EQUAL SUFFRAGE in the Senate. No State shall be deprived
without its consent, of its.....
ESTABLISHMENT of this Constitution between the States ratifying
the same. The ratification of nine States shall be sufficient for
the
EXCESSIVE BAIL shall not be required, nor excessive fines im-
posed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. [Amend-
nients]
EXCISES. Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,
duties, imposts, and....
Shall be uniform throughout the United States. All duties, im-
posts, and ....
EXCLUSIVE LEGISLATION, in all cases, over such district as
may become the seat of government. Congress shall exercise...
Over all places purchased for the erection of forts, magazines, ar-
sepals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings. Congress shall
exercise
EXECUTIVE OF A STATE. The United States shall protect each
State against invasion and domestic violence, on the applica-
tion of the legislature or the......
EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS of the United States
and of the several States shall be bound by an oath to support
the Constitution....
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. On subjects relating to their du-
ties the President may require the written opinions of the prin-
cipal officers in each of the........
Congress may by law vest the appointment of inferior officers in
the heads of......
EXECUTIVE POWER shall be vested in a President of the United
States of America. The..............
EXPEL A MEMBER. Each House, with the concurrence of two-
thirds, may ...
EXPENDITURES of public money shall be published from time to
time. A regular statement of the receipts and....
EXPORTATIONS from any State. No tax or duty shall be laid
EXPORTS OR IMPORTS, except upon certain conditions. No State
shall, without the consent of Congress. lay any duties on....
Laid by any State, shall be for the use of the Treasury. The net
produce of all duties on...
Shall be subject to the revision and control of Congress. All laws
of the States laying duties on....
EX POST FACTO LAW shall be passed. No bill of attainder or...
EX POST FACTO LAW, or law impairing the obligation of con-
tracts. No State shall pass any bill of attainder....
EXTRAORDINARY OCCASIONS. The President may convene
both houses, or either House of Congress, on.
FAITH and credit in each State shall be given to the acts, records,
and judicial proceedings of another State. Full.....
FELONY, and breach of the peace. Members of Congress shall not
be privileged from arrest for treason......
FELONIES committed on the high seas. Congress shall have power
to define and punish piracies and...
FINES. Excessive fines shall not be imposed. [Amendments].... 8
FOREIGN COIN. Congress shall have power to coin money, fix the
standard of weights and measures, and to regulate the value
FOREIGN NATIONS, among the States, and with the Indian tribes.
Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with.......
FOREIGN POWER. No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress, enter into any compact or agreement with any..
FORFEITURE, except during the life of the person attainted. At-
tainder of treason shall not work.....
FORMATION of new States. Provisions relating to the...
FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The United States shall guarantee to
every State in this Union a republican.....
And shall protect each of them against invasion; and on applica-
tion of the legislature or of the executive (when the legislature
cannot be convened), against domestic violence.....
FORTS, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings.
Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all places pur-
chased for the erection of......
FREEDOM of speech or the press. Congress shall make no law
abridging the. [Amendments]
FREE STATE, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall
not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being necessary to
the security of a. [Amendments]......
FUGITIVES from crime found in another State shall, on demand, be
delivered up to the authorities of the State from which they
may flee
FUGITIVES from 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.....
GENERAL WELFARE and secure the blessings of liberty, &c. To
promote the. [Preamble.]
GENERAL WELFARE. Congress shall have power to provide for
the common defense and...
GEORGIA shall be entitled to three Representatives in the first Con-
GOLD AND SILVER coin a tender in payment of debts. No State
shall make anything but......
GOOD BEHAVIOR. The judges of the Supreme and inferior
courts shall hold their offices during.
GOVERNMENT. The United States shall guarantee to every State
in this Union a republican form of...
And shall protect each of them against invasion, and on appli-
cation of the legislature or of the executive (when the legisla-
ture cannot be convened), against domestic violence....
GRAND JURY. No person shall be held to answer for a capital or
otherwise infamous crime, unless on the presentment of a.
[Amendments]
Except in cases arising in the land and naval forces, and in the
militia when in actual service. [Amendments]..
GUARANTEE to every State in this Union a republican form of
government. The United States shall....
And shall protect each of them against invasion; and on applica-
tion of the legislature or of the executive (when the legislature
cannot be convened), against domestic violence...
HABEAS CORPUS shall not be suspended unless in cases of re-
bellion or invasion. The writ of...
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS. Congress may, by law, vest the ap-
pointment of inferior officers in the...
On any subject relating to their duties, the President may require
the written opinion of the principal officers in each of the ex-
ecutive departments
HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS. The President, Vice-
President, and all civil officers shall be removed on impeachment
for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other....
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Congress shall consist of a
Senate and .....
Shall be composed of members chosen every second year..
Qualifications of electors for members of the..
No person shall be a member who shall not have attained the age
of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the Unit-
ed States
The executives of the several States shall issue writs of election to
fill vacancies in the....
Shall choose their Speaker and other officers.
Shall have the sole power of impeachment...
Shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of
its own members......
A majority shall constitute a quorum to do business.
Less than a majority may adjourn from day to day, and compel
the attendance of absent members....
May punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the con-
currence of two-thirds, expel a member..
Shall keep a journal of its proceedings.
Shall not adjourn for more than three days during the session of
Congress without the consent of the Senate.....
Members shall not be questioned for any speech or debate in either
House or in any other place......
No person holding any office under the United States shall, while
holding such office, be a member of the......
No person, while a member of either House, shall be appointed to
an office which shall have been created or the emoluments in-
creased during his membership.....
All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the..
The votes for President and Vice-President shall be counted in
the presence of the Senate and. [Amendments.]..
If no person have a majority of electoral votes, then from the
three highest on the list the House of Representatives shall im-
mediately, by ballot, choose a President. [Amendments]....... 12
They shall vote by States, each State counting one vote. [Amend-
ments]
A quorum shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds
of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary
to the choice of a President. [Amendments]....
No person having as a legislative, executive, or judicial officer of
the United States, or of any State, taken an oath to support the
Constitution, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, shall be a member of the. [Amend-
ments]
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove
such disability. [Amendments]
IMMINENT DANGER as will not admit of delay. No State shall,
without the consent of Congress, engage in war, unless actually
invaded or in such....
IMMUNITIES. Members of Congress shall, in all cases except trea-
son, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest
during their attendance at the session of their respective houses,
and in going and returning from the same.....
No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the consent of
the owner in time of peace. [Amendments]....
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life and limb for the
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and
of the State in which they reside. [Amendments]...
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
[Amendments]
Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property
without due process of law. [Amendments]..
Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection
of the law. [Amendments]....
IMPEACHMENT. The President may grant reprieves and pardons
except in cases of....
The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of.....
IMPEACHMENT for and conviction of treason, bribery, and other
high crimes and misdemeanors. The President, Vice-President,
and all civil officers shall be removed upon.
IMPEACHMENTS. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all
The Senate shall be on oath, or affirmation, when sitting for the
trial of ...
When the President of the United States is tried the Chief Justice
shall preside
No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds
of the members present....
Judgment shall not extend beyond removal from office and dis-
qualification to hold office..
But the party convicted shall be liable to indictment and punish-
ment according to law....
IMPORTATION of slaves prior to 1808 shall not be prohibited by
the Congress
But a tax or duty of ten dollars for each person may be imposed
on such
IMPORTS OR EXPORTS except what may be absolutely necessary
for executing its inspection laws. No State shall, without the
consent of Congress, lay any imposts or duties on...
IMPORTS OR EXPORTS laid by any State shall be for the use of
the Treasury. The net produce of all duties on.
IMPORTS OR EXPORTS shall be subject to the revision and con-
trol of Congress. All laws of States laying duties on...
IMPOSTS AND EXCISES. Congress shall have power to lay and
collect taxes, duties.....
Shall be uniform throughout the United States. All taxes, duties
INABILITY of the President, the powers and duties of his office shall
devolve on the Vice-President. In case of the death, resigna-
tion, or
INABILITY of the President or Vice-President. Congress may pro-
vide by law for the case of the removal, death, resignation, or..
INCOMES. Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on.
INDIAN TRIBES. Congress shall have power to regulate com-
merce with the
INDICTMENT or presentment of a grand jury. No person shall be
held to answer for a capital or infamous crime unless on.
[Amendments]
Except in cases arising in the land and naval forces, and in the
militia when in actual service. [Amendments]...
INDICTMENT, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law.
The party convicted in case of impeachment shall nevertheless be
liable and subject to.
INFAMOUS CRIME unless on presentment or indictment of a grand
jury. No person shall be held to answer for a capital or.
[Amendments]
INFERIOR COURTS. Congress shall have power to constitute tri-
bunals inferior to the Supreme Court......
INFERIOR COURTS as Congress may establish. The judicial pow-
er of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court
and such
The judges of both the Supreme and inferior courts shall hold
their offices during good behavior.
Their compensation shall not be diminished during their continu-
ance in office......
INFERIOR OFFICERS in the courts of law, in the President alone,
or in the heads of Departments. Congress, if they think proper,
may by law vest the appointment of.....
INHABITANT OF THE STATE for which he shall be chosen. No
person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained the age
of thirty years, been nine years a citizen of the United States,
and who shall not, when elected, be an....
INSURRECTION OR REBELLION against the United States. No
person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or
presidential elector, or hold any office, civil or military, under the
United States, or any State, who, having taken an oath as a
legislative, executive, or judicial officer of the United States, or
of a State, afterwards engaged in. [Amendments]..
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, re-
move such disabilities. [Amendments]..
INSURRECTION OR REBELLION against the United States.
Debts declared illegal and void which were contracted in aid of.
[Amendments]
INSURRECTIONS and repel invasions. Congress shall provide for
calling forth the militia to suppress...
INVASION. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, en-
gage in war unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger
as will not admit of delay.....
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INVASION. The writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless
in case of rebellion or.....
INVASION and domestic violence. The United States shall protect
each State against.....
INVASIONS. Congress shall provide for calling forth the militia to
suppress insurrections and repel.....
INVENTORS AND AUTHORS in their inventions and writings.
Congress may pass laws to secure for limited times exclusive
rights to
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE, except as a punishment for crime,
abolished in the United States. Slavery and. [Amendments]... 13
JEOPARDY of life and limb for the same offense. No person shall
be twice put in. [Amendments]....
JOURNAL of its proceedings. Each House shall keep a......
JUDGES in every State shall be bound by the Constitution, the laws
and treaties of the United States, which shall be the supreme
law of the land......
JUDGES of the Supreme and inferior courts shall hold their offices
during good behavior.....
Their compensation shall not be diminished during their continu-
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