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INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION

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Abridged, immunities of citizens, not to be, 53

Accused to have a speedy trial, 47

Actions at common law, 48

Acts and proceedings of another State, faith and credit
given to, 41

Adjournment-President may convene and adjourn Con-
gress, 37

Admitted, new States may be, 42

Advice and consent of the Senate, 36

Age of Representatives and Senators, 18
Aid and comfort to enemies, 40

Alliance or confederation, 31

Ambassadors, President may appoint, 37

Amendments to the Constitution, 43

Answer for crimes, 47

Appellate jurisdiction, Supreme Court shall have, 38, 39
Appointment of representation, 20, 53

Appropriate legislation-Congress has power, etc., 24,
27, 28, 29

Armies-land and naval forces, 28

Attainder-ex-post-facto law, 30

Authors and inventors, 27

Ballot for President and Vice-President, 49, 50, 51

Bankruptcies, 27

Bills of credit, 31

Capital crimes, 47
Census, 19, 30

Chief-Justice shall preside, when, 22

Citizens of the United States, 21, 41, 42; who are included

as, 53

Classification of Senators, 20, 21, 22

Coin a tender in payment of debts, 31

Color, or previous condition of servitude, 56
Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, the Presi-

dent, when, 36

Commerce or revenue, 30

Compact with another State, 31

Compensations, 24, 35, 36, 47

Congress, powers vested in, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 40, 42, 52 Constitution, executive and legislative powers under the, 29, 35, 39, 42, 44

Convention for proposing amendments, 43

Copyrights to authors, 27

Courts of law, 37

Crimes-capital or otherwise, 36, 47

Death, resignation, etc., of President, 35

Debts of the United States, 43, 44

Defence and general welfare, 26, 27

Departments, 36

District of Columbia, 29

Domestic violence, 42

Due process of law, 47

Duties, imposts, and excises, 31

Election of President and Vice-President, 33, 34; of Senators and Representatives, 19, 20, 21

Electors, 33, 49, 50, 51

Establishment of this Constitution between the States,

44, 45

Executive power, 32

Expel a member, 23

Exports or imports, 31

Ex-post-facto law, 31

Foreign nations-regulation of commerce, 27

Forfeiture for treason, 40

Form of government, a republican, guaranteed, 42

Freedom of speech or press, 45, 46

Fugitives from crime, 41

General welfare (preamble), 17

Gold and silver a tender, 31

Habeas corpus, 30

House of Representatives, 18, 23, 53

Immunities from arrest, etc., 23, 25, 53

Impeachment, 20, 36

Imports and exports, 31

Indictments, 22, 47

Insurrection or rebellion, 28, 55

Inventors and authors, 27

Judges of courts, 38

Judicial powers, 38, 49

Jury, trial by, 40

Laws and treaties, 39

Legal tender, 31

Legislation in all cases in power of Congress, 29

Letters of marque and reprisal, 28

Liberty (preamble), 17

Marque and reprisal, 31

Measures, 27

Meeting of Congress, 22

Misdemeanor, high crimes, etc., 38

Naturalization, Congress to establish rules of, 27

Navy, Congress to provide a, 28

New States, 42

Nobility, no title of, shall be granted, 30
Nominations for office by the President, 37

Number of electors, 32

Oath of office of the President, 36

Obligation of contracts, 31

Offences against the United States, 34, 36

Pardons, the President may grant reprieves and, 35

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