Attempting to read the United States Constitution in its entirety can be an intimidating task. At over 7500 words including the Ammendments and its place as the single
most important document in the history of the U.S. its vital for all Americans to know what it stands for the freedoms it provides and the limitations it places on the federal government.
This interactive guide to the U.S. Constitution serves as a digital resource for those looking to quickly find specific sections of the iconic document from Article 1 through the Amendments of the Bill of Rights.
We the people of the United States in Order to form a more perfect Union establish Justice insure domestic Tranquility provide for the common defense 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.
Article I: Legislative
Section 1
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Section 2
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States and who shall not when elected be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union according to their respective Numbers which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons including those bound to Service for a Term of Years and excluding Indians not taxed three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States and within every subsequent Term of ten Years in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made the State of
New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three Massachusetts eight Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one Connecticut five New-York six
New Jersey four Pennsylvania eight
Delaware one Maryland six Virginia ten North Carolina five South Carolina five and Georgia three.
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
Continue reading
The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights: An Interactive Guide to the Articles and Amendments at
Ammo.com.
