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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

Amendment XI

(1798)

The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in

law or equity co!!enced or prosecuted a"ainst one of the United States by citi#ensof another state or by citi#ens or subjects of any forei"n state$

Amendment XII

(18%&)

The electors shall !eet in their respecti'e states and 'ote by ballot for resident andice*resident one of who! at least shall not be an inhabitant of the sa!e state withthe!sel'es+ they shall na!e in their ballots the person 'oted for as resident and indistinct ballots the person 'oted for as ice*resident and they shall !a,e distinct

lists of all persons 'oted for as resident and of all persons 'oted for as ice*resident and of the nu!ber of 'otes for each which lists they shall si"n and certifyand trans!it sealed to the seat of the "o'ern!ent of the United States directed tothe resident of the Senate+**The resident of the Senate shall in the presence of theSenate and -ouse of .epresentati'es open all the certificates and the 'otes shallthen be counted+**the person ha'in" the "reatest nu!ber of 'otes for resident shallbe the resident if such nu!ber be a !ajority of the whole nu!ber of electorsappointed+ and if no person ha'e such !ajority then fro! the persons ha'in" thehi"hest nu!bers not exceedin" three on the list of those 'oted for as resident the-ouse of .epresentati'es shall choose i!!ediately by ballot the resident$ /ut inchoosin" the resident the 'otes shall be ta,en by states the representation fro!

each state ha'in" one 'ote+ a quoru! for this purpose shall consist of a !e!ber or!e!bers fro! two*thirds of the states and a !ajority of all the states shall benecessary to a choice$ 0nd if the -ouse of .epresentati'es shall not choose aresident whene'er the ri"ht of choice shall de'ol'e upon the! before the fourth dayof arch next followin" then the ice*resident shall act as resident as in the caseof the death or other constitutional disability of the resident$ The person ha'in" the"reatest nu!ber of 'otes as ice*resident shall be the ice*resident if suchnu!ber be a !ajority of the whole nu!ber of electors appointed and if no personha'e a !ajority then fro! the two hi"hest nu!bers on the list the Senate shallchoose the ice*resident+ a quoru! for the purpose shall consist of two*thirds of thewhole nu!ber of Senators and a !ajority of the whole nu!ber shall be necessary to a

choice$ /ut no person constitutionally ineli"ible to the office of resident shall beeli"ible to that of ice*resident of the United States$

Amendment XIII

(1823)

Section 1$ 4either sla'ery nor in'oluntary ser'itude except as a punish!ent for cri!ewhereof the party shall ha'e been duly con'icted shall exist within the United Statesor any place subject to their jurisdiction$


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Section 5$ 6on"ress shall ha'e power to enforce this article by appropriate le"islation$

Amendment XIV

(1828)

Section 1$ 0ll persons born or naturali#ed in the United States and subject to the

jurisdiction thereof are citi#ens of the United States and of the state wherein theyreside$ 4o state shall !a,e or enforce any law which shall abrid"e the pri'ile"es ori!!unities of citi#ens of the United States+ nor shall any state depri'e any person oflife liberty or property without due process of law+ nor deny to any person within itsjurisdiction the equal protection of the laws$

Section 5$ .epresentati'es shall be apportioned a!on" the se'eral states accordin" totheir respecti'e nu!bers countin" the whole nu!ber of persons in each stateexcludin" ndians not taxed$ /ut when the ri"ht to 'ote at any election for the choiceof electors for resident and ice resident of the United States .epresentati'es in6on"ress the executi'e and judicial officers of a state or the !e!bers of the

le"islature thereof is denied to any of the !ale inhabitants of such state bein"twenty*one years of a"e and citi#ens of the United States or in any way abrid"edexcept for participation in rebellion or other cri!e the basis of representation thereinshall be reduced in the proportion which the nu!ber of such !ale citi#ens shall bearto the whole nu!ber of !ale citi#ens twenty*one years of a"e in such state$

Section $ 4o person shall be a Senator or .epresentati'e in 6on"ress or elector ofresident and ice resident or hold any office ci'il or !ilitary under the UnitedStates or under any state who ha'in" pre'iously ta,en an oath as a !e!ber of6on"ress or as an officer of the United States or as a !e!ber of any statele"islature or as an executi'e or judicial officer of any state to support the

6onstitution of the United States shall ha'e en"a"ed in insurrection or rebelliona"ainst the sa!e or "i'en aid or co!fort to the ene!ies thereof$ /ut 6on"ress !ayby a 'ote of two*thirds of each -ouse re!o'e such disability$

Section &$ The 'alidity of the public debt of the United States authori#ed by lawincludin" debts incurred for pay!ent of pensions and bounties for ser'ices insuppressin" insurrection or rebellion shall not be questioned$ /ut neither the UnitedStates nor any state shall assu!e or pay any debt or obli"ation incurred in aid ofinsurrection or rebellion a"ainst the United States or any clai! for the loss ore!ancipation of any sla'e+ but all such debts obli"ations and clai!s shall be heldille"al and 'oid$

Section 3$ The 6on"ress shall ha'e power to enforce by appropriate le"islation thepro'isions of this article$

Amendment XV

(187%)


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Section 1$ The ri"ht of citi#ens of the United States to 'ote shall not be denied orabrid"ed by the United States or by any state on account of race color or pre'iouscondition of ser'itude$

Section 5$ The 6on"ress shall ha'e power to enforce this article by appropriatele"islation$

Amendment XVI

(191)

The 6on"ress shall ha'e power to lay and collect taxes on inco!es fro! whate'ersource deri'ed without apportion!ent a!on" the se'eral states and without re"ardto any census of enu!eration$

Amendment XVII

(191)

The Senate of the United States shall be co!posed of two Senators fro! each stateelected by the people thereof for six years+ and each Senator shall ha'e one 'ote$ Theelectors in each state shall ha'e the qualifications requisite for electors of the !ostnu!erous branch of the state le"islatures$

hen 'acancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate theexecuti'e authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such 'acancies:ro'ided that the le"islature of any state !ay e!power the executi'e thereof to!a,e te!porary appoint!ents until the people fill the 'acancies by election as thele"islature !ay direct$

This a!end!ent shall not be so construed as to affect the election or ter! of anySenator chosen before it beco!es 'alid as part of the 6onstitution$

Amendment XVIII

(1919)

Section 1$ 0fter one year fro! the ratification of this article the !anufacture sale ortransportation of intoxicatin" liquors within the i!portation thereof into or theexportation thereof fro! the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction

thereof for be'era"e purposes is hereby prohibited$

Section 5$ The 6on"ress and the se'eral states shall ha'e concurrent power to enforcethis article by appropriate le"islation$

Section $ This article shall be inoperati'e unless it shall ha'e been ratified as ana!end!ent to the 6onstitution by the le"islatures of the se'eral states as pro'ided inthe 6onstitution within se'en years fro! the date of the sub!ission hereof to thestates by the 6on"ress$


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Amendment XIX

(195%)

The ri"ht of citi#ens of the United States to 'ote shall not be denied or abrid"ed by theUnited States or by any state on account of sex$

6on"ress shall ha'e power to enforce this article by appropriate le"islation$

Amendment XX

(19)

Section 1$ The ter!s of the resident and ice resident shall end at noon on the 5%thday of ;anuary and the ter!s of Senators and .epresentati'es at noon on the d dayof ;anuary of the years in which such ter!s would ha'e ended if this article had notbeen ratified+ and the ter!s of their successors shall then be"in$

Section 5$ The 6on"ress shall asse!ble at least once in e'ery year and such !eetin"shall be"in at noon on the d day of ;anuary unless they shall by law appoint adifferent day$

Section $ f at the ti!e fixed for the be"innin" of the ter! of the resident theresident elect shall ha'e died the ice resident elect shall beco!e resident$ f aresident shall not ha'e been chosen before the ti!e fixed for the be"innin" of hister! or if the resident elect shall ha'e failed to qualify then the ice resident electshall act as resident until a resident shall ha'e qualified+ and the 6on"ress !ay bylaw pro'ide for the case wherein neither a resident elect nor a ice resident electshall ha'e qualified declarin" who shall then act as resident or the !anner in which

one who is to act shall be selected and such person shall act accordin"ly until aresident or ice resident shall ha'e qualified$

Section &$ The 6on"ress !ay by law pro'ide for the case of the death of any of thepersons fro! who! the -ouse of .epresentati'es !ay choose a resident whene'erthe ri"ht of choice shall ha'e de'ol'ed upon the! and for the case of the death ofany of the persons fro! who! the Senate !ay choose a ice resident whene'er theri"ht of choice shall ha'e de'ol'ed upon the!$

Section 3$ Sections 1 and 5 shall ta,e effect on the 13th day of


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Section 1$ The ei"hteenth article of a!end!ent to the 6onstitution of the UnitedStates is hereby repealed$

Section 5$ The transportation or i!portation into any state territory or possession ofthe United States for deli'ery or use therein of intoxicatin" liquors in 'iolation of thelaws thereof is hereby prohibited$

Section $ This article shall be inoperati'e unless it shall ha'e been ratified as ana!end!ent to the 6onstitution by con'entions in the se'eral states as pro'ided inthe 6onstitution within se'en years fro! the date of the sub!ission hereof to thestates by the 6on"ress$

Amendment XXII

(1931)

Section 1$ 4o person shall be elected to the office of the resident !ore than twiceand no person who has held the office of resident or acted as resident for !ore

than two years of a ter! to which so!e other person was elected resident shall beelected to the office of the resident !ore than once$ /ut this article shall not apply toany person holdin" the office of resident when this article was proposed by the6on"ress and shall not pre'ent any person who !ay be holdin" the office ofresident or actin" as resident durin" the ter! within which this article beco!esoperati'e fro! holdin" the office of resident or actin" as resident durin" there!ainder of such ter!$

Section 5$ This article shall be inoperati'e unless it shall ha'e been ratified as ana!end!ent to the 6onstitution by the le"islatures of three*fourths of the se'eralstates within se'en years fro! the date of its sub!ission to the states by the

6on"ress$

Amendment XXIII

(1921)

Section 1$ The =istrict constitutin" the seat of "o'ern!ent of the United States shallappoint in such !anner as the 6on"ress !ay direct:

0 nu!ber of electors of resident and ice resident equal to the whole nu!ber ofSenators and .epresentati'es in 6on"ress to which the =istrict would be entitled if it

were a state but in no e'ent !ore than the least populous state+ they shall be inaddition to those appointed by the states but they shall be considered for thepurposes of the election of resident and ice resident to be electors appointed by astate+ and they shall !eet in the =istrict and perfor! such duties as pro'ided by thetwelfth article of a!end!ent$


Amendment XXIV


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(192&)

Section 1$ The ri"ht of citi#ens of the United States to 'ote in any pri!ary or otherelection for resident or ice resident for electors for resident or ice resident orfor Senator or .epresentati'e in 6on"ress shall not be denied or abrid"ed by theUnited States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax$


Amendment XXV

(1927)

Section 1$ n case of the re!o'al of the resident fro! office or of his death orresi"nation the ice resident shall beco!e resident$

Section 5$ hene'er there is a 'acancy in the office of the ice resident the

resident shall no!inate a ice resident who shall ta,e office upon confir!ation by a!ajority 'ote of both -ouses of 6on"ress$

Section $ hene'er the resident trans!its to the resident pro te!pore of theSenate and the Spea,er of the -ouse of .epresentati'es his written declaration thathe is unable to dischar"e the powers and duties of his office and until he trans!its tothe! a written declaration to the contrary such powers and duties shall be dischar"edby the ice resident as 0ctin" resident$

Section &$ hene'er the ice resident and a !ajority of either the principal officersof the executi'e depart!ents or of such other body as 6on"ress !ay by law pro'ide

trans!it to the resident pro te!pore of the Senate and the Spea,er of the -ouse of.epresentati'es their written declaration that the resident is unable to dischar"e thepowers and duties of his office the ice resident shall i!!ediately assu!e thepowers and duties of the office as 0ctin" resident$

Thereafter when the resident trans!its to the resident pro te!pore of the Senateand the Spea,er of the -ouse of .epresentati'es his written declaration that noinability exists he shall resu!e the powers and duties of his office unless the iceresident and a !ajority of either the principal officers of the executi'e depart!ent orof such other body as 6on"ress !ay by law pro'ide trans!it within four days to theresident pro te!pore of the Senate and the Spea,er of the -ouse of .epresentati'es

their written declaration that the resident is unable to dischar"e the powers andduties of his office$ Thereupon 6on"ress shall decide the issue asse!blin" withinforty*ei"ht hours for that purpose if not in session$ f the 6on"ress within twenty*onedays after receipt of the latter written declaration or if 6on"ress is not in sessionwithin twenty*one days after 6on"ress is required to asse!ble deter!ines by two*thirds 'ote of both -ouses that the resident is unable to dischar"e the powers andduties of his office the ice resident shall continue to dischar"e the sa!e as 0ctin"resident+ otherwise the resident shall resu!e the powers and duties of his office$

Amendment XXVI


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(1971)

Section 1$ The ri"ht of citi#ens of the United States who are 18 years of a"e or olderto 'ote shall not be denied or abrid"ed by the United States or any state on accountof a"e$

Section 5$ The 6on"ress shall ha'e the power to enforce this article by appropriate

le"islation$

Amendment XXVII

(1995)

4o law 'aryin" the co!pensation for the ser'ices of the Senators and .epresentati'esshall ta,e effect until an election of .epresentati'es shall ha'e inter'ened$

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