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The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation

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"The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation" is a congressional publication first issued in 1913. Popularly known as the Constitution Annotated, this comprehensive guide presents the U.S. Constitution alongside scholarly analysis by the Congressional Research Service and annotations of Supreme Court cases. Updated regularly since its inception, the centennial edition references nearly 6,000 cases across more than 2,300 pages, serving as an essential resource for understanding constitutional interpretation and case law.

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, from the public domain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #18637.

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108 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter383 words
  2. 2.Preface: By Honorable Alexander Wiley813 words
  3. 3.Preface1,072 words
  4. 4.Introduction11,568 words
  5. 5.Section 1: Full faith and credit given in each State 647255 words
  6. 6.Section 1: Restriction on Number of terms 12376,972 words
  7. 7.Section 2: The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all2,564 words
  8. 8.Section 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this315 words
  9. 9.Section 1: The terms of the President and Vice President shall554 words
  10. 10.Section 2: This Article shall be inoperative unless it shall5,235 words
  11. 11.Section 1: Nature of legislative power: Page205 words
  12. 12.Section 8: Powers of Congress1,176 words
  13. 13.Section 9: Powers denied to Congress 312136 words
  14. 14.Section 10: Powers denied to the States 325293 words
  15. 15.Section 1: All legislative Powers herein granted shall be5,523 words
  16. 16.Section 2: Clause 1. The House of Representatives shall be1,309 words
  17. 17.Section 3: Clause 1. The Senate of the United States shall be345 words
  18. 18.Section 4: Clause 1. The Times, Places and Manner of holding977 words
  19. 19.Section 5: Clause 1. Each House shall be the Judge of the1,233 words
  20. 20.Section 6: Clause 1. The Senators and Representatives shall860 words
  21. 21.Section 7: Clause 1. All Bills for raising Revenue shall1,204 words
  22. 22.Section 8: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect10,772 words
  23. 23.Section 1: of the act of 1887 contains the proviso "that the provisions (1)8,838 words
  24. 24.Section 1: of the act of 1887 contains the proviso "that the provisions (2)8,732 words
  25. 25.Section 1: of the act of 1887 contains the proviso "that the provisions (3)8,852 words
  26. 26.Section 1: of the act of 1887 contains the proviso "that the provisions (4)8,793 words
  27. 27.Section 1: of the act of 1887 contains the proviso "that the provisions (5)8,852 words
  28. 28.Section 1: of the act of 1887 contains the proviso "that the provisions (6)8,865 words
  29. 29.Section 1: of the act of 1887 contains the proviso "that the provisions (7)7,142 words
  30. 30.Section 9: Clause 1. The Migration or Importation of such4,598 words
  31. 31.Section 10: No State Shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or (1)8,907 words
  32. 32.Section 10: No State Shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or (2)8,767 words
  33. 33.Section 10: No State Shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or (3)8,602 words
  34. 34.Section 10: No State Shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or (4)8,650 words
  35. 35.Section 10: No State Shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or (5)8,481 words
  36. 36.Section 10: No State Shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or (6)8,429 words
  37. 37.Section 10: No State Shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or (7)2,447 words
  38. 38.Section 1: The President: Page96 words
  39. 39.Section 2: Powers and duties of the President 389394 words
  40. 40.Section 3: Legislative, diplomatic, and law enforcement duties211 words
  41. 41.Section 1: The executive Power shall be vested in a President4,552 words
  42. 42.Section 2: Clause 1. The President shall be Commander in Chief (1)8,609 words
  43. 43.Section 2: Clause 1. The President shall be Commander in Chief (2)8,547 words
  44. 44.Section 2: Clause 1. The President shall be Commander in Chief (3)5,435 words
  45. 45.Section 3: The President * * * shall Commission all the2,188 words
  46. 46.Section 3: He shall from time to time give to the Congress (1)8,867 words
  47. 47.Section 3: He shall from time to time give to the Congress (2)5,295 words
  48. 48.Section 4: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers (1)8,718 words
  49. 49.Section 4: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers (2)8,711 words
  50. 50.Section 4: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers (3)472 words
  51. 51.Section 1: The judicial power, courts, judges: Page191 words
  52. 52.Section 2: Jurisdiction 538715 words
  53. 53.Section 1: The judicial Power of the United States, shall be9,785 words
  54. 54.Section 2: The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law (1)8,750 words
  1. 55.Section 2: The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law (2)8,927 words
  2. 56.Section 2: The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law (3)3,268 words
  3. 57.Section 34: of the Judiciary Act of 1789 provided that in diversity cases11,405 words
  4. 58.Section 3: Treason against the United States, shall consist (1)8,096 words
  5. 59.Section 3: Treason against the United States, shall consist (2)8,699 words
  6. 60.Section 3: Treason against the United States, shall consist (3)6,901 words
  7. 61.Section 1: Full faith and credit Page211 words
  8. 62.Section 2: Interstate comity 68660 words
  9. 63.Section 3: New States and government of territory, etc. 69788 words
  10. 64.Section 1: Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State (1)8,768 words
  11. 65.Section 1: Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State (2)3,761 words
  12. 66.Section 2: The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all3,911 words
  13. 67.Section 3: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this2,193 words
  14. 68.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (1)8,397 words
  15. 69.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (2)8,846 words
  16. 70.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (3)8,714 words
  17. 71.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (4)8,541 words
  18. 72.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (5)8,768 words
  19. 73.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (6)8,573 words
  20. 74.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (7)8,915 words
  21. 75.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (8)8,602 words
  22. 76.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (9)8,284 words
  23. 77.Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in (10)6,526 words
  24. 78.Section 2: Congress shall have power to enforce this article by2,328 words
  25. 79.Section 1: Citizenship; privileges and immunities; due process;864 words
  26. 80.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (1)8,777 words
  27. 81.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (2)8,917 words
  28. 82.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (3)8,846 words
  29. 83.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (4)8,880 words
  30. 84.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (5)8,676 words
  31. 85.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (6)8,795 words
  32. 86.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (7)8,936 words
  33. 87.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (8)8,934 words
  34. 88.Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United (9)3 words
  35. 89.Section 2: Representatives shall be apportioned among the849 words
  36. 90.Section 3: No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in363 words
  37. 91.Section 5: The Congress shall have power to enforce, by (1)8,700 words
  38. 92.Section 5: The Congress shall have power to enforce, by (2)8,519 words
  39. 93.Section 5: The Congress shall have power to enforce, by (3)8,720 words
  40. 94.Section 5: The Congress shall have power to enforce, by (4)6,878 words
  41. 95.Section 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this7,563 words
  42. 96.Section 3: This article shall be inoperative unless it shall1,573 words
  43. 97.Section 6: This article shall be inoperative unless it shall187 words
  44. 98.Section 3: This article shall be inoperative unless it shall1,239 words
  45. 99.Section 1: No person shall be elected to the office of the110 words
  46. 100.Section 2: This Article shall be inoperative unless it shall2,456 words
  47. 101.Section 10: , penalizing "any employer subject to the provisions of this2,038 words
  48. 102.Section 4: of the Lever Act, providing in part "that it is hereby made (1)8,217 words
  49. 103.Section 4: of the Lever Act, providing in part "that it is hereby made (2)8,107 words
  50. 104.Section 4: of the Lever Act, providing in part "that it is hereby made (3)8,130 words
  51. 105.Section 4: of the Lever Act, providing in part "that it is hereby made (4)8,152 words
  52. 106.Section 4: of the Lever Act, providing in part "that it is hereby made (5)8,130 words
  53. 107.Section 4: of the Lever Act, providing in part "that it is hereby made (6)7,385 words
  54. 108.Section 4: of the Lever Act, providing in part "that it is hereby made (7)3,846 words