Category: The Constitution

U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 5 Article 1 – The Legislative Branch Section 5 – Membership, Rules, Journals, Adjournment <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business;…

U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 4 Article 1 – The Legislative Branch Section 4 – Elections, Meetings <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by…

U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 3 Article 1 – The Legislative Branch Section 3 – The Senate <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, (chosen by the Legislature thereof,) (The preceding words in parentheses superseded by the 17th Amendment,…

U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 2 Article 1 – The Legislative Branch Section 2 – The House <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications…

U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 10 Article 1 – The Legislative Branch Section 10 – Powers Prohibited of States <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and…

U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 1 Article 1 – The Legislative Branch Section 1 – The Legislature <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Notes for this section: Separation…

U.S. Constitution – Table of Contents Today’s special event: On July 25, 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was appointed General of the Army, the first person to hold that rank.On July 25, 1868, Wyoming officially became a U.S. territory. Commemorate the day by reading your Constitution. The Constitution is presented in several ways on this site.…

The United States Constitution Today’s special event: March 16, 1751, is President James Madison‘s birthday. Advertisement The Constitution is presented in several ways on this site. This page presents the Constitution on one large HTML-enhanced page. Other pages present the Constitution as a series of individual pages, in plain text, in standard Palm DOC format,…

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