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1. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Amendment IV: Searches and Seizures

   The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,…

2. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article I, Section 3, Clause 2: The Senate, clause 2

   …Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation,…

3. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Article I: The Legislative Branch

   …Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation,…

4. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

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

   …Selection of Senators by state legislatures was superseded by the Seventeenth Amendment, which provides for direct election.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…

5. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

   Article I, Section 2, Clause 3: Apportionment Clause; Three-Fifths Clause; Enumeration Clause

   …The three-fifths provision was superseded by Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Clause originally tied House seats and direct taxes to state population using the three-fifths rule and required a census every ten years. This Clause…

6. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

   Article I, Section 8, Clause 16: Militia Clause

   …except for the general power to prescribe uniform discipline. No later amendment has changed this clause, though the Second Amendment later protected the right of individuals to keep and bear arms, which relates to the militia context. To…

7. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

   Article I, Section 2, Clause 2: House Qualifications Clause

   …beyond the age, citizenship, and residence requirements stated here. No later amendment has changed the wording of this provision. Later amendments changed related matters, including the abolition of slavery, the protection of voting…

8. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

   Article I, Section 8, Clause 10: Define and Punish Clause

   …unless they are connected to the high seas or the law of nations. Later amendments have not changed this clause directly, but the Supreme Court has interpreted its scope in cases involving military commissions and the law of war. In Ex…

9. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

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

   …rules, laws passed by Congress, and state election laws. No later amendment changed this sentence, but later constitutional changes shape how it works. The House remains directly elected, and other provisions govern voter qualifications,…

10. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 3: The Senate

    …Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation,…

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

    Article I, Section 8, Clause 11: Declare War Clause; Marque and Reprisal Clause

    …and sets related legal rules. The provision has not been changed by a later amendment and remains in force as written. The Supreme Court has recognized a limit on reading this clause as requiring a declaration before any military response.…

12. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 4, Clause 2: Elections and Meetings of Congress, clause 2

    …Day. The December meeting date was changed by Section 2 of the Twentieth Amendment.

13. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 7: The Legislative Process

    …in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the…

14. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 7, Clause 1: Origination Clause

    …in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. Origination Clause

15. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 9, Clause 4: Direct Tax Clause; Capitation Clause

    …Direct Tax Clause Capitation Clause This clause was modified by the Sixteenth Amendment, which permits an unapportioned income tax.

16. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

    Article I, Section 10, Clause 1: Contracts Clause; Bill of Attainder Clause; Ex Post Facto Clause

    …for punishment or to undo contracts without a strong public reason. No later amendment changed these bans. Other parts of the Constitution place similar limits on Congress and add protections for fair legal process, but this clause remains…