Text of the Constitution of the United States
Amendment 10 – “Powers to the States or to the People”
... states, or to the people at large. The original text is written as such: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited ...
The Amendments - The National Constitution Center
There have been 27 amendments to the Constitution, beginning with the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments, ratified December 15, 1791. More in The ...
US Constitution Annotated - Justia Law
Articles · Preamble · Article I. Legislative Department · Article II. Executive Department · Article III. Judicial Department · Article IV. States' Relations ...
U.S. CONSTITUTION - Portland State University
Clause 1: The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State ...
About the Supreme Court | United States Courts
Supreme Court Background Article III of the Constitution establishes the federal judiciary. Article III, Section I states that "The judicial Power of the ...
LibGuides: United States Constitution: U.S. Constitution text
The Constitution of the United States. Preamble and Articles I - VII. Proposed: September 17, 1787, Ratified: June 21, 1788.
U.S. Constitution - Avalon Project
Constitution of the United States - Preamble · Constitution of the United States - Article 1 · Constitution of the United States - Article 2 · Constitution of the ...
California Constitution - CONS - Codes Display Text
Code Text. * California Constitution - CONS. ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF ... federal law and the United States Constitution permit. Any provision held ...
U.S. Government - U.S. Embassy in Argentina
While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic. What does this mean?
Declaration of Independence US Constitution - CT.gov
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on ...
CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA - PA General Assembly
See Amendment XXVI to the Constitution of the United States and section 701 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election ...
Federalist Papers: Primary Documents in American History
... United States Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. ... in the original e-text archives. Table of Contents ...
United States Constitution · Amendments · Bill of Rights - YouTube
Complete text & audio of the U.S. constitution and its amendments. Listen and read along. ▻ INTRODUCTION The United States Constitution is ...
Constitutional Amendments – Amendment 4 – “The Right to Privacy”
United States ruled that evidence that was obtained through warrantless wiretaps was inadmissible in court proceedings. The historical context of the Fourth ...
The Court and Constitutional Interpretation - Supreme Court
The United States has demonstrated an unprecedented determination to preserve and protect its written Constitution, thereby providing the American "experiment ...
Amendments :: US Constitution Annotated - Justia Law
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the ...
U.S. Constitution: 1789 - Ben's Guide
At the same time, it is flexible and allows for changes in the Government. The Constitution is known as a “living” document because it can be amended ...
THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1. BILL OF RIGHTS
Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity ...
Constitution of the United States (Simplified)
All bills must pass both houses of Congress in the exact same form. That is, the. House and the Senate must agree to the same wording on a bill before it is ...