ALPHABETICAL ANALYSIS-Continued. of his office, take an oath that he will, to the best of his ability, "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States". CONSTITUTION. The Judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising CONSTITUTION. Nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any CONSTITUTION. This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. CONSTITUTION or laws of any State. The judges in every State shall be bound by the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States, any thing in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.... CONSTITUTION. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United COS States and of the several States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Con stitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office of public trust under the United States... CONSTITUTION. The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same...... CONSTITUTION. The adoption of the Constitution, done in convention by the unanimous consent of the States present, the 17th day of September, A. D. 1787. and of the independence of the United States the twelfth.. 9th amend. 28 CONSTITUTION. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. CONSTITUTION. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people.. 10th amend. 28 CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any CONSTRUED. The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any Co suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign State. CONSULS. (See Appointments.) CONSULS. The judicial power shall extend to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls, in which the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction...... CONTRACTS. No State shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts....... CONTRACTED. All debts contracted, and engagements entered into before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution as under the Confederation.... CONTROVERSIES. The judicial power shall extend to controversies to which the United States shall be a party; to controversies between two or more States; between a State and citizens of another State; between citizens of different States; between citizens of the same State claiming lands under grants of different States, and between a State or the citizens thereof and foreign States, citizens, or subjects... CONTROVERSY. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved 4 3 2 20 ALPHABETICAL ANALYSIS-Continued. ... CONVENE CONGRESS. The President may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them... CONVENED. The United States shall, on application of the Executive of a State, when the legislature cannot be convened, protect such State from domestic violence CONVENTION. The adoption of the Constitution, done in convention by the unanimous consent of the States present, the 17th September, A. D. 1787.. CONVENTIONS for proposing and ratifying amendments of the Constitution. (See Constitution.) CONVENTIONS of States. The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same CONVICTED. No person shall be convicted on an impeachment, without the concurrence of ...... ...... ... two-thirds of the Senators present... CONVICTED. No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two wit nesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.. CORRUPTION of blood. No attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted. ..... COUNSEL. In all criminal prosecutions the accused to have the assistance of counsel for his defence COUNTERFEITING. Congress shall have power to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States COURT of impeachment. (See Impeachment.) COURT. (See Appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court.) COURTS. Congress shall have power to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court.... 3 they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of depart COURTS. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and CREDIT of the United States. Congress shall have power to borrow money on the credit of the CRIMES. (See Removal of Civil Officers.).... DANGER. (See Public Danger.) DAYTON, deputy from New Jersey, signed this Constitution. Jonathan.. DEATH. In case of the death of the President, the duties of that office shall devolve on the Vice President, and in case of the death of both President and Vice President, Congress shall by law declare what officer shall then act as President.. ALPHABETICAL ANALYSIS-Continued. DEBATE. Senators and Representatives, for any speech or debate in either House, shall not be DEBTS of the United States. Congress shall have power to pay the debts of the United States DEFENCE. Constitution established to provide for the common defence....... DEFEND the Constitution. The President of the United States shall swear or affirm to preserve, 21 DELAWARE entitled to one Representative in first Congress.. DELIVERED up. Fugitives from justice to be delivered up to be removed to the State having be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due....... DEPARTMENT of the Government. Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall DED departs. 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