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Elliot's Debates: Volume 1

Digest of the Constitution

      Art. Sec.
Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each state, entitled to faith and credit in other states    4 1
Amendments to the Constitution, how made    5
Appropriations by law. – (See Treasury.)    1 9
Attainder, bill of, prohibited    1 9
Attainder of treason shall not work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted    3 3
Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives    1 7
     Before they become laws, shall be passed by both houses, and approved by the President; or, if disapproved, shall be passed by two thirds of each house    1 7
Bills not returned in ten days, unless an adjournment intervene, shall be considered as approved    1 7
Capitation Tax. – (See Tax.)    1 9
Census, or enumeration, to be made every ten years    1 2
Claims of the United States, or of the several states, not to be prejudiced by any construction of the Constitution    4 3
Citizens of each state shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states    4 2
Commerce, regulations respecting, to be equal and uniform    1 9
Congress, vested with legislative power    1 1
   May alter the regulations of state legislatures concerning elections of senators and representatives, except as to place of choosing senators    1 4
   Shall assemble once every year    1 4
   May provide for cases of removal of President and Vice-President    2 1
   May determine the time of choosing electors of President and Vice-President    2 1
   May invest the appointment of inferior officers in the President alone, in the courts of law, or the heads of departments    2 2
   May from time to time establish courts inferior to the Supreme Court    3 1
   May (with one limitation) declare the punishment of treason    3 3
   May prescribe the manner of proving the acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each state    4 1
   The assent of required to the formation of a new state within the jurisdiction of any other, or by the junction of two or more    4 3
   May propose amendments to the Constitution, or, on application, call a convention    5
   The assent of required to the admission of new states into the Union    4 3
   To lay and collect duties on imposts and excises    1 8
   To borrow money    1 8
   To regulate commerce    1 8
   To establish uniform laws of bankruptcy and naturalization    1 8
   To coin money, regulate the value of coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures    1 8
   To punish counterfeiting    1 8
   To establish post-offices and post-roads    1 8
   To authorize patents to authors and inventors    1 8
   To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court    1 8
   To define and punish piracies, felonies on the high seas, and offences against the laws of nations    1 8
   To declare war, grant letters of marque, and make rules concerning captures    1 8
   To raise and support armies    1 8
   To provide and maintain a navy    1 8
   To make rules for the government of the army and navy    1 8
   To call for the militia in certain cases    1 8
   To organize, arm, and discipline, the militia    1 8
   To exercise exclusive legislation over ten miles square    1 8
   To pass laws necessary to carry the enumerated powers into effect    1 8
   To dispose of, and make rules concerning, the territory or other property of the United States    4 3
Constitution, formed by the people of the United States, Preamble   
   How amended    5
   And the laws under it, and treaties, declared to be the supreme law    6
   Rendered operative by the ratification of the Conventions of nine states    7
Conventions, for proposing amendments to the Constitution    5
Court, Supreme, its orginal and appellate jurisdiction    3 2
Courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, may be ordained by Congress    3 1
Crimes, persons accused of, fleeting from justice, may be demanded    4 2
Debts against the Confederation to be valid against the United States under this Constitution    6
Duties on exports prohibited    1 9
   On imports and exports, imposed by states, shall enure to the treasury of the United States    1 10
Elections, of senators and representatives, shall be prescribed by the state legislatures, as to time, place, and manner    1 4
   Qualifications and returns of members of Congress to be determined by each house    1 5
Electors of President and Vice-President, how chosen, and their duties    2 1
   and 12th amendment    2 1
   Shall vote the same day, throughout the United States    2 1
   No senator or representative, holding office under the United States, shall serve as    2 1
Enumeration (See Census.)    1 2
Executive power shall be vested in a President    2 1
   (See President.)   
Exports. (See Tax)   
   And imports, duties on by states to be payable into the treasury of the United States    1 10
Ex post facto Law, none shall be passed    1 9
Habeas Corpus, writ of, can only be suspended in cases of rebellion or invasion    1 9
   House of Representatives. (See Representatives.)   
   House. (See Senate.)   
Impeachment, all civil officers liable to    2 4
   Persons found guilty by, liable to indictment and punishment for the offence    1 3
Importation of Slaves, until prohibited, a duty authorized on, after 1808    1 9
Judges shall hold their offices during good behavior    3 1
   The compensations of, shall not be diminished during continuance in office    3 1
Judical power, vested in a Supreme Court and courts inferior    3 1
   The cases to which it extends    3 2
Judicial Proceedings, records, and acts of each state, are entitled to faith and credit in every other state    4 1
Jury trial shall be held in the state where the crime shall have been committed    3 2
   If the crime have not been committed within a state, the trial shall be held at the place Congress shall have directed    3 2
Jury, trial by, secured, in prosecutions for all crimes, except in cases of impeachment    3 2
   And in suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars. 7th amendment    3 2
Law, supreme, the Constitution, the laws under it, and treaties declared to be    6
Legislative powers vested in Congress. (See Congress.)    1 1
Money shall be drawn from the treasury only by laws appropriating    1 9
Nobility, titles of, shall not be granted by the United States    1 9
Officers of the Senate, except their president, shall be chosen by the Senate    1 3
   Civil, may be removed by impeachment    2 4
Orders of one house, requiring the concurrence of the other. (See Resolution,)    1 7
Persons held liable to labor or service, their importation or migration into the United States may be prohibited after 1808    1 9
   Escaping from one state into another, shall be delivered up to those entitled to service    4 2
Powers not delegated are reserved to the people, or, when not prohibited, to the states, 10th amendment   
   Legislative. (See Congress,)    1 1
   Executive. (See President.)    2 1
   Judicial. (See Judicial.)    3 1
Presents, emoluments, office, or title from, a foreign king, prince, or state, to persons holding offices of profit or trust, proibited    1 9
President of the United States, vested with the executive power, shall be chosen for four years    2 1
   How elected    2 1
   Qualifications for    2 1
   Compensation for    2 1
   Shall take the oath of office    2 1
   May be removed by impeachment    2 4
President of the United States, powers of —   
   Shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy    2 2
   May require the written opinions of the heads of departments    2 2
   May reprieve and pardon    2 2
   May make treaties, with the consent of the Senate    2 2
   May appoint to office, with consent of the Senate    2 2
   Shall fill up vacancies happening during the recess of the Senate    2 2
President of the United States, duties of —   
   Shall give information to Congress, amd recommend measures    2 3
   May convene both houses, or either house    2 3
   May adjourn them in case of disagreement    2 3
   Shall recieve ambassadors and other public ministers    2 3
   Shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed    2 3
   Shall commission all officers of the United States    2 3
   In case of death, &c., shall devovle on the Vice-President, and on such other officer as may be provided by law    2 1
Privileges and immunities of citizens of state. (See Citizens)   
Property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation 5th amendment   
Quorum, what shall be, for business    1 5
   Of states, in choosing a President by the House of Representatives    2 1
Receipts and expeditures, accounts of, to be published    1 9
Records. (See Judicial Proceedings.)    4 1
Representative, House of, composed of members chosen every second year    1 2
   Qualifications of the electors of its members    1 2
   Qualifications of members    1 2
   Shall not exceed one for 30,000    1 2
   Shall choose its speaker and other officers    1 2
   Shall have the power of impeachment    1 2
   Shall be the judge of the returns, elections, and qualifications of its members    1 5
   What shall be a quorum of    1 5
   Any number may adjourn, and compel the attendance of absentees    1 5
   May determine the rules of proceeding    1 5
   May punish or expel a member    1 5
   Shall keep a journal, an publish the same, except the parts requiring secrecy    1 5
   Shall not adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place, without the consent of the Senate    1 5
   One fifth of present may require the yeas and nays    1 5
   Shall originate bills for raising revenue    1 7
   Shall recieve a compensation, to be ascertain by law    1 6
   Privileged from arrest druing attendance, and in going and returning, except in certain cases    1 6
   Privileged from arrest druing attendance, and in going and returning, except in certain cases    1 6
   Shall not be questioned elsewhere for any speech or debate in the house    1 6
   Shall not be appointed to the offices created, or whose compensations shall have been increased, during the time for which they are elected    1 6
   Can, whilst serving, hold no office under the United States    1 6
   Shall not serve as primary electors of President    2 1
Representatives and direct taxes apportioned according to numbers    1 2
Representation of a state, vacancies in, supplied until a new election by the executive authority thereof    1 2
Resolution, order, or vote, requiring the concurrence of both houses (except for an adjournment,) shall be presented to the President, and undergo the formalities of bills    1 7
Revenue. (See Vessels.)   
Rights of the citizens declared to be —    1
   Liberty of conscience in matters of religion, Amendment    1
   Freedom of speech and of the press    1
   To assemble and petition    1
   To keep and bear arms    2
   To be exempt from the quartering of soldiers in any house, in time of peace, without the consent of the owner; and in time of war, unless prescribed by law    3
   To be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures    4
   To be free, except in the army, navy, and militia, from answering for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on presentment or indictment of a grand jury    5
   Not to be jeopardized twice for the same offence    5
   Not to be compelled, in criminal cases, to be a witness against himself    5
   Not to be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due course of law    5
   Private property shall not be taken for public use, without just compensation    5
   That the accused, in criminal prosecutions, shall enjoy the right of a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the vicinage; and the means necessary for his defence    6
   That, in civil cases, facts tried by a jury shall only be reexamined according to the rules of the common law    7
   That in suits at common law, where the value shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved    7
   That excessive bail shall not be required, excessive fines imposed, not cruel or unusual punishments inflicted    8
   That the enumeration of certain rights shall not operate constructively against the retained rights    9
Rules, each house shall determine its own    1 5
Senate of the United States, composed of two senators from each state    1 3
   How chosen, classed, and terms of service    1 3
   Qualifications of members, thirty years of age, nine years a citizen,and an inhabitant of the state    1 3
   Shall choose its officers, except the President    1 3
   Shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications, of its members    1 5
   What numbers shall be a quorum    1 5
   Any number may adjourn, and compel attendance of absentees    1 5
   May determine its rules    1 5
   May punish or expel a member    1 5
   Shall keep a journal, and publish the same, except parts requiring secrecy    1 5
   Shall not adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other plate, without the consent of the other house    1 5
   One fifth of present may require the yeas and nays    1 5
   May propose amendments to bills for raising revenue    1 7
   Shall try impeachments    1 3
   Their judgments only to extend to removal from office, and to disqualify for any other    1 3
   Members shall recieve a compensation, to be ascertained by law    1 6
   Privileged from arrest    1 6
   Shall not be questioned elsewhere for any speech or debate in the house    1 6
   Shall not be appointed to offices of the United States created, or whose emoluments shall have been increased, during the terms for which they were created    1 6
Senators and Representatives, elections of, how prescribed    1 4
Slaves. (See Persons held to service.)   
Senator shall notbe an elector of President    2 1
Speaker, how chosen    1 2
States prohibited from —   
   Entering into any treaty, alliance, or confederation    1 10
   Granting letters of marque    1 10
   Coining money    1 10
   Emitting bills of credit    1 10
   Making any thing a tender but gold and silver coin    1 10
States prohibited from —   
   Passing bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, or laws impairing contracts    1 10
   Granting titles of nobility 1 10
   Laying imposts, or duties on imports and exports, for their own use    1 10
   Laying duties on tonnage without the consent of Congress    1 10
   Entering into any contract or agreement with another state, or a foreign power    1 10
   Engaging in war, unless invaded or in imminent danger    1 10
States, new, may be admitted into the Union    4 3
   May be formed within the jurisdiction of others, or by the junction of two or more, with the consent of Congress and the legislatures concerned    4 3
States, judges of, bound to consider the treaties, the Constitution, and the laws under it, as supreme    6
States, majority of all, necessary to the choice of President    2 1
State, each, to be guarantied a republican form of government; protected against invasion; and secured, upon application, against domestic violence    4 4
Tax, capitation or direct shall be laid only in proportion to census    1 9
Tax on exports from a state prohibited    1 9
Taxes, direct, shall be apportioned according to representation    1 2
Territory, or property belonging to the United States, Congress may make rules concerning    4 3
Test, religious, shall not be required    1
Titles. (See Nobility.)    1 9
Title, from the foreign state. (See Presents.)    1 9
Treason, defined,    3 3
   Two witnesses, or confession, necessary for conviction    3 3
   Punishments of, may be prescribed by Congress with one limitation    3 3
Treason, or other crime, persons charged with in one state, fleeing into another, shall, on demand, be delivered up    4 2
Treasury, money drawn from only by appropriation    1 9
Treaties, the supreme law    6 1
Vacancies happening during recess of the Senate may be filled temporarily by the President    2 2
   In representation in Congress, how filled    1 2
Vessels to enter, clear, and pay duties in the states in which they arrive, or from which they depart    1 9
Vice-President of the United States —   
   To be President of the Senate, except when exercising the office of President of the United States    1 3
   How elected    2 1
   Qualifications for. 12th amendment   
   Shall, in certain cases, discharge the duties of President    2 1
   May be removed by impeachment    2 4
Vote of one house requiring concurrence of the other    1 7
Warrants for searches and seizures, when and how they shall issue. 4th amendment    4
Witness, in criminal cases, no one compelled to be against himself. 5th amendment    5

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