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Claims, no prejudice to certain

Claims of the United States, or of the several States, not to be prejudiced by any construction of the Con

stitution

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Coins, Congress fix value of foreign

Commerce, Congress to regulate

regulations respecting, to be equal and uniform

Commissions, to be granted by the President
Common law, recognised and established, 7th amendment
Congress, vested with power

may alter the regulations of State Legislatures
concerning elections of Senators and Repre-
sentatives, except as to place of choosing Sena-

tors

shall assemble once every year

officers of Government cannot be members of
may provide for cases of removal, death, &c., of

President and Vice President

may determine the time of choosing electors of
President and Vice President

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Contracts, no law impairing

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Conventions, for proposing amendments to the Constitution
Counterfeiting, Congress to provide for punishment -
Court, Supreme, its original and appellate jurisdiction

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manded

how to be tried

Courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, may be ordained by

Congress

Crimes, persons accused of, fleeing from justice, may be de

Criminal prosecutions, proceedings in cases of

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on exports prohibited

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on imports and exports, imposed by States, shall enure

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to the Treasury of the United States

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Elections, of Senators and Representatives, shall be pre

scribed by the States

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qualifications and returns of members of Congress, to be determined by each House Electors, of President and Vice President, how chosen, and

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Enumeration, every ten years
Executive power vested in a President. (See President)

Exports, not to be taxed

and imports, States prohibited from laying duties

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Fugitives, from justice, to be delivered up

from service, may be reclaimed

H.

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Habeas corpus, writ of, can only be suspended in cases of

rebellion or invasion

House of Representatives. (See Representatives.)

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Impeachment, to be brought by House of Representatives

tried by the Senate

judgment on

all civil officers liable to

Importation of slaves, not prohibited till 1808

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J.

Judges, shall hold their offices during good behavior
Judiciary, tribunals inferior to Supreme Court may be

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created

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Judicial power, vested in a Supreme Court, and courts in

restriction as to suits against a State

Judicial proceedings of each State are entitled to faith and

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Jury trial secured, and shall be held in the State where the

crime shall have been committed
further regulated, 6th amendment -
secured in suits at common law where the value
in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, 7th
amendment

Law, what is declared the supreme

L.

Law, common, recognised and established, 7th amendment

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Laws, President to see them faithfully executed
Legislative powers, vested in Congress. (See Congress.)

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Loans, authority to make

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to be commanded by President

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their right to keep and bear arms secured, 2d amend

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ment

Money shall be drawn from the treasury, only by appro

priation laws
Congress to coin and regulate value

States cannot make

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N.

Naturalization, uniform rules
Navy, Congress to provide and govern
Nobility, titles of, shall not be granted by the United States

nor by the States

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Officers, of House of Representatives shall be chosen by

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Order of one House, requiring the concurrence of the

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other

Oath, of the President

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of the public officers

P.

Pardons, President may grant

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Patents to be granted to inventors

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Petition, right of

Persons held to labor or service, their importation or mi

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Powers not delegated to Congress, nor prohibited to the

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States, are reserved, 10th amendment

Legislative. (See Congress.)

Executive. (See President.)

Art. Sec. Page.

Powers, Judicial. (See Judicial.)
Presents from foreign powers to public officers prohibited
Press, freedom of

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President of the U. S. vested with the Executive power

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shall be chosen for four years

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how elected

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may be removed by impeachment

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President, commander of army, navy, and militia

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may require the written opinions of the heads of

Departments

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may reprieve and pardon

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may

make treaties, with consent of the Senate may appoint to office, with the consent of the Senate 2 shall fill up vacancies happening during the re

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may convene both Houses, or either House 2
may adjourn them in case of disagreement
shall receive ambassadors and public ministers
shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed
shall commission all officers

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Privileges and immunities of members of Congress of citizens. (See Citizens, also Rights.) Property, Congress to provide for care of public

shall not be taken for public use, without just compensation, 5th amendment Punishments, cruel and unusual, prohibited

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Receipts and expenditures, accounts of, to be published

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Representatives, House of, composed of members chosen every

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