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U.S. Constitution Annotations
- Preamble
- Article I - Legislative Department
- Article II - Executive Department
- Article III - Judicial Department
- Article IV - States' Relations
- Article V - Mode of Amendment
- Article VI - Prior Debts, National Supremacy and Oaths of Office
- Article VII - Ratification
Constitutional Amendments (Note: Amendments 1-10 make up the Bill of Rights)
- First Amendment - Religion and Expression
- Second Amendment - Bearing Arms
- Third Amendment - Quartering Soldiers
- Fourth Amendment - Search and Seizure
- Fifth Amendment - Rights of Persons
- Sixth Amendment - Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions
- Seventh Amendment - Civil Trials
- Eighth Amendment - Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases
- Ninth Amendment - Unenumerated Rights
- Tenth Amendment - Reserved Powers
- Eleventh Amendment - Suits Against States
- Twelfth Amendment - Election of President
- Thirteenth Amendment - Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
- Fourteenth Amendment - Rights Guaranteed, Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection
- Fifteenth Amendment - Rights of Citizens to Vote
- Sixteenth Amendment - Income Tax
- Seventeenth Amendment - Popular Election of Senators
- Eighteenth Amendment - Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors
- Nineteenth Amendment - Woman's Suffrage Rights
- Twentieth Amendment - Commencement of the Terms of the President, Vice President and Members of Congress.
- Twenty-First Amendment - Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
- Twenty-Second Amendment - Presidential Tenure
- Twenty-Third Amendment - Presidential Electors for the District of Columbia
- Twenty-Fourth Amendment - Abolition of the Poll Tax Qualification in Federal Elections
- Twenty-Fifth Amendment - Presidential Vacancy, Disability, and Inability
- Twenty-Sixth Amendment - Reduction of Voting Age Qualification
- Twenty-Seventh Amendment - Congressional Pay Limitation
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document, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and
Interpretation. Johnny H. Killian and George A. Costello edited the 1992 Edition. Johnny H. Killian, George A. Costello and Kenneth R. Thomas edited
the 1996 and 1998 Supplements. George A. Costello and Kenneth R. Thomas edited
the 2000 Supplement.
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Introduction to the Constitution Annotated
- IntroductionIntroductory Annotations
Preamble to the Constitution
- The PreambleAnnotations about the Preamble
Articles of the Constitution
- Article ILegislative Branch
- Article IIExecutive Branch
- Article IIIJudicial Branch
- Article IVRelationships Between the States
- Article VAmending the Constitution
- Article VIPrior Debts, National Supremacy, and Oaths of Office
- Article VIIRatification
Amendments to the Constitution
- First AmendmentFreedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
- Second AmendmentBearing and Keeping Arms
- Third AmendmentQuartering Soldiers
- Fourth AmendmentSearch and Seizure
- Fifth AmendmentGrand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Takings
- Sixth AmendmentRights of Those Charged in Criminal Prosecutions
- Seventh AmendmentCivil Trial Rights
- Eighth AmendmentExcessive Bail and Fines, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- Ninth AmendmentUnenumerated Rights
- Tenth AmendmentRights Reserved to the States and to the People
- Eleventh AmendmentSuits Against States
- Twelfth AmendmentElection of President
- Thirteenth AmendmentAbolition of Slavery
- Fourteenth AmendmentCitizenship, Equal Protection, and Other Post-Civil War Provisions
- Fifteenth AmendmentRight of Citizens to Vote
- Sixteenth AmendmentIncome Tax
- Seventeenth AmendmentPopular Election of Senators
- Eighteenth AmendmentProhibition of Liquor
- Nineteenth AmendmentWomen's Suffrage Rights
- Twentieth AmendmentPresidential Term and Succession
- Twenty-First AmendmentRepeal of Prohibition
- Twenty-Second AmendmentPresidential Term Limits
- Twenty-Third AmendmentPresidential Electors for District of Columbia
- Twenty-Fourth AmendmentAbolition of the Poll Taxes
- Twenty-Fifth AmendmentPresidential Vacancy and Disability
- Twenty-Sixth AmendmentReduction of Voting Age
- Twenty-Seventh AmendmentCongressional Compensation
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The Constitution of the United States of America (see explanation)
- Preamble ["We the people"] (see explanation)
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Article I [The Legislative Branch] (see explanation)
- Section 1. [Legislative Power Vested] (see explanation)
- Section 2. [House of Representatives] (see explanation)
- Section 3. [Senate] (see explanation)
- Section 4. [Elections of Senators and Representatives] (see explanation)
- Section 5. [Rules of House and Senate] (see explanation)
- Section 6. [Compensation and Privileges of Members] (see explanation)
- Section 7. [Passage of Bills] (see explanation)
- Section 8. [Scope of Legislative Power] (see explanation)
- Section 9. [Limits on Legislative Power] (see explanation)
- Section 10. [Limits on States] (see explanation)
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Article II [The Presidency] (see explanation)
- Section 1. [Election, Installation, Removal] (see explanation)
- Section 2. [Presidential Power] (see explanation)
- Section 3. [State of the Union, Receive Ambassadors, Laws Faithfully Executed, Commission Officers] (see explanation)
- Section 4. [Impeachment] (see explanation)
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Article III [The Judiciary] (see explanation)
- Section 1. [Judicial Power Vested] (see explanation)
- Section 2. [Scope of Judicial Power] (see explanation)
- Section 3. [Treason] (see explanation)
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Article IV [The States] (see explanation)
- Section 1. [Full Faith and Credit] (see explanation)
- Section 2. [Privileges and Immunities, Extradiction, Fugitive Slaves] (see explanation)
- Section 3. [Admission of States] (see explanation)
- Section 4. [Guarantees to States] (see explanation)
- Article V [The Amendment Process] (see explanation)
- Article VI [Legal Status of the Constitution] (see explanation)
- Article VII [Ratification] (see explanation)
- Signers
- Amendment I [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment II [Right to Bear Arms (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment III [Quartering of Troops (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment IV [Search and Seizure (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment V [Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment VI [Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment VII [Common Law Suits - Jury Trial (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment VIII [Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment IX [Non-Enumerated Rights (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment X [Rights Reserved to States or People (1791)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XI [Suits Against a State (1795)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XII [Election of President and Vice-President (1804)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XIII [Abolition of Slavery (1865)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XIV [Privileges and Immunities, Due Process, Equal Protection, Apportionment of Representatives, Civil War Disqualification and Debt (1868)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XV [Rights Not to Be Denied on Account of Race (1870)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XVI [Income Tax (1913)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XVII [Election of Senators (1913)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XVIII [Prohibition (1919)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XIX [Women's Right to Vote (1920)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XX [Presidential Term and Succession (1933)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XXI [Repeal of Prohibition (1933)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XXII [Two Term Limit on President (1951)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XXIII [Presidential Vote in D.C. (1961)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XXIV [Poll Tax (1964)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XXV [Presidential Succession (1967)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XXVI [Right to Vote at Age 18 (1971)] (see explanation)
- Amendment XXVII [Compensation of Members of Congress (1992)] (see explanation)
Constitutional Law | Legal Information Institute
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/category/constitutional_law
The First Amendment Encyclopedia - Cases
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/encyclopedia/case-all/newest
America's Founding Documents - National Archives
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