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1
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Preamble

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2
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Bicameral Congress

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Article 1

Section 1

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3
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Membership of the House

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Article 1

Section 2

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4
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Power to Impeach

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Article 1

Section 2

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5
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Membership of the Senate

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Article 1

Section 3

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6
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Power to try impeachments

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Article 1

Section 3

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7
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Laws governing elections

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Article 1

Section 4

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8
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Roles of Congress

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Article 1

Section 5

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9
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Salaries and immunities of members of Congress

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Article 1

Section 6

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10
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Bar on members of Congress holding federal appointive office

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Article 1

Section 6

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11
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Money bills originate in House

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Article 1

Section 7

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12
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Procedure for enacting laws

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Article 1

Section 7

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13
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Veto power

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Article 1

Section 7

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14
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Powers of Congress

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Article 1

Section 8

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15
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“Necessary and proper clause”

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Article 1

Section 8

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16
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Powers of Congress

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Taxes
Borrowing 
Regulation of commerce
Naturalization
Bankruptcy
Money
Counterfeiting
Post office
Patents
Create courts
Punish piracies
Declare war
Create army and navy
Call the militia
Govern DC
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17
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Restrictions on powers of Congress

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Article 1

Section 9

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18
Q

Slave trade

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Article 1

Section 9

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19
Q

Habeas corpus

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Article 1

Section 9

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20
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No bill of attainder or ex post facto law

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Article 1

Section 9

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21
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No interstate tariffs

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Article 1

Section 9

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22
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No preferential treatment for some states

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Article 1

Section 9

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23
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Appropriations

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Article 1

Section 9

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24
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No titles of nobility

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Article 1

Section 9

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25
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Restrictions on powers of states

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Article 1

Section 10

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26
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Office of president

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Article 2

Section 1

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27
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Election of president

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Article 2

Section 1

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28
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Requirements to be president

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Article 2

Section 1

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29
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Compensation of president

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Article 2

Section 1

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30
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Powers of president

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Article 2

Section 2

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31
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Pardons

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Article 2

Section 2

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32
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Treaties and appointments

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Article 2

Section 2

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33
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Relations of president with Congress

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Article 2

Section 3

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34
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Impeachment

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Article 2

Section 4

35
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Federal courts

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Article 3

Section 1

36
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Jurisdiction of courts

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Article 3

Section 2

37
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Original jurisdiction of courts

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Article 3

Section 2

38
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Appellate jurisdiction of courts

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Article 3

Section 2

39
Q

Treason

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Article 3

Section 3

40
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Full faith and credit

A

Article 4

Section 1

41
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Privileges and immunities

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Article 4

Section 2

42
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Extradition

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Article 4

Section 2

43
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Creation of new states

A

Article 4

Section 3

44
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Government territories

A

Article 4

Section 3

45
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Protection of states

A

Article 4

Section 4

46
Q

Amending the Constitution

A

Article 5

47
Q

Assumption of debts of Confederation

A

Article 6

48
Q

Supremacy of federal laws and treaties

A

Article 6

49
Q

No religious test

A

Article 6

50
Q

Ratification procedure

A

Article 7

51
Q

Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly

A

1st amendment

52
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Right to bears arms

A

2nd amendment

53
Q

Quartering troops in private homes

A

3rd amendment

54
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Prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure

A

4th amendment

55
Q

Right when accused

Due process clause

A

5th amendment

56
Q

Rights when on trial

A

6th amendment

57
Q

Common law suits

Right to jury

A

7th amendment

58
Q

Bail

A

8th amendment

59
Q

Unenumerated rights protected

A

9th amendment

60
Q

Powers reserved for states

A

10th amendment

61
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Limits on suits against states

A

11th amendment

62
Q

Revision of electoral college process

A

12th amendment

63
Q

Slavery prohibited

A

13th amendment

Section 1

64
Q

Slaves made citizens

A

14th amendment

Section 1

65
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Due process clause applied to states

A

14th amendment

Section 1

66
Q

Equal protection clause

A

14th amendment

Section 1

67
Q

Deduction in congressional representation for states denying adult males the right to vote

A

14th amendment

Section 2

68
Q

Southern rebels denied federal office

A

14th amendment

Section 3

69
Q

Rebel debts repudiated

A

14th amendment

Section 4

70
Q

Blacks given right to vote

A

15th amendment

Section 1

71
Q

Authoritizes federal income tax

A

16th amendment

72
Q

Requires popular election of senators

A

17th amendment

73
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Prohibits manufacture and sale of liquor

A

18th amendment

Section 1

74
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Right to vote for women

A

19th amendment

75
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Federal terms of office to begin in January

A

20th amendment

Section 1

76
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Emergency president succession

A

20th amendment

Section 3

77
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Repeals prohibition

A

21st amendment

Section 1

78
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2 Term limit for presidents

A

22nd amendment

Section 1

79
Q

Right to vote for president in DC

A

23rd amendment

Section 1

80
Q

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections

A

24th amendment

Section 1

81
Q

Presidential disability and succession

A

25th amendment

82
Q

Voting age lowered to 18

A

26th amendment

Section 1

83
Q

Congressional pay raises

A

27th amendment

84
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No cruel and unusual punishment

A

8th amendment