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Convene Congress or either House, on extraordinary occasions.

The President may.......
Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution. Con-

gress, on the application of two-thirds of the legislatures
of the States, may call a

Convention, by the unanimous consent of the States present on
the 17th of September, 1787. Adoption of the Constitu-
tion in....
Conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establish-
ment of the Constitution. The ratification of the................
Conviction in cases of impeachment shall not be had without
the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present..
Copyrights to authors for limited times. Congress shall have
power to provide for.............

Corruption of blood.

Attainder of treason shall not work Counsel for his defense. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the assistance of. [Amendntents]____ Counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States. Congress shall provide for the punishment of __ Courts. Congress shall have power to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court..... Courts of law. Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the heads of departments, or in the_____ Courts as Congress may establish. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court and such inferior

Courts. The judges of the Supreme and inferior courts shall hold their offices during good behavior_

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Credit of the United States.

Congress shall have power to bor

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Their compensation shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office..........

row money on the........... Credit shall be given in every other State to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each State. Full faith

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Crime, unless on a presentment of a grand jury. No person
shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infa-
mous. [Amendments]

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

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Crimes and misdemeanors. The President, Vice-President, and
all civil officers shall be removed on impeachment for
and conviction of treason, bribery, or other....
Crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be tried by jury.
All...

They shall be tried in the State within which they may be
committed

When not committed in a State, they shall be tried at the places which Congress may by law have provided............Criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have a speedy and public trial by jury in the State and district where the crime was committed. In all. [Amendments]...

He shall be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation. [Amendments]....

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He shall be confronted with the witnesses against him.
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He shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses
in his favor. [Amendments]-----

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He shall have the assistance of counsel in his defense.
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Criminate himself. No person as a witness shall be compelled
to. [Amendments] -

Cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor. [Amendments] ---

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Danger as will not admit of delay. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent...

Day on which they shall vote for President and Vice-President,
which shall be the same throughout the United States.
Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors,
and the...

Day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of
absent members. A smaller number than a quorum of
each House may adjourn from...............
Death, resignation, or inability of the President, the powers and
duties of his office shall devolve on the Vice-President.
In case of the....

Death, resignation, or inability of the President. Congress may
provide by law for the case of the removal...

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Debt of the United States, including debts for pensions and bounties incurred in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. The validity of the public. [Amendments].

Debts. No State shall make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of..

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Debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare
of the United States. Congress shall have power to pay
the
Debts and engagements contracted before the adoption of this
Constitution shall be as valid against the United States
under it as under the Confederation...
Debts or obligations incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, or claims for the loss or eman-
cipation of any slave. Neither the United States nor
any State shall assume or pay any. [Amendments]... 14
Declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make
rules concerning captures on land and water. Congress
shall have power to.......
Defense, promote the general welfare, &c. To insure the com-
mon. [Preamble].
Defense and general welfare throughout the United States.
Congress shall have power to pay the debts and provide
for the common.......

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Defense. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the assistance of counsel for his. [Amendments]---Delaware entitled to one Representative in the first Congress__ Delay. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, engage in war unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of...

Delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people. The powers not. [Amendments]

Deny or disparage others retained by the people. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to. [Amendments].

Departments upon any subject relating to their duties. The

President may require the written opinion of the principal
officers in each of the executive.__.

Departments. Congress may by law vest the appointment of

inferior officers in the heads of...

Direct tax shall be laid unless in proportion to the census or enumeration. No capitation or other

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Direct taxes and Representatives, how apportioned among the
several States. (Repealed by the second section of the
fourteenth amendment, on page 66] .-
Disability of the President and Vice-President. Provisions in
case of the -----
Disability. 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 previously taken an oath as a legislative, execu-
tive, or judicial officer of the United States, or of any
State, to support the Constitution, afterwards engaged in
insurrection or rebellion against the United States.
[Amendments] ---

But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such. [Amendments] - ------
Disagreement between the two Houses as to the time of adjourn-
ment, the President may adjourn them to such time as
he may think proper. In case of ---- .
Disorderly behavior. Each House may punish its members

for-----

And with the concurrence of two-thirds expel a member.. Disparage others retained by the people. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or. [Amendments] - Disqualification. No Senator or Representative shall, during

the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any
office under the United States which shall have been
created or its emoluments increased during such term..
No person holding any office under the United States
shall be a member of either House during his contin-
uance in office-----.

No person shall be a member of either House, presiden-
tial elector, or hold any office under the United States,
or any State, who, having previously sworn to support
the Constitution, afterwards engaged in insurrection or
rebellion. [Amendments] ---

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But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such disability. [Amendments]----

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District of Columbia. Congress shall exercise exclusive legislation in all cases over the ---

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Dockyards. Congress shall have exclusive authority over all places purchased for the erection of

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Domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, &c. To insure. [Preamble] ---

Domestic violence. The United States shall protect each State

against invasion and...

Due process of law. No person shall be compelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without. [Amendments]

No State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without. [Amendments]

Duties and powers of the office of President, in case of his death, removal, or inability to act, shall devolve on the Vice-President

In case of the disability of the President and Vice-President, Congress shall declare what officer shall act Duties, imposts, and excises. Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes.

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Shall be uniform throughout the United States.. Duties shall be laid on articles exported from any State. No tax or..

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Duties in another State. Vessels clearing in the ports of one
State shall not be obliged to pay.......

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On imports and exports, without the consent of Congress, except where necessary for executing its inspection laws. No State shall lay any

Duties on imports or exports. The net produce of all such duties shall be for the use of the Treasury of the United States.

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All laws laying such duties shall be subject to the revision
and control of Congress.

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Duty of tonnage without the consent of Congress. No State

shall lay any

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Election of President and Vice-President. Congress may deter-
mine the day for the___.

Shall be the same throughout the United States. The day
of the....

Elections for Senators and Representatives. The legislatures

of the States shall prescribe the times, places, and man-
ner of holding...

But Congress may, at any time, alter such regulations,
except as to the places of choosing Senators.___

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