United States Constitution (39516 bytes)
2: ...|270px|Page I of the Constitution of the [[United States of America]]]]
3: ...jpg|none|thumb|270px|Page II of the United States Constitution]]
4: ...pg|none|thumb|270px|Page III of the United States Constitution]]
5: ...jpg|none|thumb|270px|Page IV of the United States Constitution]]</div>
7: ...ect in [[1789]] and has served as a model for the constitutions of numerous other nations.

Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution (18857 bytes)
1: ...tes Constitution]], which is part of the [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]], guarantees sever...
9: ...er words, it has not been ruled applicable to the states.
11: ...red to be tried upon indictments.) In ''[[United States v. Moreland]]'' ([[1922]]), the Supreme Court hel...
13: ... be changed at all by the prosecution. ''[[United States v. Miller]]'' ([[1985]]) partly reversed the prev...
24: ...stitute a final acquittal; in ''[[Burks v. United States]]'' ([[1978]]), it was held that "it should make ...

Article Five of the United States Constitution (11964 bytes)
1: ...gislatures or Conventions in three-fourths of the states.
3: ...ces.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States_of_America#Article_V Wikisource] for the text of ...
6: ...g the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Nineteenth Amendment]]]]
8: ... proposed as Articles in addition to the original Constitution, instead of being incorporated into the main body...
10: ...ome within one or two of the required figure. The Constitution does not make clear how the Convention is to be c...

Article Six of the United States Constitution (5644 bytes)
1: ... [[law]]s and [[treaty|treaties]] of the [[United States]] made in accordance with it as the supreme law o...
3: ...ces.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States_of_America#Article_VI Wikisource] for the text of...
8: ...hat debts contracted prior to the adoption of the Constitution remain valid, as they were under the [[Articles o...
11: ...e law, the federal law must be upheld. Even state constitutions are subordinate to federal law.
13: ...ad previously declared a Supreme Court decision unconstitutional and refused to permit the state courts to abide...

First Amendment to the United States Constitution (28934 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|250px|The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.]]
3: ...xtually, it prevents the [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]] from infringing on six rights. Th...
12: ...er to answer protestations that the newly created Constitution did not include sufficient guarantees of civil li...
14: ...es the First Amendment against the actions of the states. The Supreme Court has made numerous other change...
23: ...ine", certain selected provisions were applied to states. It was not, however, until the middle and later ...

Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (13640 bytes)
5: ...nited States Constitution]], part of the [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]], prevents the fed...
13: ...nterpreted by gun control advocates as empowering states to maintain armed militias for defense and order....
27: ...tion, the history and legislation of Colonies and States, and the writings of approved commentators. These...
35: ...States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] states: the amendment "broadly protects the rights of in...
37: ...ond Amendment than when employed elsewhere in the Constitution."

Third Amendment to the United States Constitution (2684 bytes)
1: ...d States Constitution]] is a part of the [[United States Bill of Rights]]. It prevents the quartering of s...
8: ...and some would argue most dated) pieces of the US constitution. Its relevance has greatly declined since revolut...
10: ...ng to the [[Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment]], both Amendments relating to p...
15: ...ed_States_of_America ''Constitution of the United States.'']
16: ...o (Eds). (2000). ''The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation.'']

Article Four of the United States Constitution (10132 bytes)
1: ...Furthermore, it provides for the admission of new states and the changing of state boundaries.
3: ...ces.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States_of_America#Article_IV Wikisource] for the text of...
6: ...blic acts, records and court proceedings of other states. Congress is permitted to regulate the manner in ...
8: ...ced, notwithstanding any priority accorded in the states in which they are pronounced.
10: ==Obligations of states==

Article Three of the United States Constitution (12000 bytes)
1: ...ranch comprises the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] along with lower federal courts established pur...
3: ...ces.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States_of_America#Article_III text of the Article] can b...
6: ...hief Justice [[Charles Evans Hughes]] wrote, "the Constitution does not appear to authorize two or more Supreme ...
8: ... of abolished courts. The [[Judiciary Act (United States)#Judiciary Act of 1801|Judiciary Act of 1801]] in...
10: ...olves judicial determination and must come before constitutional courts. Other cases, such as bankruptcy cases, ...

Constitution Party (United States) (3848 bytes)
6: <caption><font size="+1">'''Constitution Party'''</font></caption>
14: ...Party''' in [[1992]]. Its name was changed to the Constitution Party in [[1999]], but some state affiliate parti...
16: ...in registered voters, most of which come from two states: [[California]], in which the affiliate is the [[...
18: In the 2004 elections, the Constitution Party was the only one of the national third part...
21: ...tes plays in supernational entities such as the [[United Nations]].

Article One of the United States Constitution (37981 bytes)
1: ...tives|House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. The Article establishes the mann...
3: ... according to their populations. Furthermore, the Constitution precludes Congress from depriving a state of equa...
5: ...ces.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States_of_America#Article_I Wikisource] for the text of ...
8: ''Main article: [[Congress of the United States]]''
10: ...clauses" are found in the other two Articles. The Constitution therefore establishes the principle of [[separati...

Article Two of the United States Constitution (15868 bytes)
1: ...nment]], comprising the [[President of the United States|President]] and other executive officers.
3: ...ces.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States_of_America#Article_II Wikisource] for the text of...
6: ...he [[Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twenty-second Amendment]] prevents a President fr...
8: ...t least one member from each of two-thirds of the states in the House of Representatives, and at least two...
10: The [[Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twelfth Amendment]] introduced a number of key ch...

Amendments to the United States Constitution (27716 bytes)
1: A list of the '''American constitutional amendments''', both ratified and unratified, ar...
11: The [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] - II (1791) Ensures the right ...
15: The [[Third Amendment to the United States Constitution|Third Amendment]] - III (1791)
19: The [[Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment]] - IV (1791) Prohibits "unreaso...
23: The [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fifth Amendment]] - V (1791)

United States state constitution (1933 bytes)
3: ...[[republic|republican]] form of government to all states.
5: ...ewest is the [[Georgia State Constitution|Georgia Constitution]], which was ratified in [[1983]] (Hammons, 1999)...
7: ==U.S. state constitutions==
9: *[[Alabama Constitution]]
10: *[[Constitution of Hawaii|Hawaii State Constitution]]

Article Seven of the United States Constitution (1458 bytes)
1: ...e, the Constitution would take effect among those states.
3: ...new government took power in the remaining eleven states.
5: ...ces.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States_of_America#Article_II Wikisource] for the text of...
8: ...ed_States_of_America ''Constitution of the United States.'']
9: *[http://usconstitution.net/consttop_faf.html Mount, Steve. (2003). "The ...

History of the United States Constitution (25851 bytes)
1: ...icle discusses the history of the [[United States Constitution]].
4: ...al Union]]," was adopted by a [[congress]] of the states in [[1777]] and formally signed in July [[1778]]....
6: ...Confederation provided for a loose association of states.]]
8: ...ed States]] in [[1789]], the thirteen states were united only "by a rope of sand."
10: ==Constitutional Convention==

Preamble to the United States Constitution (10057 bytes)
1: ...nale behind the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]].
4: ...in and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.''
7: ... sovereignty." In the United States, however, the Constitution, established by the People, is deemed superior to...
10: ...ully recognized and accepted that two neighboring states frequently have widely differing laws on the same...
12: ... of the republic. With the defeat of the southern states and their subsequent readmission into the Union, ...

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States (1917 bytes)
1: ...s|House of Representatives]] wing in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol building]].
3: ... upper body. Above him is an [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] and [[drum]]. Behind him are [[Ja...
5: ... at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States.png|center| ]]
8: ... at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States." <small>[http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/...

Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution (7067 bytes)
1: ...947]]. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on [[February 27]], [[1951]].
6: ...nt when this Article was proposed by the [[United States Congress|Congress]], and shall not prevent any pe...
9: ...even years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.''
13: ...vices of the chief Magistrate be not fixed by the Constitution, or supplied by practice, his office, nominally f...
17: ... person serving as [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice president]] succeeds to the presi...

List of signers of the United States Constitution (1688 bytes)
1: ...Constitution]] was signed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention on [[September 17]], [[1787]]. The d...
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