2. The person having the greatest number of votes as VicePresident, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President: a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President, shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. A Arts and sciences, to be promoted....... Acts, records and judicial proceedings of each state entitled to faith and credit in other States........... Amendments to the Constitution, how made...... made Appointments to be made by the President.. Apportionment of representatives...... Appropriations by law............. Appropriation for army not to exceed two years.. Armies, Congress to raise and support........ Arms, right of the people to keep and bear (2d amendment) Attainder, bill of, prohibited to Congress.. prohibited to the States..... of treason shall not work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the B Bail, excessive, not required (8th amendment).. Bankruptcy laws to be uniform.......... Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Re- before they become laws, shall be passed by both houses Borrow money, Congress may..... C Capitation tax, apportionment of......... Census, or enumeration, to be made every ten years......... 1 2 3 34 Citizens of each State shall be entitled to the privileges and Claims, no prejudice to certain....................... of the United States, or of the several States, not to be Coasting trade, regulations respecting..... 89 5 39 1 8 5 37 regulations respecting, to be equal and uniform... 1 Commissions to be granted by the President...... may alter the regulations of State legislatures con- 1 1 446 1 1 officers of government cannot be members of......... 1 2 36 may determine the time of choosing electors of Pre- may invest the appointment of inferior officers in 238 may establish courts inferior to the Supreme Court.. 3 to assent to the formation of new States............. to lay and collect duties.... 44 2 1 42 2 43 1 44 1 44 to coin money, regulate the value of coin, and fix a 1 to punish counterfeiting.................... 1 to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court 1 1 to establish post offices and post roads............ 1 8 1 8 8 1 8 10 38 to make rules for the government of the army and to organize, arm, and discipline militia................. to pass laws necessary to carry the enumerated powers to dispose of and make rules concerning the territory laws, and treaties declared to be the supreme law 6 Contracts, no law impairing.......... Conventions for proposing amendments to the Constitution... 5 ................. .............. ..ditto............... Crimes, persons accused of, fleeing from justice, may be de- manded.......... how to be tried........ Criminal prosecutions, proceedings in cases of (5th amendment) ...... 4256 7 1 3 ཆས 16 2 2 13 48 37 42 1 D Debts against the confederation to be valid...... 6 Duties to be laid by Congress, and to be uniform......................... 1 further provision respecting................. 1 cannot be laid by the States..... 1 10 2 39 on exports prohibited...... on imports and exports imposed by States shall inure Elections of senators and representatives shall be prescribed by the States....... ........... qualifications and returns of members of Congress their duties.................. Exports not to be taxed.......... to vote the same day throughout the United States 2 212 Executive power vested in a President (see President)............ 2 .......... Art. Sec. Par. Page 1 and imports, States prohibited from laying duties on 1 Ex post facto law, none shall be passed......... prohibited to States.... 1 1 Habeas corpus, writ of, can only be suspended in cases of re- bellion or invasion........ House of Representatives. (See Representatives.) I Impeachment to be brought by House of Representatives...... 1 judgment on......... all civil officers liable to......... Importation of slaves, not prohibited till 1808...... J Judges shall hold their offices during good behaviour........ Judiciary-tribunals inferior to Supreme Court may be cre- ated 1 8 8 Judicial power vested in a supreme court and courts inferior.. 3 restriction as to suits against a State (11th Judiciary proceedings of each State are entitled to faith and credit in every State......... Jury trial secured, and shall be held in the State where the crime shall have been committed.................. |