INDEX

TO THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

Absence of vice-president,...

of members of congress,.....

Acceptance of office, gift, &c., from foreign governments,
Account of receipts and expenditures to be published,.........................................
Accusation to be made known to the accused,..
Acts, records and judicial proceedings:

full faith to be given to those of the states,..........................
mode of proving, to be provided by congress,

Adjournment of congress:

less than a majority may, from day to day,.

not more than three days by either house,..
not to any other place,........

president's approval not necessary to,..

to be fixed by president when two houses disagree,

Admiralty jurisdiction in the federal courts,........

Admission of new states,

Advice and consent of senate,...

Age of qualification for representative,..

for senator,

for president,

for vice-president,..

Agreement between states and with foreign powers,..................

Alliance by states prohibited,

Aliens not eligible as president,.

as vice-president,

naturalization of,............

Ambassadors to be appointed by president,.

to be received by president,.................

subject to judicial power,..........................

Amendments by senate to revenue bills,.....

to the constitution..............................................................

Appellate jurisdiction,..

Appointments of members of congress to civil offices,....

of office holders as electors,

to vacancies in the senate................

of militia officers,.

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Bill of attainder,

Appointment of presidential electors (12th amend.),

of officers by the president,.............

Apportionment of representatives.....................................................................................
Appropriations limited to two years,.................................

necessary to expending money,..............
Approval by president of acts of congress, ................................
Armies, congress to have power to raise, ............
congress to make rules and regulations...........
president, the commander-in-chief,....

Arming the militia, congress to provide for,.
Arms, right of the people to bear,...

Arrest, privilege of exemption from,
Arsenals, power of congress over,
Arts, power to promote,

Assembling of congress,...

of the people,................................

Attainder, no bill to be passed,..

none by the states,

for treason, effect of,.

Attendance of members of congress compelled,
Authentication of records, acts and proceedings,.

Authors may secure copyrights,

Bail, excessive, prohibited,...

Bankruptcy, power to establish laws for,

Bills to be presented to president for approval,.........................................................................

of credit not to be emitted by the states,

Borrow money, congress may,.........................

Breach of peace, member of congress may be arrested for,
Bribery, consequence of,..........

.... 1st amend.

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Buildings for national purposes,

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Coin, counterfeiting of....................................................................................................
the only lawful tender,...................................................................................................
Collecting dues and customs, ......................................
Commander-in-chief of army, navy and militia,
Commerce, power to regulate,

no preference to be given,.

Commissions to be granted by president,.....
Common defense, congress to provide for,.
Compensation to members of congress,.....
to president,

to judges,

for private property,

Congress, legislation vested in,.

what consists of..............

to take census,.........

election of members,.................

when to meet,

to judge of its members,.

to establish rules,....

to punish for disorder,

to expel its members,

to keep a journal,

to impose taxes and duties,.

to borrow money,..............

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to regulate commerce,....

Congress not to confer titles of nobility,

to regulate choice of president,

to provide for death of president and vice-president,.

for appointment of officers,...

extra sessions of,..........

to regulate judiciary,..

to declare punishment for treason,

to fix place of trial for crimes,

to provide for proving records,..

to admit new states,............

to govern territories,.

to amend the constitution,..

not to interfere with religion,

to count votes for president,.

Consent of congress to receive gifts, from other nations,......

to adjourn more than three days,...............

for states to lay imposts,.....................................

to keep troops or ships,........................

to engage in war,................

of states, to junction of territory,

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given to public acts, &c.,.....

Crimes, triable on indictment,

triable by jury,....................................................

Criminal cases, no person witness against himself,

to be regulated,

Cruel punishments prohibited,

Death of president and vice-president,

........ 6th amend.
8th amend.

Art. Sec.

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Debates in congress to be free,
Debts of United States to be paid,....
Defense, common, to be provided for,............ .......
counsel for, in criminal cases, ................................................. ......................................
Departments, power of congress over,.......................................................
opinion of, for president,

6th amend.

12th amend, and

12th amend.

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11th amend.