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1. Powers of the Federal Legislature
Articles of Confederation
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Constitution
Art. IX. The United States in
Congress assembled, shall
have the sole and exclusive
right and power of
determining on peace and
war, … of sending and
receiving ambassadors -entering into treaties and
alliances, … -- of establishing
rules for deciding in all cases,
what captures on land or water
shall be legal, … -- of
granting letters of marque and
reprisal in times of peace -- …
… of regulating the alloy
and value of coin …fixing
the standards of weights and
measures … -- regulating
the trade and managing all
affairs with the Indians, not
members of any of the States,
… -- establishing or
regulating post offices …
6. Resolved … That The
National legislature ought to
be empowered To enjoy the
legislative powers invested in
Congress by the
Confederation; & moreover
To legislate in all cases, to
which the separate States
are incompetent, or in which
the harmony of the United
States may be interrupted
by the exercise of individual
legislation …
1. Resolved, that the Articles
of Confederation ought to be
so revised, corrected, and
enlarged, as to render the
Federal Constitution adequate
to the exigencies of
government, and the
preservation of the Union.
I. The supreme Legislative
power of the United States of
America to be vested in two
different bodies of men; the
one to be called the Assembly,
the other the Senate; who
together shall form the
Legislature of the United
States, with power to pass all
laws whatsoever, subject to
[the veto power of the
executive].
Art. I, Sec. 8. The Congress
shall have Power To lay and
collect Taxes, … To borrow
Money …To regulate
Commerce with foreign
Nations, and among the
several States, and with the
Indian Tribes; To establish an
uniform Rule of
Naturalization, and uniform
Laws on the subject of
Bankruptcies …; To coin
Money, regulate the Value
thereof, and of foreign Coin,
and fix the Standard of
Weights and Measures; To
provide for the Punishment of
counterfeiting …; To establish
Post Offices and post Roads;
To promote the Progress of
Science and useful Arts, by
securing [patents &
copyrights]; To constitute
Tribunals inferior to the
supreme Court; To define and
punish Piracies and Felonies
committed on the high Seas,
…; To declare War, grant
Letters of Marque …; To
exercise exclusive Legislation
in all Cases whatsoever, over
… the Seat of the Government
… To make all Laws which
shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into
Execution the foregoing
Powers, and all other Powers
vested by this Constitution ….
2. Resolved, that, in addition
to the powers vested in the
United States in Congress,
by the present existing
Articles of Confederation,
they be authorized to pass
acts for raising a revenue, by
levying a duty …; by stamps
on paper, vellum or
parchment; and by a postage
on all letters or packages
passing through the general
post-office; …; to make rules
and regulations for the
collection thereof; …; to pass
acts for the regulation of
trade and commerce, as well
with foreign nations as with
each other …
2. Enforcing the Balance of Power between Federal and State Governments
Articles of Confederation
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Constitution
Art. II. Each state retains its
sovereignty, freedom, and
independence, and every
power, jurisdiction, and
right, which is not by this
Confederation expressly
delegated to the United
States, in Congress assembled.
6. Resolved …That The
National legislature ought to
be empowered …To
negative all laws, passed by
the several States,
contravening in the opinion of
the National legislature the
articles of Union—and To
call forth the force of the
Union against any member
of the Union, failing to fulfil
its duty under the articles
thereof.
6. Resolved, that all acts of
the United States in
Congress, made by virtue and
in pursuance of the powers
hereby, and by the Articles of
Confederation, vested in them,
and all treaties made and
ratified under the authority of
the United States, shall be the
supreme law of the
respective States, so far forth
as those acts or treaties shall
relate to the said States or
their citizens; and that the
Judiciary of the several States
shall be bound thereby in their
decisions, any thing in the
respective laws of the
individual States to the
contrary notwithstanding: and
that if any State, or any body
of men in any State, shall
oppose or prevent the carrying
into execution such acts or
treaties, the Federal
Executive shall be
authorized to call forth the
power of the confederated
States, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, to enforce
and compel an obedience to
such acts, or an observance
of such treaties.
X. All laws of the particular
States contrary to the
Constitution or laws of the
United States to be utterly
void; and the better to
prevent such laws being
passed, the Governor or
President of each State shall
be appointed by the General
Government, and shall have
a negative upon the laws
about to be passed in the
State of which he is the
Governor or President.
Art. I, Sec. 8. The Congress
shall have Power … To
provide for calling forth the
Militia to execute the Laws of
the Union, …
Art. III. The said States
hereby severally enter into a
firm league of friendship …
binding themselves to assist
each other …
Art. XIII. Every State shall
abide by the determination of
the United States in Congress
assembled, on all questions
which by this confederation
are submitted to them. And
the Articles of this
Confederation shall be
inviolably observed by every
State, and the Union shall be
perpetual … Know Ye that
we the undersigned
delegates, by virtue of the
power and authority to us
given for that purpose, … do
further solemnly plight and
engage the faith of our
respective constituents, that
they shall abide by the
determinations of the United
States in Congress
assembled, … the Articles
thereof shall be inviolably
observed by the States …
14. Resolved, that the
Legislative, Executive, and
Judiciary powers, within the
several States ought to be
bound by oath, to support
the articles of Union.
XI. No State to have any
forces land or naval; and the
militia of all the States to be
under the sole and exclusive
direction of the United
States, the officers of which
to be appointed and
commissioned by them.
Art. VI. This Constitution,
and the Laws of the United
States which shall be made
in Pursuance thereof; and all
Treaties made, or which shall
be made, under the Authority
of the United States, shall be
the supreme Law of the
Land; and the Judges in every
State shall be bound thereby,
any Thing in the Constitution
or Laws of any State to the
Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and
Representatives before
mentioned, and the Members
of the several State
Legislatures, and all
executive and judicial
Officers, both of the United
States and of the several
States, shall be bound by
Oath or Affirmation, to
support this Constitution; …
Amendment X. The powers
not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the
States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the
people.
3. Taxation/ Raising Revenue
Articles of Confederation
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New Jersey Plan, cont.
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Constitution
Art. VIII. All charges of war,
and all other expenses that
shall be incurred for the
common defense or general
welfare, and allowed by the
United States in Congress
assembled, shall be defrayed
out of a common treasury,
which shall be supplied by
the several States in
proportion to the value of all
land within each State,
granted or surveyed for any
person, as such land and the
buildings and improvements
thereon shall be estimated
according to such mode as the
United States in Congress
assembled, shall from time to
time direct and appoint.
9. Resolved that a National
Judiciary be established; …
That the jurisdiction of the
inferior tribunals shall be to
hear and determine in the
first instance, and of the
supreme tribunal to hear
and determine in the dernier
resort, … [cases] which
respect the Collection of the
National revenue …
3. Resolved, that whenever
requisitions shall be
necessary, instead of the rule
for making requisitions
mentioned in the Articles of
Confederation, the United
States in Congress be
authorized to make such
requisitions in proportion to
the whole number of white
and other free citizens …
and three-fifths of all other
persons …; that, if such
requisitions be not complied
with, in the time specified
therein, to direct the
collection thereof in the noncomplying States; and for
that purpose to devise and
pass acts directing and
authorizing the same;
provided, that none of the
powers hereby vested in the
United States in Congress,
shall be exercised without the
consent of at least — States;
VII. The supreme Judicial
authority … This court to
have original jurisdiction in
all causes of capture, and an
appellative jurisdiction in all
causes in which the revenues
of the General Government,
or the citizens of foreign
nations, are concerned.
Art. I, Sec. 2.
Representatives and direct
Taxes shall be apportioned
among the several States …
according to their respective
Numbers, which shall be
determined by adding to the
whole Number of free
Persons, including those
bound to Service for a Term
of Years, and excluding
Indians not taxed, three fifths
of all other Persons.
The taxes for paying that
proportion shall be laid and
levied by the authority and
direction of the legislatures
of the several States within
the time agreed upon by the
United States in Congress
assembled.
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2. Resolved, that, in addition
to the powers vested in the
United States in Congress, by
the present existing Articles of
Confederation, they be
authorized to pass acts for
raising a revenue, by levying
a duty or duties on all goods
or merchandizes of foreign
growth or manufacture,
imported into any part of the
United States; by stamps on
paper, vellum or
parchment; and by a
postage on all letters or
packages passing through
the general post-office; to be
applied to such Federal
purposes as they shall deem
proper and expedient; to
make rules and regulations
for the collection thereof;
and the same, from time to
time, to alter and amend in
such manner as they shall
think proper
5. Resolved, that a Federal
Judiciary be established, …
That the Judiciary so
established shall have
authority to hear and
determine, … by way of
appeal, in the dernier resort,
in all cases … which may
arise on any of the acts for the
regulation of trade, or the
collection of the Federal
revenue …
Art. I, Sec. 7. All Bills for
raising Revenue shall
originate in the House of
Representatives; but the
Senate may propose or concur
with Amendments as on other
Bills.
Art. I, Sec. 8. The Congress
shall have Power To lay and
collect Taxes, Duties,
Imposts and Excises, to pay
the Debts and provide for the
common Defence and general
Welfare of the United States;
but all Duties, Imposts and
Excises shall be uniform
throughout the United States;
Art. III, Sec. 2. The judicial
Power shall extend to all
Cases, in Law and Equity,
arising under this
Constitution, the Laws of the
United States …
4. Military Power
Articles of Confederation
Art. VI. … every State shall
always keep up a wellregulated and disciplined
militia, sufficiently armed and
accoutered, and shall provide
and constantly have ready for
use, in public stores, … arms,
ammunition and camp
equipage.
Art. VII. When land forces
are raised by any State for the
common defense, all officers
… shall be appointed by the
legislature of each State
respectively, …
Art. IX. … The United States
in Congress assembled shall
have authority … to build
and equip a navy -- to agree
upon the number of land
forces, and to make
requisitions from each State
for its quota, in proportion
to the number of white
inhabitants in such State; …
and thereupon the
legislature of each State
shall appoint the regimental
officers, raise the men and
cloath, arm and equip them in
a solid-like manner, at the
expense of the United States;
and the officers and men …
shall march to the place
appointed, and within the time
agreed on by the United States
in Congress assembled.
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7. Resolved that a National
executive be instituted; …
and that besides a general
authority to execute the
National laws, it ought to
enjoy the executive rights
vested in Congress by the
Confederation.
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Constitution
4. Resolved, that the United
States in Congress be
authorized to elect a Federal
Executive, … that the
Executive, besides their
general authority to execute
the Federal acts, ought … to
direct all military
operations; provided, that
none of the persons
composing the Federal
Executive shall, on any
occasion, take command of
any troops, so as personally to
conduct any military
enterprise, as General, or in
any other capacity.
IV. The supreme Executive
authority of the United States
to be vested in a Governor, …
to have the direction of war
when authorized or begun;
… to have the sole
appointment of the heads or
chief officers of the
Departments of … War …
Art. I, Sec. 8. The Congress
shall have Power … To
declare War, … To raise and
support Armies, but no
Appropriation of Money to
that Use shall be for a longer
Term than two Years; To
provide and maintain a
Navy; To make Rules for the
Government and Regulation
of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth
the Militia to execute the
Laws of the Union, suppress
Insurrections and repel
Invasions; To provide for
organizing, arming, and
disciplining, the Militia, and
for governing such Part of
them as may be employed in
the Service of the United
States, reserving to the
States respectively, the
Appointment of the Officers,
and the Authority of
training the Militia
according to the discipline
prescribed by Congress;
VI. The Senate to have the
sole power of declaring war;
…
XI. No State to have any
forces land or naval; and the
militia of all the States to be
under the sole and exclusive
direction of the United
States, the officers of which
to be appointed and
commissioned by them.
Art. I, Sec. 2. The President
shall be Commander in
Chief of the Army and Navy
of the United States, and of
the Militia of the several
States, when called into the
actual Service of the United
States …
5. Arrangement of Congress
Articles of Confederation
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Art. V. … delegates [to
Congress] shall be annually
appointed in such manner as
the legislatures of each State
shall direct, … with a power
reserved to each State to
recall its delegates, or any of
them, at any time within the
year, and to send others in
their stead for the
remainder of the year.
2. Resolved therefore, that the
rights of suffrage in the
National legislature ought to
be proportioned to the quotas
of contribution, or to the
number of free inhabitants, as
the one or the other rule may
seem best in different cases.
No State shall be represented
in Congress by less than two,
nor more than seven
members; and no person
shall be capable of being a
delegate for more than three
years in any term of six
years; …
Each State shall maintain its
own delegates in a meeting of
the States, and while they act
as members of the committee
of the States.
In determining questions in
the United States in
Congress assembled, each
State shall have one vote.
3. Resolved that the national
legislature ought to consist of
two branches
4. Resolved that the members
of the first branch of the
National legislature ought to
be elected by the people of
the several States every
[blank] for the term of
[blank] … To be incapable
of reelection for the space of
[blank] years after the
expiration of their term of
service,—and to be subject
to recall.
5. Resolved that the members
of the second branch of the
National legislature ought to
be elected by those of the
first; Out of a proper
number of persons
nominated by the individual
legislatures … To hold their
offices for a term sufficient
to insure their independency
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Constitution
I. The supreme Legislative
power of the United States of
America to be vested in two
different bodies of men; the
one to be called the Assembly,
the other the Senate; who
together shall form the
Legislature of the United
States, with power to pass all
laws whatsoever, subject to
the negative hereafter
mentioned.
Art. I. Sec. 1. All legislative
Powers herein granted shall be
vested in a Congress of the
United States, which shall
consist of a Senate and House
of Representatives.
II. The Assembly to consist of
persons elected by the people
to serve for three years.
III. The Senate to consist of
persons elected to serve
during good behaviour; their
election to be made by
electors chosen for that
purpose by the people. In
order to this, the States to be
divided into election districts.
Sec. 2. The House of
Representatives shall be
composed of Members chosen
every second Year by the
People of the several States…
Representatives and direct
Taxes shall be apportioned
among the several States …
according to their respective
Numbers, which shall be
determined by adding to the
whole Number of free
Persons, … three fifths of all
other Persons
Sec. 3. The Senate of the
United States shall be
composed of two Senators
from each State, chosen by
the Legislature thereof, for
six Years; and each Senator
shall have one Vote.
6. The Executive Power
Articles of Confederation
Art. VIII. The taxes for
paying that proportion shall
be laid and levied by the
authority and direction of
the legislatures of the
several States …
Art. IX. … Congress … shall
have the sole and exclusive
right and power of
determining on peace and
war, … of sending and
receiving ambassadors -entering into treaties and
alliances …
… Congress … shall also
have the sole and exclusive
right and power of …
appointing all officers of the
land forces, in the service of
the United States, …
appointing all the officers of
the naval forces, and
commissioning all officers
whatever in the service of the
United States …
The United States in Congress
assembled shall have authority
to appoint a committee… to
be denominated 'A Committee
of the States' …
Art. X. The Committee of
the States, or any nine of
them, shall be authorized to
execute, in the recess of
Congress, such of the powers
of Congress as [they] … think
expedient to vest them with
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Constitution
7. Resolved that a National
executive be instituted; To
be chosen by the National
legislature for the term of
[blank] years, …— and To be
ineligible a second time: and
that besides a general
authority to execute the
National laws, it ought to
enjoy the executive rights
vested in Congress by the
Confederation.
4. Resolved, that the United
States in Congress be
authorized to elect a Federal
Executive, to consist of —
persons, to continue in office
for the term of — years …
to be ineligible a second
time, and removable by
Congress, on application by a
majority of the Executives of
the several States; that the
Executive, besides their
general authority to execute
the Federal acts, ought to
appoint all Federal officers
not otherwise provided for,
and to direct all military
operations; provided, that
none of the persons
composing the Federal
Executive shall, on any
occasion, take command of
any troops, so as personally to
conduct any military
enterprise, as General, or in
any other capacity.
IV. The supreme Executive
authority of the United States
to be vested in a Governor,
to be elected to serve during
good behaviour; the election
to be made by Electors
chosen by the people … The
authorities and functions of
the Executive to be as follows:
to have a negative on all
laws about to be passed, and
the execution of all laws
passed; to have the direction
of war when authorized or
begun; to have, with the
advice and approbation of
the Senate, the power of
making all treaties; to have
the sole appointment … of
the Departments of Finance,
War, and Foreign Affairs; to
have the nomination of all
other officers, (ambassadors
to foreign nations included,)
subject to the approbation
or rejection of the Senate; to
have the power of pardoning
all offences except treason, …
Art. I, Sec. 7. Every Bill
which shall have passed the
House of Representatives and
the Senate, shall, before it
become a Law, be presented
to the President of the United
States … [who has a qualified
veto that can be overturned by
2/3 of each House]
8. Resolved that the
Executive and a convenient
number of the National
Judiciary ought to compose
a Council of revision; with
authority to examine every
act of the National
legislature, before it shall
operate, … And that the
dissent of the said Council
shall amount to a rejection,
unless the Act of the National
legislature be again passed, or
that of a particular legislature
be again negatived by [blank]
of the members of each
branch
5. Resolved, that a Federal
Judiciary be established …
the Judges of which to be
appointed by the Executive
“V. On the death,
resignation, or removal of
the Governor, his
authorities to be exercised
by the President of the
Senate till a successor be
appointed.
Art. II. Sec. 1. The executive
Power shall be vested in a
President … hold his Office
during the Term of four
Years, and, … be elected, as
follows: Each State shall
appoint … a Number of
Electors, …
In Case of [death, incapacity,
or removal, the president’s
powers], shall devolve on the
Vice President …
Sec. 2. The President shall be
Commander in Chief of the
Army and Navy of the United
States, and of the Militia of
the several States, when called
into the actual Service of the
United States; … and he shall
have Power to grant Reprieves
and Pardons …
He shall have Power, by and
with the Advice and Consent
of the Senate, to make
Treaties, … appoint
Ambassadors, … [and]
Judges of the supreme Court
7. The Judiciary
Articles of Confederation
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Constitution
Art. IX. The United States in
Congress assembled, shall
have the sole and exclusive
right and power of …
appointing courts for the
trial of piracies and felonies
commited on the high seas
and establishing courts for
receiving and determining
finally appeals in all cases of
captures, …
9. Resolved that a National
Judiciary be established; To
consist of one or more
supreme tribunals; and of
inferior tribunals. To be
chosen by the National
legislature; To hold their
offices during good
behaviour; & …. That the
jurisdiction of the inferior
tribunals shall be to hear and
determine in the first instance,
and of the supreme tribunal to
hear and determine in the
dernier resort, All piracies
and felonies on the high
Seas. Captures from an
enemy. Cases in which
foreigners, or Citizens of other
States, applying to such
jurisdictions may be
interested—or which respect
the Collection of the
National revenue
Impeachments of any
National Officer—and
Questions, which involve the
National peace or harmony.
5. Resolved, that a Federal
Judiciary be established, to
consist of a supreme tribunal,
the Judges of which to be
appointed by the Executive,
and to hold their offices
during good behaviour; ...
That the Judiciary so
established shall have
authority to hear and
determine, in the first
instance, on all
impeachments of Federal
officers; and, by way of
appeal, in the dernier resort,
in all cases touching the
rights of ambassadors; in all
cases of captures from an
enemy; in all cases of piracies
and felonies on the high
seas; in all cases in which
foreigners may be interested;
in the construction of any
treaty or treaties, or which
may arise on any of the acts
for the regulation of trade, or
the collection of the Federal
revenue: that none of the
Judiciary shall, during the
time they remain in office, be
capable of receiving or
holding any other office or
appointment during their term
of service, or for — thereafter.
VII. The supreme Judicial
authority to be vested in
Judges, to hold their offices
during good behaviour, ….
This court to have original
jurisdiction in all causes of
capture, and an appellative
jurisdiction in all causes in
which the revenues of the
General Government, or the
citizens of foreign nations,
are concerned.
Art III. Sec. 1. The judicial
Power of the United States,
shall be vested in one supreme
Court, and in such inferior
Courts as the Congress may
from time to time ordain and
establish. The Judges … shall
hold their Offices during good
Behaviour
The United States in
Congress assembled shall
also be the last resort on
appeal in all disputes and
differences now subsisting
or that hereafter may arise
between two or more States
concerning boundary,
jurisdiction or any other
causes whatever; which
authority shall always be
exercised in the manner
following. …
VIII. The Legislature of the
United States to have power
to institute courts in each
State for the determination
of all matters of general
concern.
IX. … all impeachments to be
tried by a Court to consist of
the Chief —, or Judge of the
Superior Court of Law of each
State, provided such Judge
shall hold his place during
good behavior and have a
permanent salary.
Sec. 2. The judicial Power
shall extend to all Cases, in
Law and Equity, arising
under this Constitution, the
Laws of the United States,
and Treaties made, or which
shall be made, under their
Authority;—to all Cases
affecting Ambassadors, other
public Ministers and
Consuls;—to all Cases of
admiralty and maritime
Jurisdiction;—to
Controversies to which the
United States shall be a
Party;—to Controversies
between two or more
States;— between a State and
Citizens of another State,—
between Citizens of different
States,—between Citizens of
the same State claiming Lands
under Grants of different
States, and between a State, or
the Citizens thereof, and
foreign States, Citizens or
Subjects.
8. Prohibitions on States
Articles of Confederation
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Constitution
Art. VI. No State, without the
consent of the United States in
Congress assembled, shall …
enter into any conference,
agreement, alliance or treaty
with any King, Prince or
State; nor shall any person
holding any office of profit or
trust under the United States,
or any of them, accept any
present, emolument, office or
title of any kind …; nor …
grant any title of nobility.
6. Resolved … That The
National legislature ought to
be empowered … To
negative all laws, passed by
the several States,
contravening in the opinion
of the National legislature
the articles of Union—
6. Resolved, that all acts of
the United States in
Congress, … shall be the
supreme law of the
respective States, so far forth
as those acts or treaties shall
relate to the said States or
their citizens; and that the
Judiciary of the several States
shall be bound thereby in their
decisions, any thing in the
respective laws of the
individual States to the
contrary notwithstanding
X. All laws of the particular
States contrary to the
Constitution or laws of the
United States to be utterly
void; and the better to prevent
such laws being passed, the
Governor or President of
each State shall be
appointed by the General
Government, and shall have
a negative upon the laws
about to be passed in the
State of which he is the
Governor or President.
8. Resolved, that the rule for
naturalization ought to be the
same in every State.
XI. No State to have any
forces land or naval; and the
militia of all the States to be
under the sole and exclusive
direction of the United States
Art. I, Sec. 10. No State
shall enter into any Treaty,
Alliance, or Confederation;
grant Letters of Marque and
Reprisal; coin Money; emit
Bills of Credit; make any
Thing but gold and silver
Coin a Tender in Payment
of Debts; pass any Bill of
Attainder, ex post facto Law,
or Law impairing the
Obligation of Contracts, or
grant any Title of Nobility.
No State shall, without the
Consent of the Congress, lay
any Imposts or Duties on
Imports or Exports, except
what may be absolutely
necessary for executing it's
inspection Laws: … and all
such Laws shall be subject to
the Revision and Controul of
the Congress. [Nor,] lay any
Duty of Tonnage, keep
Troops, or Ships of War in
time of Peace, … or engage in
War, …
No two or more States shall
enter into any treaty,
confederation or alliance
whatever between them,
without the consent of the
United States in Congress
assembled, …
No State shall lay any
imposts or duties, which
may interfere with any
stipulations in treaties,
entered into by the United
States … No vessel of war
shall be kept up in time of
peace by any State, …
No State shall engage in any
war … unless such State be
actually invaded by enemies,
… nor shall any State grant
commissions to any ships or
vessels of war, nor letters of
marque or reprisal, except it
be after a declaration of war
by the United States …
Art. VI. This Constitution,
and the Laws of the United
States which shall be made
in Pursuance thereof; …
shall be the supreme Law of
the Land; … any Thing in the
Constitution or Laws of any
State to the Contrary
notwithstanding.
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Art. XIII. Every State shall
abide by the determination of
the United States in Congress
assembled, on all questions
which by this confederation
are submitted to them. And
the Articles of this
Confederation shall be
inviolably observed by every
State, and the Union shall be
perpetual; nor shall any
alteration at any time
hereafter be made in any of
them; unless such alteration
be agreed to in a Congress
of the United States, and be
afterwards confirmed by the
legislatures of every State.
13. Resolved, that provision
ought to be made, for the
amendment of the Articles
of Union, whensoever it shall
seem necessary, and that the
assent of the National
legislature ought not to be
required thereto
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Art. V. The Congress,
whenever two thirds of both
Houses shall deem it
necessary, shall propose
Amendments to this
Constitution, or, on the
Application of the
Legislatures of two thirds of
the several States, shall call a
Convention for proposing
Amendments, which, in either
Case, shall be valid to all
Intents and Purposes, as
Part of this Constitution,
when ratified by the
Legislatures of three fourths
of the several States, or by
Conventions in three fourths
thereof, as the one or the
other Mode of Ratification
may be proposed by the
Congress; Provided that no
Amendment which may be
made prior to the Year One
thousand eight hundred and
eight shall in any Manner
affect the first and fourth
Clauses in the Ninth Section
of the first Article; and that no
State, without its Consent,
shall be deprived of its equal
Suffrage in the Senate.
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2. Resolved therefore, that
the rights of suffrage in
the National legislature
ought to be proportioned
to the quotas of
contribution, or to the
number of free
inhabitants, as the one or
the other rule may seem
best in different cases.
2. Resolved, that, in
addition to the powers
vested in the United States
in Congress, by the present
existing Articles of
Confederation, they be
authorized … to pass acts
for the regulation of
trade and commerce, as
well with foreign nations
as with each other
Art. I, Sec. 2. Representatives and direct Taxes shall be
apportioned among the several States … according to their
respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the
whole Number of free Persons, … three fifths of all other
Persons
3. Resolved, that whenever
requisitions shall be
necessary, … the United
States in Congress be
authorized to make such
requisitions in
proportion to the whole
number of white and
other free citizens and
inhabitants, … and threefifths of all other persons
No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in
Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed
to be taken.
Sec. 9. The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of
the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be
prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight
hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such
Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person. …
Art. II. Sec. 1. Each State shall appoint … a Number of Electors
[for the president], equal to the whole Number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the
Congress …
Art. IV, Sec. 2. No Person held to Service or Labour in one State,
under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence
of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service
or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom
such Service or Labour may be due.
Art. V. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall
deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution,
… Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to
the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any
Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section
of the first Article;
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