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THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Preamble
| We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America. | |
Article I · The Legislative Branch
| - Section 1 · Legislative powers, general
- Section 2 · The House of Representatives; How Chosen; Qualifications; Representatives, taxes, Apportionment; Enumeration; Vacancies; Choosing officers; Impeachment.
- Section 3 · The Senate; How choosen; Qualifications; President of the Senate, voting; President pro temp, officers; Power to try impeachments; Impeachment of President.
- Section 4 · Senate elections, Legislative sessions.
- Section 5 · Membership, quorum, ajournments, rules; Power to punish or expel; the Journal.
- Section 6 · Compensation, priviledges, disqualifications.
- Section 7 · Origin of revenue bills; Veto, Override, Limits; Orders, concurrent resolutions, etc.
- Section 8 · Specific Powers of Congress.
- Section 9 · Migration or Importation of certain persons; Habious Corpus, Bills of attainder, etc; Taxes, aportionment; No Export duty; No commercial preference; Money, Treasury, etc.; No titler Nobility; Officers not to receive presents, etc.
- Section 10 · States not to excersize certain powers.
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Article II · The Executive Branch
| - Section 1 · President, term of office, electors, qualifications, succession, compensation; Oath of office.
- Section 2 · President as Commander in Chief; the cabinet; power of pardon; power to treat; nomination of certian officers.
- Section 3 · President, communicates to congress, may convene and ajourn congress, receives ambassadors, executes laws, commissions officers.
- Section 4 · All civil offices forfeit for certain crimes.
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Article III · The Judicial Branch
| - Section 1 · Powers, Tenure, Compensation.
- Section 2 · Judicial powers enumerated; Jurisdiction of Supreme Court; appellate jurisdiction; Trial by jury, placement of trials.
- Section 3 · Treason, defined, proof required, punishment for.
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Article IV · State relationships, Provisions of Union.
| - Section 1 · Each state to respect the laws of other states.
- Section 2 · Priveledges of citizens; Extradition of fugitives.
- Section 3 · Admission of new states; Power of congress over territories, other property.
- Section 4 · Republican form of government guarenteed, each state to be protected.
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Article V · Amendments to the Constitution
| - · Amending the constitution; proviso
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Article VI · Regarding Debts, Federal supremacy, Oath of Office
| - · Certain Debts, etc. remain valid; Supremacy of the Constitution, treaties and laws of United States; Oath to support Constitution; No religious test.
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Article VII · Ratification of this Constitution
| - · Ratification of this Constitution.
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The Bill of Rights 
Amendment I · No Religious establishment; Freedom of speech, of the press; Right to petition
Amendment II · Right to keep and bear arms
Amendment III · Limiting quartering of soldiers
Amendment IV · Limiting search and seasure
Amendment V · Concerning prosecution; Trial and punishment; Compensation for private property
Amendment VI · Right to a speedy trial; Witnesses, etc.; Right to council
Amendment VII · Right of trial by jury
Amendment VIII · Excessive bail, fines, Cruel and unusual punishment prohibited
Amendment IX · Rule of construction of Constitution
Amendment X · Powers reserved for States, and for the People
Amendment XI · Certain limits on judicial power
Amendment XII · Choosing the President and Vice President.
Amendment XIII · Slavery Abolished.
Amendment XIV · Rights of Citizenship shall not be abridged.
Amendment XV · Race no bar to voting rights.
Amendment XVI · Income taxes authorized.
Amendment XVII · Senators to be elected by popular vote.
Amendment XVIII · Prohibition of Liquor.
Amendment XIX · Woman's right to vote.
Amendment XX · Terms of office: President, Vice President, Senators, and Representatives.
Amendment XXI · Repeal of Liquor Prohibition.
Amendment XXII · Limiting Presidential term of office.
Amendment XXIII · Presidential vote for District of Columbia.
Amendment XXIV · No poll tax in federal elections.
Amendment XXV · Succession in case of disability of the President.
| - 1 In case of the removal of the President from office or his death or resignation, the Vice-President shall become President.
- 2 Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice-President, the President shall nominate a Vice-President who shall take the office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.
- 3 Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice-President as Acting President.
- 4 Whenever the Vice-President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments, or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice-President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice-President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department, or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within 48 hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within 21 days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within 21 days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice-President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.
| -- Proposed -- July 6, 1965. -- Ratified -- February 10, 1967. |
Amendment XXVI · Voting age lowered to 18 years.
Amendment XXVII · Congressional pay raises.
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