Page images
PDF
EPUB

INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS—

Continued

Shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of
the peace, be privileged from arrest during attend-
ance at the session of the House, and in going to and
returning 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
emoluments of which shall have been increased, dur-
ing such term

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

[blocks in formation]

All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
House of

[blocks in formation]

No Senator or Representative shall be an elector for
President or Vice President

[blocks in formation]

No law, varying the compensation for the services of
the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect,
until an election of Representatives shall have inter-
vened. [Amendments]

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 rel-
ative to the apportionment of. [Amendments]
Representatives and Senators. Prescribing certain disquali-
fications for office as. [Amendments]

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

[blocks in formation]

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

[blocks in formation]

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

And shall protect each of them against invasion; and
on the application of the legislature, or of the execu-
tive (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 peo-
ple. [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 of the President. The duties and powers of his
office shall devolve on the Vice President. In case of the
death

Congress may by law provide for the case of the re-
moval, death

The Vice President shall succeed to the office of the
President. In case of the death, removal, inability, or
[Amendments]

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

[blocks in formation]

INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS-
Continued

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 com-

merce or

Rhode Island entitled to one Representative in the first
Congress

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]

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 ac-
cording to the. [Amendments]

S

Science and the useful arts by securing to authors and in-
ventors the exclusive right to their writings and discov-
eries. Congress 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. [Amend-
ments]

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 milita
being necessary to the. [Amendments]

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

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

[blocks in formation]

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

[blocks in formation]

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

[blocks in formation]

Qualifications of electors of Senators. [Amendments]

17

1

INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS
Continued

If vacancies happen during the recess of the legislature
of a State, the executive thereof may make tem-
porary appointments until the next meeting of the
legislature

When vacancies happen the exective authority of the
State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacan-
cies; provided, 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]
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
President or when he shall exercise the office of
President

The Senate shall have the sole power to try all im-
peachments. 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
qualifications 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

It may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish a
member for disorderly behavior, and with the con-
currence of two-thirds expel a member

It shall keep a journal of its proceedings and from time
to time publish the same, except such parts as may
in their judgment require secrecy

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

It shall not adjourn for more than three days during a
session without the consent of the other House
It may propose amendments to bills for raising rev-
enue, but such bills shall originate in the House of
Representatives

[blocks in formation]

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

It may be convened by the President on extraordinary
occasions

No State, without its consent, shall be deprived of its
equal suffrage in the Senate

Senators. They shall, immediately after assembling, under
their first election, be divided into three classes, so that
the seats of one-third shall become vacant at the expira-
tion of every second year

No person shall be a Senator who shall not be thirty
years of age, nine years a citizen of the United
States, and an inhabitant when elected of the State
for which he shall be choosen

[blocks in formation]

INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS-
Continued

Article 1

Section

Clause

The times, places, and manner of choosing Senators
may be fixed by the legislature of a State, but Con-
gress may by law make or alter such regulations, ex-
cept as the places of choosing

If vacancies happen during the recess of the legislature
of a State, the executive thereof may make tem-
porary appointments until the next meeting of the
legislature

If vacancies happen the executive authority of the
State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacan-
cies; provided, 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 com-
pensation to be ascertained by law
Senators and Representatives shall not be questioned
for any speech or debate in either House 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 con-
tinuance in office

No Senator or Representative or person holding an of-
fice 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,
having, as a Federal or State officer, taken an oath
to support the Constitution, afterward engaged in re-
bellion against the United States. [Amendments].
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each
House, remove such disability. [Amendments]

No law, varying the_compensation for the services of
the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect,
until an election of Representatives shall have inter-
vened. [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 condi-
tion of. [Amendments]

Sex. Right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or any State on account
of. [Amendments]

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS

Continued

Article 1 Section Clause

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

[blocks in formation]

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

[blocks in formation]

Slave. Neither the United States nor any State shall as-
sume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of in-
surrection or rebellion, or any claim for the loss or eman-
cipation 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
subject 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

Speaker of the House of Representatives. President to trans-
mit his declaration of inability to discharge the powers
and duties of his office to [Amendments]

Vice President and a majority of the principal officers
of the executive departments to transmit their dec-
laration of the President's inability to discharge the
powers and duties of his office to [Amendments]
Speech or of the press. Congress shall make no law abridg-
ing the freedom of. [Amendments]

[blocks in formation]

Speedy and public trial by a jury. In all criminal prosecu-
tions the accused shall have a. [Amendments]
Standard of weights and measures. Congress shall fix the ..
State of the Union. The President shall, from time to time,
give Congress information of the

[blocks in formation]

State legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers of
the United States, shall take an oath to support the Con-
stitution. All members of the several
States. When vacancies happen in the representation from
any State, the executive authority shall issue writs of
election 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. [Ămend-
ments]

[blocks in formation]

Congress shall have power to regulate commerce
among the several

[blocks in formation]

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

1

Shall not grant letters of marque and reprisal

1

Shall not coin money

1

Shall not emit bills of credit

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

1

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

1

Shall not grant any title of nobility

1

[blocks in formation]

Shall not, without the consent of Congress, lay any du-
ties on imports or exports, except what may be abso-
lutely necessary for executing its inspection laws

[blocks in formation]
« PreviousContinue »