Constitution Guideline Essay

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———Article 1
36. No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
37. The tax or duty that is laid on Articles exported from any state is forbidden.
38. No preference shall be given by any Regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of another (equality); nor shall vessels bound to, or form, one state, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.
39. No money shall be drawn from the Treaty, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.
40. No titles of nobility shall be granted by the U.S.: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or Foreign state.
41. 1. No state shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility. 2.No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws; and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the thesauri of the United states; and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the congress.
3.No state shall, without the consent of congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, of ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
42. 1. lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports 2. lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace 3. enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with s foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
———Article 2
49. The president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several states. 2. He may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, 3. he shall have the power to grant reprieves and pardons for officers against the United States, except in cases of Impeachment.
50. 1. he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consults, judges of the supreme court, and all other officers of the United states, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper. in the president alone in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments. 2.the president shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate,by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of other next session. 3. with respect to the time of adjournment he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers; he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the United states.
51. He shall appoint Ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States.
——Article 3
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