CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

      This printed copy of the text of the Constitution and the first twenty-one amendments is an accurate copy of a literal print of the original Constitution and the first twenty-one amendments appearing in :IF8.The Constitution of the United States of America:RF8. (Annotated) compiled by the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Congress and published by the Government Printing Office in 1938. The Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Amendments were copied from the resolutions by which the Oregon Legislative Assembly ratified these amendments.

      The leadlines for the sections have been supplied by Legislative Counsel.

Preamble

Article             I           Legislative department

II         Executive department

III        Judicial department

IV        Relations of the states

V         Amendments

VI        Miscellaneous provisions

VII      Ratification

Amendment    I           Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition

II         Bearing arms

III        Quartering soldiers

IV        Searches and seizures

V         Rights of persons

VI        Rights of accused in criminal prosecutions

VII      Trial by jury in civil cases

VIII     Bail, fines and punishments

IX        Rights retained by people

X         Powers reserved to states or people

XI        Suits against states

XII      Election of President and Vice President

XIII     Slavery and involuntary servitude

XIV     Rights of citizens; apportionment of representatives; disqualification of officers; public debt

XV      Right of citizens to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude

XVI     Income tax

XVII   Popular election of Senators

XVIII  Prohibition of intoxicating liquors

XIX     Right of citizens to vote regardless of sex

XX      Terms of President, Vice President and members of Congress; sessions of Congress; vacancy in office of President or Vice President

XXI     Repeal of eighteenth amendment

XXII   Limitation on presidential tenure

XXIII  Presidential electors for District of Columbia

XXIV  Right to vote for federal office not to be qualified by payment of tax

XXV   Succession to Presidency and Vice Presidency; disability of President

XXVI  Right of 18 year olds to vote

XXVII            Compensation of members of Congress