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@-(, ŠńKńńLń€ńLńand€each€Senator€shall€have€one€vote.€The€electors€in€each€StateŠ @-(, Šshall€have€the€qualifications€requisite€for€electors€of€the€mostńMńĢńMńńNń€ńNńnumerous€branch€of€the€StateĻlegislatures.ĢĢWhen€vacancies€happen€in€the€representation€of€any€State€in€the€Senate,€the€executive€authority€ofĻsuch€State€shall€issue€writs€ofńOńĢńOńńPń€ńPńelection€to€fill€such€vacancies:€Provided,€That€the€legislature€of€anyĻState€may€empower€the€executive€thereof€to€make€temporaryńQńĢńQńńRń€ńRńappointments€until€the€people€fillĻthe€vacancies€by€election€as€the€legislature€may€direct.ĢĢThis€amendment€shall€not€be€so€construed€as€to€affect€the€election€or€term€of€any€Senator€chosenĻbefore€it€becomes€valid€as€partńSńĢńSńńTń€ńTńof€the€Constitution.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XVIII.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1917;€Ratified€1919;€Repealed€1933€(See€Amendment€XXI,€Section€1)]ĢĢSection.€1.€After€one€year€from€the€ratification€of€this€article€the€manufacture,€sale,€orńUńĻńUńńVńĻńVńtransportation€of€intoxicating€liquors€within,ńWńĢńWńńXń€ńXńthe€importation€thereof€into,€or€the€exportationĻthereof€from€the€United€States€and€all€territory€subject€to€the€jurisdiction€thereofńYńĢńYńńZń€ńZńfor€beverageĻpurposes€is€hereby€prohibited.ĢĢSection.€2.€The€Congress€and€the€several€States€shall€have€concurrent€power€to€enforce€this€articleĻby€appropriate€legislation.ĢĢSection.€3.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĻthe€Constitution€by€theń[ńĢń[ńń\ń€ń\ńlegislatures€of€the€several€States,€as€provided€in€the€Constitution,€withinĻseven€years€from€the€date€of€the€submission€hereof€to€theń]ńĢń]ńń^ń€ń^ńStates€by€the€Congress.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XIX.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1919;€Ratified€1920]ĢĢThe€right€of€citizens€of€the€United€States€to€vote€shall€not€be€denied€or€abridged€by€the€UnitedĻStates€or€by€any€State€on€accountń_ńĢń_ńń`ń€ń`ńof€sex.ĢĢCongress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Unratified€Article.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1926;€Unratified]ĢĢArticle--ĢĢSection.€1.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€limit,€regulate,€and€prohibit€the€labor€of€personsĻunder€eighteen€years€of€age.ĢŠ @-(, ŠSection.€2.€The€power€of€the€several€States€is€unimpaired€by€this€article€except€that€the€operationĻof€State€laws€shall€beńańĢńańńbń€ńbńsuspended€to€the€extent€necessary€to€give€effect€to€legislation€enacted€by€theĻCongress.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XX.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1932;€Ratified€1933]ĢĢSection.€1.€The€terms€of€the€President€and€Vice€President€shall€end€at€noon€on€the€20th€day€ofĻJanuary,€and€the€terms€ofńcńĢńcńńdń€ńdńSenators€and€Representatives€at€noon€on€the€3d€day€of€January,€of€theĻyears€in€which€such€terms€would€have€ended€if€this€articleńeńĢńeńńfń€ńfńhad€not€been€ratified;€and€the€terms€ofĻtheir€successors€shall€then€begin.ĢĢSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€assemble€at€least€once€in€every€year,€and€such€meeting€shall€beginĻat€noon€on€the€3d€day€ofńgńĢńgńńhń€ńhńJanuary,€unless€they€shall€by€law€appoint€a€different€day.ĢĢSection.€3.€If,€at€the€time€fixed€for€the€beginning€of€the€term€of€the€President,€the€President€electĻshall€have€died,€the€ViceńińĢńińńjń€ńjńPresident€elect€shall€become€President.€If€a€President€shall€not€have€beenĻchosen€before€the€time€fixed€for€the€beginning€of€hisńkńĢńkńńlń€ńlńterm,€or€if€the€President€elect€shall€have€failedĻto€qualify,€then€the€Vice€President€elect€shall€act€as€Pńmńrńmńńnńrńnńesident€until€a€President€shallńońĢńońńpń€ńpńhave€qualified;Ļand€the€Congress€may€by€law€provide€for€the€case€wherein€neither€a€President€elect€nor€a€ViceĻPresident€electńqńĢńqńńrń€ńrńshall€have€qualified,€declaring€who€shall€then€act€as€President,€or€the€manner€inĻwhich€one€who€is€to€act€shall€be€selected,€and€suchńsńĢńsńńtń€ńtńperson€shall€act€accordingly€until€a€PresidentĻor€Vice€President€shall€have€qualified.ĢĢSection.€4.€The€Congress€may€by€law€provide€for€the€case€of€the€death€of€any€of€the€persons€fromĻwhom€the€House€ofńuńĢńuńńvń€ńvńRepresentatives€may€choose€a€President€whenever€the€right€of€choice€shallĻhave€devolved€upon€them,€and€for€the€case€of€theńwńĢńwńńxń€ńxńdeath€of€any€of€the€persons€from€whom€theĻSenate€may€choose€a€Vice€President€whenever€the€right€of€choice€shall€have€devolvedńyńĢńyńńzń€ńzńupon€them.ĢĢSection.€5.€Sections€1€and€2€shall€take€effect€on€the€15th€day€of€October€following€the€ratificationĻof€this€article.ĢĢSection.€6.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĻthe€Constitution€by€theń{ńĢń{ńń|ń€ń|ńlegislatures€of€three-fourths€of€the€several€States€within€seven€years€fromĻthe€date€of€its€submission.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXI.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1933;€Ratified€1933]ĢĢSection.€1.€The€eighteenth€article€of€amendment€to€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€is€herebyĻrepealed.ĢĢSection.€2.€The€transportation€or€importation€into€any€State,€Territory,€or€possession€of€theŠ @-(, ŠUnited€States€for€delivery€or€useń}ńĢń}ńń~ń€ń~ńtherein€of€intoxicating€liquors,€in€violation€of€the€laws€thereof,€isĻhereby€prohibited.ĢĢSection.€3.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĻthe€Constitution€by€conventionsńńĢńńń€ń€ń€ńin€the€several€States,€as€provided€in€the€Constitution,€within€sevenĻyears€from€the€date€of€the€submission€hereof€to€the€States€byńńĢńńń‚ń€ń‚ńthe€Congress.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXII.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1947;€Ratified€1951]ĢĢSection.€1.€No€person€shall€be€elected€to€the€office€of€the€President€more€than€twice,€and€noĻperson€who€has€held€the€office€ofńƒńĢńƒńń„ń€ń„ńPresident,€or€acted€as€President,€for€more€than€two€years€of€aĻterm€to€which€some€other€person€was€elected€President€shall€beń…ńĢń…ńń†ń€ń†ńelected€to€the€office€of€theĻPresident€more€than€once.€But€this€Article€shall€not€apply€to€any€person€holding€the€office€ofĻPresidentń‡ńĢń‡ńńˆń€ńˆńwhen€this€Article€was€proposed€by€the€Congress,€and€shall€not€prevent€any€person€whoĻmay€be€holding€the€office€of€President,€orń‰ńĢń‰ńńŠń€ńŠńacting€as€President,€during€the€term€within€which€thisĻArticle€becomes€operative€from€holding€thń‹ńeń‹ńńŒńeńŒń€office€of€President€or€acting€asńńĢńńńŽń€ńŽńPresident€during€theĻremainder€of€such€term.ĢĢSection.€2.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĻthe€Constitution€by€theńńĢńńńń€ńńlegislatures€of€three-fourths€of€the€several€States€within€seven€years€fromĻthe€date€of€its€submission€to€the€States€by€the€Congress.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXIII.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1960;€Ratified€1961]ĢĢSection.€1.€The€District€constituting€the€seat€of€Government€of€the€United€States€shall€appoint€inĻsuch€manner€as€the€Congressń‘ńĢń‘ńń’ń€ń’ńmay€direct:ĢĢA€number€of€electors€of€President€and€Vice€President€equal€to€the€whole€number€of€Senators€andĻRepresentatives€in€Congress€toń“ńĢń“ńń”ń€ń”ńwhich€the€District€would€be€entitled€if€it€were€a€State,€but€in€noĻevent€more€than€the€least€populous€State;€they€shall€be€in€additionń•ńĢń•ńń–ń€ń–ńto€those€appointed€by€theĻStates,€but€they€shall€be€considered,€for€the€purposes€of€the€election€of€President€and€ViceĻPresident,€toń—ńĢń—ńń˜ń€ń˜ńbe€electors€appointed€by€a€State;€and€they€shall€meet€in€the€District€and€perform€suchĻduties€as€provided€by€the€twelfth€article€ofń™ńĢń™ńńšń€ńšńamendment.ĢĢSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXIV.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1962;€Ratified€1964]ĢĢSection.€1.€The€right€of€citizens€of€the€United€States€to€vote€in€any€primary€or€other€election€forŠ @-(, ŠPresident€or€Vice€President,€forń›ńĢń›ńńœń€ńœńelectors€for€President€or€Vice€President,€or€for€Senator€orĻRepresentative€in€Congress,€shall€not€be€denied€or€abridged€by€theńńĢńńńžń€ńžńUnited€States€or€any€State€byĻreason€of€failure€to€pay€any€poll€tax€or€other€tax.ĢĢSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXV.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1965;€Ratified€1967]ĢĢSection.€1.€In€case€of€the€removal€of€the€President€from€office€or€of€his€death€or€resignation,€theĻVice€President€shall€becomeńŸńĢńŸńń ń€ń ńPresident.ĢĢSection.€2.€Whenever€there€is€a€vacancy€in€the€office€of€the€Vice€President,€the€President€shallĻnominate€a€Vice€President€whoń”ńĢń”ńń¢ń€ń¢ńshall€take€office€upon€confirmation€by€a€majority€vote€of€bothĻHouses€of€Congress.ĢĢSection.€3.€Whenever€the€President€transmits€to€the€President€pro€tempore€of€the€Senate€and€theĻSpeaker€of€the€House€ofń£ńĢń£ńń¤ń€ń¤ńRepresentatives€his€written€declaration€that€he€is€unable€to€discharge€theĻpowers€and€duties€of€his€office,€and€until€he€transmits€toń„ńĢń„ńń¦ń€ń¦ńthem€a€written€declaration€to€theĻcontrary,€such€powers€and€duties€shall€be€discharged€by€the€Vice€President€as€Acting€President.ĢĢSection.€4.€Whenever€the€Vice€President€and€a€majority€of€either€the€principal€officers€of€theĻexecutive€departments€or€of€suchń§ńĢń§ńńØń€ńØńother€body€as€Congress€may€by€law€provide,€transmit€to€theĻPresident€pro€tempore€of€the€Senate€and€the€Speaker€of€the€Houseń©ńĢń©ńńŖń€ńŖńof€Representatives€theirĻwritten€declaration€that€the€President€is€unable€to€discharge€the€powers€and€duties€of€his€office,Ļthe€Viceń«ńĢń«ńń¬ń€ń¬ńPresident€shall€immediately€assume€the€powers€and€duties€of€the€office€as€ActingĻPresident.ĢĢThereafter,€when€the€President€transmits€to€the€President€pro€tempore€of€the€Senate€and€theĻSpeaker€of€the€House€ofń­ńĢń­ńń®ń€ń®ńRepresentatives€his€written€declaration€that€no€inability€exists,€he€shallĻresume€the€powers€and€duties€of€his€office€unless€the€ViceńÆńĢńÆńń°ń€ń°ńPresident€and€a€majority€of€either€theĻprincipal€officers€of€the€executive€department€or€of€such€other€body€as€Congress€may€byń±ńĢń±ńń²ń€ń²ńlawĻprovide,€transmit€within€four€days€to€the€President€pro€tempore€of€the€Senate€and€the€Speaker€ofĻthe€House€ofń³ńĢń³ńń“ń€ń“ńRepresentatives€their€written€declaration€that€the€President€is€unable€to€discharge€theĻpowers€and€duties€of€his€office.€ThereuponńµńĢńµńń¶ń€ń¶ńCongress€shall€decide€the€issue,€assembling€withinĻforty-eight€hours€for€that€purpose€if€not€in€session.€If€the€Congress,€withinń·ńĢń·ńńøń€ńøńtwenty-one€days€afterĻreceipt€of€the€latter€written€declaration,€or,€if€Congress€is€not€in€session,€within€twenty-one€daysĻafterń¹ńĢń¹ńńŗń€ńŗńCongress€is€required€to€assemble,€determines€by€two-thirds€vote€of€both€Houses€that€theĻPresident€is€unable€to€discharge€theń»ńĢń»ńń¼ń€ń¼ńpowers€and€duties€of€his€office,€the€Vice€President€shallĻcontinue€to€discharge€the€same€as€Acting€President;€otherwise,€theń½ńĢń½ńń¾ń€ń¾ńPresident€shall€resume€theĻpowers€and€duties€of€his€office.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXVI.]ĢŠ @-(, Š€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1971;€Ratified€1971]ĢĢSection.€1.€The€right€of€citizens€of€the€United€States,€who€are€eighteen€years€of€age€or€older,€toĻvote€shall€not€be€denied€orńæńĢńæńńĄń€ńĄńabridged€by€the€United€States€or€by€any€State€on€account€of€age.ĢĢSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Inoperative€Article.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1972;€Expired€Unratified€1982]ĢĢArticle--ĢĢSection.€1.€Equality€of€rights€under€the€law€shall€not€be€denied€or€abridged€by€the€United€States€orĻby€any€State€on€account€ofńĮńĢńĮńńĀń€ńĀńsex.ĢĢSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€the€power€to€enforce,€by€appropriate€legislation,€theĻprovisions€of€this€article.ĢĢSection.€3.€This€amendment€shall€take€effect€two€years€after€the€date€of€ratification.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Inoperative€Article.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1978;€Expired€Unratified€1985]ĢĢArticle--ĢĢSection.€1.€For€purposes€of€representation€in€the€Congress,€election€of€the€President€and€ViceĻPresident,€and€article€V€of€thisńĆńĢńĆńńÄń€ńÄńConstitution,€the€District€constituting€the€seat€of€government€ofĻthe€United€States€shall€be€treated€as€though€it€were€a€State.ĢĢSection.€2.€The€exercise€of€the€rights€and€powers€conferred€under€this€article€shall€be€by€theĻpeople€of€the€District€constituting€theńÅńĢńÅńńĘń€ńĘńseat€of€government,€and€as€shall€be€provided€by€theĻCongress.ĢĢSection.€3.€The€twenty-third€article€of€amendment€to€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€isĻhereby€repealed.ĢĢSection.€4.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative,€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĻthe€Constitution€by€theńĒńĢńĒńńČń€ńČńlegislatures€of€three-fourths€of€the€several€States€within€seven€years€fromĻthe€date€of€its€submission.ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXVII.]ĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1789;€Ratified€1992;€Second€of€twelve€Articles€comprising€the€Bill€of€Rights]Š @-(, ЇNo€law,€varying€the€compensation€for€the€services€of€the€Senators€and€Representatives,€shall€takeĻeffect,€until€an€election€ofńÉńĢńÉńńŹń€ńŹńRepresentatives€shall€have€intervened.