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Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of
the United States, or of any State (in respect to territory
or other property of the United States). Nothing in the
Constitution. The manner in which amendments may be pro-
posed and ratified ___

Constitution as under the Confederation shall be valid. All
debts and engagements contracted before the adoption of
the......
Constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof, and all
treaties made, or which shall be made, by the United
States, shall be the supreme law of the land. The ___.
The judges in every State, anything in the constitution or
laws of a State to the contrary notwithstanding, shall be
bound thereby.

Constitution. All officers, legislative, executive, and judicial, of
the United States, and of the several States, shall be bound
by an oath to support the..

But no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification
for any office or public trust..

Constitution, between the States so ratifying the same. The rati-

fication of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient

for the establishment of the____

Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or
disparage others retained by the people. The enumera-
tion in the. [Amendments] ------

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Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to
the State respectively or to the people. Powers not del-
egated to the United States by the. [Amendments]... 10
Constitution, and then engaged in rebellion against the United

States. Disqualification for office imposed upon certain
classes of persons who took an oath to support the.
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Constitution. Done in convention by the unanimous consent of

the States present, September 17, 1787---.
Contracts. No State shall pass any ex post facto law, or law
impairing the obligation of..

Controversies to which the United States shall be a party; be-
tween two or more States; between a State and citizens
of another State; between citizens of different States;
between citizens of the same State claiming lands under
grants of different States; between a State or its citizens
and foreign states, citizens, or subjects. The judicial
power shall extend to..

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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 ac-

cused shall have the assistance of. [Amendments]____
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 in-
ferior to the Supreme Court....
Courts of law. Congress may by law vest the appointment of
such inferior officers as they think proper in the Presi-
dent 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__

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

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Credit.

No State shall emit bills of___

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Credit of the United States. Congress shall have power to bor-
row money on the_____.

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Credit shall be given in every other State to the public acts, rec-
ords, and judicial proceedings of each State. Full faith
and....

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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].

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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]-----

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He shall be informed of the nature and cause of the accu-
sation. [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 rebel-
lion, 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....

Debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare
of the United States. Congress shall have power to pay
the...

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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 4 ·
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..

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, en-
gage 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..........

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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 adjournment, 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

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created or its emoluments increased during such term. 1 6 2 5 No person holding any office under the United States shall be a member of either House during his continuance in office._____

No person shall be a member of either House, presidential 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]------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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