The Constitution of the United States of America
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preamble
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 - 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 & 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 - 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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