Bills. Upon the reconsideration of a bill returned by the President,
with his objections, if two-thirds of each House agree to
pass the same, it shall become a law....
Upon the reconsideration of a bill returned by the Presi-
dent, the question shall be taken by yeas and nays
Not returned by the President within ten days (Sundays
excepted), shall, unless Congress adjourn, become laws.
Borrow money on the credit of the United States. Congress
shall have power to

Bounties and pensions shall not be questioned. The validity
of the public debt incurred in suppressing insurrection
and rebellion against the United States, including the
debt for. [Amendments]-----

Breach of the peace, shall be privileged from arrest while at-
tending the session, and in going to and returning from
the same. Senators and Representatives, except for
treason, felony, and............

Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The Presi-
dent, Vice-President, and all civil officers shall be re-
moved on impeachment for and conviction of treason

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Capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on indictment of a
grand jury, except in certain specified cases.
No person
shall be held to answer for a. [Amendments] -------
Capitation or other direct tax shall be laid unless in proportion
to the census or enumeration. No..................

Captures on land and water. Congress shall make rules con-
cerning...

Casting vote. The Vice-President shall have no vote unless the
Senate be equally divided

Census or enumeration of the inhabitants shall be made within
three years after the first meeting of Congress, and
within every subsequent term of ten years thereafter ___
Census or enumeration. No capitation or other direct tax shall
be laid except in proportion to the...
Chief Justice shall preside when the President of the United
States is tried upon impeachment. The..
Choosing the electors and the day on which they hall give their
votes, which shall be the same throughout the United
States. Congress may determine the time of..

Citizen of the United States at the adoption of the Constitution shall be eligible to the office of President. No person

not a natural born_____

Citizen of the United States. No person shall be a Senator who
shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been
nine years a..

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have
attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven
years a

Citizenship. Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the
privileges and immunities of citizens of the several
States

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]_.

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Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. [Amendments]__ 14 Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. [Amendments] - - - - - -. Citizens or subjects of a foreign state. The judicial power of the United States shall not extend to suits in law or equity brought against one of the States by the citizens of another State, or by. [Amendments]----

Civil officers of the United States shall, on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors, be removed. All....

Claims of the United States or any particular State in the Territory or public property. Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prejudice..

Classification of Senators. Immediately after they shall be assembled after the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes.

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The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year.___

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The seats of the Senators of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year.............

The seats of the Senators of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year..

Coin a tender in payment of debts. No State shall make any-
thing but gold and silver ...

Coin money and regulate the value thereof and of foreign coin.
Congress shall have power to...

Coin of the United States. Congress shall provide for punish-
ing the counterfeiting the securities and current.
Color, or previous condition of servitude. The right of citizens
of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by any State on account of race.
[Amendments] ---

Comfort. Treason against the United States shall consist in
levying war against them, and giving their enemies aid
and
Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy, and of the militia
when in actual service. The President shall be...................
Commerce with foreign nations, among the States, and with In-
dian tribes. Congress shall have power to regulate____
Commerce or revenue. No preference shall be given to the ports
of one State over those of another by any regulation of__
Vessels clearing from the ports of one State shall not pay
duties in those of another.......

Commissions to expire at the end of the next session. The
President may fill vacancies that happen in the recess of
the Senate by granting...

Common defense, promote the general welfare, &c. To insure
the. [Preamble]

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Common defense and general welfare. Congress shall have

power to provide for the_____.

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Common law, where the amount involved exceeds twenty dollars,
shall be tried by jury. Suits at. [Amendments]_____
No fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any
court of the United States than according to the rules of
the. [Amendments] ---.

Compact with another State. No State shall, without the con-

sent of Congress, enter into any agreement or__
Compact with a foreign power. No State shall, without the
consent of Congress, enter into any agreement or..
Compensation of Senators and Representatives to be ascertained

by law.....

Compensation of the President shall not be increased nor dimin-

ished during the period for which he shall be elected...

Compensation of the judges of the Supreme and inferior courts
shall not be diminished during their continuance in
office
Compensation. Private property shall not be taken for public
use without just. [Amendments].---.
Compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor.

In

criminal prosecutions the accused shall have. [Amend-
ments].

Confederation. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,

ог

Confederation. All debts contracted and engagements entered

into before the adoption of this Constitution shall be as
valid against the United States under it, as under the__
Confession in open court. Conviction of treason shall be on the

testimony of two persons to the overt act, or upon_____
Congress of the United States. All legislative powers shall be
vested in a

Shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives___
Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, which shall

be on the first Monday of December, unless they by law
appoint a different day

May at any time alter regulations for elections of Senators
and Representatives, except as to the places of choosing
Senators...

Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns,
and qualifications of its own members...

A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do
business

A smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may
be authorized to compel the attendance of absent mem-
bers
Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings,
punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with
the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.......
Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings.
Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, with-
out the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three
days...

Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation
to be ascertained by law
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Congress. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and
breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during
attendance at their respective Houses, and in going to
and returning from the same.

No Senator or Representative shall, during his term, be
appointed to any civil office which shall have been created,
or of which the emoluments shall have been increased,
during such term..

"No person holding any office under the United States, shall,
while in office, be a member of either House of Congress.
All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives.......

Proceedings in cases of bills returned by the President with
his objections...

Shall have power to lay and collect duties, imposts, and
excises, pay the debts, and provide for the common de-
fense and general welfare..........

Shall have power to borrow money on the credit of the
United States___

To regulate foreign and domestic commerce, and with the
Indian tribes.

To establish an uniform rule of naturalization and uniform
laws on the subject of bankruptcies

To coin money, regulate its value, and the value of for-
eign coin, and to fix the standard of weights and meas-

ures

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To punish the counterfeiting the securities and current coin
of the United States

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To promote the progress of science and the useful arts...
To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court
To define and punish piracies and felonies on the high seas
and to punish offenses against the law of nations_____
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and
make rules concerning captures on land and water____ I
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money
to that use shall be for a longer term than two years._-
To provide and maintain a Navy

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To make rules for the government of the Army and Navy.
To call out the militia to execute the laws, suppress insur-
rections, and repel invasions.

To provide for organizing, arming, and equipping the
militia

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