List of clauses of the United States Constitution

The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important or contentious issue of law, it is given a name for ease of reference.

Clauses within the Articles

Clause Name	Article	Section	Clause
1808 Clause[1]	I	9	1
Admissions Clause	IV	3	1
Advice and Consent Clause	II	2	2
Appointments Clause	II	2	2
Apportionment of Representatives and Taxes Clause	I	2	3
Arisings Clause[1]	III	2	1
Basket Clause	I	8	18
Case or Controversy Clause	III	2	1
Coefficient Clause	I	8	18
Comity Clause	IV	2	1
Commerce Clause	I	8	3
Common Defense	I	8	1
Compact Clause	I	10	3
Contract Clause	I	10	1
Copyright Clause	I	8	8
Diversity (of Citizenship) Clause[1]	III	2	1
Elastic Clause	I	8	18
Emoluments Clause	I	6	2
Emolument Clause	I	9	8
Enclave Clause[1]	I	8	17
Excepting Clause[1]	II	2	2
Exceptions Clause	III	2	2
Export Clause	I	10	2
Extradition Clause	IV	2	2
Faithful Execution Clause	II	3	5
Foreign Commerce Clause[1]	I	8	3
Fugitive Slave Clause	IV	2	3
Full Faith and Credit Clause	IV	1
General Welfare Clause	I	8	1
Guarantee Clause	IV	4
Impeachment Clause[1]	II	4
Impeachment Clause (Power to Impeach)[1]	I	2	5
Impeachment Clause (Effect of)[1]	I	3	7
Implied Powers Clause[1]	I	8	18
Import/Export Clause	I	10	2
Incompatibility Clause	I	6	2
Indian Commerce Clause	I	8	3
Ineligibility Clause	I	6	2
Interstate Commerce Clause	I	8	3
Loyalty Clause	VI		3
Migration or Importation Clause[1]	I	9	1
Naturalization Clause	I	8	4
Necessary and Proper Clause	I	8	18
New States	IV	3	1
Orders, Resolutions, and Votes Clause	I	7	3
Origination Clause	I	7	1
Presentment Clause	I	7	2-3
Privileges and Immunities Clause	IV	2	1
Property Clause[1]	IV	3	2
Qualifications Clause[1]	I	2	1
Qualifications (of Senators) Clause[1]	I	3	3
Qualifications Clause (for Presidency)[1]	II	1	5
Reception Clause	II	3	4
Republican Form Clause	IV	4
Revenue Clause	I	7	1
Sinecure Clause	I	6	2
Speech or Debate Clause	I	6	1
Spending Clause	I	8	1
Supremacy Clause	VI		2
Suspension Clause[1]	I	9	2
Sweeping Clause	I	8	18
Take Care Clause[1]	II	3
Taxing and Spending Clause	I	8	1
Territorial Clause[1]	IV	3	2
Title of Nobility Clause (federal)[2]^:139	I	9	8
Tonnage Clause[1]	I	10	3
Treaty Clause	II	2	2
Uniformity Clause	I	8	1
Vesting Clause (Legislative)	I	1
Vesting Clause (Executive)	II	1
Vesting Clause (Judicial)	III	1
War Powers Clause	I	8	11
Weights and Measures Clause[2]^:21	I	8

Clauses within the Amendments

First Amendment

Fourth Amendment

Search and Seizure Clause

Fifth Amendment

Double Jeopardy Clause
Due Process Clause (along with the Fourteenth Amendment)
Self-Incrimination Clause

Sixth Amendment

Eighth Amendment

Excessive Bail Clause

Fourteenth Amendment

Recurring Clauses

Enforcement clause

References

Garner, Devotion. Nyberg, Cheryl (ed.). "Popular Names of Constitutional Provisions". Gallagher Law Library. University of Washington School of Law. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

Notes

Citation needed. (See the notice atop this article for further information.)
Wexler, Jay (2011). The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution Through Ten of its Most Curious Provisions. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807000908.

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[citeme-1] Citation needed. (See the notice atop this article for further information.)

[Wexler-2] Wexler, Jay (2011). The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution Through Ten of its Most Curious Provisions. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807000908.