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ĐĚń.ńń/ńÓÓń/ńń.ńWe€the€People€of€the€United€States,€in€Order€to€form€a€more€perfect€Union,€establish€Justice,Ďinsure€domestic€Tranquility,€provide€for€the€common€defence,€promote€the€general€Welfare,€andĎsecure€the€Blessings€of€Liberty€to€ourselves€and€our€Posterity,€do€ordain€and€establish€thisĎConstitution€for€the€United€States€of€America.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€I.ĚĚSection.€1.€All€legislative€Powers€herein€granted€shall€be€vested€in€a€Congress€of€the€UnitedĎStates,€which€shall€consist€of€a€Senate€and€House€of€Representatives.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€House€of€Representatives€shall€be€composed€of€Members€chosen€every€secondĎYear€by€the€People€of€the€several€States,€and€the€Electors€in€each€State€shall€have€theĎQualifications€requisite€for€Electors€of€the€most€numerous€Branch€of€the€State€Legislature.ĚĚNo€Person€shall€be€a€Representative€who€shall€not€have€attained€to€the€Age€of€twenty€five€Years,Ďand€been€seven€Years€a€Citizen€of€the€United€States,€and€who€shall€not,€when€elected,€be€anĎInhabitant€of€that€State€in€which€he€shall€be€chosen.ĚĚRepresentatives€and€direct€Taxes€shall€be€apportioned€among€the€several€States€which€may€beĎincluded€within€this€Union,€according€to€their€respective€Numbers,€which€shall€be€determined€byĎadding€to€the€whole€Number€of€free€Persons,€including€those€bound€to€Service€for€a€Term€ofĎYears,€and€excluding€Indians€not€taxed,€three€fifths€of€all€other€Persons.€The€actual€€EnumerationĎshall€be€made€within€three€Years€after€the€first€Meeting€of€the€€Congress€of€the€United€States,€andĎwithin€every€subsequent€Term€of€ten€Years,€in€such€Manner€as€they€shall€by€Law€direct.€TheĎNumber€of€Representatives€shall€not€exceed€one€for€every€thirty€Thousand,€but€each€State€shallĎhave€at€Least€one€Representative;€and€until€such€enumeration€shall€be€made,€the€State€of€NewĎHampshire€shall€be€entitled€to€chuse€three,€Massachusetts€eight,€Rhode-Island€and€ProvidenceĎPlantations€one,€Connecticut€five,€New-York€six,€New€Jersey€four,€Pennsylvania€eight,€DelawareĎone,€Maryland€six,€Virginia€ten,€North€Carolina€five,€South€Carolina€five,€and€Georgia€three.ĚĚWhen€vacancies€happen€in€the€Representation€from€any€State,€the€Executive€Authority€thereofĎshall€issue€Writs€of€Election€to€fill€such€Vacancies.ĚĚThe€House€of€Representatives€shall€chuse€their€Speaker€and€other€Officers;€and€shall€have€the€soleĎPower€of€Impeachment.ĚĚSection.€3.€The€Senate€of€the€United€States€shall€be€composed€of€two€Senators€from€each€State,Ďchosen€by€the€Legislature€thereof,€for€six€Years;€and€each€Senator€shall€have€one€Vote.ĚĚImmediately€after€they€shall€be€assembled€in€Consequence€of€the€first€Election,€they€shall€beĎdivided€as€equally€as€may€be€into€three€Classes.€The€Seats€of€the€Senators€of€the€first€Class€shallĎbe€vacated€at€the€Expiration€of€the€second€Year,€of€the€second€Class€at€the€Expiration€of€theĐ ŕ-0), Đfourth€Year,€and€of€the€third€Class€at€the€Expiration€of€the€sixth€Year,€so€that€one€third€may€beĎchosen€every€second€Year;€and€if€Vacancies€happen€by€Resignation,€or€otherwise,€during€theĎRecess€of€the€Legislature€of€any€State,€the€Executive€thereof€may€make€temporary€AppointmentsĎuntil€the€next€Meeting€of€the€Legislature,€which€shall€then€fill€such€Vacancies.ĚĚNo€Person€shall€be€a€Senator€who€shall€not€have€attained€to€the€Age€of€thirty€Years,€and€been€nineĎYears€a€Citizen€of€the€United€States,€and€who€shall€not,€when€elected,€be€an€Inhabitant€of€thatĎState€for€which€he€shall€be€chosen.ĚĚThe€Vice€President€of€the€United€States€shall€be€President€of€the€Senate,€but€shall€have€no€Vote,Ďunless€they€be€equally€divided.ĚĚThe€Senate€shall€chuse€their€other€Officers,€and€also€a€President€pro€tempore,€in€the€Absence€ofĎthe€Vice€President,€or€when€he€shall€exercise€the€Office€of€President€of€the€United€States.ĚĚThe€Senate€shall€have€the€sole€Power€to€try€all€Impeachments.€When€sitting€for€that€Purpose,€theyĎshall€be€on€Oath€or€Affirmation.€When€the€President€of€the€United€States€is€tried,€the€Chief€JusticeĎshall€preside:€And€no€Person€shall€be€convicted€without€the€Concurrence€of€two€thirds€of€theĚMembers€present.ĚĚJudgment€in€Cases€of€Impeachment€shall€not€extend€further€than€to€removal€from€Office,€andĎdisqualification€to€hold€and€enjoy€any€Office€of€honor,€Trust€or€Profit€under€the€United€States:€butĎthe€Party€convicted€shall€nevertheless€be€liable€and€subject€to€Indictment,€Trial,€Judgment€andĚPunishment,€according€to€Law.ĚĚSection.€4.€The€Times,€Places€and€Manner€of€holding€Elections€for€Senators€and€Representatives,Ďshall€be€prescribed€in€each€State€by€the€Legislature€thereof;€but€the€Congress€may€at€any€time€byĎLaw€make€or€alter€such€Regulations,€except€as€to€the€Places€of€chusing€Senators.ĚĚThe€Congress€shall€assemble€at€least€once€in€every€Year,€and€such€Meeting€shall€be€on€the€firstĎMonday€in€December€[Modified€by€Amendment€XX],€unless€they€shall€by€Law€appoint€a€differentĎDay.ĚĚSection.€5.€Each€House€shall€be€the€Judge€of€the€Elections,€Returns€and€Qualifications€of€its€ownĎMembers,€and€a€Majority€of€each€shall€constitute€a€Quorum€to€do€Business;€but€a€smaller€NumberĎmay€adjourn€from€day€to€day,€and€may€be€authorized€to€compel€the€Attendance€of€absentĎMembers,€in€such€Manner,€and€under€such€Penalties€as€each€House€may€provide.ĚĚEach€House€may€determine€the€Rules€of€its€Proceedings,€punish€its€Members€for€disorderlyĎBehaviour,€and,€with€the€Concurrence€of€two€thirds,€expel€a€Member.ĚĚEach€House€shall€keep€a€Journal€of€its€Proceedings,€and€from€time€to€time€publish€the€same,Ďexcepting€such€Parts€as€may€in€their€Judgment€require€Secrecy;€and€the€Yeas€and€Nays€of€theĎMembers€of€either€House€on€any€question€shall,€at€the€Desire€of€one€fifth€of€those€Present,€beĎentered€on€the€Journal.Đ @-(, ЇNeither€House,€during€the€Session€of€Congress,€shall,€without€the€Consent€of€the€other,€adjournĎfor€more€than€three€days,€nor€to€any€other€Place€than€that€in€which€the€two€Houses€shall€beĎsitting.ĚĚSection.€6.€The€Senators€and€Representatives€shall€receive€a€Compensation€for€their€Services,€toĎbe€ascertained€by€Law,€and€paid€out€of€the€Treasury€of€the€United€States.€They€shall€in€all€Cases,Ďexcept€Treason,€Felony€and€Breach€of€the€Peace,€be€privileged€from€Arrest€during€theirĎAttendance€at€the€Session€of€their€respective€Houses,€and€in€going€to€and€returning€from€theĎsame;€and€for€any€Speech€or€Debate€in€either€House,€they€shall€not€be€questioned€in€any€otherĎPlace.ĚĚNo€Senator€or€Representative€shall,€during€the€Time€for€which€he€was€elected,€be€appointed€toĎany€civil€Office€under€the€Authority€of€the€United€States,€which€shall€have€been€created,€or€theĎEmoluments€whereof€shall€have€been€encreased€during€such€time;€and€no€Person€holding€anyĎOffice€under€the€United€States,€shall€be€a€Member€of€either€House€during€his€Continuance€inĚOffice.ĚĚSection.€7.€All€Bills€for€raising€Revenue€shall€originate€in€the€House€ofĚRepresentatives;€but€the€Senate€may€propose€or€concur€with€Amendments€as€onĚother€Bills.ĚĚĚĚEvery€Bill€which€shall€have€passed€the€House€of€Representatives€and€the€Senate,€shall,€before€itĎbecome€a€Law,€be€presented€to€the€President€of€the€United€States:€If€he€approve€he€shall€sign€it,Ďbut€if€not€he€shall€return€it,€with€his€Objections€to€that€House€in€which€it€shall€have€originated,Ěwho€shall€enter€the€Objections€at€large€on€their€Journal,€and€proceed€to€reconsider€it.€If€after€suchĎReconsideration€two€thirds€of€that€House€shall€agree€to€pass€the€Bill,€it€shall€be€sent,€together€withĎthe€Objections,€to€the€other€House,€by€which€it€shall€likewise€be€reconsidered,€and€if€approved€byĎtwo€thirds€of€that€House,€it€shall€become€a€Law.€But€in€all€such€Cases€the€Votes€of€both€HousesĎshall€be€determined€by€yeas€and€Nays,€and€the€Names€of€the€Persons€voting€for€and€against€theĎBill€shall€be€entered€on€the€Journal€of€each€House€respectively.€If€any€Bill€shall€not€be€returned€byĎthe€President€within€ten€Days€(Sundays€excepted)€after€it€shall€have€been€presented€to€him,€theĎSame€shall€be€a€Law,€in€like€Manner€as€if€he€had€signed€it,€unless€the€Congress€by€theirĎAdjournment€prevent€its€Return,€in€which€ruptciesĎthroughout€the€United€States;ĚĚTo€coin€Money,€regulate€the€Value€thereof,€and€of€foreign€Coin,€and€fix€the€Standard€of€WeightsĎand€Measures;ĚĚTo€provide€for€the€Punishment€of€counterfeiting€the€Securities€and€current€Coin€of€the€UnitedĎStates;ĚĚTo€establish€Post€Offices€and€post€Roads;ĚĚTo€promote€the€Progress€of€Science€and€useful€Arts,€by€securing€for€limited€Times€to€Authors€andĎInventors€the€exclusive€Right€to€their€respective€Writings€and€Discoveries;ĚĚTo€constitute€Tribunals€inferior€to€the€supreme€Court;ĚĚTo€define€and€punish€Piracies€and€Felonies€committed€on€the€high€Seas,€and€Offences€against€theĎLaw€of€Nations;ĚĚTo€declare€War,€grant€Letters€of€Marque€and€Reprisal,€and€make€Rules€concerning€Captures€onĎLand€and€Water;ĚĚTo€raise€and€support€Armies,€but€no€Appropriation€of€Money€to€that€Use€shall€be€for€a€longerĎTerm€than€two€Years;ĚĚTo€provide€and€maintain€a€Navy;ĚĚTo€make€Rules€for€the€Government€and€Regulation€of€the€land€and€naval€Forces;ĚĚTo€provide€for€calling€forth€the€Militia€to€execute€the€Laws€of€the€Union,€suppress€InsurrectionsĎand€repel€Invasions;ĚĚTo€provide€for€organizing,€arming,€and€disciplining,€the€Militia,€and€for€governing€such€Part€ofĎthem€as€may€be€employed€in€the€Service€of€the€United€States,€reserving€to€the€States€respectively,Ďthe€Appointment€of€the€Officers,€and€the€Authority€of€training€the€Militia€according€to€theĎdiscipline€prescribed€by€Congress;ĚĚTo€exercise€exclusive€Legislation€in€all€Cases€whatsoever,€over€such€District€(not€exceeding€tenĎMiles€square)€as€may,€by€Cession€of€particular€States,€and€the€Acceptance€of€Congress,€becomeĎthe€Seat€of€the€Government€of€the€United€States,€and€to€exercise€like€Authority€over€all€PlacesĐ @-(, Đpurchased€by€the€Consent€of€the€Legislature€of€the€State€in€which€the€Same€shall€be,€for€theĎErection€of€Forts,€Magazines,€Arsenals,€dock-Yards,€and€other€needful€Buildings;€--AndĚĚTo€make€all€Laws€which€shall€be€necessary€and€proper€for€carrying€into€Execution€the€foregoingĎPowers,€and€all€other€Powers€vested€by€this€Constitution€in€the€Government€of€the€United€States,Ďor€in€any€Department€or€Officer€thereof.ĚĚSection.€9.€The€Migration€or€Importation€of€such€Persons€as€any€of€the€States€now€existing€shallĎthink€proper€to€admit,€shall€not€be€prohibited€by€the€Congress€prior€to€the€Year€one€thousandĎeight€hundred€and€eight,€but€a€Tax€or€duty€may€be€imposed€on€such€Importation,€not€exceedingĎten€dollars€for€each€Person.ĚĚThe€Privilege€of€the€Writ€of€Habeas€Corpus€shall€not€be€suspended,€unless€when€in€Cases€ofĎRebellion€or€Invasion€the€public€Safety€may€require€it.ĚĚNo€Bill€of€Attainder€or€ex€post€facto€Law€shall€be€passed.ĚĚNo€Capitation,€or€other€direct,€Tax€shall€be€laid,€unless€in€Proportion€to€the€Census€orĎEnumeration€herein€before€directed€to€be€taken.ĚĚNo€Tax€or€Duty€shall€be€laid€on€Articles€exported€from€any€State.ĚĚNo€Preference€shall€be€given€by€any€Regulation€of€Commerce€or€Revenue€to€the€Ports€of€oneĎState€over€those€of€another;€nor€shall€Vessels€bound€to,€or€from,€one€State,€be€obliged€to€enter,Ďclear,€or€pay€Duties€in€another.ĚĚNo€Money€shall€be€drawn€from€the€Treasury,€but€in€Consequence€of€Appropriations€made€byĎLaw;€and€a€regular€Statement€and€Account€of€the€Receipts€and€Expenditures€of€all€public€MoneyĎshall€be€published€from€time€to€time.ĚĚNo€Title€of€Nobility€shall€be€granted€by€the€United€States:€And€no€Person€holding€any€Office€ofĎProfit€or€Trust€under€them,€shall,€without€the€Consent€of€the€Congress,€accept€of€any€present,ĎEmolument,€Office,€or€Title,€of€any€kind€whatever,€from€any€King,€Prince,€or€foreign€State.ĚĚSection.€10.€No€State€shall€enter€into€any€Treaty,€Alliance,€or€Confederation;€grant€Letters€ofĎMarque€and€Reprisal;€coin€Money;€emit€Bills€of€Credit;€make€any€Thing€but€gold€and€silver€Coin€aĎTender€in€Payment€of€Debts;€pass€any€Bill€of€Attainder,€ex€post€facto€Law,€or€Law€impairing€theĚObligation€of€Contracts,€or€grant€any€Title€of€Nobility.€ĚĚNo€State€shall,€without€the€Consent€of€the€Congress,€lay€any€Imposts€or€Duties€on€Imports€orĎExports,€except€what€may€be€absolutely€necessary€for€executing€it's€inspection€Laws;€and€the€netĎProduce€of€all€Duties€and€Imposts,€laid€by€any€State€on€Imports€or€Exports,€shall€be€for€the€Use€ofĚthe€Treasury€of€the€United€States;€and€all€such€Laws€shall€be€subject€to€the€Revision€and€ControulĎof€the€Congress.ĚĐ @-(, ĐNo€State€shall,€without€the€Consent€of€Congress,€lay€any€Duty€of€Tonnage,€keep€Troops,€or€ShipsĎof€War€in€time€of€Peace,€enter€into€any€Agreement€or€Compact€with€another€State,€or€with€aĎforeign€Power,€or€engage€in€War,€unless€actually€invaded,€or€in€such€imminent€Danger€as€will€notĎadmit€of€delay.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€II.ĚĚSection.€1.€The€executive€Power€shall€be€vested€in€a€President€of€the€United€States€of€America.ĎHe€shall€hold€his€Office€during€the€Term€of€four€Years,€and,€together€with€the€Vice€President,Ďchosen€for€the€same€Term,€be€elected,€as€follows:ĚĚEach€State€shall€appoint,€in€such€Manner€as€the€Legislature€thereof€may€direct,€a€Number€ofĎElectors,€equal€to€the€whole€Number€of€Senators€and€Representatives€to€which€the€State€may€beĎentitled€in€the€Congress:€but€no€Senator€or€Representative,€or€Person€holding€an€Office€of€TrustĎor€Profit€under€the€United€States,€shall€be€appointed€an€Elector.ĚĚThe€Electors€shall€meet€in€their€respective€States,€and€vote€by€Ballot€for€two€Persons,€of€whomĎone€at€least€shall€not€be€an€Inhabitant€of€the€same€State€with€themselves.€And€they€shall€make€aĎList€of€all€the€Persons€voted€for,€and€of€the€Number€of€Votes€for€each;€which€List€they€shall€signĎand€certify,€and€transmit€sealed€to€the€Seat€of€the€Government€of€the€United€States,€directed€toĎthe€President€of€the€Senate.€The€President€of€the€Senate€shall,€in€the€Presence€of€the€Senate€andĎHouse€of€Representatives,€open€all€the€Certificates,€and€the€Votes€shall€then€be€counted.€TheĎPerson€having€the€greatest€Number€of€Votes€shall€be€the€President,€if€such€Number€be€a€MajorityĎof€the€whole€Number€of€Electors€appointed;€and€if€there€be€more€than€one€who€have€suchĎMajority,€and€have€an€equal€Number€of€Votes,€then€the€House€of€Representatives€shallĎimmediately€chuse€by€Ballot€one€of€them€for€President;€and€if€no€Person€have€a€Majority,€thenĎfrom€the€five€highest€on€the€List€the€said€House€shall€in€like€Manner€chuse€the€President.€But€inĎchusing€the€President,€the€Votes€shall€be€taken€by€States,€the€Representation€from€each€StateĎhaving€one€Vote;€a€quorum€for€this€Purpose€shall€consist€of€a€Member€or€Members€from€twoĎthirds€of€the€States,€and€a€Majority€of€all€the€States€shall€be€necessary€to€a€Choice.€In€every€Case,Ďafter€the€Choice€of€the€President,€the€Person€having€the€greatest€Number€of€Votes€of€the€ElectorsĎshall€be€the€Vice€President.€But€if€there€should€remain€two€or€more€who€have€equal€Votes,€theĎSenate€shall€chuse€from€them€by€Ballot€the€Vice€President.ĚĚThe€Congress€may€determine€the€Time€of€chusing€the€Electors,€and€the€Day€on€which€they€shallĎgive€their€Votes;€which€Day€shall€be€the€same€throughout€the€United€States.ĚĚNo€Person€except€a€natural€born€Citizen,€or€a€Citizen€of€the€United€States,€at€the€time€of€theĎAdoption€of€this€Constitution,€shall€be€eligible€to€the€Office€of€President;€neither€shall€any€PersonĎbe€eligible€to€that€Office€who€shall€not€have€attained€to€the€Age€of€thirty€five€Years,€and€beenĚfourteen€Years€a€Resident€within€the€United€States.ĚĚIn€Case€of€the€Removal€of€the€President€from€Office,€or€of€his€Death,€Resignation,€or€Inability€toĎdischarge€the€Powers€and€Duties€of€the€said€Office,€the€Same€shall€devolve€on€the€Vice€President,Ďand€the€Congress€may€by€Law€provide€for€the€Case€of€Removal,€Death,€Resignation€or€Inability,Đ @-(, Đboth€of€the€President€and€Vice€President,€declaring€what€Officer€shall€then€act€as€President,€andĎsuch€Officer€shall€act€accordingly,€until€the€Disability€be€removed,€or€a€President€shall€be€elected.ĚĚThe€President€shall,€at€stated€Times,€receive€for€his€Services,€a€Compensation,€which€shall€neitherĎbe€increased€nor€diminished€during€the€Period€for€which€he€shall€have€been€elected,€and€he€shallĎnot€receive€within€that€Period€any€other€Emolument€from€the€United€States,€or€any€of€them.ĚĚBefore€he€enter€on€the€Execution€of€his€Office,€he€shall€take€the€following€Oath€or€Affirmation:Ď--"I€do€solemnly€swear€(or€affirm)€that€I€will€faithfully€execute€the€Office€of€President€of€theĎUnited€States,€and€will€to€the€best€of€my€Ability,€preserve,€protect€and€defend€the€Constitution€ofĚthe€United€States."ĚĚSection.€2.€The€President€shall€be€Commander€in€Chief€of€the€Army€and€Navy€of€the€UnitedĎStates,€and€of€the€Militia€of€the€several€States,€when€called€into€the€actual€Service€of€the€UnitedĎStates;€he€may€require€the€Opinion,€in€writing,€of€the€principal€Officer€in€each€of€the€executiveĎDepartments,€upon€any€Subject€relating€to€the€Duties€of€their€respective€Offices,€and€he€shall€haveĎPower€to€grant€Reprieves€and€Pardons€for€Offences€against€the€United€States,€except€in€Cases€ofĎImpeachment.ĚĚHe€shall€have€Power,€by€and€with€the€Advice€and€Consent€of€the€Senate,€to€make€Treaties,Ďprovided€two€thirds€of€the€Senators€present€concur;€and€he€shall€nominate,€and€by€and€with€theĎAdvice€and€Consent€of€the€Senate,€shall€appoint€Ambassadors,€other€public€Ministers€andĎConsuls,€Judges€of€the€supreme€Court,€and€all€other€Officers€of€the€United€States,€whoseĎAppointments€are€not€herein€otherwise€provided€for,€and€which€shall€be€established€by€Law:€butĎthe€Congress€may€by€Law€vest€the€Appointment€of€such€inferior€Officers,€as€they€think€proper,€inĎthe€President€alone,€in€the€Courts€of€Law,€or€in€the€Heads€of€Departments.ĚĚThe€President€shall€have€Power€to€fill€up€all€Vacancies€that€may€happen€during€the€Recess€of€theĎSenate,€by€granting€Commissions€which€shall€expire€at€the€End€of€their€next€Session.ĚĚSection.€3.€He€shall€from€time€to€time€give€to€the€Congress€Information€of€the€State€of€the€Union,Ďand€recommend€to€their€Consideration€such€Measures€as€he€shall€judge€necessary€and€expedient;Ďhe€may,€on€extraordinary€Occasions,€convene€both€Houses,€or€either€of€them,€and€in€Case€ofĚDisagreement€between€them,€with€Respect€to€the€Time€of€Adjournment,€he€may€adjourn€them€toĎsuch€Time€as€he€shall€think€proper;€he€shall€receive€Ambassadors€and€other€public€Ministers;€heĎshall€take€Care€that€the€Laws€be€faithfully€executed,€and€shall€Commission€all€the€Officers€of€theĎUnited€States.ĚĚSection.€4.€The€President,€Vice€President€and€all€civil€Officers€of€the€United€States,€shall€beĎremoved€from€Office€on€Impeachment€for,€and€Conviction€of,€Treason,€Bribery,€or€other€highĎCrimes€and€Misdemeanors.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€III.ĚĚSection.€1.€The€judicial€Power€of€the€United€States€shall€be€vested€in€one€supreme€Court,€and€inĐ @-(, Đsuch€inferior€Courts€as€the€Congress€may€from€time€to€time€ordain€and€establish.€The€Judges,€bothĎof€the€supreme€and€inferior€Courts,€shall€hold€their€Offices€during€good€Behaviour,€and€shall,€atĚstated€Times,€receive€for€their€Services€a€Compensation,€which€shall€not€be€diminished€duringĎtheir€Continuance€in€Office.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€judicial€Power€shall€extend€to€all€Cases,€in€Law€and€Equity,€arising€under€thisĎConstitution,€the€Laws€of€the€United€States,€and€Treaties€made,€or€which€shall€be€made,€underĎtheir€Authority;€--to€all€Cases€affecting€Ambassadors,€other€public€Ministers€and€Consuls;€--to€allĎCases€of€admiralty€and€maritime€Jurisdiction;€--to€Controversies€to€which€the€United€States€shallĎbe€a€Party;€--to€Controversies€between€two€or€more€States;€--between€a€State€and€Citizens€ofĎanother€State;€--between€Citizens€of€different€States;€--between€Citizens€of€the€same€StateĎclaiming€Lands€under€Grants€of€different€States,€and€between€a€State,€or€the€Citizens€thereof,€andĎforeign€States,€Citizens€or€Subjects.ĚĚIn€all€Cases€affecting€Ambassadors,€other€public€Ministers€and€Consuls,€and€those€in€which€aĎState€shall€be€Party,€the€supreme€Court€shall€have€original€Jurisdiction.€In€all€the€other€CasesĎbefore€mentioned,€the€supreme€Court€shall€have€appellate€Jurisdiction,€both€as€to€Law€and€Fact,Ďwith€such€Exceptions,€and€under€such€Regulations€as€the€Congress€shall€make.ĚĚThe€Trial€of€all€Crimes,€except€in€Cases€of€Impeachment,€shall€be€by€Jury;€and€such€Trial€shall€beĎheld€in€the€State€where€the€said€Crimes€shall€have€been€committed;€but€when€not€committedĎwithin€any€State,€the€Trial€shall€be€at€such€Place€or€Places€as€the€Congress€may€by€Law€haveĎdirected.ĚĚSection.€3.€Treason€against€the€United€States€shall€consist€only€in€levying€War€against€them,€or€inĎadhering€to€their€Enemies,€giving€them€Aid€and€Comfort.€No€Person€shall€be€convicted€of€TreasonĎunless€on€the€Testimony€of€two€Witnesses€to€the€same€overt€Act,€or€on€Confession€in€open€Court.ĚĚThe€Congress€shall€have€Power€to€declare€the€Punishment€of€Treason,€but€noAttainder€of€TreasonĎshall€work€Corruption€of€Blood,€or€Forfeiture€except€during€the€Life€of€the€Person€attainted.€Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€IV.ĚĚSection.€1.€Full€Faith€and€Credit€shall€be€given€in€each€State€to€the€public€Acts,€Records,€andĎjudicial€Proceedings€of€every€other€State.€And€the€Congress€may€by€general€Laws€prescribe€theĎManner€in€which€such€Acts,€Records€and€Proceedings€shall€be€proved,€and€the€Effect€thereof.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€Citizens€of€each€State€shall€be€entitled€to€all€Privileges€and€Immunities€of€CitizensĎin€the€several€States.ĚĚA€Person€charged€in€any€State€with€Treason,€Felony,€or€other€Crime,€whoshall€flee€from€Justice,Ďand€be€found€in€another€State,€shall€on€Demand€of€the€executive€Authority€of€the€State€fromĎwhich€he€fled,€be€delivered€up,€to€be€removed€to€the€State€having€Jurisdiction€of€the€Crime.ĚĚNo€Person€held€to€Service€or€Labour€in€one€State,€under€the€Laws€thereof,€escaping€into€another,Đ @-(, Đshall,€in€Consequence€of€any€Law€or€Regulation€therein,€be€discharged€from€such€Service€orĎLabour,€but€shall€be€delivered€up€on€Claim€of€the€Party€to€whom€such€Service€or€Labour€may€beĎdue.ĚĚSection.€3.€New€States€may€be€admitted€by€the€Congress€into€this€Union;€but€no€new€State€shallĎbe€formed€or€erected€within€the€Jurisdiction€of€any€other€State;€nor€any€State€be€formed€by€theĎJunction€of€two€or€more€States,€or€Parts€of€States,€without€the€Consent€of€the€Legislatures€of€theĎStates€concerned€as€well€as€of€the€Congress.ĚĚThe€Congress€shall€have€Power€to€dispose€of€and€make€all€needful€Rules€and€RegulationsĎrespecting€the€Territory€or€other€Property€belonging€to€the€United€States;€and€nothing€in€thisĎConstitution€shall€be€so€construed€as€to€Prejudice€any€Claims€of€the€United€States,€or€of€anyĎparticular€State.ĚĚSection.€4.€The€United€States€shall€guarantee€to€every€State€in€this€Union€a€Republican€Form€ofĎGovernment,€and€shall€protect€each€of€them€against€Invasion;€and€on€Application€of€theĎLegislature,€or€of€the€Executive€(when€the€Legislature€cannot€be€convened),€against€domesticĎViolence.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€V.ĚĚThe€Congress,€whenever€two€thirds€of€both€Houses€shall€deem€it€necessary,€shall€proposeĎAmendments€to€this€Constitution,€or,€on€the€Application€of€the€Legislatures€of€two€thirds€of€theĎseveral€States,€shall€call€a€Convention€for€proposing€Amendments,€which,€in€either€Case,€shall€beĎvalid€to€all€Intents€and€Purposes,€as€Part€of€this€Constitution,€when€ratified€by€the€Legislatures€ofĎthree€fourths€of€the€several€States,€or€by€Conventions€in€three€fourths€thereof,€as€the€one€or€theĎother€Mode€of€Ratification€may€be€proposed€by€the€Congress;€Provided€that€no€AmendmentĎwhich€may€be€made€prior€to€the€Year€One€thousand€eight€hundred€and€eight€shall€in€any€MannerĚaffect€the€first€and€fourth€Clauses€in€the€Ninth€Section€of€the€first€Article;€and€that€no€State,Ďwithout€its€Consent,€shall€be€deprived€of€its€equal€Suffrage€in€the€Senate.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€VI.ĚĚAll€Debts€contracted€and€Engagements€entered€into,€before€the€Adoption€of€this€Constitution,Ďshall€be€as€valid€against€the€United€States€under€this€Constitution,€as€under€the€Confederation.ĚĚThis€Constitution,€and€the€Laws€of€the€United€States€which€shall€be€made€in€Pursuance€thereof;Ďand€all€Treaties€made,€or€which€shall€be€made,€under€the€Authority€of€the€United€States,€shall€beĎthe€supreme€Law€of€the€Land;€and€the€Judges€in€every€State€shall€be€bound€thereby,€any€Thing€inĎthe€Constitution€or€Laws€of€any€State€to€the€Contrary€notwithstanding.ĚĚThe€Senators€and€Representatives€before€mentioned,€and€the€Members€of€the€several€StateĎLegislatures,€and€all€executive€and€judicial€Officers,€both€of€the€United€States€and€of€the€severalĎStates,€shall€be€bound€by€Oath€or€Affirmation,€to€support€this€Constitution;€but€no€religious€TestĎshall€ever€be€required€as€a€Qualification€to€any€Office€or€public€Trust€under€the€United€States.Đ @-(, Ї€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€VII.ĚĚThe€Ratification€of€the€Conventions€of€nine€States,€shall€be€sufficient€for€the€Establishment€of€thisĎConstitution€between€the€States€so€ratifying€the€Same.ĚĚThe€Word,€"the,"€being€interlined€between€the€seventh€and€eighth€Lines€of€the€first€Page,€TheĎWord€"Thirty"€being€partly€written€on€an€Erazure€in€the€fifteenth€Line€of€the€first€Page,€TheĎWords€"is€tried"€being€interlined€between€the€thirty€second€and€thirty€third€Lines€of€the€first€PageĎand€the€Word€"the"€being€interlined€between€the€forty€third€and€forty€fourth€LinesĚof€the€second€Page.ĚĚAttest€William€JacksonĚSecretaryĚĚdone€in€Convention€by€the€Unanimous€Consent€of€the€States€present€the€Seventeenth€Day€ofĎSeptember€in€the€Year€of€our€Lord€one€thousand€seven€hundred€and€Eighty€seven€and€of€theĎIndependence€of€the€United€States€of€America€the€Twelfth€In€witness€whereof€We€have€hereuntoĎsubscribed€our€Names,ĚĚGo.€Washington--Presidt.Ěand€deputy€from€VirginiaĚĚNew€Hampshire€{̀€€€€John€Langdoǹ€€€€Nicholas€GilmanĚĚMassachusetts€{̀€€€€Nathaniel€Gorham̀€€€€Rufus€KingĚĚConnecticut€{̀€€€€Wm.€Saml.€Johnsoǹ€€€€Roger€ShermanĚĚNew€York€.€.€.€.̀€€€€Alexander€HamiltonĚĚNew€Jersey€{̀€€€€Wil:€Livingstoǹ€€€€David€Brearley.̀€€€€Wm.€Paterson.̀€€€€Jona:€DaytonĚĚPennsylvania€{̀€€€€B€FranklinĐ @-(, Ѐ€€€€Thomas€Miffliǹ€€€€Robt€Morris̀€€€€Geo.€Clymer̀€€€€Thos.€Fitz€Simons̀€€€€Jared€Ingersoll̀€€€€James€Wilsoǹ€€€€Gouv€MorrisĚĚDelaware€{̀€€€€Geo:€Read̀€€€€Gunning€Bedford€juǹ€€€€John€Dickinsoǹ€€€€Richard€Bassett̀€€€€Jaco:€BroomĚĚMaryland€{̀€€€€James€Mchenrỳ€€€€Dan€of€St€Thos.€Jenifer̀€€€€Danl€CarrollĚĚVirginia€{̀€€€€John€Blair̀€€€€James€MadisonĚĚNorth€Carolina€{̀€€€€Wm.€Blount̀€€€€Richd.€Dobbs€Spaight̀€€€€Hu€Williamsoǹ€€€€J.€RutledgeĚĚSouth€Carolina€{̀€€€€Charles€Cotesworth€Pinckneỳ€€€€Charles€Pinckneỳ€€€€Pierce€ButlerĚĚGeorgia€{̀€€€€William€Feẁ€€€€Abr€BaldwinĚ̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€In€Convention€Monday,€September€17th,€1787.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PresentĚ̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€The€States€ofĚĐ @-(, ĐNew€Hampshire,€Massachusetts,€Connecticut,€Mr.€Hamilton€from€New€York,€New€Jersey,ĎPennsylvania,€Delaware,€Maryland,€Virginia,€North€Carolina,€South€Carolina€and€Georgia.ĚĚResolved,ĚĚThat€the€preceeding€Constitution€be€laid€before€the€United€States€in€Congress€assembled,€and€thatĎit€is€the€Opinion€of€this€Convention,€that€it€should€afterwards€be€submitted€to€a€Convention€ofĎDelegates,€chosen€in€each€State€by€the€People€thereof,€under€the€Recommendation€of€itsĎLegislature,€for€their€Assent€and€Ratification;€and€that€each€Convention€assenting€to,€and€ratifyingĎthe€Same,€should€give€Notice€thereof€to€the€United€States€in€Congress€assembled.€Resolved,€ThatĎit€is€the€Opinion€of€this€Convention,€that€as€soon€as€the€Conventions€of€nine€States€shall€haveĎratified€this€Constitution,€the€United€States€in€Congress€assembled€should€fix€a€Day€onĚwhich€Electors€should€be€appointed€by€the€States€which€have€ratified€the€same,€and€a€Day€onĎwhich€the€Electors€should€assemble€to€vote€for€the€President,€and€the€Time€and€Place€forĎcommencing€Proceedings€under€this€Constitution.€That€after€such€Publication€the€Electors€shouldĎbe€appointed,€and€the€Senators€and€Representatives€elected:€That€the€Electors€should€meetĚon€the€Day€fixed€for€the€Election€of€the€President,€and€should€transmit€their€Votes€certified,Ďsigned,€sealed€and€directed,€as€the€Constitution€requires,€to€the€Secretary€of€the€United€States€inĎCongress€assembled,€that€the€Senators€and€Representatives€should€convene€at€the€Time€and€PlaceĚassigned;€that€the€Senators€should€appoint€a€President€of€the€Senate,€for€the€sole€purpose€ofĎreceiving,€opening€and€counting€the€Votes€for€President;€and,€that€after€he€shall€be€chosen,€theĎCongress,€together€with€the€President,€should,€without€Delay,€proceed€to€execute€thisĎConstitution.ĚĚBy€the€Unanimous€Order€of€the€ConventionĚĚGo.€Washington--Presidt.ĚW.€Jackson€Secretary.Ěń.ńń/ńÓÓń/ńń.ńĚň 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P›°u#Ôń0ńń1ńó óĐ D!” ĐÓŇuÓĚThe€conventions€of€a€number€of€the€States€having€at€the€time€of€their€adopting€the€Constitution,Ďexpressed€a€desire,€in€order€to€prevent€misconstruction€or€abuse€of€its€powers,€that€furtherĎdeclaratory€and€restrictive€clauses€should€be€added.ĚĚArticle€the€first€[Not€Ratified]€Ě̀€€€€After€the€first€enumeration€required€by€the€first€article€of€the€Constitution,€there€shall€be€oneĎRepresentative€for€every€thirty€thousand,€until€the€number€shall€amount€to€one€hundred,€afterĎwhich€the€proportion€shall€be€so€regulated€by€Congress,€that€there€shall€be€not€less€than€oneĎhundred€Representatives,€nor€less€than€one€Representative€for€every€forty€thousand€persons,€untilĎthe€number€of€Representatives€shall€amount€to€two€hundred;€after€which€the€proportion€shall€beĎso€regulated€by€Congress,€that€there€shall€not€be€less€than€two€hundred€Representatives,€nor€moreĐ Ř-(), Đthan€one€Representative€for€every€fifty€thousand€persons.ĚĚArticle€the€second€[Amendment€XXVII€-€Ratified€1992]€Ě̀€€€€No€law,€varying€the€compensation€for€the€services€of€the€Senators€and€Representatives,€shallĎtake€effect,€until€an€election€of€Representatives€shall€have€intervened.ĚĚArticle€the€third€[Amendment€I]€Ě̀€€€€Congress€shall€make€no€law€respecting€an€establishment€of€religion,€or€prohibiting€the€freeĎexercise€thereof;€or€abridging€the€freedom€of€speech,€or€of€the€press;€or€the€right€of€the€peopleĎpeaceably€to€assemble,€and€to€petition€the€Government€for€a€redress€of€grievances.ĚĚArticle€the€fourth€[Amendment€II]€Ě̀€€€€A€well€regulated€Militia,€being€necessary€to€the€security€of€a€free€State,€the€right€of€the€peopleĎto€keep€and€bear€Arms,€shall€€not€be€infringed.ĚĚArticle€the€fifth€[Amendment€III]€Ě̀€€€€No€Soldier€shall,€in€time€of€peace€be€quartered€in€any€house,€without€the€consent€of€theĎOwner,€nor€in€time€of€war,€but€in€a€manner€to€be€prescribed€by€law.ĚĚArticle€the€sixth€[Amendment€IV]€Ě̀€€€€The€right€of€the€people€to€be€secure€in€their€persons,€houses,€papers,€and€effects,€againstĎunreasonable€searches€and€seizures,€shall€not€be€violated,€and€no€Warrants€shall€issue,€but€uponĎprobable€cause,€supported€by€Oath€or€affirmation,€and€particularly€describing€the€place€to€beĎsearched,€and€the€persons€or€things€to€be€seized.ĚĚArticle€the€seventh€[Amendment€V]€Ě̀€€€€No€person€shall€be€held€to€answer€for€a€capital,€or€otherwise€infamous€crime,€unless€on€aĎpresentment€or€indictment€of€a€Grand€Jury,€except€in€cases€arising€in€the€land€or€naval€forces,€orĎin€the€Militia,€when€in€actual€service€in€time€of€War€or€public€danger;€nor€shall€any€person€beĎsubject€for€the€same€offence€to€be€twice€put€in€jeopardy€of€life€or€limb;€nor€shall€be€compelled€inĎany€criminal€case€to€be€a€witness€against€himself,€nor€be€deprived€of€life,€liberty,€or€property,Ďwithout€due€process€of€law;€nor€shall€private€property€be€taken€for€public€use,€without€justĎcompensation.ĚĚArticle€the€eighth€[Amendment€VI]€Ě̀€€€€In€all€criminal€prosecutions,€the€accused€shall€enjoy€the€right€to€a€speedy€and€public€trial,€by€anĎimpartial€jury€of€the€State€and€district€wherein€the€crime€shall€have€been€committed,€which€districtĎshall€have€been€previously€ascertained€by€law,€and€to€be€informed€of€the€nature€and€cause€of€theĐ @-(, Đaccusation;€to€be€confronted€with€the€witnesses€against€him;€to€have€compulsory€process€forĎobtaining€witnesses€in€his€favor,€and€to€have€the€Assistance€of€Counsel€for€his€defence.ĚĚArticle€the€ninth€[Amendment€VII]€Ě̀€€€€In€Suits€at€common€law,€where€the€value€in€controversy€shall€exceed€twenty€dollars,€the€rightĎof€trial€by€jury€shall€be€preserved,€and€no€fact€tried€by€a€jury,€shall€be€otherwise€re-examined€inĎany€Court€of€the€United€States,€than€according€tothe€rules€of€the€common€law.ĚĚArticle€the€tenth€[Amendment€VIII]€Ě̀€€€€Excessive€bail€shall€not€be€required,€nor€excessive€fines€imposed,€nor€cruel€and€unusualĎpunishments€inflicted.ĚĚArticle€the€eleventh€[Amendment€IX]€Ě̀€€€€The€enumeration€in€the€Constitution,€of€certain€rights,€shall€not€be€construed€to€deny€orĎdisparage€others€retained€by€theń)ń€ń)ńpeople.ĚĚArticle€the€twelfth€[Amendment€X]€Ě̀€€€€The€powers€not€delegated€to€the€United€States€by€the€Constitution,€nor€prohibited€by€it€to€theĎStates,€are€reserved€to€theń+ń€ń+ńń,ń€ń,ńStates€respectively,€or€to€the€people.ń3ńĚĚĚĚń3ńń4ńÓ  Óň ňÔ‡č'ĘçXXăjÔAdditional€Amendments€to€the€ConstitutionÔ#†XăjXçč'Ę ˆ#Ôó óĐ ¨ř ĐÓü‡ÓĚARTICLES€in€addition€to,€and€Amendment€of,€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€of€America,Ďproposed€by€Congress,€and€ratified€by€the€Legislatures€of€the€several€States,€pursuant€to€the€fifthĎArticle€of€the€original€ConstitutionĚ̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Article.€XI.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1794;€Ratified€1798]ĚĚThe€Judicial€power€of€the€United€States€shall€not€be€construed€to€extend€to€any€suit€in€law€orĎequity,€commenced€or€prosecuted€against€one€of€the€United€States€by€Citizens€of€another€State,Ďor€by€Citizens€or€Subjects€of€any€Foreign€State.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Article.€XII.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1803;€Ratified€1804]ĚĚThe€Electors€shall€meet€in€their€respective€states,€and€vote€by€ballot€for€President€andĐ Ř-(), ĐVice-President,€one€of€whom,€at€least,€shall€not€be€an€inhabitant€of€the€same€state€withĎthemselves;€they€shall€name€in€their€ballots€the€person€voted€for€as€President,€and€inĚdistinct€ballots€the€person€voted€for€as€Vice-President,€and€they€shall€make€distinct€lists€of€allĎpersons€voted€for€as€President,€and€of€all€persons€voted€for€as€Vice-President,€and€of€the€numberĎof€votes€for€each,€which€lists€they€shall€sign€and€certify,€and€transmit€sealed€to€the€seat€of€theĎgovernment€of€the€United€States,€directed€to€the€President€of€the€Senate;--The€President€of€theĎSenate€shall,€in€the€presence€of€the€Senate€and€House€of€Representatives,€open€all€the€certificatesĎand€the€votes€shall€then€be€counted;--The€person€having€the€greatest€number€of€votes€forĎPresident,€shall€be€the€President,€if€such€number€be€a€majority€of€the€whole€number€of€ElectorsĎappointed;€and€if€no€person€have€such€majority,€then€from€the€persons€having€the€highest€numbersĚnot€exceeding€three€on€the€list€of€those€voted€for€as€President,€the€House€of€Representatives€shallĎchoose€immediately,€by€ballot,€the€President.€But€in€choosing€the€President,€the€votes€shall€beĎtaken€by€states,€the€representation€from€each€state€having€one€vote;€a€quorum€for€this€purposeĎshall€consist€of€a€member€or€members€from€two-thirds€of€the€states,€and€a€majority€of€all€theĚstates€shall€be€necessary€to€a€choice.€And€if€the€House€of€Representatives€shall€not€choose€aĎPresident€whenever€the€right€of€choice€shall€devolve€upon€them,€before€the€fourth€day€of€MarchĎnext€following,€then€the€Vice-President€shall€act€as€President,€as€in€the€case€of€the€death€or€otherĎconstitutional€disability€of€the€President.--The€person€having€the€greatest€number€of€votes€asĚVice-President,€shall€be€the€Vice-President,€if€such€number€be€a€majority€of€the€whole€number€ofĎElectors€appointed,€and€if€no€person€have€a€majority,€then€from€the€two€highest€numbers€on€theĎlist,€the€Senate€shall€choose€the€Vice-President;€a€quorum€for€the€purpose€shall€consist€ofĎtwo-thirds€of€the€whole€number€of€Senators,€and€a€majority€of€the€whole€number€shall€beĎnecessary€to€a€choice.€But€no€person€constitutionally€ineligible€to€the€office€of€President€shall€beĎeligible€to€that€of€Vice-President€of€the€United€States.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Contested€Article.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1810;€Probably€Ratified€1819]ĚĚIf€any€Citizen€of€the€United€States€shall€accept,€claim,€receive€or€retain€any€Title€of€Nobility€orĎHonour,€or€shall,€without€the€Consent€of€Congress,€accept€and€retain€any€present,€Pension,€OfficeĎor€Emolument€of€any€kind€whatever,€from€any€Emperor,€King,€Prince€or€foreign€Power,€suchĎPerson€shall€cease€to€be€a€Citizen€of€the€United€States,€and€shall€be€incapable€of€holding€anyĚOffice€of€Trust€or€Profit€under€them,€or€either€of€them.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Unratified€Article.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1861;€Signed€by€President€Lincoln;€Unratified]ĚĚArticle€Thirteen.ĚĚNo€amendment€shall€be€made€to€the€Constitution€which€will€authorize€or€give€to€Congress€theĎpower€to€abolish€or€interfere,€within€any€State,€with€the€domestic€institutions€thereof,€includingĎthat€of€persons€held€to€labor€or€service€by€the€laws€of€said€State.ĚĐ @-(, Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€XIII.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1865;€Ratified€1865]ĚĚSection.€1.€Neither€slavery€nor€involuntary€servitude,€except€as€a€punishment€for€crime€whereofĎthe€party€shall€have€been€duly€convicted,€shall€exist€within€the€United€States,€or€any€place€subjectĎto€their€jurisdiction.ĚĚSection.€2.€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€XIV.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1866;€Ratified€Under€Duress€1868]€ĚĚSection.€1.€All€persons€born€or€naturalized€in€the€United€States,€and€subject€to€the€jurisdictionĎthereof,€are€citizens€of€the€United€States€and€of€the€State€wherein€they€reside.€No€State€shall€makeĎor€enforce€any€law€which€shall€abridge€the€privileges€or€immunities€of€citizens€of€the€UnitedĎStates;€nor€shall€any€State€deprive€any€person€of€life,€liberty,€or€property,€without€due€processĚof€law;€nor€deny€to€any€person€within€its€jurisdiction€the€equal€protection€of€the€laws.ĚĚSection.€2.€Representatives€shall€be€apportioned€among€the€several€States€according€to€theirĎrespective€numbers,€counting€the€whole€number€of€persons€in€each€State,€excluding€Indians€notĎtaxed.€But€when€the€right€to€vote€at€any€election€for€the€choice€of€electors€for€President€and€ViceĎPresident€of€the€United€States,€Representatives€in€Congress,€the€Executive€and€Judicial€officers€ofĚa€State,€or€the€members€of€the€Legislature€thereof,€is€denied€to€any€of€the€male€inhabitants€of€suchĎState,€being€twenty-one€years€of€age,€and€citizens€of€the€United€States,€or€in€any€way€abridged,Ďexcept€for€participation€in€rebellion,€or€other€crime,€the€basis€of€representation€therein€shall€beĎreduced€in€the€proportion€which€the€number€of€such€male€citizens€shall€bear€to€the€whole€numberĎof€male€citizens€twenty-one€years€of€age€in€such€State.ĚĚSection.€3.€No€person€shall€be€a€Senator€or€Representative€in€Congress,€or€elector€of€PresidentĎand€Vice€President,€or€hold€any€office,€civil€or€military,€under€the€United€States,€or€under€anyĎState,€who,€having€previously€taken€an€oath,€as€a€member€of€Congress,€or€as€an€officer€of€theĎUnited€States,€or€as€a€member€of€any€State€legislature,€or€as€an€executive€or€judicial€officer€ofĚany€State,€to€support€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States,€shall€have€engaged€in€insurrection€orĎrebellion€against€the€same,€or€given€aid€or€comfort€to€the€enemies€thereof.€But€Congress€may€by€aĎvote€of€two-thirds€of€each€House,€remove€such€disability.ĚĚSection.€4.€The€validity€of€the€public€debt€of€the€United€States,€authorized€by€law,€including€debtsĎincurred€for€payment€of€pensions€and€bounties€for€services€in€suppressing€insurrection€orĎrebellion,€shall€not€be€questioned.€But€neither€the€United€States€nor€any€State€shall€assume€or€payĎany€debt€or€obligation€incurred€in€aid€of€insurrection€or€rebellion€against€the€United€States,€orĚany€claim€for€the€loss€or€emancipation€of€any€slave;€but€all€such€debts,€obligations€and€claims€shallĎbe€held€illegal€and€void.ĚĐ @-(, ĐSection.€5.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce,€by€appropriate€legislation,€the€provisions€ofĎthis€article.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€XV.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1869;€Ratified€1870]ĚĚSection.€1.€The€right€of€citizens€of€the€United€States€to€vote€shall€not€be€denied€or€abridged€by€theĎUnited€States€or€by€any€State€on€account€of€race,€color,€or€previous€condition€of€servitude.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€XVI.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1909;€Questionably€Ratified€1913]€ĚĚThe€Congress€shall€have€power€to€lay€and€collect€taxes€on€incomes,€from€whatever€sourceĎderived,€without€apportionment€among€the€several€States,€and€without€regard€to€any€census€orĎenumeration.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Article.€XVII.]Ě̀€€€€€[Proposed€1912;€Ratified€1913;€Possibly€Unconstitutional€(See€Article€V,€Clause€3€of€theĎConstitution)]ĚĚThe€Senate€of€the€United€States€shall€be€composed€of€two€Senators€from€each€State,€elected€byĎthe€people€thereof,€for€six€years;€and€each€Senator€shall€have€one€vote.€The€electors€in€each€StateĎshall€have€the€qualifications€requisite€for€electors€of€the€most€numerous€branch€of€the€StateĎlegislatures.ĚĚWhen€vacancies€happen€in€the€representation€of€any€State€in€the€Senate,€the€executive€authority€ofĎsuch€State€shall€issue€writs€of€election€to€fill€such€vacancies:€Provided,€That€the€legislature€of€anyĎState€may€empower€the€executive€thereof€to€make€temporary€appointments€until€the€people€fillĎthe€vacancies€by€election€as€the€legislature€may€direct.ĚĚThis€amendment€shall€not€be€so€construed€as€to€affect€the€election€or€term€of€any€Senator€chosenĎbefore€it€becomes€valid€as€part€of€the€Constitution.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XVIII.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1917;€Ratified€1919;€Repealed€1933€(See€Amendment€XXI,€Section€1)]ĚĚSection.€1.€After€one€year€from€the€ratification€of€this€article€the€manufacture,€sale,€orĎtransportation€of€intoxicating€liquors€within,€the€importation€thereof€into,€or€the€exportationĎthereof€from€the€United€States€and€all€territory€subject€to€the€jurisdiction€thereof€for€beverageĐ @-(, Đpurposes€is€hereby€prohibited.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€Congress€and€the€several€States€shall€have€concurrent€power€to€enforce€this€articleĎby€appropriate€legislation.ĚĚSection.€3.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĎthe€Constitution€by€the€legislatures€of€the€several€States,€as€provided€in€the€Constitution,€withinĎseven€years€from€the€date€of€the€submission€hereof€to€the€States€by€the€Congress.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XIX.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1919;€Ratified€1920]ĚĚThe€right€of€citizens€of€the€United€States€to€vote€shall€not€be€denied€or€abridged€by€the€UnitedĎStates€or€by€any€State€on€account€of€sex.ĚĚCongress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Unratified€Article.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1926;€Unratified]ĚĚArticle--ĚĚSection.€1.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€limit,€regulate,€and€prohibit€the€labor€of€personsĎunder€eighteen€years€of€age.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€power€of€the€several€States€is€unimpaired€by€this€article€except€that€the€operationĎof€State€laws€shall€be€suspended€to€the€extent€necessary€to€give€effect€to€legislation€enacted€by€theĎCongress.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XX.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1932;€Ratified€1933]ĚĚSection.€1.€The€terms€of€the€President€and€Vice€President€shall€end€at€noon€on€the€20th€day€ofĎJanuary,€and€the€terms€of€Senators€and€Representatives€at€noon€on€the€3d€day€of€January,€of€theĎyears€in€which€such€terms€would€have€ended€if€this€article€had€not€been€ratified;€and€the€terms€ofĎtheir€successors€shall€then€begin.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€assemble€at€least€once€in€every€year,€and€such€meeting€shall€beginĎat€noon€on€the€3d€day€of€January,€unless€they€shall€by€law€appoint€a€different€day.ĚĚSection.€3.€If,€at€the€time€fixed€for€the€beginning€of€the€term€of€the€President,€the€President€electĎshall€have€died,€the€Vice€President€elect€shall€become€President.€If€a€President€shall€not€have€beenĐ @-(, Đchosen€before€the€time€fixed€for€the€beginning€of€his€term,€or€if€the€President€elect€shall€have€failedĎto€qualify,€then€the€Vice€President€elect€shall€act€as€President€until€a€President€shall€have€qualified;Ďand€the€Congress€may€by€law€provide€for€the€case€wherein€neither€a€President€elect€nor€a€ViceĎPresident€elect€shall€have€qualified,€declaring€who€shall€then€act€as€President,€or€the€manner€inĎwhich€one€who€is€to€act€shall€be€selected,€and€such€person€shall€act€accordingly€until€a€PresidentĎor€Vice€President€shall€have€qualified.ĚĚSection.€4.€The€Congress€may€by€law€provide€for€the€case€of€the€death€of€any€of€the€persons€fromĎwhom€the€House€of€Representatives€may€choose€a€President€whenever€the€right€of€choice€shallĎhave€devolved€upon€them,€and€for€the€case€of€the€death€of€any€of€the€persons€from€whom€theĎSenate€may€choose€a€Vice€President€whenever€the€right€of€choice€shall€have€devolved€upon€them.ĚĚSection.€5.€Sections€1€and€2€shall€take€effect€on€the€15th€day€of€October€following€the€ratificationĎof€this€article.ĚĚSection.€6.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĎthe€Constitution€by€the€legislatures€of€three-fourths€of€the€several€States€within€seven€years€fromĎthe€date€of€its€submission.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXI.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1933;€Ratified€1933]ĚĚSection.€1.€The€eighteenth€article€of€amendment€to€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€is€herebyĎrepealed.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€transportation€or€importation€into€any€State,€Territory,€or€possession€of€theĎUnited€States€for€delivery€or€use€therein€of€intoxicating€liquors,€in€violation€of€the€laws€thereof,€isĎhereby€prohibited.ĚĚSection.€3.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĎthe€Constitution€by€conventions€in€the€several€States,€as€provided€in€the€Constitution,€within€sevenĎyears€from€the€date€of€the€submission€hereof€to€the€States€by€the€Congress.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXII.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1947;€Ratified€1951]ĚĚSection.€1.€No€person€shall€be€elected€to€the€office€of€the€President€more€than€twice,€and€noĎperson€who€has€held€the€office€of€President,€or€acted€as€President,€for€more€than€two€years€of€aĎterm€to€which€some€other€person€was€elected€President€shall€be€elected€to€the€office€of€theĎPresident€more€than€once.€But€this€Article€shall€not€apply€to€any€person€holding€the€office€ofĎPresident€when€this€Article€was€proposed€by€the€Congress,€and€shall€not€prevent€any€person€whoĎmay€be€holding€the€office€of€President,€or€acting€as€President,€during€the€term€within€which€thisĎArticle€becomes€operative€from€holding€the€office€of€President€or€acting€as€President€during€theĐ @-(, Đremainder€of€such€term.ĚĚSection.€2.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĎthe€Constitution€by€the€legislatures€of€three-fourths€of€the€several€States€within€seven€years€fromĎthe€date€of€its€submission€to€the€States€by€the€Congress.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXIII.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1960;€Ratified€1961]ĚĚSection.€1.€The€District€constituting€the€seat€of€Government€of€the€United€States€shall€appoint€inĎsuch€manner€as€the€Congress€may€direct:ĚĚA€number€of€electors€of€President€and€Vice€President€equal€to€the€whole€number€of€Senators€andĎRepresentatives€in€Congress€to€which€the€District€would€be€entitled€if€it€were€a€State,€but€in€noĎevent€more€than€the€least€populous€State;€they€shall€be€in€addition€to€those€appointed€by€theĎStates,€but€they€shall€be€considered,€for€the€purposes€of€the€election€of€President€and€ViceĎPresident,€to€be€electors€appointed€by€a€State;€and€they€shall€meet€in€the€District€and€perform€suchĎduties€as€provided€by€the€twelfth€article€of€amendment.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXIV.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1962;€Ratified€1964]ĚĚSection.€1.€The€right€of€citizens€of€the€United€States€to€vote€in€any€primary€or€other€election€forĎPresident€or€Vice€President,€for€electors€for€President€or€Vice€President,€or€for€Senator€orĎRepresentative€in€Congress,€shall€not€be€denied€or€abridged€by€the€United€States€or€any€State€byĎreason€of€failure€to€pay€any€poll€tax€or€other€tax.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXV.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1965;€Ratified€1967]ĚĚSection.€1.€In€case€of€the€removal€of€the€President€from€office€or€of€his€death€or€resignation,€theĎVice€President€shall€become€President.ĚĚSection.€2.€Whenever€there€is€a€vacancy€in€the€office€of€the€Vice€President,€the€President€shallĎnominate€a€Vice€President€who€shall€take€office€upon€confirmation€by€a€majority€vote€of€bothĎHouses€of€Congress.ĚĚSection.€3.€Whenever€the€President€transmits€to€the€President€pro€tempore€of€the€Senate€and€theĐ @-(, ĐSpeaker€of€the€House€of€Representatives€his€written€declaration€that€he€is€unable€to€discharge€theĎpowers€and€duties€of€his€office,€and€until€he€transmits€to€them€a€written€declaration€to€theĎcontrary,€such€powers€and€duties€shall€be€discharged€by€the€Vice€President€as€Acting€President.ĚĚSection.€4.€Whenever€the€Vice€President€and€a€majority€of€either€the€principal€officers€of€theĎexecutive€departments€or€of€such€other€body€as€Congress€may€by€law€provide,€transmit€to€theĎPresident€pro€tempore€of€the€Senate€and€the€Speaker€of€the€House€of€Representatives€theirĎwritten€declaration€that€the€President€is€unable€to€discharge€the€powers€and€duties€of€his€office,Ďthe€Vice€President€shall€immediately€assume€the€powers€and€duties€of€the€office€as€ActingĎPresident.ĚĚThereafter,€when€the€President€transmits€to€the€President€pro€tempore€of€the€Senate€and€theĎSpeaker€of€the€House€of€Representatives€his€written€declaration€that€no€inability€exists,€he€shallĎresume€the€powers€and€duties€of€his€office€unless€the€Vice€President€and€a€majority€of€either€theĎprincipal€officers€of€the€executive€department€or€of€such€other€body€as€Congress€may€by€lawĎprovide,€transmit€within€four€days€to€the€President€pro€tempore€of€the€Senate€and€the€Speaker€ofĎthe€House€of€Representatives€their€written€declaration€that€the€President€is€unable€to€discharge€theĎpowers€and€duties€of€his€office.€Thereupon€Congress€shall€decide€the€issue,€assembling€withinĎforty-eight€hours€for€that€purpose€if€not€in€session.€If€the€Congress,€within€twenty-one€days€afterĎreceipt€of€the€latter€written€declaration,€or,€if€Congress€is€not€in€session,€within€twenty-one€daysĎafter€Congress€is€required€to€assemble,€determines€by€two-thirds€vote€of€both€Houses€that€theĎPresident€is€unable€to€discharge€the€powers€and€duties€of€his€office,€the€Vice€President€shallĎcontinue€to€discharge€the€same€as€Acting€President;€otherwise,€the€President€shall€resume€theĎpowers€and€duties€of€his€office.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXVI.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1971;€Ratified€1971]ĚĚSection.€1.€The€right€of€citizens€of€the€United€States,€who€are€eighteen€years€of€age€or€older,€toĎvote€shall€not€be€denied€or€abridged€by€the€United€States€or€by€any€State€on€account€of€age.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€power€to€enforce€this€article€by€appropriate€legislation.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Inoperative€Article.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1972;€Expired€Unratified€1982]ĚĚArticle--ĚĚSection.€1.€Equality€of€rights€under€the€law€shall€not€be€denied€or€abridged€by€the€United€States€orĎby€any€State€on€account€of€sex.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€Congress€shall€have€the€power€to€enforce,€by€appropriate€legislation,€theĎprovisions€of€this€article.Đ @-(, ЇSection.€3.€This€amendment€shall€take€effect€two€years€after€the€date€of€ratification.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Inoperative€Article.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1978;€Expired€Unratified€1985]ĚĚArticle--ĚĚSection.€1.€For€purposes€of€representation€in€the€Congress,€election€of€the€President€and€ViceĎPresident,€and€article€V€of€this€Constitution,€the€District€constituting€the€seat€of€government€ofĎthe€United€States€shall€be€treated€as€though€it€were€a€State.ĚĚSection.€2.€The€exercise€of€the€rights€and€powers€conferred€under€this€article€shall€be€by€theĎpeople€of€the€District€constituting€the€seat€of€government,€and€as€shall€be€provided€by€theĎCongress.ĚĚSection.€3.€The€twenty-third€article€of€amendment€to€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€isĎhereby€repealed.ĚĚSection.€4.€This€article€shall€be€inoperative,€unless€it€shall€have€been€ratified€as€an€amendment€toĎthe€Constitution€by€the€legislatures€of€three-fourths€of€the€several€States€within€seven€years€fromĎthe€date€of€its€submission.Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Article.€[XXVII.]Ě̀€€€€€€€€€€€€[Proposed€1789;€Ratified€1992;€Second€of€twelve€Articles€comprising€the€Bill€of€Rights]ĚĚNo€law,€varying€the€compensation€for€the€services€of€the€Senators€and€Representatives,€shall€takeĎeffect,€until€an€election€of€Representatives€shall€have€intervened.ń4ń