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People, peaceably to assemble and petition for redress of griev-
ances shall not be abridged by Congress. The right of
the. [Amendments]------

To keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well-
regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the. [Amendments].........

To be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated. The right of the. [Amendments]-------People. The enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution shall not be held to deny or disparage others retained by the. [Amendments].

Powers not delegated to the United States, nor pro-
hibited to the States, are reserved to the States or to
the. [Amendments]..........

Perfect Union, &c. To establish a more. [Preamble].........---
Persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches
and seizures. The people shall be secure in their.
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Persons as any State may think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited prior to 1808. The migration or importation of such.....

But a tax or duty of ten dollars shall be imposed on the
importation of each of such...
Petition for the redress of grievances. Congress shall make no
law abridging the right of the people peaceably to assem-
ble and to. [Amendments]....

Piracies and felonies committed on the high seas. Congress
shall define and punish.
Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
Neither House during the session shall, without the con-
sent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor
to any other

Places of choosing Senators. Congress may by law make or alter
regulations for the election of Senators and Representa-
tives, except as to the.....

Ports of one State over those of another. Preference shall not be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the

Ports. Vessels clearing from the ports of one State shall not pay duties in another..

Post-offices and post-roads. Congress shall establish____

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Powers herein granted shall be vested in Congress. All legisla-
tive.
Powers vested by the Constitution in the government or in any

department or officer of the United States. Congress shall make all laws necessary to carry into execution the Powers and duties of the office shall devolve on the Vice-President, on the removal, death, resignation, or inability of the President. The...

Powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to the States are reserved to the States and to the people. [Amendments]----

The enumeration of certain rights in this Constitution shall
not be held to deny or disparage others retained by the
people. [Amendments]-------

Preference, by any regulation of commerce or revenue, shall not
be given to the ports of one State over those of another.
Prejudice any claims of the United States or of any particular
State in the territory or property of the United States.
Nothing in this Constitution shall.____.

Present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from
any king, prince, or foreign State. No person holding
any office under the United States shall, without the con-
sent of Congress, accept any..

Presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases aris

ing in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in
actual service. No person shall be held to answer for a
capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a. [Amend.
ments].....

President of the United States. The Senate shall choose a Presi

dent protempore when the Vice-President shall exercise

the office of.....

The Chief Justice shall preside upon the trial of the..... Shall approve and sign all bills passed by Congress before they shall become laws

Shall return to the House in which it originated, with his objections, any bill which he shall not approve

If not returned within ten days (Sundays excepted), it shall become a law, unless Congress shall adjourn before the expiration of that time.....

Every order, resolution, or vote which requires the concurrence of both Houses, except on the question of adjournment, shall be presented to the...---

If disapproved by him, shall be returned and proceeded on as in the case of a bill...

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President of the United States. The executive power shall be vested in a

He shall hold his office during the term of four years.___ In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the duties of his office, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of....

Congress may declare, by law, in the case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability of the President, what officer shall act as..

The President shall receive a compensation which shall not be increased nor diminished during his term, nor shall he receive any other emolument from the United States__ Before he enters upon the execution of his office he shall take an oath of office.

Shall be Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy and of the militia of the States when called into actual service. He may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments

He may grant reprieves or pardons for offenses, except in cases of impeachment ___

He may make treaties, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two-thirds of the Senators present concurring....

He may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers whose appointments may be authorized by law and not herein provided for

Congress may vest the appointment of inferior officers in

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He may fill up all vacancies that may happen in the recess of the Senate by commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session...

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He shall give information to Congress of the state of the
Union, and recommend measures

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On extraordinary occasions he may convene both Houses or either House of Congress

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In case of disagreement between the two Houses as to the
time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time
as he may think proper. ---

He shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers..
He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed...

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President of the United States. He shall commission all the officers of the United States.....

On impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors, shall be removed from office. The.

No person except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the adoption of the Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of

No person who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five
years and been fourteen years a citizen of the United
States shall be eligible to the office of______.
President and Vice-Presiednt. Manner of choosing. Each
State, by its legislature, shall appoint a number of electors
equal to the whole number of Senators and Reprerenta-
tives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress.
No Senator or Representative or person holding an office of
trust or profit under the United States shall be an elector.
Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors
and the day on which they shall give their votes, which
day shall be the same throughout the United States....
The electors shall meet in their respective States and vote
by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom,
at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with
themselves. [Amendments]

They shall name in distinct ballots the person voted for as
President and the person voted for as Vice-President.
[Amendments]...

They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for as
President and as Vice-President, which they shall sign
and certify and transmit sealed to the President of the
Senate at the seat of government. [Amendments]..........
The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the
Senate and House of Representatives, open all the cer-
tificates and the votes shall then be counted. [Amend-
ments].......

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The person having the greatest number of votes shall be
the President, if such number be a majority of the whole
number of electors appointed. [Amendments]------- 12
If no person have such majority, then from the persons
having the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the
list of those voted for as President, the House of Repre
sentatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the Presi-
dent. [Amendments.]....

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President and Vice-President.

Manner of choosing. In
choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by
States, the representation from each State having one
vote. [Amendments]...

A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or
members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority
of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. [Amend.
ments].

But if no choice shall be made before the 4th of March
next following, then the Vice-President shall act as Presi-
dent, as in the case of the death or disability of the
President. [Amendments]------

President of the Senate, but shall have no vote unless the Senate
be equally divided. The Vice-President shall be.....
President pro tempore. In the absence of the Vice-President
the Senate shall choose a..

When the Vice-President shall exercise the office of Presi-
dent of the United States, the Senate shall choose a__--
Press. Congress shall pass no law abridging the freedom of
speech or of the. [Amendments]----

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,
color, or. [Amendments].

Private property shall not be taken for public use without just
compensation. [Amendments]--

Privilege. Senators and Representatives shall, in all cases ex-
cept treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privi-
leged from arrest during their attendance at the session
of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning
from the same....

They shall not be questioned for any speech or debate in
either House in any other place...
Privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States. The
citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privi-
leges and immunities of the citizens of the several States.
No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the con-
sent of the owner in time of peace. [Amendments]___
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life and limb
for the same offense. [Amendments]

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].

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