ARTICLE X. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. ARTICLE XI. The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign State. ARTICLE XII. The electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice President, and of the number of votes for each; which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;-the person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March, next following, then the Vice President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds. of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally in-ligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States. ARTICLE XIII. SECTION 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. A. Arts and sciences, to be promoted... Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each State entitled to faith and credit in other States.... Amendments to the Constitution, how made.. made.. Appointments to be made by the President.. Apportionment of representatives.. Appropriations by law.... Appropriation for army not to exceed two years.. Armies, Congress to raise and support... Arms, right of the people to keep and bear.. Assemble, people may.... Attainder, bill of, prohibited to Congress.. prohibited to the States.. of treason shall not work corruption of blood B. 3 3 20 Bail, excessive, not required.... Bankruptcy laws to be uniform.. Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Rep- before they become laws, shall be passed by both houses Borrow money, Congress may. Capitation tax, apportionment of... C. Census, or enumeration, to be made every ten years........ 1 2 13 6 4 4 1 1 11 1 Citizens of each State shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States..... Claims, no prejudice to certain.................... of the United States, or of the several States, not to be Coasting trade, regulations respecting. regulations respecting, to be equal and uniform.. 1 may alter the regulations of State legislatures con 1 Congress to declare war, grant letters of marque, and make rules concerning captures to raise and support armies.. to provide and maintain a navy. to make rules for the government of the army and 13 2 5 888 32 23 7 1 10 1 4 to dispose of and make rules concerning the territory Constitution, how amended.................. 210 6 laws, and treaties declared to be the supreme law 6 Contracts, no law impairing.. 11 Conventions for proposing amendments to the Constitution.. 5 Crimes, persons accused of, fleeing from justice, may be de- Criminal prosecutions, proceedings in cases of......... D. Debts against the confederation to be valid.. 43 6 1681 9 on exports prohibited 1 9 on imports and exports imposed by States shall inure 1 10 14 E. Elections of senators and representatives shall be prescribed by the States... 1 4 8 |
