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FURTHER Ex

PRESSED PRO-
HIBITIONS.

Jury trial in

ARTICLE THE SEVENTH.

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shail Rights declared exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved; and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

civil cases.

No suit against

State, by citi

ARTICLE THE EIGHTH.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

ARTICLE THE NINTH.

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

ARTICLE THE TENTH.

The powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

ARTICLE THE ELEVENTH.

The judicial power of the United States, shall not be construed zen or subject. to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States, by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign State.

Electors.

ARTICLE THE TWELFTH.

Election for 1. The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote, by President and Vice-President. ballot, for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, Proceedings of shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in their ballots, the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots, the person voted for as Vice-President; and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as Predent, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each; which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate: the President of the Senate shall, in presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted the person having the greater number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed'; and if no person have such majority, then, from the persons having the highest numbers, not

Ientatives.

exceeding three,on the list of those voted for as President, the House House of Repreof Representatives shall choose, immediately, by ballot, the President. But, in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by By States. States, the representation from each State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from twothirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President, whenever the right of choice shall dovolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the Vice-President death or other constitutional disability of the President.

become Presi

dent.

Senate.

2. The person having the greatest number of votes as VicePresident, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majo- Vice-President rity of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person clected by have a majority, then, from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President: a quorum for the Quorum. purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a

choice.

of Vice-Presi

3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of Qualifications President, shall be eligible to the office of Vice-President of the dent. United States.

INDEX

TO THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Reference is made to the Articles, Sections, Clauses, and Amendments.

A.

Absent members, attendance compelled
Acceptance of District of ten miles, by Congress

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of present, title, &c. by officer of United States 1 Accusation, nature and cause of Accused, rights of. Amendments 4, 5, 6.

:

Acts, records, &c. of each State, credit in other States
Adjourn, less than a quorum may

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neither house can, more than three days, without
consent of other

:

6

2

3

4 1

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66 the houses, President may, in case of their disagreement with respect to the time of adjournment 2 Adjournment preventing return of bill by President question of, excepted from being presented for President's approval

none shall deprive a State of its equal suffrage in the Senate, without its consent none before 1808, shall affect the clause restraining the prohibition of the importation of slaves, or the clause prohibiting any direct tax, unless in proportion to the census Appointment, temporary, of Senator

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10

6

1

5

1

:

of Senator or Representatives to certain offices,

:

2

:

1,2

of inferior officers, may be vested elsewhere
See Elections: Officers.

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Apportionment of representatives, and direct taxes
Appropriations by law, no money from Treasury, but by
for armies, shall not be for a longer time than
2 years
;

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1

7

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Approval of President, bill, order, &c. must be presented for 1 of houses, to bill returned by President

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Armies, to raise and support, power of Congress

votes for government of

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State restrained from keeping

excepted from right to have inquest by Grand Jury.
Amendment 5.

Arms to militia, Congress may provide for

Arts, useful, to promote the progress of
Arrest, Senators and Representatives' privilege from
provisions to guard against arbitrary. Amend. 4.
Assemble and petition, right to. Amendment 1.
Attainder, bill of prohibited

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Bail. Amendment 8.

B.

Ballot, votes for President, by. Amendment 12, c. 1.
Bankruptcy

Bill for revenue
passed, before it becomes law, must be presented to Pre-
sident, approved and signed, or returned, with objec-
tions, and passed by two-thirds of both Houses
not returned within ten days, shall be law, unless Con-
gress, by adjournment, prevent its return

Captures on land and water

Certificates of votes for President and Vice-President.

Citizens of each State, privileges, &c. in several States
of another State; of different States; of the same
State, claiming lands under grants of different
States; and of a State and foreign States'
citizens or subjects, cases between

Claim of fugitive slave, by owner

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2

1 2,9

1

1

24

2