The first amendment (1791)
Congress shall make no law about the following matters: establishment of religion, or no religion freedom; limit the freedom of speech or the press; deprive citizens of peaceful assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Second Amendment [1791] a well regulated militia is necessary to security of a free state, so the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be right.The third amendment (1791)
in times of peace, without the consent of the owner, the soldiers are not allowed in the houses stationed; except in accordance with the law of war, also does not allow such.The fourth amendment (1791)
people's personal, residential, documents and property against unreasonable search and seizure rights, shall not be infringed.Except in accordance with the reasonable basis, supported by oath or affirmation, and specify the search locations and the persons or things to be seized, not a search and seizure.
Fifth Amendment (1791)
Whoever, except in accordance with the grand jury report or prosecution, shall not be sentenced to death penalty or other honor crimes trial, but in public or or in wartime danger service militia in the land, naval case, not in this.
no one shall be subject for the same offence two suffering life or physical harm; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself; without due process of law, nor be deprived of life, liberty or.
without just compensation, private property shall not be.The sixth amendment (1791) in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the following rights:
by the crime occurred in the impartial jury of the state and district to a speedy and public trial, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law; the nature and being sued for witness; with the plaintiff have compulsory process for obtaining the
; to have the assistance of counsel for the witness.The Seventh Amendment (1791)
in suits at common law, the dispute is worth more than 20 yuan, the right of trial by jury shall be protected.The jury in any court of the United States, except in accordance with rules of the common law, shall not be re examined.
eighth amendment [1791] excessive bail shall not be required, no fines shall be imposed, cruel and unusual.The Ninth Amendment (1791)
the enumeration in the constitution of certain, shall not be construed to deny or ignore other rights retained by the people.The Tenth Amendment (1804)
not delegated to the United States in the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States to exercise the powers reserved to the States, exercise, or reserved for the people to exercise the.The judicial power of the Eleventh Amendment (1798)
States, shall not be construed to extend to the reason for his citizen of a state or any foreign citizens or subjects of a United States proposed or prosecute any common law or equitable procedure.
Twelfth Amendment (1791)
election rally in people in their respective states, and vote for a president and vice president, one of which must be at least one person not electoral belongs to the state of.The electors shall clearly be elected president of the person's name on the ballot, and the other ballots was elected vice president of the people's names.The electors shall all be elected president of people and all elected vice president of the people make a list, specify the number of votes for each, and on the list to witness a signature, and then send the seal seat of government of the United States, is the president of the senate.The president of the Senate open all the certificates in front of the Senate and house of representatives of all the members of the Council, then count the votes.Most people won the presidential vote, such as the number of votes more than half of the total number of electors chosen, namely for the president.And if no person have such majority, the house of Representatives shall be elected president immediately from the list of those who received the most votes but not more than 3 people, vote for president.But in choosing the president, the votes shall be by States, the representation from each state shall have one vote.2/3 States each have one or more representatives to attend the meeting, shall constitute a quorum to elect a president, a president and a majority of all the States ticket.(when the election of the president's power is transferred to the house of Representatives, such as the Institute in March 4 has not been elected president, then the Vice President shall act as president, the other provisions of the constitution the president's death or loss of as in the case of the same.The vice president) to the most votes, such as the number of votes more than half of the total number of electors chosen, is the vice president, if more than half of no person, the Senate should list the vice presidential election the most votes in two.The quorum for the vice presidential election by Senator 2/3 of the total composition, elected vice president Senator majority need total.But the Constitution without qualification as president, also not qualified as a vice president of the United states.
Thirteenth Amendment (1865) the first
any within the United States or subject to the jurisdiction thereof, slavery and forced labour may exist, but as a convicted criminal punishment according to law, not on.Second
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.The Fourteenth Amendment (1868) the first
born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are the United States and its citizens of the state.Any state, shall make or enforce any law limiting the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; without due process of law, no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property; for any person under its jurisdiction, it shall not be denied the equal protection of the laws.
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representatives proportion should be according to state population distribution, each state, including the population statistics all Indians not taxed, in addition to outside.But in any election of president of the United States and the vice president-elect, members of Congress, state administrative and judicial officers or state legislature, state's 21 years old and is any male resident citizens of the United States, if the election were deprived of the right to or from any kind of limit (for taking part in the rebellion or other crimes be deprived except), the state based representation, should according to the number of male citizens over the age of 21, the total number of male citizens proportional reduction.
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Whoever, who had previously to members of Congress, or the United States officials, or any state member of Parliament, or any administrative or judicial officials of the identity of an oath to protect the constitution of the United States, the United States after the subversion or rebellion, or give help or support of enemies of the union, are not to be served as a senator or congressman and President and vice the presidential elections, or the United States or any state under any civilian or military.But the Congress shall have power to each House votes to cancel the restriction of 2/3.
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States public for legal approval of debt, including active bonus payments due to suppressing insurrection or rebellion staff pension and the debt, the effect may not be.But neither the United States or any state, shall not be any debt or pay or take responsibility for the aid to the states of insurrection or rebellion obligations arising from, nor any compensation for reimbursement or take responsibility for the loss of any slave or free proposed; all of this debt, obligations and requirements, should be considered an illegal and invalid.
Fifth Congress legislative in the proper implementation of this article.The Fifteenth Amendment (1870) the first
United States citizens the right to vote, not because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude by the United States or by any state deprive or restrict.The second congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
sixteenth amendment (1913) Congress has the right to any source of income and the provisions of the income tax levy, not states according to the proportion of will in the distribution, and without regard to any census or population.
seventeenth amendment (1913)
[a] the Senate of the United States shall, two by each Senator, Senator from the state's election, term of 6 years; and each Senator shall have one vote.The electors in each state shall have the legislature for electors of the most numerous branch required qualifications.
(two) of any state in the Senate representing appear vacancy, the state administrative authority should issue writ of election, to fill the vacancy, but any state parliament authorized the State Commissioner, according to the instructions in the people's Parliament elections to fill vacancies previously, a temporary appointment.
(three) on the amendment shall not be so construed in this amendment election or any effective one as the constitution previously elected senator.The eighteenth amendment (1919) the first paragraph of this article
approval for a year after prohibition in the United States, and under the jurisdiction of all the territory of brewing, the sale or transfer of intoxicating liquors as a beverage; prohibit all territory such liquor input or output and under the jurisdiction of the United states.
second congress and the states have legislation to implement the right to appropriate.The third paragraph of this article in
unless Congress will its submission to the states within seven years from the date by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the constitution ratified as an amendment to the constitution, shall not take effect.The Nineteenth Amendment (1920) (a)
citizens of the United States to vote, not because of gender by the United States or by any state deprive or restrict.(two) the Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
twentieth amendment (1933) of this article first has not been
before approval, the president and the vice president's term in the original term of year end at noon of January 20th, senators and congressmen noon term in this article had not been ratified before the expiration of the term of office of the original year ended in January 3rd, their successors shall at the same time.
Second Congress meeting should be at least annually, in addition to Congress by law or date, this noon conference in January 3rd.Third
if the president elect shall have died the beginning of the term of the president, the vice president elect shall become president.As in the time fixed for the beginning of his term, the president has not yet chosen or elected president, not qualified, then the vice president elect shall act as president until a qualified president.The president elect and vice president elect are disqualified, the Congress may by law acting president, or declared elected acting president.This person should be acting president until a qualified president or vice president.
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Congress to make laws on the following provisions: a shift to the right in the election of the president of the house of representatives in the hospital, was elected president of the transfer of rights to death; vice president election in the Senate, can be in the school elected vice president.
fifth section of the first and second paragraphs of this article shall be approved in the later October 15th.The sixth paragraph of this article
unless in its submission to the states within 7 years from the date of approval by the State Council, 3/4 for the amendment of the constitution, shall not take effect.The twenty-first amendment (1933) the first
the United States of America the eighteenth amendment to the constitution is hereby repealed.Second in the United States
any state, quasi state or territory, in violation of the law and the delivery or input of intoxicating liquors for local delivery or use, shall be prohibited.The third paragraph of this article in
unless Congress will its submission to the states within 7 years from the date of the meeting, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the state constitutional amendment ratified as an amendment to the constitution, shall not take effect.The twenty-second amendment (1951)
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Whoever, elected to the office of the President more than two times; whoever, as in others elected presidency above president or acting president two years, may not be elected to the office of the President more than once.But this article shall not apply to when this article was proposed by Congress any person holding the office of president; and shall not prevent any person in this article is effective when the president or acting as president to the president or acting as president in a term before the end of the time.The second paragraph of this article
unless Congress will its submission to the states within 7 years from the date of the 3/4 state, parliament ratified as an amendment to the constitution, shall not have.The twenty-third amendment (1961) the first
as the seat of government of the United States District, should be in accordance with the Congress representatives: a certain number of presidential and vice presidential electors, equal to the number of the district as a state senator Senator He Zhong, the total number of the right in Congress, but in no event more than the number of electors, the least populous state.They are to be in state elections than people, but to the election of president and vice president, shall be deemed to have been appointed by a state election; they are in the District, to fulfill the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment duties.
second congress shall have the right to enforce the appropriate.The twenty-fourth amendment (1964) in the first
president or vice president, any preselected for electors for president or vice president, or Senator or congressman or other election, citizens of the United States to vote shall not by reason of failure to pay poll tax or other tax by the United States or by any state deprive or restrict.
second congress shall have the right to enforce the appropriate.The twenty-fifth amendment (1967) section 1. In case of the removal of the president from office, his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become president.Second
whenever the vice presidency becomes vacant, the President shall nominate a vice president, the Congress approved by a majority vote of both houses after the inauguration.Third
whenever the president to submit a written statement to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the house of Representatives, said he could not fulfill its duties of authority and responsibility, until he asked them to submit a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be borne by the vice president as acting president.The
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vice president and chief administrative departments or other majority Congress through the legal establishment majority speaker written submission to the President pro tempore of the Senate and house of Representatives, the statement, said that the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the office of the president as acting president of power and.Thereafter, when the president submits a written statement to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the house of Representatives, said the loss of the ability to situation does not exist, he shall restore the powers and duties of his office, the vice president and unless a majority of the executive departments officers or Congress through most legal set of other machine members within 4 days of the President pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the house of Representatives submitted a written statement, said the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.In this case, Congress shall decide the issue, such as during the recess, within 48 hours for that purpose rally.If Congress within 21 days after receipt of a written statement within, or if the Congress because coincides with the recess and in accordance with the requirements of 21 Day rally after specially for that purpose, with both 2/3 votes to decide 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 positions of power and responsibility; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.
twenty-sixth amendment (1971) of the first paragraph states aged 18 years or above 18 years old citizens the right to vote, not because of age by the United States or by any state deprive or.
second congress shall have the right to enforce the appropriate