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 NameArticleSectionClause
1808 Clause[1]I91
Admissions ClauseIV31
Advice and Consent ClauseII22
Appointments ClauseII22
Apportionment of Representatives and Taxes ClauseI23
Arisings Clause[1]III21
Basket ClauseI818
Case or Controversy ClauseIII21
Coefficient ClauseI818
Comity ClauseIV21
Commerce ClauseI83
Common DefenseI81
Compact ClauseI103
Contract ClauseI101
Copyright ClauseI88
Diversity (of Citizenship) Clause[1]III21
Elastic ClauseI818
Emoluments ClauseI62
Emolument ClauseI98
Enclave Clause[1]I817
Excepting Clause[1]II22
Exceptions ClauseIII22
Export ClauseI102
Extradition ClauseIV22
Faithful Execution ClauseII3

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Foreign Commerce Clause[1]I83
Fugitive Slave ClauseIV23
Full Faith and Credit ClauseIV1
General Welfare ClauseI81
Guarantee ClauseIV4
Impeachment Clause[1]II4
Impeachment Clause (Power to Impeach)[1]I25
Impeachment Clause (Effect of)[1]I37
Implied Powers Clause[1]I818
Import/Export ClauseI102
Incompatibility ClauseI62
Indian Commerce ClauseI83
Ineligibility ClauseI62
Interstate Commerce ClauseI83
Loyalty ClauseVI3
Migration or Importation Clause[1]I91
Naturalization ClauseI84
Necessary and Proper ClauseI818
New StatesIV31
Orders, Resolutions, and Votes ClauseI73
Origination ClauseI71
Presentment ClauseI72-3
Privileges and Immunities ClauseIV21
Property Clause[1]IV32
Qualifications Clause[1]I21
Qualifications (of Senators) Clause[1]I33
Qualifications Clause (for Presidency)[1]II15
Reception ClauseII34
Republican Form ClauseIV4
Revenue ClauseI71
Sinecure ClauseI62
Speech or Debate ClauseI61
Spending ClauseI81
Supremacy ClauseVI2
Suspension Clause[1]I92
Sweeping ClauseI818
Take Care Clause[1]II3
Taxing and Spending ClauseI81
Territorial Clause[1]IV32
Title of Nobility Clause (federal)[2]:139I98
Tonnage Clause[1]I103
Treaty ClauseII22
Uniformity ClauseI81
Vesting Clause (Legislative)I1
Vesting Clause (Executive)II1
Vesting Clause (Judicial)III1
War Powers ClauseI811
Weights and Measures Clause[2]:21I8


Clauses within the Amendments

First Amendment

Fourth Amendment

Fifth Amendment

Sixth Amendment

Eighth Amendment

Fourteenth Amendment

Recurring Clauses

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

  1. Citation needed. (See the notice atop this article for further information.)
  2. 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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