CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Adopted by convention of States, September 17, 1787; Ratification
completed, June 21, 1788<1>
(Current Through 1995)
Table of Contents
PREAMBLE.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect
Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of
Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.
ARTICLE
I: The Legislative Branch
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Section 1: "All legislative Powers herein
granted..."
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Section 2: "The House of Representatives
shall be composed..."
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Section 3: "The Senate of the United States
shall be composed..."
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Section 4: "The Times, Places and Manner
of holding Elections..."
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Section 5: "Each House shall be the Judge..."
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Section 6: "The Senators and Representatives
shall receive a Compensation..."
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Section 7: "All Bills for raising Revenue
shall originate..."
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Section 8: "The Congress shall have Power
To lay and collect Taxes..."
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Section 9: "The Migration or Importation
of such Persons..."
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Section 10: "No State shall enter into
any Treaty..."
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II: The Executive Branch
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Section 1: "The executive Power shall be
vested in a President..."
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Section 2: "The President shall be Commander
in Chief..."
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Section 3: "He shall from time to time give
to the Congress Information..."
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Section 4: "The President, Vice President
and all civil Officers of the United States..."
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Section 1: "The judicial Power of the United
States..."
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Section 2: "The judicial Power shall extend
to all Cases..."
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Section 3: "Treason against the United States..."
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IV: Relations Between the States
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Section 1: "Full Faith and Credit shall
be given..."
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Section 2: "The Citizens of each State shall
be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities..."
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Section 3: "New States may be admitted by
the Congress..."
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Section 4: "The United States shall guarantee
to every State..."
ARTICLE
V: The Amendment Process
ARTICLE
VI: General Provisions, Supremacy of the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
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Article I: Freedom of speech, religion,
press, petition and assembly.
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Article II: Right to bear arms and
militia.
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Article III: Quartering of soldiers.
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Article IV: Warrants and searches.
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Article V: Individual debt and double
jeopardy.
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Article VI: Speedy trial, witnesses
and accusations.
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Article VII: Right for a jury trial.
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Article VIII: Bail and fines.
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Article IX: Existence of other rights
for the people.
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Article X: Power reserved to the
states and people.
End of The Bill of Rights
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Article XI: Suits against states.
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Article XII: Election of executive
branch.
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Article XIII: Prohibition of slavery.
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Section 1: "Neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude..."
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Section 2: "Congress shall have power
to enforce..."
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Article XIV: Privileges or immunities,
due process, elections and debt.
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Section 1: "All persons born or naturalized
in the United States..."
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Section 2: "Representatives shall be apportioned..."
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Section 3: "No person shall be a Senator
or Representative..."
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Section 4: "The validity of the public
debt of the United States..."
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Section 5: "The Congress shall have power
to enforce..."
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Article XV: Race and the right to
vote.
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Section 1: "The right of citizens of the
United States to vote..."
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Section 2: "The Congress shall have power
to enforce..."
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Article XVI: Income tax.
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Article XVII: Senator election and
number.
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Article XVIII: Prohibition on sale
of alcohol.
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Section 1: "After one year from the ratification
of this article..."
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Section 2: "The Congress and the several
States..."
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Section 3: "This article shall be inoperative
unless..."
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Article XIX: Sex and the right to
vote.
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Article XX: "Lame duck" session of
Congress eliminated.
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Section 1: "The terms of the President
and Vice President shall end..."
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Section 2: "The Congress shall assemble
at least once in every year..."
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Section 3: "If, at the time fixed for
the beginning of the term of the President..."
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Section 4: "The Congress may by law provide
for the case of the death..."
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Section 5: "Sections 1 and 2 shall take
effect on the 15th day..."
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Section 6: "This article shall be inoperative
unless..."
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Article XXI: Repeal of Article XVIII.
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Section 1: "The eighteenth article of
amendment to the Constitution..."
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Section 2: "The transportation or importation
into any State..."
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Section 3: "This article shall be inoperative
unless..."
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Article XXII: Limit of Presidential
terms.
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Section 1: "No person shall be elected
to the office of the President..."
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Section 2: "This article shall be inoperative
unless..."
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Article XXIII: Election rules for
the District of Columbia.
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Section 1: "The District constituting
the seat of Government..."
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Section 2: "The Congress shall have power
to enforce..."
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Article XXIV: Taxes and the right
to vote.
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Section 1: "The right of citizens of the
United States to vote..."
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Section 2: "The Congress shall have power
to enforce..."
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Article XXV: Rules of Presidential
succession.
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Section 1: "In case of the removal of
the President from office..."
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Section 2: "Whenever there is a vacancy
in the office of the Vice President..."
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Section 3: "Whenever the President transmits..."
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Section 4: "Whenever the Vice President..."
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Article XXVI: Age and the right to
vote.
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Section 1: "The right of citizens of the
United States..."
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Section 2: "The Congress shall have power
to enforce..."
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Article XXVII: Pay raises and Congress.
AMENDMENTS
NEVER RATIFIED.
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