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Acts. Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such

acts, records, and proceedings___ Adjourn from day to day. A smaller number than a quorum

of each House may.

Adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than
that in which they shall be sitting. Neither House
shall, during the session of Congress, without the con-
sent of the other

Adjournment, the President may adjourn them to such time
as he shall think proper. In case of disagreement be-
tween the two Houses as to....
Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. The judicial power shall
extend to all cases of....

Admitted by the Congress into this Union, but no new State
shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any
other State. New States may be................

Nor shall any State be formed by the junction of two or
more States, or parts of States, without the consent of
the legislatures and of Congress

Adoption of the Constitution shall be valid. All debts and en-
gagements contracted by the Confederation and before
the

Advice and consent of the Senate. The President shall have power to make treaties by and with the_____.

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To appoint ambassadors or other public ministers and consuls by and with the.....

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To appoint all other officers of the United States not herein otherwise provided for by and with the..

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Affirmation. Senators sitting to try impeachments shall be on

oath or.

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To be taken by the President of the United States. Form of the oath or.

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No warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause and on oath or. [Amendments]----

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Senators and Represent

To support the Constitution.

atives, members of State legislatures, executive and
judicial officers, both State and Federal, shall be bound
by oath or

Age. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have
attained twenty-five years of______

No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained
thirty years of

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Agreement or compact with another State without the consent of Congress. No State shall enter into any.

Aid and comfort. Treason against the United States shall con-
sist in levying war against them, adhering to their ene-
mies, and giving them

Alliance or confederation. No State shall enter into any treaty
of
Ambassadors, or other public ministers and consuls. The Presi-
dent may appoint.-----

The Judicial power of the United States shall extend to all
cases affecting..
Amendments to the Constitution. Whenever two-thirds of both
Houses shall deem it necessary, Congress shall propose
To the Constitution. On application of the legislatures of
two-thirds of the States, Congress shall call a convention
to propose..

Shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of, or by
conventions in, three-fourths of the States..

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Answer for a capital or infamous crime unless on presentment of a grand jury. No person shall be held to. [Amendments]

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Except in cases in the land or naval forces, or in the militia
when in actual service. [Amendments]....

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Appellate jurisdiction both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as Congress shall make. In what cases the Supreme Court shall have.. Application of the legislature of the executive of a State. The United States shall protect each State against invasion and domestic violence on the...___

Application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the States, Congress shall call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution. On the.____

Appointment of officers and authority to train the militia reserved to the States respectively...

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Of such inferior officers as they may think proper in the
President alone. Congress may by law vest the.

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In the courts of law or in the heads of Departments. Con-
gress may by law vest the..........

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Apportionment of representation and direct taxation among the
several States. Provisions relating to the. [Repealed
by sec. 2 of 14th amendment, on page 66].----.
Of Representatives among the several States. Provisions
relating to the. [Amendments].

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Appropriate legislation. Congress shall have power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof____

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Congress shall have power to enforce the thirteenth article, prohibiting slavery, by. [Amendments] -------- 13 2 Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the fourteenth article by. [Amendments.]---Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the fifteenth article by. [Amendments]............... Appropriation of money for raising and supporting armies shall be for a longer term than two years. But no.. Appropriations made by law. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of _____ Approve and sign a bill before it shall become a law. The President shall..........

He shall return it to the House in which it originated, with his objections, if he do not... Armies, but no appropriation for that use shall be for a longer term than two years. Congress shall have power to raise and support... Armies. Congress shall make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces_____ Arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear. [Amendments]---------Arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same. Members shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from Arsenals. Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all places purchased for the erection of ____ Articles exported from any State. No tax or duty shall be laid

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Arts by securing to authors and inventors their patent rights. Congress may promote the progress of science and the useful

Assistance of counsel for his defense. In all criminal prosecu⚫tions the accused shall have the. [Amendments]_____

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Assumption of the debt or obligations incurred in aid of rebel

lion or insurrection against the United States. Provisions

against the. [Amendments].

Attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. No bill of....
Attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of
contracts. No state shall pass any bill of..
Attainder of treason shall not work corruption of blood or for-
feiture, except during the life of the person attainted___
Authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and
inventions. Congress shall have power to secure to...

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Bail. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines nor cruel and unusual punishments imposed. [Amendments]......

Ballot for President and Vice-President. The electors shall vote by. [Amendments] ...

Ballot. If no person have a majority of the electoral votes for President and Vice-President, the House of Representatives shall immediately choose the President by. [Amendments]

Bankruptcies. Congress shall have power to pass uniform laws on the subject of ----

Basis of representation among the several States. Provisions
relating to the. [Amendments]-------

Bear arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia
being necessary to the security of a free State, the right
of the people to keep and. [Amendments].
Behavior. The judges of the Supreme and inferior courts shall
hold their offices during good

Bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. No...
Bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obliga-
tion of contracts. No State shall pass any..

Bills of credit. No State shall emit

Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. All....

Bill's which have passed the Senate and House of Representatives shall, before they become laws, be presented to the President

If he approve, he shall sign them; if he disapprove, he shall return them, with his objections, to that House in which they originated

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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 President, Vice-President, and all civil officers shall be removed 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....

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

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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..

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