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Agreement or compact with another State without the consent

of Congress. No State shall enter into any..
Aid and comfort. Treason against the United States shall con-
sist in levying war against them, adhering to their ene-
mies, and giving them.

Alliance or confederation. No State shall enter into any treaty
of

Ambassadors, or other public ministers and consuls. The Presi-
dent may appoint.___

The Judicial power of the United States shall extend to all
cases affecting

Amendments to the Constitution.

Whenever two-thirds of both

Houses shall deem it necessary, Congress shall propose
To the Constitution. On application of the legislatures of
two-thirds of the States, Congress shall call a convention
to propose..

Shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of, or by
conventions in, three-fourths of the States..

Answer for a capital or infamous crime unless on presentment
of a grand jury. No person shall be held to. [Amend-
ments]...

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Except in cases in the land or naval forces, or in the militia
when in actual service. [Amendments]..........

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Appellate jurisdiction both as to law and fact, with such excep-
tions and under such regulations as Congress shall make.
In what cases the Supreme Court shall have.____
Application of the legislature of the executive of a State. The

United States shall protect each State against invasion
and domestic violence on the...

Application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the States, Con-
gress shall call a convention for proposing amendments
to the Constitution. On the..--.
Appointment of officers and authority to train the militia re-
served to the States respectively._-

Of such inferior officers as they may think proper in the
President alone. Congress may by law vest the..._____.
In the courts of law or in the heads of Departments. Con-
gress may by law vest the....
Apportionment of representation and direct taxation among the
several States. Provisions relating to the.
by sec. 2 of 14th amendment, on page 66].......
Of Representatives among the several States.
relating to the. [Amendments]----

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Provisions

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Appropriate legislation. Congress shall have power to make all
laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by the
Constitution in the Government of the United States, or
in any department or officer thereof................

Congress shall have power to enforce the thirteenth arti-
cle, prohibiting slavery, by. [Amendments] ----
Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the
fourteenth article by. [Amendments.]-----
Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the
fifteenth article by. [Amendments]..........
Appropriation of money for raising and supporting armies shall

be for a longer term than two years. But no...
Appropriations made by law. No money shall be drawn from

the Treasury but in consequence of __

Approve and sign a bill before it shall become a law. The
President shall................

He shall return it to the House in which it originated, with
his objections, if he do not.

Armies, but no appropriation for that use shall be for a longer
term than two years. Congress shall have power to raise
and support.---
Armies. Congress shall make rules for the government and
regulation of the land and naval forces_____
Arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being
necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the
people to keep and bear. [Amendments]--------
Arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective
Houses, and in going to and returning from the same.
Members shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and
breach of the peace, be privileged from

Arsenals. Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all
places purchased for the erection of ___
Articles exported from any State. No tax or duty shall be laid

on ----

Arts by securing to authors and inventors their patent rights.
Congress may promote the progress of science and the

useful

Assistance of counsel for his defense. In all criminal prosecu-
tions the accused shall have the. [Amendments]-----

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Assumption of the debt or obligations incurred in aid of rebel

hion or insurrection against the United States. Provisions
against the. [Amendments]....

Attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. No bill of____
Attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of

contracts. No state shall pass any bill of______----Attainder of treason shall not work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted___ Authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and inventions. Congress shall have power to secure to...

B.

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

Ballot for President and Vice-President. The electors shall vote by. [Amendments] ___

Ballot. If no person have a majority of the electoral votes for President and Vice-President, the House of Representatives shall immediately choose the President by. [Amendments] ---

Bankruptcies. Congress shall have power to pass uniform laws on the subject of

Basis of representation among the several States. Provisions

relating to the. [Amendments].

Bear arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia
being necessary to the security of a free State, the right
of the people to keep and. [Amendments]__
Behavior. The judges of the Supreme and inferior courts shall
hold their offices during good

Bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. No....
Bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obliga-
tion of contracts. No State shall pass any
Bills of credit. No State shall emit

Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Repre-
sentatives. All.............

Bills which have passed the Senate and House of Representatives shall, before they become laws, be presented to the President

If he approve, he shall sign them; if he disapprove, he shall return them, with his objections, to that House in which they originated

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Bills. Upon the reconsideration of a bill returned by the President,
with his objections, if two-thirds of each House agree to
pass the same, it shall become a law....
Upon the reconsideration of a bill returned by the Presi-
dent, the question shall be taken by yeas and nays
Not returned by the President within ten days (Sundays
excepted), shall, unless Congress adjourn, become laws.
Borrow money on the credit of the United States. Congress
shall have power to
Bounties and pensions 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]-----

Breach of the peace, shall be privileged from arrest while at-
tending the session, and in going to and returning from
the same. Senators and Representatives, except for
treason, felony, and..........

Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The Presi-
dent, Vice-President, and all civil officers shall be re-
moved on impeachment for and conviction of treason..

C.

Capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on indictment of a
grand jury, except in certain specified cases.
No person
shall be held to answer for a. [Amendments] -------
Capitation or other direct tax shall be laid unless in proportion
to the census or enumeration. No..

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Captures on land and water. Congress shall make rules con-
cerning...

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

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Census or 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 ___
Census or enumeration. No capitation or other direct tax shall
be laid except in proportion to the...............
Chief Justice shall preside when the President of the United
States is tried upon impeachment. The...
Choosing the electors and the day on which they hall give their
votes, which shall be the same throughout the United
States. Congress may determine the time of...

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Citizen of the United States at the adoption of the Constitution
shall be eligible to the office of President. No person
not a natural born..........

Citizen of the United States. No person shall be a Senator who
shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been
nine years a..

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have
attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven
years a

Citizenship. Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the
privileges and immunities of citizens of the several
States

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]--.

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Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law. [Amendments]__ 14
Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws. [Amendments]............
Citizens or subjects of a foreign state. The judicial power of the
United States shall not extend to suits in law or equity
brought against one of the States by the citizens of
another State, or by. [Amendments]__

Civil officers of the United States shall, on impeachment for and
conviction of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and
misdemeanors, be removed. All....

Claims of the United States or any particular State in the Terri-
tory or public property. Nothing in this Constitution
shall be construed to prejudice.---

Classification of Senators. Immediately after they shall be as-
sembled after the first election, they shall be divided as
equally as may be into three classes____

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The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated
at the expiration of the second year...............

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The seats of the Senators of the second class at the expira-
tion of the fourth year....

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The seats of the Senators of the third class at the expira-
tion of the sixth year..

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