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Certain parts of the U.S. Constitution have popular names by which they are referred from time to time. This page lists those popular names and provides links back to the appropriate section of the Constitution.

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The Admissions Clause: Article 4, Section 3, Clause 1
The Advice and Consent Clause: Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2
The Anti-Title Amendment: A failed amendment
The Appointments Clause: Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2
The Arisings Clause: Article 3, Section 2, Clause 1
The Bear Arms Amendment: 2nd Amendment
The Bill of Rights: Amendments 1 through 10
The Civil War Amendments: Amendments 13, 14, and 15
The Coefficient Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
The Comity Clause: Article 4, Section 1
The Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
The Compact Clause: Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3
The Confrontation Clause: 6th Amendment, Clause 2
The Contract Clause: Article 1, Section 10, Clause 1
The Copyright Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8
The Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause: 8th Amendment
The Disestablishment Clause: 1st Amendment
The Diversity (of Citizenship) Clause: Article 3, Section 2, Clause 1
The Double Jeopardy Clause: Amendment 5
The Due Process Clause: Amendment 5; Amendment 14, Clause 1
The 1808 Clause: Article 1, Section 9, Clause 1
The Elastic Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
The Emoluments Clause: Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2; Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8
The Enclave Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17
The Equal Protection Clause: 14th Amendment, Clause 1
The ERA - Equal Rights Amendment: A failed amendment
The Establishment Clause: 1st Amendment
The Excepting Clause: Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2
The Exceptions Clause: Article 3, Section 2, Clause 2
The Export Clause: Article 1, Section 9, Clause 5
The Free Exercise Clause: 1st Amendment
The Freedom of the Press Clause: 1st Amendment
The Freedom of Speech Clause: 1st Amendment
The Fugitive Slave Clause: Article 4, Section 2, Clause 3
The Full Faith and Credit Clause: Article 4, Section 1
The General Welfare Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
The Guarantee Clause: Article 4, Section 4
The Impeachment Clauses: Article 1, Section 2, Clause 5; Article 1, Section 3, Clauses 6 and 7; Article 2, Section 4
The Implied Powers Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
The Import/Export Clause: Article 1, Section 10, Clause 2
The Income Tax Amendment: 16th Amendment
The Incompatibility Clause: Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2
The Indian Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
The Ineligibility Clause: Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2
The Ineligibility and Incompatibility Clause: Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2
The Interstate Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
The Just Compensation Clause: 5th Amendment, last clause
The Liberty Clause: 5th Amendment, penultimate clause
The Loyalty Clause: Article 6, Clause 3 (oath of office); Amendment 14, Section 3 (rebellion)
The Migration or Importation Clause: Article 1, Section 9, Clause 1
The Naturalization Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4
The Necessary and Proper Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
The Orders, Resolutions, and Votes Clause: Article 1, Section 7, Clause 3
The Origination Clause: Article 1, Section 7, Clause 1
The Presentment Clause: Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2
The Privileges and Immunities Clause: Article 4, Section 2
The Prohibition Amendment: Amendment 18
The Property Clause: Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2
The Qualifications Clause: Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2; Article 1, Section 3, Clause 3; Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5
The Reconstruction Amendments: Amendment 13; Amendment 14; Amendment 15
The Republican Form Clause: Article 4, Section 4
The Right to Bear Arms Amendment: 2nd Amendment
The Search and Seizure Clause: 4th Amendment
The Slavery Amendment: 13th Amendment
The Speech or Debate Clause: Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1
The Speedy Trial Clause: 6th Amendment
The Spending Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
The Subscription Clause: List of Signatories
The Supremacy Clause: Article 6, Clause 2
The Suspension Clause: Article 1, Section 9, Clause 2
The Sweeping Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
The Take Care Clause: Article 2, Section 3
The Takings Clause: 5th Amendment, last clause
TANA - The Anti-Nobility Amendment: A failed amendment
The Territorial Clause: Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2
The Three-fifths Clause: Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3
The Tonnage Clause: Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3
The Treaty Clause: Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2
The Trial by Jury Clause: 7th Amendment
The Vesting Clauses: Article 1, Section 1; Article 2, Section 1; Article 3, Section 1
The War Clause: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11
We the People: The Preamble
The Women's Suffrage Amendment: Amendment 19

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