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The
Constitution of the United States of America
Bill
of Rights to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers ]
Preamble ["We
the people...."]
- Article
I
- [The Legislative Branch]
Section 1. [Legislative
Power Vested]
Section 2. [House
of Representatives]
Section 3. [Senate]
Section 4. [Elections
of Senators and Representatives]
Section 5. [Rules
of House and Senate]
Section 6. [Compensation
and Privileges of Members
Section 7. [Passage
of Bills]
Section 8. [Scope
of Legislative Power
Section 9. [Limits
on Legislative Power]
Section 10. [Limits
on States]
- Article
II
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[The Presidency]
Section 1. [Election,
Installation, Removal]
Section 2. [Presidential
Power]
Section 3. [State
of the Union, Receive Ambassadors, Laws Faithfully Executed, Commission
Officers]
Section 4. [Impeachment]
- Article
III
- [The Judiciary]
Section 1.
[Judicial Power Vested]
Section 2.
[Scope of Judicial Power]
Section 3.
[Treason]
- Article IV
- [The States]
Section 1.
[Full Faith and Credit]
Section 2.
[Privileges and Immunities, Extradiction, Fugitive Slaves]
Section 3.
[Admission of States]
Section 4.
[Guarantees to States]
- Article
V
- [The Amendment Process]
- Article VI
- [Legal Status of the Constitution]
- Article VII
- [Ratification] Signers Amendments
- Amendment I
- [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)]
- Amendment II
- [Right to Bear Arms (1791)]
- Amendment III
- [Quartering of Troops (1791)]
- Amendment IV
- [Search and Seizure (1791)]
- Amendment V
- [Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process
(1791)]
- Amendment VI
- [Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to
Counsel (1791)
- Amendment VII
- [Common Law Suits - Jury Trial (1791)
- Amendment VIII
- [Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)]
- Amendment IX
- [Non-Enumerated Rights (1791)]
- Amendment X
- [Rights Reserved to States (1791)]
- Amendment XI
- [Suits Against a State (1795)]
- Amendment XII
- [Election of President and Vice-President (1804)]
- Amendment XIII
- [Abolition of Slavery (1865)]
- Amendment XIV
- [Privileges and Immunities, Due Process, Equal Protection,
Apportionment of Representatives, Civil War Disqualification and
Debt (1868)
- Amendment XV
- [Rights Not to Be Denied on Account of Race (1870)]
- Amendment XVI
- [Income Tax (1913)]
- Amendment XVII
- [Election of Senators (1913)]
- Amendment XVIII
- [Prohibition (1919)]
- Amendment XIX
- [Women's Right to Vote (1920)]
- Amendment XX
- [Presidential Term and Succession (1933)]
- Amendment XXI
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[Repeal of Prohibition (1933)]
- Amendment XXII
- [Two Term Limit on President (1951)]
- Amendment XXIII
- [Presidential Vote in D.C. (1961)]
- Amendment XXIV
- [Poll Tax (1964)]
- Amendment XXV
- [Presidential Succession (1967)]
- Amendment XXVI
- [Right to Vote at Age 18 (1971)]
- Amendment XXVII
- [Compensation of Members of Congress (1992)]
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