Paragraph 1
[Composition of House; Term of
Office; Qualifications of Electors] Paragraph 2
[Qualifications of Members] Paragraph 3
[Apportionment of Representatives and
Direct Taxes] Paragraph 4
[Vacancies]
Paragraph 1
[Bills of Revenue Originate in
House] Paragraph 2
[Presidential Veto of Bills;
Override] Paragraph 3
[Presidential Veto of Votes other
than Adjournment; Override]
Paragraph 1 [No
Prohibition of Slave Trade
before 1808; Limited Taxability] Paragraph 2 [Habeas
Corpus Protected; Exceptions] Paragraph 3 [No
Condemnation of Rights; No
Retroactive Laws] Paragraph 4 [Direct
Taxes Proportioned to Census] Paragraph 5 [No Tariffs
on States] Paragraph 6 [No
Preferential Trade between
States] Paragraph 7 [Finances
must be Appropriated and
Accounted] Paragraph 8 [No US
Nobility; Limit on Officials
accepting foreign Favors]
Paragraph 1
[States bound to Single
Union; Privateering and Coinage reserved to Congress; No
Condemnation of Rights or
Retroactive Laws; Contracts Upheld; No State Nobility] Paragraph 2 [State
Tariffs require Congressional
Approval; Revenue given to US] Paragraph 3 [Power of
War reserved to Congress]
Paragraph 1
[Executive Power Vested in
President; Term of Office for President and Vice President] Paragraph 2 [Electoral
College Created] Paragraph 3 [Procedure
for Election of President
and Vice President] Paragraph 4 [Congress
Specifies Election Day] Paragraph 5
[Qualifications of President] Paragraph 6
[Procedure for Replacement of
President] Paragraph 7
[Compensation of President] Paragraph 8
[Presidential Oath of Office]
Clause 1
[Amendment Process] Clause 2 [Before 1808:
No Prohibition of Slave
Trade; Limited Taxability; Direct Taxes Proportioned to
Census] Clause 3 [States not
deprived of Suffrage in
Senate]
Paragraph 1
[Obligations of Union
Unimpaired] Paragraph 2
[Constitution, US Laws and Treaties
prevail over State Constitutions and Laws] Paragraph 3 [Federal and
State Oaths of Office;
No Religious Test]
Amendment
IV [No unreasonable Search and Seizure; Warrants only on
Probable Cause, Oath,
Specific Scope]
Amendment
V [Requirement of Indictment by Grand Jury; No Double
Jeopardy; No Compulsory
Self-Incrimination; Due Process of Law Required; No Takings
without Compensation]
Amendment
VI [Criminal Jurisdiction: Speedy and Public Trial by
Jury; Informed Defense;
Confrontation of Witnesses; Right of Sub Poena and
Counsel]
Amendment
VII [Civil Jurisdiction: Trial by Jury; Facts tried by
Jury not Overridden]
Amendment
VIII [No Excessive Bail or Fines; No Cruel or Unusual
Punishment]
Section 1
[Creates US citizens with
protected privileges and immunities; States must guarantee due
process and equal
protection of law] Section 2 [Alters
apportionment of
Representatives] Section 3 [Rebels may not
hold US office unless
2/3 of both Houses approve] Section 4 [US debt may
not be questioned; CSA debt
repudiated] Section 5 [Congress
empowered to enforce]
Section 1
[States deprived suffrage in
Senate; Popular election replaces] Section 2 [Popular
election and Executive
appointment to fill vacancies] Section 3 [Grandfather
clause for sitting
Senators]
Section 1 [Terms
of President and Vice
President set] Section 2 [Congress must
assemble once a year;
Date set subject to change] Section 3 [If no
President or Vice President
qualifies, Presidential selection determined by Congress] Section 4 [Congress may
provide for death of
persons eligible to replace President or Vice President] Section 5 [Effective
Date] Section 6 [Expiration
clause -- Void]
Section 1 [US
alcohol prohibition repealed] Section 2 [Alcohol and
drugs prohibited in any
State, US territory or federal possession, according to the laws
of each]
Section 1 [Vice
President fills vacant
Presidency] Section 2 [President
appoints replacement for
vacant Vice Presidency with confirmation of Congress] Section 3 [President may
remove himself; Vice
President shall be Acting President] Section 4
Contested
Amendment of 1810
[Acceptance of a title, or any benefit, from any foreign power,
destroys one's Citizenship
and renders one ineligible for any office in the US or any
State]
Unratified
Amendment of 1861
[Would make impossible any Federal interference with any State,
including any institution
of slavery or involuntary servitude]
Section 1
[Would have made DC equal to a
State for elections, representation and amendment
ratification] Section 2 [Would have
empowered people of DC and
Congress] Section 3 [Would have
repealed provision for DC
electors] Section 4 [Expiration
clause -- Effective]
