall have been increased,
during such term...

No person holding any office under the United States
shall be a member of either House during his continu-
ance in office.

No Senator or Representative or person holding an office
of trust or profit under the United States shall be an
elector for President and Vice-President..
Senators and Representatives shall be bound by an oath
or affirmation to support the Constitution...
No person shall be a Senator or Representative who, hav-
ing, as a Federal or State officer, taken an oath to sup-
port the Constitution, afterward engaged in rebellion
against the United States. [Amendments]
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such disability. [Amendments).

Service or labor in one State, escaping into another State, shall
be delivered up to the party to whom such service or labor
may be due. Fugitives from
Servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, shall exist in the United
States or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Neither
slavery nor involuntary. [Amendments].
Servitude. The right of citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by
any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition
of. [Amendments]

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

Silver coin a tender in payment of debts. No State shall
make anything but gold and.

Slave. Neither the United States nor any State shall assume
or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection
or rebellion, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of
any. (Amendments]..

Slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment
for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly con-
victed, shall exist in the United States, or any places sub-
ject to their jurisdiction. Neither. [Amendments]..
Soldiers shall not be quartered, in time of peace, in any house
without the consent of the owner. [Amendments].
South Carolina entitled to five Representatives in the first
Congress.

Speaker and other officers. The House of Representatives
shall choose their.

Speech or of the press. Congress shall make no law abridging
the freedom of. [Amendments)..

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States-Continued
Full faith and credit in every other State shall be given
to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of
each State

Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such acts,
records, and proceedings.
Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges
and immunities of citizens in the several States.
New States may be admitted by Congress into this Union.
But no new State shall be formed or erected within the
jurisdiction of another State.

Nor any State formed by the junction of two or more
States or parts of States, without the consent of the
legislatures as well as of Congress.

No State shall be deprived, without its consent, of its
equal suffrage in the Senate
Three-fourths of the legislatures of the States, or con-
ventions of three-fourths of the States, as Congress shall
prescribe, may ratify amendments to the Constitution.
The United States shall guarantee a republican form of
government to every State in the Union
They shall protect each State against invasion.
And on application of the legislature, or the executive
(when the legislature cannot be convened), against
domestic violence.

The ratification by nine States shall be sufficient to es-
tablish the Constitution between the States so ratifying
the same.

When the choice of President shall devolve on the House
of Representatives, the vote nall be taken by States.
[Amendments]

But in choosing the President the vote shall be taken by
States, the representation from each State having one
vote. [Amendments].

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

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

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Suffrage in the Senate. No State shall be deprived without
its consent of its equal..

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No denial of right to vote on account of sex. [Amend-
ments]

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Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
exceed $20, shall be tried by jury. [Amendments).

In law or equity against one of the States, by citizens of
another State, or by citizens of a foreign State. The
judicial power of the United States shall not extend to.
Amendments]

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

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

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

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The compensation of the judges shall not be diminished
during their continuance in office...

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Shall have original jurisdiction. In all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and in
which a State may be a party, the.

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Shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and the
fact, with such exceptions and regulations as Congress
may make. The.
Supreme law of the land. This Constitution, the laws made
in pursuance thereof, and the treaties of the United States,
shall be the

The judges in every State shall be bound thereby.
Suppress insurrections and repel invasions. Congress shall
provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws.
Suppression of insurrection or rebellion shall not be ques-
tioned. The public debt, including the debt for pensions
and bounties, incurred in the. (Amendments]..

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Tar on incomes authorized without apportionment among
the several States, and without regard to any census or
enumeration. [Amendments]

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State legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers of the
United States, shall take an oath to support the Constitu-
tion. All members of the several.
States. When vacancies happen in the representation from
any State, the executive authority shall issue writs of elec-
tion to fill such vacancies.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any
State in the Senate, the executive authority shall issue
writs of election to fill such vacancies. [Amendments]
Congress shall have power to regulate commerce among
the several

No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or con-
federation.

Shall not grant letters of marque and reprisal.
Shall not coin money..

Shall not emit bills of credit.

Shall not make anything but gold and silver coin a tender
in payment of debts.

Shall not pass any bill of attainder, er post facto law, or
law impairing the obligation of contracts.

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Tar or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State.
No.

Taxes (direct) and Representatives, how apportioned among
the several States.

Tares, duties, imposts, and excises. Congress shall have
power to lay

They shall be uniform throughout the United States.
Temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legis-
lature. If vacancies happen in the Senate in the recess of
the legislature of a State, the executive of the State shall
make.

Tender in payment of debts. No State shall make anything
but gold and silver coin a.

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Art. Sec. CI.

Testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on con-
fession in open court. No person shall be convicted of
treason except on the.

Three-fourths of the legislatures of the States, or conventions in
three-fourths of the States, as Congress shall prescribe, may
ratify amendments to the Constitution.

Tie. The Vice-President shall have no vote unless the
Senate be equally divided
Times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators
and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by
the legislature thereof

But Congress may at any time by law make or alter such
regulations except as to the places of choosing Senators..
Title of nobility. The United States shall not grant any....
No State shall grant any..

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.
Tonnage without the consent of Congress.
lay any duty of..

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No State shall

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Tranquility, provide for the common defense, &c. To insure
domestic. [Preamble].

Treason shall consist only in levying war against the United
States, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort.

No person shall, unless on the testimony of two witnesses
to the same overt act, or on confession in open court,
be convicted of

Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of..
Shall not work corruption of blood. Attainder of

Shall not work forfeiture, except during the life of the
person attainted. Attainder of

Treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers shall
be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction
of

Treason, felony, and breach of the peace. Senators and Repre-
sentatives shall be privileged from arrest while attending
or while going to or returning from the sessions of Congress,
except in cases of

Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.
No money shall be drawn from the.

Treaties. The President shall have power, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, provided two-thirds of the
Senators present concur, to make.

The judicial power shall extend to all cases arising under
the Constitution, laws, and.

No State shall enter into

They shall be the supreme law of the land, and the judges
in every State shall be bound thereby.
Treaty, alliance, or confederation.
any..
Trial, judgment, and punishment according to law. Judg-
ment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than
to removal from, and disqualification for, office; but the
party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to
indictment...

Trial by jury. All crimes, except in cases of impeachment.
shall be tried by jury..

Such trial shall be held in the State within which the
crime shall have been committed.

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Unreasonable searches and seizures. The people shall be se-
cured in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against.
[Amendments]

And no warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause,
supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly de-
scribing the place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized. (Amendments].

Unusual punishments inflicted. Excessive bail shall not be
required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and.
[Amendments].

Use without just compensation. Private property shall not
be taken for public. [Amendments].

Useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and in-
ventors the exclusive right to their writings and inventions.
Congress shall have power to promote the progress of science
and the...

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Vacancies happening in the representation of a State. The
executive thereof shall issue writs of election to fill.
Vacancies happening in the representation of a State in the
Senate. The executive thereof shall issue writs of election to
fill. [Amendments].

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Vacancies happening in the Senate in the recess of the legis-
lature of a State. How filled.

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Vacancies that happen during the recess of the Senate, by
granting commissions which shall expire at the end of the
next session. The President shall have power to fill...
Validity of the public debt incurred in suppressing insurrec-
tion against the United States, including debt for pensions
and bounties, shall not be questioned. [Amendments)....
Vessels bound to or from the ports of one State, shall not be
obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another State....
Veto of a bill by the President. Proceedings of the two
Houses upon the..

Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the
Senate.

He shall have no vote unless the Senate be equally
divided.

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But when not committed within a State, the trial shall
be at such a place as Congress may by law have di-
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Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court. Congress shall
have power to constitute.

Troops or ships of war in time of peace without the consent
of Congress. No State shall keep...

Trust or profit under the United States, shall be an elector for
President and Vice-President. No Senator, Representa-
tive, or person holding any office of..
Two-thirds of the members present. No person shall be con-
victed on an impeachment without the concurrence of
Two-thirds, may expel a member. Each House, with the
concurrence of..

Two-thirds. A bill returned by the President with his ob-
jections, may be repassed by each House by a vote of
Two-thirds of the Senators present concur. The President
shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, to make treaties, provided.
Two-thirds of the legislatures of the several States. Congress
shall call a convention for proposing amendments to the
Constitution on the application of.
Two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary. Congress
shall propose amendments to the Constitution whenever.
Two-thirds of the States. When the choice of a President shall
devolve on the House of Representatives, a quorum shall
consist of a member or members from. [Amendments]..
Two-thirds of the whole number of Senators. A quorum of
the Senate, when choosing a Vice-President, shall consist of.
[Amendments).

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On impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery.
and other high crimes and misdemeanors, shall be re-
moved from office. The..

Vice-President. The manner of choosing the. 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]

Additional provision for succession through act of Con-
gress. [Amendments].
Term of office, beginning and ending. (Amendments].
The electors shall name, in distinct ballots, the person
voted for as Vice-President [Amendments)..
They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for as
Vice-President, which lists they shall sign and certify,
and send sealed to the seat of Government, directed to
the President of the Senate. (Amendments].
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 be then counted. (Amend.
ments]....

The person having the greatest number of votes shall be
Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the
whole number of electors. [Amendments]..

If no person have a majority, then from the two highest
numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-
President. [Amendments]

A quorum for this purpose shall consist of two-thirds of
the whole number of senators; and a majority of the
whole number shall be necessary to a choice. [Amend.
ments].

But if the House shall make no choice of a President
before the 4th of March next following, then the Vice-
President shall act as President, as in the case of the
death or other constitutional disability of the President.
[Amendments].

No person constitutionally ineligible as President shall
be eligible as. [Amendments].
Violence. The United States shall guarantee to every State a
republican form of government, and shall protect each
State against invasion and domestic..
Virginia entitled to ten Representatives in the first Congress.
Vote. Each Senator shall have one.

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Two-thirds, may remove the disabilities imposed by the third
section of the fourteenth amendment. Congress, by a vote
of. [Amendments]

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Two years. Appropriations for raising and supporting armies
shall not be for a longer term than....

The Vice-President, unless the Senate be equally divided,
shall have no.

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Welfare. Congress shall have power to provide for the com-
mon defense and general..

Witness against himself. No person shall, in a criminal case,
be compelled to be a. [Amendments]..

Witnesses against him. In all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall be confronted with the. [Amendments]..
Witnesses in his favor. In all criminal prosecutions the ac-
cused shall have compulsory process for obtaining. [Amend-
ments)..

Witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testi-
mony of two..

Vote of two-thirds-Continued

No person shall be convicted on an impeachment except
by a..
Whenever both Houses shall deem it necessary, Congress
may propose amendments to the Constitution by a.
The President may make treaties with the advice and
consent of the Senate, by a

Disabilities incurred by participation in insurrection or
rebellion, may be relieved by Congress by a. (Amend-
ments)..

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War, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules
concerning captures on land and water. Congress shall
have power to declare.

For governing the land and naval forces. Congress shall
have power to make rules and articles of..

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

War against the United States, adhering to their enemies,
and giving them aid and comfort. Treason shall consist
only in levying.
Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, on oath or
affirmation, describing the place to be searched, and the
person or things to be seized. No. [Amendments].
Weights and measures. Congress shall fix the standard of...
Welfare and to secure the blessings of liberty, &c. To pro-
mote the general. [Preamble]..

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