ANALYTICAL INDEX

TO THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

AND THE

AMENDMENTS THERETO.

A.

Abridged. The privileges or immunities of citizens of the

United States shall not be. [Amendments) -------
Absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as

it may provide. Each house is authorized to compel the

attendance of
Accounts of receipts and expenditures of public money shall be

published from time to time. A statement of the...--
Accusation. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall be

informed of the cause and nature of the. (Amendments]
Accused shall have a speedy public trial. In all criminal pros-

ecutions the. (Amendments]
He shall be tried by an impartial jury of the state and dis-

trict where the crime was committed. [Amendments)-
He shall be informed of the nature of the accusation.

[Amendments)
He shall be confronted with the witnesses against him.

Amendments]
He shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses

in his favor. [Amendments]
He sball have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

(Amendnieuts]
Actions at common law involving over twenty dollars shall be

tried by jury. (Amendments,
Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of another state. Full

faith and credit shall be given in each state to the----
Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such acts,

records, and proceedings
Adjourn from day to day. A smaller number than a quorum

of each house may
Adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than

that in which they shall be sitting. Neither house
shall, during the session of congress, without the con-

sent of the other
Adjournment, the president may ad journ them to such time as

he shall think proper. In case of disagreement between

thy two houses as to
Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. The judicial power

shall extend to all cases of
Admitted by the congress into this Union, but no new state

shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any

other state. New states may be
Nor shall any state be formed by the junction of two or

more states, or parts of states, without the consent of
the legislatures and of congress

Adoption of the constitution shall be valid. All debts and

engagements contracted by the confederation and be-

fore the
Advice and consent of the sepate. The president shall have
power to mak

treaties by and with the
To appoint ambassadors or other public ministers and

consuls by and with the
To appoint other officers of the United States not herein

otherwise provided for by and with the
Affirmation. Senators sitting to try impeachments shall be on

oath or
To be taken by the president of the United States. Form

of the oath or
Affirmation. No warrants shall be issued but upon probable

cause and on oath or. (Amendments)--
To support the constitution. Senators and representa-

tives, members of state legislatures, executive and judi.
cial officers, both state and federal, shall be bound by

oath or
Age. No person shall be a representative who shall not have

attained twenty-five years of
No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained

thirty years of
Agreement or compact with another state without the consent

of congress. No state shall enter into any
Aid and comfort. Treason against the United States shall con-

sist in levying war against them, adhering to their ene-

mies, and giving them
Alliance or confederation. No state shall enter into any

treaty of
Ambassadors, or other public ministers and consuls. The

president may appoint
The judicial power of the United States shall extend to all

cases affecting
Amendments to the constitution. Whenever two-thirds of

both houses shall decm it necessary, congress shall

propose
To the constitution. On applications of the legislatures

of two-thirds of the states, congress shall call a conven-

tion to propose
Shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of, or by

conventions, three-fourths of the states
Answer for a capital or infamous crime unless on presentment

of a grand jury. No person shall be held to. (Amend-

ments)
Except in cases in the land or naval forces, or in the mili-

tia when in actual service. (Amendments]
Appellate jurisdiction both as to law and fact, with such excep-

tions and under such regulations as congress shall make.

In what cases the supreme court shall have
Application of the legislature or the executive of a state. The

United States shall protect each state against invasion

and domestic violence on the
Application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states, con-

gress shall call a convention for proposing amendments

to the constitution. On the
Appointment of officers and authority to train the militia

reserved to the states respectively
Of such inferior officers as they may think proper in the

president alone. Congress may by law vest the-----
In the courts of law or in the heads of departments. Con-

gress may by law vest the

Appointment of representation and direct taxation among the

several states. Provisions relating to the. [Repealed

by séc. 2 of the 14th amendment)--
Of representatives among the several states. Provisions

relating to the. [Amendments) ---
Appropriate legislation. Congress shall lave power to make

all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execu-
tion the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested
by the constitution in the government of the United

States, or in any department og ofncer thereof.-----
Congress shall have power to enforce the thirteenth arti-

cle, prohibiting slavery, by. (Amendments]
Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the

fourteenth article by. [Amendments]
Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the

fifteenth article by. (Amendments]
Appropriation of money for raising and supporting armies

shall be for a longer term than two years. But no----
Appropriations made by law. No money shall be drawn from

the treasury but in consequence of
Approve and sign a bill before it shall become a law. The

president shall
He sball return it to the house in which it originated with

his objections, if he do not
Armies, but no appropriation for that use shall be for a longer

term than two years. Congress shall have power to

raise and support
Armies. Congress shall make rules for the government and

regulation of the land and naval forces
Arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being

necessary to the security of a free state, the right of

the people to keep and bear. [Amendments]
Arrest during their attendance at the session of their respect-
ive houses, and in going to and returning from the

Members shall in all cases, except treason, fel-
ony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from..
Arsenals. Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all

places purchased for the erection of .-
Articles exported from any state. No tax or duty shall be

laid on
Arts, by securing to authors and inventors their patent rights.

Congress may promote the progress of science and the

useful
Assistance of counsel for his defense. In all criminal prosecu-

tions the accused shall have the. [Amendments]
Assumption of the debt or obligations incurred in the aid of

rebellion or insurrection against the United States.

Provisions against the. [Amendments]
Attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. No bill of...
Attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation

of contracts. No state shall pass any bill of.
Attainder of treason shall not work corruption of blood or for-

feiture, except during the life of the person attainted..
Authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and

inventions. Congress shall liave power to secure to..

same.

B.

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Bail. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines

nor cruel and unusual punishment imposed. [Amend-

ments] --
Ballot for president and vice-president. The elector's shall

vote by. [Amendments]

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Ballot. If no person have a majority of the electoral votes

for president and vice-president, the house of repre-
sentatives shall immediately choose the president by.

(Amendments]
Bankruptcies. Congress shall have power to pass uniform

laws on the subject of
Basis of representation among the several states. Provisions

relating to the. [Amendments]
Bear arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia

being necessary to the security of a free state, the right

of the people to keep and. (Amendments]
Behavior. The judges of the supreme and inferior courts

shall hold their offices during good
Bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. No...
Bill of attainder, er post facto law, or law impairing the obli-

gation of contracts. No state shall pass any.
Bills of credit. No state shall emit
Pills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of repre-

sentatives. All
Bills which have passed the senate and house of representa-

tives shall, before they become laws, be presented to the

president
If he approve, he shall sign them; if he disapprove, he

shall return them, with his objections, to that house in

which they originated
Upon the reconsideration of a bill returned by the pres-

ident, with his objections, if two-thirds of each house

agree to pass the same, it shall become a law..-.
l'pon the reconsideration of a bill returned by the pres-

ident, the question shall be taken by yeas and nays---
Not returned by the president within teu days (Sundays

excepted) bhall, unless congress adjourn, become laws..
Borrow money on the credit of the United States. Congress

shall have power to
Bounties and pensions shall not be questioned. The validity

of the public debt incurred in suppressing insurrection
and rebellion against the United States, including the

debt for. (Amendments]
Breach of the peace, shall be privileged from arrest while

attending the session, and in going to and returning
from the same. Senators and representatives, except

for treason, felony, and
Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The pres.

ident, vice-president, and all civil officers shall be
removed on impeachment for and conviction of treason.

Capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on indictment of

a grand jury, except in certain specified cases. No

person shall be held to answer for a. (Amendments).. ·
Capitation or other tax shall be laid unless in proportion to the

census or enumeration. No
Captures on land and water. Congress shall make rules con-

cerning
Casting vote. The vice-president shall have no vote unless the

senate be equally divided
Census or enumeration of the inhabitants shall be made within

three years after the first meeting of congress and

within every subsequent term of ten years thereafter..
Census or enumeration. No capitation or other direct tax

shall be laid except in proportion to the...
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Chief justice shall preside when the president of the United

States is tried upon impeachment. The
Choosing the electors and the day on which they shall give

their votes, which shall be the same throughout the

United States. Congress may determine the time of..
Citizen of the United States at the adoption of the constitution

shall be eligible to the office of president. No person

not a natural born
Citizen of the United States. No person shall be a senator

who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and

been nine years a
No person shall be a representative who shall not have

attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven

years a
Citizenship. Citizens of each state shall be entitled to all the

privileges and immunities of citizens of the several

states
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]
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall

abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the

United States. (Amendmonts] ---
Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or

property without due process of law. (Amendments)--
Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal

protection of the laws. (Amendments]
Citizens or subjects of a foreign state. The judicial power of

the United States shall not extend to suits in law or
equity brought against one of the states by the citizens

of another state, or by. (Amendments]
Civil officers of the United States shall, on impeachment for

and conviction of treason, bribery, and other high

crimes and misdemeanors, be removed. All -----
Claims of the United Staes or any particular state in the terri.

tory or public property. Nothing in this constitution

shall be construed to prejudice
Classification of senators. Immediately after they shall be

assembled after the first election, they shall be divided

as equally as may be into three classes
The seats of the senators of the first class shall be vacated

at the expiration of the second year
The seats of the senators of the second class at the expira-

tion of the fourth year
The seats of the senators of the third class at the expira-

tion of the sixth year
Coin a tender in payment of debts. No state shall make any.

thing but gold and silver
Coin money and regulate the value thereof and of foreign

coin. Congress shall have power to
Coin of the United States. Congress shall provide for punish-

ing the counterfeiting the securities and current..
Color, or previous condition of servitude. The right of citi.

zens of the United States to vote shall not be denied.
or abridged by the United States or by any state on

account of race. [Amendments] --
Comfort. Treason against the United States shall consist in

levying war against them, and giving their enemies aid

and
Commander-in-chief of the army and pavy, and of the militia

when in actual service. The president shall be ----