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Preface We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty, but for the United States of America and establish this constitution. Article 1 The first paragraph of this constitution, the legislative power, the United States Congress, Congress shall consist of a Senate and a house of Representatives. Second
house by the people of the several States, elected every two years for the members, the electors in each state shall have the qualifications, the largest number of the State Council electoral required.Who are under twenty-five years of age, or a citizen of the United States under seven years, or in some States elected not residents of the state, shall be appointed rep..The number of Representatives and direct taxes, distribution according to federal jurisdiction state population proportion calculation method, the number of the population, should be in all free people -- including short-term contract for servants, but not including tax by the end of the Indians - number, 3/5 of all other persons plus.The actual population survey, should be held in the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, three years after, and subsequently held once every ten years, in such manner as prescribed by law.The number of Representatives shall not exceed thirty thousand of the population is, each one representative, but each state shall have at least one representative
; until such enumeration shall be made, the state of the number of election of representatives in accordance with the following:
NH three, Massachusetts eight, Rhodes island and Providence plantations one, five, Connecticut New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania four six. Eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.Any congressman when vacancies happen, the state chief executives should be awarded the writ of election, elected representatives to fill such vacancies.The house of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers
; only the house of Representatives has put forward the impeachment power. Third
United States Senate composition from each state legislature elected two senators, the Senate for a term of six years, and each Senator shall have one vote.Senator in the first election held after the meeting when, should immediately try to divided equally into three groups.The first group of senators term expires at the end of the year, to second years, second groups at the expiration of the fourth year, the third groups at the expiration of the sixth year, so that 1/3 may be chosen every second year
re-election; if
recess in a legislature, a senator or other reasons for resignation vacancy, the state the chief executive may make temporary Appointments, wait until the next meeting of the legislature, the election again.Who are under thirty years of age, or a citizen of the United States under the age of nine years, or in some States elected not residents of the state, shall be a senator.Vice president of the United States shall be president of the Senate, unless the votes are equal, the speaker does not have the right to vote.The Senate shall chuse their other officers, in the absence of the vice president, or execute the office of president of the United States, and also a President pro tempore.All cases of impeachment, only the Senate has the right to trial.In the trial of impeachment, the senators shall be bound by oath or affirmation.As president of the United States is tried, the chief justice of the Supreme Court by President
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in the late of 2/3 of the members present agreed, no person shall be convicted.Judgment in cases of impeachment, shall not exceed the removal and cancel the United States government any honor, duty or stipendiary job qualification
; but was sentenced to the must still obey the charges, according to the laws made by the trial, judgment and punishment. Fourth state legislatures should be specified in the elections for Senators and representatives, time, place and procedures;
but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, but the vote is not in.The Congress shall meet at least once a year, the date of the meeting should be the first Monday in December, unless they passed a law to specify a date. Fifth. Each house shall be the judge of the elections, election returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business
; but a smaller number, can be a day to push a heaven and earth to postpone the meeting, and shall have the right in accordance with the procedures and penalties of the house, to compel the attendance of absent members.Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly, and with the concurrence of 2/3, expelled from the house of parliament.Each house shall keep a journal, and often published, but the school should keep secret the part except
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members of both houses on each issue approval or disapproval, such as 1/5 members present request, should be recorded in the minutes of proceedings.During the session of Congress, any house without the consent of the other, may not, for more than three days, nor to any other place than the Senate meeting. Sixth
the senators and representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, compensation ascertained by law, and paid for by the Treasury of the United states.Members of both houses except treason, felony and breach of the peace, during their attendance at the Council and from the hospital on the way, there is no privileged from arrest
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houses within the MPs in the house argued free applications, on the other.No senator or representative shall, as the government of the United States, any time in which he was elected, in position, or withdrawal of its term in office have increased position shall
; office under the United States, not as members of Congress during his continuance in office. All bills seventh relevant taxation shall originate in the house of Representatives; but the Senate
become a law, the amendment suggestions or representation.Through the house of Representatives and the Senate bill, before it become a law, be presented to the president as the president of the United States;
approval, be signed, if not approved, should be with his objections to it back to the original proposed the house, the house should be credited to the objection on the record in detail, and then.If after such reconsideration, 2/3 of that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be the bill together with the objections, to the other house, by which also be reconsidered, if the other house with 2/3 of the majority, it shall become a law.But in all such cases, the votes of both houses shall be determined by agreement or disagreement, and for and against the bill shall be the names of the persons, houses were recorded on the Journal of each house.As the president received a bill for ten days (except Sunday)
, the bill shall not be returned, as if he had signed by the president, became law "quasi when Congress returns and therefore cannot be returned when the bill, the bill, it shall not be a.Every order, resolution or voting
person (about 3 except), payable by the Senate and house of representatives to be agreed, shall be presented to the president of the United States this quasi; by the
after binding, as the president, shall not be approved by the house and Senate, then according to pass a bill to the rules and limitations prescribed, each with the majority of the 2/3, then. The Eighth Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, customs duties and other taxes, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense of the United States and the national welfare fund
; but all taxes, customs duties and other taxes levied, shall be uniform throughout the United States; to the credit of the United States debt; management and foreign, state Inter, and with the Indian tribes trade
; formulation of naturalization is consistent throughout the United States, and the relevant bankruptcy agreement applicable laws; coin money, regulate the value, and the currency value, as well as the standard
of weights and measures; to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and money of the United States; the establishment of postal offices and post roads
; to promote the progress of science and useful arts, the writer and inventor of the works and inventions, patent right within a certain time limit protection; setting the high court following the courts at all levels
; to define and punish the crime of piracy, felonies committed on the high seas and offences against the law of nations; to declare war, civil ship issued arrest and custody marque and reprisal, set in the land and sea captured war Lijing rules
; to raise and support the army, but each timeThe appropriation of money, its effective period shall not exceed two years; to provide and maintain a navy; make the management and control of the various regulations and * * *
; to provide for calling forth the militia, to execute the laws of the union, to suppress the rebellion and repel invasions
; provisions militia organization, equipment and training, as well as for the United States militia service management approach, but the States keep the appointment of the officers, and in accordance with the provisions of the regulations on congress training their power
; for by the particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, to serve as the seat of government of the United States District (not exceeding ten miles square), with all legislation to everything right;
Parliament for the state to state, to buy, to building a fortress, ammunition depots, arsenals, shipyards and other necessary buildings place, also has the same power;
- and to exercise the power of officials, and the exercise of the constitutional states government or its departments or the power, make all necessary and appropriate. Should be quasi - the migration or importation of people ninth
any of the states now existing thought, in the one eight O eight years ago, shall not be prohibited by the Congress, but can be levied on immigration, but not exceeding ten dollars for each person.Shall not be suspended the writ of habeas corpus privileges, but in cases of rebellion or invasion, necessary for the public safety when the limit.Shall not pass any bill of attainder or ex post facto laws.Unless in proportion to the provisions of the constitution of the census or enumeration, shall not levy any tax or other direct population.Goods to the state output, tax shall be laid.Any business or tax regulations, shall be given a state port preferential treatment in
; also shall not be compelled to or from a state of the ship, to enter or exit the another state, or to another state tax.In addition to funding in accordance with the law, shall not raise any money from the state treasury; public
all budget report and accounts, often should.The United States shall not grant any title of Nobility:
all the exercise or have a responsibility in the United States at the end of the post, the consent of the Congress, and shall not accept any king, prince or any gift, salary, job or foreign. Tenth no state shall enter into any treaty, alliance or confederation; not to issue civil ship arrest and charge the enemy ship and reprisal; coin money;
shall not issue notes; make anything but gold and silver coin as repayment of a debt by currency; not legal laws and damage in contract by any act of attainder, ex post facto compulsory
; or grant any noble.Without the consent of the Congress, the states are not allowed to import goods or export goods to levy any taxes, but in order to implement the state inspection laws: and there is absolutely necessary, this restriction shall not apply
; any state on import and export goods of the duties, the net proceeds to be used by the Treasury of the United States;
has this kind of check the law, the revision and control of the congress.Without the consent of the Congress, the States shall not impose tonnage tax, shall keep * * * and ships of war in time of peace, and not of another state or country to enter into any agreement or contract, unless actually invaded, or encountered a critical situation brook no delay time, or engage in war. Article second The first administrative powers to the president of the United States of america.The presidential term of four years, with the same term president and vice president, should according to the following procedures: each state election
should discuss procedures prescribed in accordance with the club of the state, the specified number of electors, their number should be equal to the total number of Congress and the state in the senators and representatives
; but, all such member members and any in the United States government as responsible and pay the duty person, shall be designated as the election.The electors shall belong to its own in the state assembly elections, each two people, including at least one person is not a resident of the state.Electoral shall make a list of all the persons voted for, indicate the number of votes for each
; they shall sign and seal that, after the list is sent to the seat of government of the United States and the senate.The president of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and house of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the counting of votes.Who gets the most votes, if more than half of all the electoral votes, the president
; if there be more than one who have a majority, Dan and have an equal number of votes, then the house of Representatives shall immediately after the vote, elected president of
; and if no person have a majority, then the house of Representatives shall be the most votes before five methods with the same name in the election.But this method to elect the president, shall be taken by States, the representation from each state having one vote;
such as the national 2/3 States each have one or more representatives attend, namely legal constitution presidential election number;
elected president of all the states are required by the.In each such elections, after the choice of the president, the people the greatest number of votes to win the election, is the vice president.But if there are more than two or two votes are equal, by the Senate vote, choose one of them for the vice president.The Congress may determine the States elect period and their voting day
voting date; national will.Only the birth for the citizens of America, or in the implementation of the constitution is a citizen of the United States, can be elected president;
who are under thirty-five years of age, or resident within the United States less than fourteen years, shall be eligible to.In case of the removal of the president from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the president, by the vice president.The Congress may by law, the president and vice president are removed, or death, resignation or inability, by whom the acting president, the people should obey this assume office, to the president the ability to recover, or the new president was elected.The president for their services within the time specified in the acceptance shall, in its tenure, salary amount shall not be increased or reduced, he may not be in this term, since the government of the United States, and any state government then love other remuneration.In his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
-- "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, maintain, protect and defend the United states. The second paragraph in chief of the army and navy of the United States, and in the state militia called the United States mission commander in chief;
he can charge for each administrative officials of any proposed relating to the duties of their written opinions
event, except in cases of impeachment, he has the right to violate the laws of the United States were granted probation and.The president has the right to conclude treaties, but must seek the advice and consent of the Senate, and to attend the 2/3 senators were in favor of
; he shall nominate, and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed ambassador, Ambassador and Consul, a judge of the Supreme Court, and all other in the Constitution without that, but will be in accordance with laws and regulations and set the officers of the United States
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Parliament can make laws, as appropriate, to these lower level officials were appointed, granting the president himself, conferred on the court, or to the administrative department.During the recess of the Senate, in case of a vacancy, the president has the authority to appoint officials to fill such vacancies, the end of term in the Senate the next meeting. Third the President shall regularly report the case to Congress, and put forward as he considers necessary and appropriate measures to Congress for its consideration,
; in special circumstances, he may call one or both house and Senate meeting, in the recess time disagree, command both adjourn the meeting until such time as he
; he shall receive ambassadors and ministers; he should pay attention to the effective implementation of the law, and the appointment of all states. Paragraph fourth of the president of the United States, vice president and all civil officers, treason, bribery or other felony and misdemeanor, impeachment and conviction, shall be removed from office. Article third Section 1. The judicial power of the United States
be vested in one Supreme Court, and the Congress may from time to time ordered to set up a lower court.The Supreme Court and lower court judges, if loyal, should continue to serve, and to accept as a reward for their services shall, during his continuance in office, it shall be cut. The scope of the second paragraph of the judicial power, should be included in the constitution, laws, and the United States of America have been ordered and all will be made under the treaty took place involving the common law and equity cases
; everything about ambassador, ministers and consuls; all the relevant maritime jurisdiction and maritime jurisdiction of the case; the United States as one of the parties litigation; state
state and action between citizens, between the state and another state of civil proceedings, a state and citizens of another state, the lawsuit between States, between citizens of different states of the alienation of land and the dispute lawsuit people, as well as a state and its citizens and the foreign governments, citizens or between genera.In all the relevant ambassador, minister, consular and state is a party in the case, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction.In all the other cases, the Supreme Court of law and the fact that the right of appeal, but the Congress shall make an exception and otherwise Disposal Ordinance, the limit.The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall be held in the state
crime; but if the crime took place not within any state, the trial shall be according to the law designated locations in Congress or places. Third
only against the United States launched the war, or to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort, consisting of treason.No matter who, if not through the testimony of two witnesses his blatant act of treason, or on confession in open court, shall be convicted of treason.The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but for treason attainder, its future generations of inheritance is not affected by the person, property or Forfeiture except during the life of my. Article fourth The first
each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings, full faith and credit shall be given.The Congress may make rules, how to prove to the provisions of this act, records, and judicial proceedings and the effect thereof. Second
citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens.A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime walker, escape outside the law and in a state of seized, the state should be requested in accordance with the criminals escape the executive authority of the state, the criminals to surrender, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of criminal cases.Where a state according to law shall be served in the state or condition of servitude, flee to another state, not because of any laws or regulations of a state, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be entitled to such service or labour as a request, to surrender. Third new states may be admitted by the federal Congress added; if there is no state legislatures and Congress agreed, not under the jurisdiction of any state to establish new area;
nor one of the merger of two or more states, state, or number part and the establishment of.Congress has the power to dispose of the territorial and other industries, and set about these all needful rules and regulations
; any of the provisions of this constitution, shall be as to prejudice any right of the United States or any state interpretation. The Fourth United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, safeguard them against invasion; and on Application of the legislature, or the administrative department (when the legislature cannot be convened)
request, against domestic. Article fifth All the members of both houses of the 2/3 of the most when it deems necessary, Congress should propose amendments to this constitution; or,
when existing states 2/3 State Council's request, Congress shall convene the constituent assembly, the above two kinds of amendments, such as the general assembly by the legislatures of 3/4 states or 3/4 state constitutional amendment ratified, that is one of the parts of the Constitution and be in full force and effect, to use that kind of way of approval, then by the Congress
; but one eight, eight years before the amendment which may be made, in any case, may not be the first ninth of the first of this paragraph, article four two
; any state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal vote in the senate. Article Sixth The government of the United States before the debt owed to the constitution was approved and signed the treaty, after the adoption of the constitution, with and as under the confederation.This constitution, and the United States have enacted laws in accordance with the constitution of the United States; and all the
has been signed and will conclude a treaty, both the highest national laws;
and the judges in every state shall be subject to the constraint, either in the constitution or laws of any content and conflict, are not contrary to this.The senators and representatives, the State Council, the United States and the states of all executive and judicial officers, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States
; but to any office or public, are not in any * * * standard required as a qualification. Article seventh The ratification of the nine state constitutional convention, began to take effect between the ratification of the constitution states. The Constitution in 1787, Twelfth years after the independence of the United States of America in the September 17th by the Convention, states agreed at the meeting after the development.We hereby witness....... According to Article fifth of the constitution, proposed by Congress and the States approved to add and modify the terms of the constitution of the United states. 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. The second amendment (1791) A well regulated militia is necessary to security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms and shall not be infringed. 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. The fifth amendment (1791) No matter who, unless according to a grand jury report or prosecution, shall not be sentenced to death penalty or other honor crimes trial, but the occurrence or public danger in wartime or in active service in the case in the militia, the Navy, the limit. No one may harm for the same offence and the two jeopardy of life or limb; 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 property. Without just compensation, private property shall not be taken for public use. The sixth amendment (1791) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the following rights: From the crime occurred an impartial jury of the state and district to a speedy and public trial, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law; Be informed of the nature and cause of the charge; Be confronted with the witnesses against him; For obtaining witnesses in his favor to have compulsory process; To have the assistance of counsel for the defence. 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. The eighth amendment (1791) Excessive bail shall not be required, no fines shall be imposed, cruel and unusual punishment. 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 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 Eleventh Amendment (1798) The judicial power of the United 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. The Twelfth Amendment (1791) The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote for a president and vice president, one of which must be at least one person not electoral state residents.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. The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) The first
anywhere in the United States territory or subject to the jurisdiction thereof, slavery and forced labour may exist, but as a punishment for crime conviction according to law, the limit. 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. Second
representatives shall be carried out according to state population distribution, each state includes all of the state's population demographic excluding Indians not taxed.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. Third
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 or the president and vice president the electors, or the United States or any state under any civilian or military officials.But the Congress shall have power to each House votes to cancel the restriction of 2/3. Paragraph fourth for the United States public debt
authorized by law, including the due payment personnel active suppressing insurrection or rebellion pension bonuses and the validity of debt, shall not be questioned.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 shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions 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. Second
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. The sixteenth amendment (1913) the Congress shall have power to any source of income and the income tax, not proportional allocation among the several States, and without regard to any census or. The seventeenth amendment (1913) (a) the United States Senate consists of two senators from each state, chosen by the people of this state 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) any state under represented in the Senate, 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, appointed interim senator. (three) the amendment shall not affect the interpretation of the amendment to the election or term of any senator before as part of the Constitution in force elected. 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 shall have power to enforce this article appropriate legislation. 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) the United States citizens the right 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. The twentieth amendment (1933) The first
this article had not been ratified, the president and the vice president's term in the original term of year January 20th end at noon, the terms of senators and representatives at the end of the article had not been ratified before the expiration of the term of office of the original year January 3rd noon, their successors shall then begin. Second
Congress shall meet at least once a year, in addition to Congress by law or date, the meeting began at midday on January 3rd.