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Sect Q states that in all affecting public
minister's and those in which state shall be
party the Supreme court shall have original juris-
diction In all other cases it shall have appellate
Jurisdiction, both to law and fact, with such
exceptions as congress shall make
Sect provides that treason against the United
States shall consist only in levying war; or In adj
herring to its enemies, giving them aid and COM
fort; that mo person shall be convicted OF trea-
son unless on the testimony of two witnesses.
or on confession in open COURT; and that con-
gress shall have power to declare punishment OF
treason but no attainder of treason shall extend
beyond the life Of the person attainted
ARTICLE " deals with Interstate and terri
torial relations. Among its provisions are: those
for the guarantee by the United States OF re-
publican form of government to every state, thus
giving congress some check the constitutions of
woud-be states; for repeling invasion of the
states by federal power, and for their protection
against domestic violence upon application by the
state legislature or IL it be not In session. OF the
state executive.
ARTICLE provides for the adoption of amend
ments to the Constitution. Amendments are to be
proposed either by two-thirds vote of both houses
of congress, or by convention called on the ap-
plication of the legislatures of two-thirds OF the
states Proposed amendments must then be ratl-
fed by the legislatures of three-fourths OF the
states or by conventions in three-fourths
ARTICLE vi provides that the Constitution,
and the laws and treaties made hereunder, shall
be the supreme law of the land.
ARTICLE VII provided that "the ratification OF
the conventions of nine states shall be sufficient
for the establishment of this Constitution.
AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE declares that congress shall make
no law respecting the establishment or the free
exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of
speech or the press or the right of petition
ARTICLE II holds that, "a well-reguated militia
being necessary to the security of free state the
right of the people to keep and bear arms shall
not be infringed."
ARTICLE " afirms the right of the people to
be secure in their person and property against I'M
reasonable seizure and search, and that no war;
rants shall issue but upon probable cause and I'M
der oath.
ARTICLE DEGREES that no person shall be held
to answer for serious crime except on indictment
of grand jury, nor be twice put in jeopardy of
life for the same offence, compelled to be
witness against himself be deprived of life,
liberty or happiness without due process of law,
and that private property shall not be taken for
public use without just compensation.
ARTICLE VI provides that in criminal prosecu-
tons the accused shall have speedy public trial
in the district where the alleged crime was COM
mitted shall be informed of the nature of the ac-
cusation and shall have the assistance of counsel
and Of witnesses in his favor
ARTICLE VIII says: Excessive bail shan not be
and unusual punishment inflicted"
ARTICLE reads: 'sThe powers not delegated
to the United States by the Constitution, nor pro-
hibited by 1t to the states reserved to the
states respectively or to the people"
From 1903 to the Civil war no amendments
added. Three then adopted part of the
federal governments reconstruction policy. Ar
ticle XIII prohibits slavery. Article XIV denies
to the states the power to abridge the privileges
or immunities of citizens or to deprive any person
of life liberty property without due process of
law Article XIV denies to the states the power
to abridge ION account of race, color previous
In 1918 the Sixteenth and Seventeenth amend
ments were adopted. They provide for the levy
ing of an income tax and the direct election of
senator's
The Eighteenth amendment, providing for ma
tonal prohibition, became effective by ratification
jan 16, 1915
The Nineteenth amendment, providing for woman
suffrage, became effective by ratification August
&c. 1920.
Many movements looking TO the further amend
ment Of the Constitution are under way For ex-
ample, one provides for the prohibition of child
labor It has just been passed by congress and
must now be ratified by the states. second. fos-
tered by the National Womans party would put
women on an equal footing with men before the
law A third would allow congress to override an
opinion of unconstitutionalty by the Supreme
court by repassing the act in question