colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is, and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which INDEPENDENT STATES may of right do. And, for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of DIVINE PROVIDENCE, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. A. ACTS, records and judicial proceedings of each State entitled which have been adopted, - Appointments to be made by the President,... 2 Apportionment of representatives (amendments], ............................ 14 1 Appropriations made by law, money drawn from the treasury, to be in consequence of, Arms, right of the people to keep and bear [amendments],.. 2 1 8 8 of treason shall not work corruption of blood or Authors and inventors, Congress to authorize to, for limited 20 20 2011 1 33 35 39 3 6 25 23 23 35 35 -.. 9 3 25 Bills for raising revenue shall originate in House of Representatives, before they become laws, shall be passed by both Houses Census, or enumeration to be made every ten years,........ 1 9 4 25 20 0 44 3 18 Citizens of the United States, who are [amendments], ....... privileges or immunities of, rights of, not to be abridged on Citizens of each State shall be entitled to the privileges of Claims of the United States, or of the several States, not to be prejudiced by any construction of the Constitution,.......... Coasting trade, regulations respecting, Coin, a tender in payment of debts. No State shall make Coin money and regulate the value thereof and of foreign regulations respecting, to be equal and uniform, Commissions to be granted by the President,.. Confederation, no State shall enter into any treaty, alli- Congress of the United States, all legislative powers vested may alter the regulations of State Legislatures con- shall assemble once every year,... officers of Government cannot be members of, may invest the appointment of inferior officers in may prescribe the manner of proving the acts and to assent to the formation of new States, to establish uniform laws of bankruptcy and rule to coin money, to regulate the value of coin, and 1 8 5 to punish counterfeiting, 1 8 6 to provide and maintain a navy,....... Congress to establish post-offices and post-roads,......... to authorize patents to authors and inventors,..... to define and punish piracies, felonies on the high to raise and support armies,.. to make rules for the government of the army and to call out the militia in certain cases, to organize, arm and discipline militia,. 1 8 16 23 24 to exercise exclusive legislation over seat of gov- to pass laws necessary to carry the enumerated to dispose of, and make rules concerning the terri- may enforce prohibition of slavery by appropriate persons engaged in insurrection or rebellion dis- 13 14 3 may, by a two-thirds vote, remove disability of shall have power to enforce the provisions of 40 40 9988 14 5 40 40 -- 39 33 representation in, how apportioned [amendments], 14 Constitution, amendments to may be proposed and ratified, and the laws made in pursuance thereof, and Contracts, no State shall pass law impairing the obligation Conventions for proposing amendments to the Constitution, as Congress may establish. the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Crime, no person shall be held to answer for a capital or Crimes, persons accused of, fleeing from justice, may be demanded, Crimes, how to be tried, Criminal prosecutions, proceedings in cases of [amendments],.. D. DEBT, public, authorized by law, shall not be questioned [amendments], Debts against the confederation to be valid,. incurred in aid of rebellion, not to be assumed or paid Direct tax, how to be laid, Disability of the President and Vice President, provisions in of persons who engaged in rebellion [amend- District of Columbia, Congress shall exercise exclusive legis- Duties to be laid by Congress, and to be uniform,. shall not be laid on exports, in another State, vessels clearing in the ports of one cannot be laid by the States, on imports, the net produce of all such duties shall be for the use of the Treasury of the United States, Duty of tonnage, without the consent of Congress shall lay any, ... E. ELECTIONS FOR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES, the time, of President and Vice President, Congress may shall be the same throughout the United States, The Electors of President and Vice President, how chosen and 130110 and Vice President, no person hav- Emancipation, or loss of any slave, claims for, shall be Enumeration to be made every ten years, Executive power vested in the President, Exports not to be taxed,............ and imports, States prohibited from laying duties 14 1121 9 1 10 |