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Preamble to the United States Constitution

United States Constitution Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

See also: United States Constitution

Constitution of the United States of America

The United States Constitution

The United States Constitution is composed of seven articles and 27 amendments. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. Its preamble begins with the renown phrase, “We the People.” The seven articles were signed on September 17, 1787, and ratified on June 21, 1788.

Preamble to the United States Constitution

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Articles of the United States Constitution

Article I – Legislative Branch

Section 1 Article I – Congress

Section 2 Article I – The House of Representatives

Section 3 Article I – The Senate

Section 4 Article I – Elections

Section 5 Article I – Powers and Duties of Congress

Section 6 Article I – Rights and Disabilities of Members

Section 7 Article I – Legislative Process

Section 8 Article I – Powers of Congress

Section 9 Article I – Powers Denied Congress

Section 10 Article I – Powers Denied to the States

Article II – Executive Branch

Section 1 Article II

Section 2 Article II

Section 3 Article II

Section 4 Article II

Article III – Judicial Branch

Section 1 Article III

Section 2 Article III

Section 3 Article III

Article IV – States, Citizenship, New States

Section 1 Article IV

Section 2 Article IV

Section 3 Article IV

Section 4 Article IV

Article V – Amendment Process

Article VI – Debts, Supremacy, Oaths, Religious Tests

Article VII – Ratification

Amendments

First Amendment – Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

Second Amendment – Right to Bear Arms

Third Amendment – Quartering of Soldiers

Fourth Amendment – Search and Seizure

Fifth Amendment – Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Takings

Sixth Amendment – Right to Speedy Trial by Jury, Witnesses, Counsel

Seventh Amendment – Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits

Eighth Amendment – Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Ninth Amendment – Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People

10th Amendment – Rights Reserved to States or People

11th Amendment – Suits Against States

12th Amendment – Election of President and Vice President

13th Amendment – Abolition of Slavery

Section 1 13th Amendment

Section 2 13th Amendment

14th Amendment – Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt

Section 1 14th Amendment

Section 2 14th Amendment

Section 3 14th Amendment

Section 4 14th Amendment

Section 5 14th Amendment

15th Amendment – Right to Vote Not Denied by Race

Section 1 15th Amendment

Section 2 15th Amendment

16th Amendment – Income Tax

17th Amendment – Popular Election of Senators

18th Amendment – Prohibition of Liquor

Section 1 18th Amendment

Section 2 18th Amendment

Section 3 18th Amendment

19th Amendment – Women’s Right to Vote

20th Amendment – Presidential Term and Succession, Assembly of Congress

Section 1 20th Amendment

Section 2 20th Amendment

Section 3 20th Amendment

Section 4 20th Amendment

Section 5 20th Amendment

Section 6 20th Amendment

21st Amendment – Repeal of Prohibition

Section 1 21th Amendment

Section 2 21th Amendment

Section 3 21th Amendment

22nd Amendment – Two-Term Limit on Presidency

Section 1 22nd Amendment

Section 2 22nd Amendment

23rd Amendment – Presidential Vote for D.C.

Section 1 23rd Amendment

Section 2 23rd Amendment

24th Amendment – Abolition of Poll Taxes

Section 1 24th Amendment

Section 2 24th Amendment

25th Amendment – Presidential Disability and Succession

Section 1 25th Amendment

Section 2 25th Amendment

Section 3 25th Amendment

Section 4 25th Amendment

26th Amendment – Right to Vote at Age 18

Section 1 26th Amendment

Section 2 26th Amendment

27th Amendment – Congressional Compensation

27th Amendment United States Constitution

Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 Section 6 Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 Section 9 Article 1 Section 10 Article 2 Section 1 Article 2 Section 2 Article 2 Section 3 Article 2 Section 4 Article 3 Section 1 Article 3 Section 2 Article 3 Section 3 Article 4 Section 1 Article 4 Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 4 Section 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 11th Amendment 12th Amendment Section 1 13th Amendment Section 2 13th Amendment Section 1 14th Amendment Section 2 14th Amendment Section 3 14th Amendment Section 4 14th Amendment Section 5 14th Amendment Section 1 15th Amendment Section 2 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment Section 1 18th Amendment Section 2 18th Amendment Section 3 18th Amendment 19th Amendment Section 1 20th Amendment Section 2 20th Amendment Section 3 20th Amendment Section 4 20th Amendment Section 5 20th Amendment Section 6 20th Amendment Section 1 21th Amendment Section 2 21th Amendment Section 3 21th Amendment Section 1 22nd Amendment Section 2 22nd Amendment Section 1 23rd Amendment Section 2 23rd Amendment Section 1 24th Amendment Section 2 24th Amendment Section 1 25th Amendment Section 2 25th Amendment Section 3 25th Amendment Section 4 25th Amendment Section 1 26th Amendment Section 2 26th Amendment 27th Amendment

27th Amendment United States Constitution

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

See also: Section 2 26th Amendment United States Constitution

Section 2 26th Amendment United States Constitution

Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 Section 6 Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 Section 9 Article 1 Section 10 Article 2 Section 1 Article 2 Section 2 Article 2 Section 3 Article 2 Section 4 Article 3 Section 1 Article 3 Section 2 Article 3 Section 3 Article 4 Section 1 Article 4 Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 4 Section 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 11th Amendment 12th Amendment Section 1 13th Amendment Section 2 13th Amendment Section 1 14th Amendment Section 2 14th Amendment Section 3 14th Amendment Section 4 14th Amendment Section 5 14th Amendment Section 1 15th Amendment Section 2 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment Section 1 18th Amendment Section 2 18th Amendment Section 3 18th Amendment 19th Amendment Section 1 20th Amendment Section 2 20th Amendment Section 3 20th Amendment Section 4 20th Amendment Section 5 20th Amendment Section 6 20th Amendment Section 1 21th Amendment Section 2 21th Amendment Section 3 21th Amendment Section 1 22nd Amendment Section 2 22nd Amendment Section 1 23rd Amendment Section 2 23rd Amendment Section 1 24th Amendment Section 2 24th Amendment Section 1 25th Amendment Section 2 25th Amendment Section 3 25th Amendment Section 4 25th Amendment Section 1 26th Amendment Section 2 26th Amendment 27th Amendment

Section 2 26th Amendment United States Constitution

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

See also: Section 1 26th Amendment United States Constitution

Section 1 26th Amendment United States Constitution

Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 Section 6 Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 Section 9 Article 1 Section 10 Article 2 Section 1 Article 2 Section 2 Article 2 Section 3 Article 2 Section 4 Article 3 Section 1 Article 3 Section 2 Article 3 Section 3 Article 4 Section 1 Article 4 Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 4 Section 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 11th Amendment 12th Amendment Section 1 13th Amendment Section 2 13th Amendment Section 1 14th Amendment Section 2 14th Amendment Section 3 14th Amendment Section 4 14th Amendment Section 5 14th Amendment Section 1 15th Amendment Section 2 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment Section 1 18th Amendment Section 2 18th Amendment Section 3 18th Amendment 19th Amendment Section 1 20th Amendment Section 2 20th Amendment Section 3 20th Amendment Section 4 20th Amendment Section 5 20th Amendment Section 6 20th Amendment Section 1 21th Amendment Section 2 21th Amendment Section 3 21th Amendment Section 1 22nd Amendment Section 2 22nd Amendment Section 1 23rd Amendment Section 2 23rd Amendment Section 1 24th Amendment Section 2 24th Amendment Section 1 25th Amendment Section 2 25th Amendment Section 3 25th Amendment Section 4 25th Amendment Section 1 26th Amendment Section 2 26th Amendment 27th Amendment

Section 1 26th Amendment United States Constitution

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

See also: Section 4 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Section 4 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 Section 6 Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 Section 9 Article 1 Section 10 Article 2 Section 1 Article 2 Section 2 Article 2 Section 3 Article 2 Section 4 Article 3 Section 1 Article 3 Section 2 Article 3 Section 3 Article 4 Section 1 Article 4 Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 4 Section 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 11th Amendment 12th Amendment Section 1 13th Amendment Section 2 13th Amendment Section 1 14th Amendment Section 2 14th Amendment Section 3 14th Amendment Section 4 14th Amendment Section 5 14th Amendment Section 1 15th Amendment Section 2 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment Section 1 18th Amendment Section 2 18th Amendment Section 3 18th Amendment 19th Amendment Section 1 20th Amendment Section 2 20th Amendment Section 3 20th Amendment Section 4 20th Amendment Section 5 20th Amendment Section 6 20th Amendment Section 1 21th Amendment Section 2 21th Amendment Section 3 21th Amendment Section 1 22nd Amendment Section 2 22nd Amendment Section 1 23rd Amendment Section 2 23rd Amendment Section 1 24th Amendment Section 2 24th Amendment Section 1 25th Amendment Section 2 25th Amendment Section 3 25th Amendment Section 4 25th Amendment Section 1 26th Amendment Section 2 26th Amendment 27th Amendment

Section 4 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
     
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

See also: Section 3 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Section 3 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 Section 6 Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 Section 9 Article 1 Section 10 Article 2 Section 1 Article 2 Section 2 Article 2 Section 3 Article 2 Section 4 Article 3 Section 1 Article 3 Section 2 Article 3 Section 3 Article 4 Section 1 Article 4 Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 4 Section 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 11th Amendment 12th Amendment Section 1 13th Amendment Section 2 13th Amendment Section 1 14th Amendment Section 2 14th Amendment Section 3 14th Amendment Section 4 14th Amendment Section 5 14th Amendment Section 1 15th Amendment Section 2 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment Section 1 18th Amendment Section 2 18th Amendment Section 3 18th Amendment 19th Amendment Section 1 20th Amendment Section 2 20th Amendment Section 3 20th Amendment Section 4 20th Amendment Section 5 20th Amendment Section 6 20th Amendment Section 1 21th Amendment Section 2 21th Amendment Section 3 21th Amendment Section 1 22nd Amendment Section 2 22nd Amendment Section 1 23rd Amendment Section 2 23rd Amendment Section 1 24th Amendment Section 2 24th Amendment Section 1 25th Amendment Section 2 25th Amendment Section 3 25th Amendment Section 4 25th Amendment Section 1 26th Amendment Section 2 26th Amendment 27th Amendment

Section 3 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

See also: Section 2 23rd Amendment United States Constitution

Section 2 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 Section 6 Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 Section 9 Article 1 Section 10 Article 2 Section 1 Article 2 Section 2 Article 2 Section 3 Article 2 Section 4 Article 3 Section 1 Article 3 Section 2 Article 3 Section 3 Article 4 Section 1 Article 4 Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 4 Section 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 11th Amendment 12th Amendment Section 1 13th Amendment Section 2 13th Amendment Section 1 14th Amendment Section 2 14th Amendment Section 3 14th Amendment Section 4 14th Amendment Section 5 14th Amendment Section 1 15th Amendment Section 2 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment Section 1 18th Amendment Section 2 18th Amendment Section 3 18th Amendment 19th Amendment Section 1 20th Amendment Section 2 20th Amendment Section 3 20th Amendment Section 4 20th Amendment Section 5 20th Amendment Section 6 20th Amendment Section 1 21th Amendment Section 2 21th Amendment Section 3 21th Amendment Section 1 22nd Amendment Section 2 22nd Amendment Section 1 23rd Amendment Section 2 23rd Amendment Section 1 24th Amendment Section 2 24th Amendment Section 1 25th Amendment Section 2 25th Amendment Section 3 25th Amendment Section 4 25th Amendment Section 1 26th Amendment Section 2 26th Amendment 27th Amendment

Section 2 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

See also: Section 1 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Section 1 25th Amendment United States Constitution

Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 Section 6 Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 Section 9 Article 1 Section 10 Article 2 Section 1 Article 2 Section 2 Article 2 Section 3 Article 2 Section 4 Article 3 Section 1 Article 3 Section 2 Article 3 Section 3 Article 4 Section 1 Article 4 Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 4 Section 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 11th Amendment 12th Amendment Section 1 13th Amendment Section 2 13th Amendment Section 1 14th Amendment Section 2 14th Amendment Section 3 14th Amendment Section 4 14th Amendment Section 5 14th Amendment Section 1 15th Amendment Section 2 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment Section 1 18th Amendment Section 2 18th Amendment Section 3 18th Amendment 19th Amendment Section 1 20th Amendment Section 2 20th Amendment Section 3 20th Amendment Section 4 20th Amendment Section 5 20th Amendment Section 6 20th Amendment Section 1 21th Amendment Section 2 21th Amendment Section 3 21th Amendment Section 1 22nd Amendment Section 2 22nd Amendment Section 1 23rd Amendment Section 2 23rd Amendment Section 1 24th Amendment Section 2 24th Amendment Section 1 25th Amendment Section 2 25th Amendment Section 3 25th Amendment Section 4 25th Amendment Section 1 26th Amendment Section 2 26th Amendment 27th Amendment

Section 1 25th Amendment United States Constitution

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

See also: Section 2 24th Amendment United States Constitution

Section 2 24th Amendment United States Constitution

Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 Section 6 Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 Section 8 Article 1 Section 9 Article 1 Section 10 Article 2 Section 1 Article 2 Section 2 Article 2 Section 3 Article 2 Section 4 Article 3 Section 1 Article 3 Section 2 Article 3 Section 3 Article 4 Section 1 Article 4 Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 4 Section 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 11th Amendment 12th Amendment Section 1 13th Amendment Section 2 13th Amendment Section 1 14th Amendment Section 2 14th Amendment Section 3 14th Amendment Section 4 14th Amendment Section 5 14th Amendment Section 1 15th Amendment Section 2 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment Section 1 18th Amendment Section 2 18th Amendment Section 3 18th Amendment 19th Amendment Section 1 20th Amendment Section 2 20th Amendment Section 3 20th Amendment Section 4 20th Amendment Section 5 20th Amendment Section 6 20th Amendment Section 1 21th Amendment Section 2 21th Amendment Section 3 21th Amendment Section 1 22nd Amendment Section 2 22nd Amendment Section 1 23rd Amendment Section 2 23rd Amendment Section 1 24th Amendment Section 2 24th Amendment Section 1 25th Amendment Section 2 25th Amendment Section 3 25th Amendment Section 4 25th Amendment Section 1 26th Amendment Section 2 26th Amendment 27th Amendment

Section 2 24th Amendment United States Constitution

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

See also: Section 1 24th Amendment United States Constitution