...
[Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons]Amendment XIV. The actual
Enumeration shall be made within three
Years after the first
Meeting of the
Congress of the
United States, and within every
subsequent Term of ten
Years, in such
Manner as they shall by
Law direct. The
Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each
State shall have at Least one
Representative; and until such
enumeration shall be made, the
State of
New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight,
Rhode-Island and
Providence Plantations one,
Connecticut five,
New-York six,
New Jersey four,
Pennsylvania eight,
Delaware one,
Maryland six,
Virginia ten,
North Carolina five,
South Carolina five, and
Georgia three. ...
... Every
Bill which shall have passed the
House of Representatives and the
Senate, shall, before it become a
Law, be presented to the
President of the
United States: If he
approve he shall
sign it, but if not he shall
return it, with his
Objections to that
House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the
Objections at large on their
Journal, and proceed to reconsider it.If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that
House shall
agree to pass the
Bill, it shall be sent, together with the
Objections, to the other
House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if
approved by two thirds of that
House, it shall become a
Law. But in all such
Cases the
Votes of both
Houses shall be
determined by yeas and Nays, and the
Names of the
Persons voting for and against the
Bill shall be
entered on the
Journal of each
House respectively. If any
Bill shall not be
returned by the
President within ten
Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a
Law, in like
Manner as if he had
signed it, unless the
Congress by their
Adjournment prevent its
Return, in which
Case it shall not be a
Law. ...
... To
exercise exclusive Legislation in all
Cases whatsoever, over such
District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular
States, and the
Acceptance of
Congress, become the
Seat of the
Government of the
United States, and to
exercise like
Authority over all
Places purchased by the
Consent of the
Legislature of the
State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts,
Magazines,
Arsenals,
dock-Yards, and other needful
Buildings;--And ...
... No Title of
Nobility shall be
granted by the
United States: And no
Person holding any
Office of
Profit or
Trust under them, shall, without the
Consent of the
Congress,
accept of any present,
Emolument,
Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any
King,
Prince, or
foreign State. ...
... The Electors shall
meet in their respective
States, and
vote by
Ballot for two
Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an
Inhabitant of the same
State with themselves. And they shall make a
List of all the
Persons voted for, and of the
Number of Votes for each; which
List they shall
sign and certify, and transmit
sealed to the
Seat of the
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 shall be the
President, if such
Number be a
Majority of the whole
Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such
Majority, and have an
equal Number of Votes, then the
House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by
Ballot one of them for
President; and if no
Person have a
Majority, then from the five highest on the
List the said
House shall in like
Manner chuse the
President. But in chusing 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. In every
Case, after the
Choice of the
President, the
Person having the
greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the
Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have
equal Votes, the
Senate shall chuse from them by
Ballot the
Vice President ...
... The
Congress may determine the
Time of chusing the Electors, and the
Day on which they shall give their
Votes; which
Day shall be the same throughout the
United States. ...
... Before he enter on the
Execution of 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, preserve,
protect and defend the
Constitution of the
United States." ...
... Before he enter on the
Execution of 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, preserve,
protect and defend the
Constitution of the
United States." ...
... He shall have
Power, by and with the
Advice and
Consent of the
Senate, to make
Treaties, provided two thirds of the
Senators present concur; and he shall
nominate, and by and with the
Advice and
Consent of the
Senate, shall appoint
Ambassadors, other
public Ministers and
Consuls,
Judges of the
supreme Court, and all other
Officers of the
United States, whose
Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be
established by
Law: but the
Congress may by
Law vest the
Appointment of such
inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the
President alone, in the
Courts of Law, or in the Heads of
Departments. ...
... The
judicial Power shall
extend to all
Cases, in
Law and
Equity, arising under this
Constitution, the
Laws of the
United States, and
Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their
Authority;--to all
Cases affecting Ambassadors, other
public Ministers and
Consuls;--to all
Cases of admiralty and
maritime Jurisdiction;--to
Controversies to which the
United States shall be a
Party;--to
Controversies between two or more
States;--
[between a State and Citizens of another State]Amendment XI;--between
Citizens of different
States;--between
Citizens of the same
State claiming Lands under
Grants of different
States, and between a
State, or the
Citizens thereof, and
foreign States,
Citizens or
Subjects. ...
... The
judicial Power shall
extend to all
Cases, in
Law and
Equity, arising under this
Constitution, the
Laws of the
United States, and
Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their
Authority;--to all
Cases affecting Ambassadors, other
public Ministers and
Consuls;--to all
Cases of admiralty and
maritime Jurisdiction;--to
Controversies to which the
United States shall be a
Party;--to
Controversies between two or more
States;--
[between a State and Citizens of another State]Amendment XI;--between
Citizens of different
States;--between
Citizens of the same
State claiming Lands under
Grants of different
States, and between a
State, or the
Citizens thereof, and
foreign States,
Citizens or
Subjects. ...
... 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 the
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 case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. --]Amendment XX 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 ineligible to the
office of
President shall be
eligible to that of
Vice-President of the
United States. ...
... 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 the
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 case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. --]Amendment XX 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 ineligible to the
office of
President shall be
eligible to that of
Vice-President of the
United States. ...
...
Representatives shall be
apportioned among the several
States according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole
number of
persons in each
State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the
right to vote at any
election for the
choice of electors for
President and
Vice-President of the
United States,
Representatives in
Congress, the
Executive and
Judicial officers of a
State, or the
members of the
Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the
male inhabitants of such
State,
[being twenty-one years of age]Amendment XXVI, and
citizens of the
United States, or in any way abridged, except for
participation in
rebellion, or other
crime, the basis of
representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the
number of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole
number of
male citizens twenty-one
years of
age in such
State. ...
...
Representatives shall be
apportioned among the several
States according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole
number of
persons in each
State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the
right to vote at any
election for the
choice of electors for
President and
Vice-President of the
United States,
Representatives in
Congress, the
Executive and
Judicial officers of a
State, or the
members of the
Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the
male inhabitants of such
State,
[being twenty-one years of age]Amendment XXVI, and
citizens of the
United States, or in any way abridged, except for
participation in
rebellion, or other
crime, the basis of
representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the
number of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole
number of
male citizens twenty-one
years of
age in such
State. ...
... No
person shall be a
Senator or
Representative in
Congress, or
elector of
President and
Vice-President, or hold any
office,
civil or
military, under the
United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken an
oath, as a
member of
Congress, or as an
officer of the
United States, or as a
member of any
State legislature, or as an
executive or
judicial officer of any
State, to
support the
Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in
insurrection or
rebellion against the same, or given
aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof. But
Congress may by a
vote of two-thirds of each
House,
remove such
disability. ...
... No
person shall be a
Senator or
Representative in
Congress, or
elector of
President and
Vice-President, or hold any
office,
civil or
military, under the
United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken an
oath, as a
member of
Congress, or as an
officer of the
United States, or as a
member of any
State legislature, or as an
executive or
judicial officer of any
State, to
support the
Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in
insurrection or
rebellion against the same, or given
aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof. But
Congress may by a
vote of two-thirds of each
House,
remove such
disability. ...
... No
person shall be a
Senator or
Representative in
Congress, or
elector of
President and
Vice-President, or hold any
office,
civil or
military, under the
United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken an
oath, as a
member of
Congress, or as an
officer of the
United States, or as a
member of any
State legislature, or as an
executive or
judicial officer of any
State, to
support the
Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in
insurrection or
rebellion against the same, or given
aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof. But
Congress may by a
vote of two-thirds of each
House,
remove such
disability. ...