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Duties and imposts, Congress may levy and collect

Election of President and vice-president to be by electors, see art.
2, sec. 1.

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Elections, times and places of holding, for members of Congress,
art. 1, sec. 4
Eligibility for the office of President, no person except a natural
born citizen, and 35 years of age

of senators, 14 years a citizen, and 30 years of age
representatives, seven years a citizen and 25 years of

age

Enumeration of inhabitants, to be made every ten years
Escape of criminals, to be delivered up.

persons held to service, to be delivered up.

Executive power, vested in a President of the United States.

departments, President may consult heads of

Expel, a member, the Senate or House of Representatives have

power to.

Expenditures, to be published annually

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Exports, not to be taxed

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Habeas corpus, privilege of, not to be suspended except, &c.
Heads of departments, President may consult

House of Representatives, members to be chosen every second year

to originate all revenue bills.

Impeachments, sole power of, in House of Representatives

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Senate to try

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Insurrections, to be suppressed by the United States, on applica-

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Journals, to be kept and republished by both houses of Congress
Judges, to be appointed by President and Senate

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Judicial power, vested in a Supreme Court and such inferior courts

as Congress may establish

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Jurisdiction of United States courts, see art. 3, sec. 2

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Labor, persons held to, escaping, not to be discharged but to be

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Majority to constitute a quorum

Maritime jurisdiction vested in the Supreme Court
Marque and reprisal, Congress may grant Letters of
Meeting of Congress, first Monday in December
Migration, &c., see Importation

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Militia, Congress may call forth, organize, &c.
Money, Congress may coin

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Nominations of officers to be made by the President and confirmed
by the Senate

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Officers, each house to elect its own

of the United States shall be appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
(exceptions)

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Pardons, President may grant

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People, enumeration of, to be made every ten years
Petition, right of, not to be abridged

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Ports, no preference to be given to those of any State
Post-offices and post-roads, Congress may establish
President of the United States, executive power vested in
to sign bills, &c.

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Private property not to be taken without compensation
Privileges of members of Congress, from arrest in civil cases
Proceedings of each house to be kept and published, except, &c.
Property of the United States, Congress may dispose of
Publish, each house its journal

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Punish its members, each house may, for disorderly conduct

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Qualifications of senators, 14 years citizenship and 30 years of age
representatives, 7 years citizenship and 25 years
of age

President, natural born citizen, 35 years of age
Questions, to be taken by yeas and nays when required by one
fifth of the members present

Quorum, a majority shall constitute a, in either house of Congress

Receipts and expenditures of the public money to be published

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Reprieves, President may grant

Republican government, to be guaranteed to each State

Revenue, bills to raise, must originate in House of Reps.
Rules of proceeding, each house may establish

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Seat of government, Congress to exercise exclusive legislation in 10
Senate, shall be composed of two senators from each State

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Speech or debate in either house not to be questioned elsewhere
Standard of weights and measures to be fixed by Congress
Supreme Court to be established, see art. 3, sec. 1

jurisdiction of, see art. 3, sec. 2

Taxes and representatives to be apportioned according to federal

Congress may levy and collect

Tender, nothing but gold and silver to be made a

Territory, Congress shall exercise exclusive power over territory

ceded by States for the seat of government

Congress may dispose of the territory and other property
of the United States

Title of nobility, not to be granted

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

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Treasury, no money to be drawn from except by appropriation

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Trial by jury shall be preserved

Tribunals, Congress may establish, inferior to the Supreme Court

Uniform, duties shall be, throughout the United States

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Vacancies, in the representations of a State, to be filled by a new
election

in the Senate, may be temporarily filled by executive
appointments

in the office of President, to be filled by the vice-presi-
dent, president pro tem. of the Senate, and speaker
of the House of Reps. successively

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Veto power, vested to a limited extent in the President
Vice-president is president of the Senate, and succeeds to the office
of President in case of vacancy

Votes, for President and vice-president, to be counted in the pres-
ence of both houses of Congress

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War, Congress to declare

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Weights and measures, standard to be fixed by Congress
Writ of habeas corpus, not to be suspended, except, &c.

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Yeas and nays to be taken on all questions when required by one
fifth of the members present, and on the passage of any bill
returned by the President with objections

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