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1. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article VI, Clause 3: Oaths Clause; No Religious Test Clause

   …a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. Oaths Clause No Religious Test Clause

2. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: Property Clause; Territory Clause

   …any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Property Clause Territory Clause

3. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: Title of Nobility Clause; Foreign Emoluments Clause

   …any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. Title of Nobility Clause Foreign Emoluments Clause

4. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article I, Section 5, Clause 1: Judging Clause; Quorum Clause

   …in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide. Judging Clause Quorum Clause

5. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article II, Section 1, Clause 5: Natural Born Citizen Clause; Presidential Qualifications Clause

   …been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. Natural Born Citizen Clause Presidential Qualifications Clause

6. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: Naturalization Clause; Bankruptcy Clause

   …on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; Naturalization Clause Bankruptcy Clause

7. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article I, Section 5, Clause 2: Rules of Proceedings Clause; Expulsion Clause

   …and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member. Rules of Proceedings Clause Expulsion Clause

8. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article I, Section 9, Clause 3: Bill of Attainder Clause; Ex Post Facto Clause

   No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. Bill of Attainder Clause Ex Post Facto Clause

9. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: Appropriations Clause; Statement and Account Clause

   …of all public Money shall be published from time to time. Appropriations Clause Statement and Account Clause

10. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article III, Section 2, Clause 2: Original Jurisdiction Clause; Exceptions Clause

    …and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make. Original Jurisdiction Clause Exceptions Clause

11. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

    Article I, Section 8, Clause 9: Tribunals Clause

    To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court; Tribunals Clause This clause gives Congress the power to create federal courts below the Supreme Court. This clause gives Congress the power to create federal courts below the Supreme…

12. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

    Article I, Section 3, Clause 1: The Senate, clause 1

    …by the Seventeenth Amendment, which provides for direct election. The clause creates the Senate with two senators from each state serving six-year terms with one vote each; direct election later replaced legislative selection. This clause…

13. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article II, Section 1, Clause 8: Oath of Office Clause

    …protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Oath of Office Clause

14. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

    Article I, Section 2, Clause 4: The House of Representatives, clause 4

    …that state must call a special election so voters can fill the vacancy. This clause answers one question: what happens when a seat in the House of Representatives becomes empty before the term ends. When a Representative dies, resigns, or…

15. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Amendment XIV, Section 3: Disqualification Clause; Insurrection Clause

    …a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. Disqualification Clause Insurrection Clause

16. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3: Fugitive Slave Clause

    …Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due. Fugitive Slave Clause This clause was superseded by the Thirteenth Amendment.

17. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article II, Section 1, Clause 6: Presidential Succession Clause

    …be removed, or a President shall be elected. Presidential Succession Clause This clause was affected by the Twenty-fifth Amendment on presidential succession and disability.

18. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Amendment XIV, Section 2: Apportionment Clause; Penalty Clause

    …number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. Apportionment Clause Penalty Clause The reference to male inhabitants twenty-one years of age was modified by Section 1 of the Twenty-sixth Amendment and by the Nineteenth…

19. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 8, Clause 5: Coinage Clause

    …and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; Coinage Clause

20. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 8, Clause 6: Counterfeiting Clause

    …the Securities and current Coin of the United States; Counterfeiting Clause