THE |
CONSTITUTION of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA |
RATIFICATION BEGAN 9-17-1787 |
AMENDMENT XI ( RATIFIED 2-7-1795 ) The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed t to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted a against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or b by Citizens Or Subjects of any Foreign State. AMENDMENT XII ( RATIFIED 6-15-1804 ) The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by B ballot for President and Vice-president, one of whom, at least, ss shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; t they shall name in their Ballots the person voted for as P dd President, and in distinct ballots the person boted for as Vice V President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of t the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and s d certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the U United States, directed to the President of the Senate;- The SS President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and H House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the D votes shall then be counted; - The person having the greatest dd number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such kd number be a majority of the whole Number of Electors dd p appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the p dd persons having the Highest numbers not exceeding three on the l list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the P r president. But in choosing the President, thevotes shall be t ak taken by states, the representation from each state having one vo vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or m dd members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. [And if the House of ReRepresentatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of MaMarch next following, then the Vice-President shall act as PriiPresident, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President -] 1 The person having the greatest nu number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors ap appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two hi highighest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the ViiiVice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of twitwo-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of thiithe whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no perperson constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. AMENDMENT XIII ( RATIFIED 12-6-1865 ) Section 1 Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment f for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall e exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurjurisdiction. Section 2 Congress shall have power to enforce this article be appropriate leglegislation. AMENDMENT XIV ( RATIFIED 7-9-1868 ) Section 1 All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject t to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and o of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce a any law which Shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citcitizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any perperson of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nornot deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal proprotection of the laws. |
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