The Constitution of the United States of America, as Amended: Analytical Index, Unratified AmendmentsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 - 73 pages |
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... Peace , be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses , and in going to and returning from the same ; and for any Speech or Debate in either House , they shall not be questioned in any other ...
... Peace , be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses , and in going to and returning from the same ; and for any Speech or Debate in either House , they shall not be questioned in any other ...
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... Peace , enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State , or with a foreign Power , or engage in War , unless actually invaded , or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay . ARTICLE . II . SECTION . 1. The executive ...
... Peace , enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State , or with a foreign Power , or engage in War , unless actually invaded , or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay . ARTICLE . II . SECTION . 1. The executive ...
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... peace be quartered in any house , with- out the consent of the Owner , nor in time of war , but in a manner to be prescribed by law . ARTICLE [ IV ] The right of the people to be secure in their persons , houses , papers , and effects ...
... peace be quartered in any house , with- out the consent of the Owner , nor in time of war , but in a manner to be prescribed by law . ARTICLE [ IV ] The right of the people to be secure in their persons , houses , papers , and effects ...
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... peace , be privileged from__ Arsenals . Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all places purchased for the erection of __-- Articles exported from any State . laid on .. Article Section Clause 1 2 3 16 14 2 1 8 18 13 2 14 5 ...
... peace , be privileged from__ Arsenals . Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all places purchased for the erection of __-- Articles exported from any State . laid on .. Article Section Clause 1 2 3 16 14 2 1 8 18 13 2 14 5 ...
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... peace , shall be privileged from arrest while attending the session , and in going to and returning from the same . Senators and Representatives , except for treason , felony , and .. 1 7 2 1 7 2 1 7 2 1 7 2 1 8 2 14 4 1 6 1 Bribery ...
... peace , shall be privileged from arrest while attending the session , and in going to and returning from the same . Senators and Representatives , except for treason , felony , and .. 1 7 2 1 7 2 1 7 2 1 7 2 1 8 2 14 4 1 6 1 Bribery ...
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Page 19 - Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
Page 4 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Page 18 - The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin. SECTION 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.
Page 8 - The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. SECTION 4. 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 Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive...
Page 5 - No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
Page 17 - XVIII [SECTION 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. SECTION 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Page 22 - 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...
Page 4 - States; 3 To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; 4 To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States; 5 To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; 6 To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States...
Page 21 - Whenever the President transmits to the president pro tempore of the Senate and 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.
Page 16 - ... vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.