Articles of the Constitution. Article I Legislative Branch; Article II Executive Branch; Article III Judicial Branch; Article IV Relationships Between the States; Article V Amending the Constitution; Article VI Prior Debts, National Supremacy Clause, and Oaths of Office; Article VII Ratification; Amendments to the Constitution. First Amendment

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect …

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See generally, e.g., Douglas Linder, What in the Constitution Cannot Be Amended?, 23 Ariz. L. Rev. 717, 733 (1981). See also ArtV.5 Unamendable Subjects. This essay examines Article V’s procedures for amending the Constitution. It begins with an …

The Constitution requires many officials to swear oaths or affirmations, 3 Footnote U.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 3 . but the presidential oath in Article II is unique because it prescribes verbatim the language an official must use.

The original text of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

Another important area of constitutional law is individual rights that should be protected from government interference. While the Constitution limits and diffuses powers of the federal and state governments to check government power, it also expressly protects certain rights and liberties for individuals from government interference. 1 Footnote

The Bill of Rights, comprising the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, protects certain rights against infringement by the federal government. A recurring question throughout U.S. history is whether state or local governments are …