CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

Preamble. Article I. Article II. Article III. Article IV. Article V. Article VI. Article VII. Amendments. Amendments Never Ratified.

PREAMBLE.

ARTICLE I: The Legislative Branch

Section 1: "All legislative Powers herein granted..."

Section 2: "The House of Representatives shall be composed..."

Section 3: "The Senate of the United States shall be composed..."

Section 4: "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections..."

Section 5: "Each House shall be the Judge..."

Section 6: "The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation..."

Section 7: "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate..."

Section 8: "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes..."

Section 9: "The Migration or Importation of such Persons..."

Section 10: "No State shall enter into any Treaty..."

ARTICLE II: The Executive Branch

Section 1: "The executive Power shall be vested in a President..."

Section 2: "The President shall be Commander in Chief..."

Section 3: "He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information..."

Section 4: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States..."

ARTICLE III: The Judicial Branch

Section 1: "The judicial Power of the United States..."

Section 2: "The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases..."

Section 3: "Treason against the United States..."

ARTICLE IV: Relations Between the States

Section 1: "Full Faith and Credit shall be given..."

Section 2: "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities..."

Section 3: "New States may be admitted by the Congress..."

Section 4: "The United States shall guarantee to every State..."

ARTICLE V: The Amendment Process

ARTICLE VI: General Provisions, Supremacy of the Constitution

ARTICLE VII: Ratification Process

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION:

The Bill of Rights

Article I: Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition and assembly.

Article II: Right to bear arms and militia.

Article III: Quartering of soldiers.

Article IV: Warrants and searches.

Article V: Individual debt and double jeopardy.

Article VI: Speedy trial, witnesses and accusations.

Article VII: Right for a jury trial.

Article VIII: Bail and fines.

Article IX: Existence of other rights for the people.

Article X: Power reserved to the states and people.

End of The Bill of Rights

Article XI: Suits against states.

Article XII: Election of executive branch.

Article XIII: Prohibition of slavery.

Section 1: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude..."

Section 2: "Congress shall have power to enforce..."

Article XIV: Privileges or immunities, due process, elections and debt.

Section 1: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States..."

Section 2: "Representatives shall be apportioned..."

Section 3: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative..."

Section 4: "The validity of the public debt of the United States..."

Section 5: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..."

Article XV: Race and the right to vote.

Section 1: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote..."

Section 2: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..."

Article XVI: Income tax.

Article XVII: Senator election and number.

Article XVIII: Prohibition on sale of alcohol.

Section 1: "After one year from the ratification of this article..."

Section 2: "The Congress and the several States..."

Section 3: "This article shall be inoperative unless..."

Article XIX: Sex and the right to vote.

Article XX: "Lame duck" session of Congress eliminated.

Section 1: "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end..."

Section 2: "The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year..."

Section 3: "If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President..."

Section 4: "The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death..."

Section 5: "Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day..."

Section 6: "This article shall be inoperative unless..."

Article XXI: Repeal of Article XVIII.

Section 1: "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution..."

Section 2: "The transportation or importation into any State..."

Section 3: "This article shall be inoperative unless..."

Article XXII: Limit of Presidential terms.

Section 1: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President..."

Section 2: "This article shall be inoperative unless..."

Article XXIII: Election rules for the District of Columbia.

Section 1: "The District constituting the seat of Government..."

Section 2: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..."

Article XXIV: Taxes and the right to vote.

Section 1: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote..."

Section 2: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..."

Article XXV: Rules of Presidential succession.

Section 1: "In case of the removal of the President from office..."

Section 2: "Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President..."

Section 3: "Whenever the President transmits..."

Section 4: "Whenever the Vice President..."

Article XXVI: Age and the right to vote.

Section 1: "The right of citizens of the United States..."

Section 2: "The Congress shall have power to enforce..."

Article XXVII: Pay raises and Congress.

AMENDMENTS NEVER RATIFIED.

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