Sections Of The Constitution

The constitution outlines the u s.

Sections of the constitution. But a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide. The constitution gave congress the special position of first. The constitution is presented in several ways on this site.

The first part the preamble describes the purpose of the document and the federal government. Other pages present the constitution in one large page with html enhancement in plain text in standard palm doc format and in enhanced tealdoc format. Constitution is the longest surviving written charter of government in the world today.

Requires that each state must respect the laws of all other states article iv section 2 ensures that citizens of each state will be treated fairly and equally in all states and requires the interstate extradition of criminals article iv section 3 defines how new states may be incorporated as part of the united states and defines the control of federally owned lands article iv section 4. The articles 7 a rticle i 1 the legislative branch a long part with 10 sections creates the congress to make laws divides congress into a senate and house of representatives makes rules for election of members gives some powers to congress limits other powers. The constitution of south africa is the supreme law of the republic of south africa it provides the legal foundation for the existence of the republic it sets out the rights and duties of its citizens and defines the structure of the government the current constitution the country s fifth was drawn up by the parliament elected in 1994 in the south african general election 1994.

In operation since 1789 the u s. Powers and duties of congress. Also included is the power to punish sentence and direct future action to resolve conflicts.

This page presents the constitution as a series of web pages one for each section of the constitution and one for each amendment. Section 1 vests the judicial power of the united states in federal courts and with it the authority to interpret and apply the law to a particular case. The constitution is known as a living document because it can be amended although in over 200 years there have only been 27 amendments.

The constitution is organized into three parts.