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INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Petition for the redress of grievances. Congress shall make
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Piracies and felonies committed on the high seas Congress
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shall define and punish . ... . . . .
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Ports of one State over those of another, no preferences to
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Ports. Vessels clearing from the ports of one State shall not
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pay duties' in another
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Postoffices and post-roads. Congress shall establish
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Present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from
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any king, prince, or foreign State. Np officer with-
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out the consent of Congress shall accept any.
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Presentment or indictment of a grand jury, when necessary
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President of the United States. The Senate shall choose a
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President pro tempore when the Vice-President shall
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exercise the office of .
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The Chief Justice shall preside upon the trial of the
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Shall approve and sign all bills passed by Congress before
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they shall become laws . . .....
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Shall return to the House in which it originated, with his
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objections, any bill which he shall not approve
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If not returned within ten days (Sundays excepted) it
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shall become a law, unless Congress shall adjourn
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before the expiration of that time
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Every order, resolution, or vote which requires the con-
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currence of both Houses, except on a question of
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adjournment, shall be presented to the ....
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If disapproved by him, shall be returned and proceeded
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on as in the case of a bill
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The executive power shall be vested in a
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He shall hold his office during the term of four years .
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In case of the removal of the President from office, or
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of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the
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duties of his office, the Vice-President shall perform
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the duties of. . ......
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Congress may declare, by law, in the case of the removal,
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death, resignation, or inability of the President, what
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officer shall act as
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Compensation of
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His oath of office . . . ...
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Shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and
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of the militia of the States when called into actual
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service . ... . ...
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He may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal
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officer in each of the Executive Departments
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He may grant reprieves or pardons for offenses, except
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