Granting franchise to women ARTICLE XIX The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Article XIX was passed by Congress June 4, 1919. The secretary of state of the United States announced the amendment valid as part of the constitution August 26, 1920. Tennessee was the thirty-sixth state to ratify, which it did on August 24, 1920. Thirty-eight states ratified. The states that did not ratify are Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. INDEX TO CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES PAGE Acts, records and judicial proceedings of each state, entitled to faith and credit in other states... 435 435 Appropriations by law. See Treasury... 431 Attainder, bill of, prohibited.. 431 Attainder, of treason, shall not work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of 435 Bills for raising revenue, shall originate in the house of representatives.. 429 Before they become laws, shall be passed by both houses and approved by the president; or, if 429 Not returned in ten days, unless an adjournment intervene, shall be considered as approved.. 430 Capitation tax. See Tax.... 431 Census, or enumeration, to be made every ten years.. 427 Claims of the United States, or of the several states, not to be prejudiced by any construction of 436 Citizens of each state shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several 435 Of the United States, all persons born in or naturalized are, amendment Article XIV. 441 430 Congress, power to enforce laws against slavery, amendment Article XIII. 441 Power to secure the right to vote to every citizen, irrespective of race or color, 15th amend- 442 Vested with legislative power.. 427 May alter the regulations of state legislatures concerning elections of senators and repre- 428 Shall assemble once every year...---- 428 May provide for cases of removal of president and vice-president.... 433 May determine the time of choosing electors of president and vice-president... 432 May invest the appointment of inferior officers in the president alone, in the courts of law, or 433 May from time to time establish courts inferior to the supreme court......... 434 434 May prescribe the manner of proving the acts, records, and judicial proceedings of each state. 435 435 May propose amendments to the constitution, or, on application, call a convention 435 The assent of, required to the admission of new states into the Union... To coin money, regulate the value of coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures To define and punish piracies, felonies on the high seas, and offenses against the laws of the 430 To declare war, grant letters of marque, and make rules concerning captures. To exercise exclusive legislation over ten miles square To pass laws necessary to carry the enumerated powers into effect. 430 431 To dispose of and make rules concerning the territory and other property of the United States 431 PAGE Constitution, formed by the people of the United States, preamble. 427 How amended.... And the laws under it, and treaties, declared to be the supreme law.. 435 436 436 435 434 Courts, inferior to the supreme court, may be ordained by Congress. 434 435 441 431 On imports and exports imposed by state shall inure to the treasury of the United States.... 432 Elections, of senators and representatives, shall be prescribed by the state legislatures, as to time, place, and manner..... Debts, against the confederation to be valid against the United States under this constitution.... 436 Of states in rebellion, prohibition against payment by United States or any state, 14th amendment Duties on exports between states prohibited... 428 429 Qualifications and returns of members of Congress to be determined by each house... Electors, presidential, prohibition to certain persons as, who have been engaged in the rebellion, 14th amendment Electors of president and vice-president, how chosen, and their duties. No senator or representative holding office under the United States shall serve as. Enumeration. See Census...-- 432 427 Executive power shall be vested in a president. See President.. 432 Exports. See Tax. And imports, duties are by states, to be payable into the treasury of the United States. Ex post facto law, none shall be passed 432 431 Female suffrage, amendment Article XIX 444 Habeas corpus, writ of, can only be suspended in cases of rebellion or invasion...... 431 House. See Senate. Impeachment, all civil officers liable to.. Persons found guilty by, liable to indictment and punishment for the offense... 434 428 431 Judges shall hold their offices during good behavior..... 434 The compensation of, shall not be diminished during continuance in office. 434 434 434 Judicial proceedings, records and acts of each state are entitled to faith and credit in every other state... 435 Jury trial shall be held in the state where the crime shall have been committed.. 434 If a crime has not been committed within a state, the trial shall be held at the place Congress shall have directed. 434 Jury, trial by, secured, in prosecutions for all crimes, except in cases of impeachment..... 434 And in suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, 7th amendment 439 Law, supreme, the constitution, the laws under it, and treaties declared to be.. 436 437 Money, shall be drawn from the treasury only by appropriations.. 431 Nobility, titles of, shall not be granted by the United States... 431 Officers of the senate, except the president, shall be chosen by the senate.. 431 434 Orders of one house, requiring the concurrence of the other. See Resolution... 430 Persons held to labor or service, their importation or immigration into the United States may be prohibited after 1808 ..... 431 Persons escaping from one state into another shall be delivered up to those entitled to service.... 435 PAGE Powers not delegated are reserved to the people, or when not prohibited to the states.. 440 440 Presents, emoluments, office, or title from a foreign king, prince, to persons holding offices of profit Presidential electors, prohibition as to having engaged in the rebellion, 14th amendment. Qualifications for.. Compensation of Shall take oath of office May be removed by impeachment.. President of the United States, powers of-- Shall be commander-in-chief of army and navy. May require the written opinions of the heads of departments. 434 431 441 432 432 432 433 433 434 433 433 In case of death, etc., office devolves on the vice-president and on such other officer as may be 433 Privileges and immunities of citizens of states. See Citizens. Prohibition, article concerning..... 443 Property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation, 5th amendment... 439 441 Quorum, what shall be for business..... 429 of states, in choosing a president by the house of representatives.. 440 Receipts and expenditures, accounts to be published. 431 Rebellion, certain rights lost by citizens engaged in, 14th amendment.. 442 Rebellion, states in, public debt, prohibition against payment, by the United States or any state. 442 Records. See Judicial Proceedings... 435 Representatives, house of, composed of members chosen every second year.. Shall be the judges of the returns, elections and qualifications of members.. 429 429 A smaller number may adjourn, and compel the attendance of absentees.. 429 429 May punish or expel a member... 429 Shall keep a journal, and publish the same, except parts requiring secrecy.. Privileged from arrest during attendance, and in going and returning, except in certain cases. 429 429 Shall not be appointed to the office created, or whose compensation has been increased, during 429 Representatives, house of, members of- Can, while serving, hold no other office under the United States.. PAGE 429 Shall not serve as primary electors of president. 432 Representatives and direct tax apportioned according to numbers.. 427 Representation of a state, vacancies in, supplied until a new election by the executive authority 427 Resolution, order, or vote, requiring the concurrence of both houses (except for an adjournment) 430 Revenue. See Vessels. Rights of the citizen declared to be- Liberty of conscience in matters of religion. Freedom of speech and of the press.. To assemble and petition.. To keep and bear arms.. To his home against soldiers To be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures.. As to offenses charged or committed... As to private property.. Speedy public trial. In suits at common law As to cruel or unusual punishment. As to enumerated rights and retained rights. No state shall deny equal rights to any person within its jurisdiction, 14th amendment.. To vote at any election, 14th amendment. To vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or previous condition, 15th 438 438 438 438 438 438 439 439 439 439 439 440 441 441 442 Rules, each house shall determine its own.. 429 Senate of the United States composed of two senators from each state. 428 Classed, and terms of service.. Election of by people, amendment Article XVII 428 443 A smaller number may adjourn and compel attendance of absentees. Qualification of members, thirty years of age, nine years a citizen, and an inhabitant of the Shall choose their officers, except the president of the senate... Shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of members... What number shall be a quorum.----- Shall keep a journal, and publish the same, except parts requiring secrecy 429 One-fifth of present may require the yeas and nays... Shall not adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place, without the consent of 429 429 May propose amendments to bills for raising revenue.. 429 Shall try impeachments.... 428 Their judgments only to extend to removal from office, and to disqualify for any other.... Senators, prohibition as to having engaged in the rebellion, 14th amendment.. 442 Shall not be questioned elsewhere for any speech or debate in the house... 429 Shall not be appointed to offices of the United States, created, or whose emoluments shall have 429 Senators and representatives, election of, how prescribed.. 428 Slavery, or involuntary servitude, prohibited, amendment Article XIII.. 441 Slaves. See Persons Held to Service. Slaves, claims for payment on account of emancipation declared illegal and void, 14th amendment.. 442 |