# 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 | 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 | 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 Clause | I | 8 | 1 |
| Compact Clause | I | 10 | 3 |
| Contract Clause | I | 10 | 1 |
| Copyright Clause | I | 8 | 8 |
| Diversity (of Citizenship) Clause | III | 2 | 1 |
| Elastic Clause | I | 8 | 18 |
| Emoluments Clause | I | 6 | 2 |
| Emolument Clause | I | 9 | 8 |
| Enclave Clause | I | 8 | 17 |
| Excepting Clause | 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 | 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 | II | 4 | |
| Impeachment Clause (Power to Impeach) | I | 2 | 5 |
| Impeachment Clause (Effect of) | I | 3 | 7 |
| Implied Powers Clause | 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 | I | 9 | 1 |
| Natural-born Citizen Clause | II | 1 | 5 |
| Naturalization Clause | I | 8 | 4 |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | I | 8 | 18 |
| 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 | IV | 3 | 2 |
| Qualifications Clause | I | 2 | 1 |
| Qualifications (of Senators) Clause | I | 3 | 3 |
| Qualifications Clause (for Presidency) | II | 1 | 5 |
| Reception Clause | II | 3 | 4 |
| Republican Government 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 | I | 9 | 2 |
| Sweeping Clause | I | 8 | 18 |
| Take Care Clause | II | 3 | |
| Taxing and Spending Clause | I | 8 | 1 |
| Territorial Clause | IV | 3 | 2 |
| Title of Nobility Clause (federal)$^{:139}$ | I | 9 | 8 |
| Tonnage Clause | 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$^{:21}$ | I | 8 | |

## Clauses within the Amendments
### First Amendment

* Establishment Clause
* Free Exercise Clause
* Free Speech Clause
* Free Press Clause
* Free Assembly Clause
* Petition Clause

### Fourth Amendment

* Search and Seizure Clause

### Fifth Amendment

* Double Jeopardy Clause
* Due Process Clause (along with the Fourteenth Amendment)
* Self-Incrimination Clause
* Takings Clause
* Grand Jury Clause

### Sixth Amendment

* Assistance of Counsel Clause
* Compulsory Process Clause
* Confrontation Clause
* Impartial Jury Clause
* Information Clause
* Public Trial Clause
* Speedy Trial Clause
* Vicinage Clause

### Eighth Amendment

* Excessive Bail Clause

### Fourteenth Amendment

* Citizenship Clause
* Privileges or Immunities Clause
* Due Process Clause
* Equal Protection Clause

### Recurring clauses

* Enforcement clause