United States Constitution

The filibuster is a Senate procedural practice rather than a provision written into the United States Constitution.

The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to effective assistance of counsel in criminal prosecutions.

Constitutional protections for freedom of speech in the United States extend to people present in the country, including noncitizens.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals' rights to free speech, including the right to engage in peaceful protest.

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals against unreasonable seizures and the use of excessive force by government agents.

The Speech or Debate Clause of the United States Constitution protects certain legislative acts and core legislative activities from interference by the executive branch.

The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents changes to the compensation of members of Congress from taking effect until after the next election; the amendment was ratified in 1992.

The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on February 27, 1951, prohibits any person from being elected President of the United States more than twice.

The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits denying the right to vote on the basis of race and grants Congress the power to enforce that prohibition, and the amendment itself does not include a time limit on Congress's enforcement authority.

The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits state actors, including public schools and universities, from denying any person the equal protection of the laws on the basis of race.

The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution confers citizenship on everyone born on American soil, with narrow exceptions for children of foreign diplomats and for those born to a foreign occupying force.

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides a right against self-incrimination, allowing individuals to refuse to answer questions that could incriminate them during law enforcement questioning.

Article I of the United States Constitution requires that U.S. Senators and Representatives receive compensation for their services that is to be ascertained by law and paid out of the U.S. Treasury.

The U.S. Constitution's Domestic Emoluments Clause (Article II, Section 1, Clause 7) bars the President of the United States from receiving any payment, present, emolument, office, or title from the federal government or any state, except for the presidential salary.

The Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the United States Constitution (signed September 17, 1787) establishes that federal law takes precedence over state law, a principle courts have applied to limit state authority to prosecute federal officers for actions taken within the scope of their federal duties.

The United States Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war.

The President of the United States is designated as the Commander in Chief of the U.S. armed forces under the United States Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution assigns to Congress the authority to levy tariffs and regulate import duties.

The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays written in 1787–1788 to support ratification of the United States Constitution.

The United States Constitution's Supremacy Clause prevents state criminal prosecution of federal officers for actions taken while performing federal duties.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution (the Appropriations Clause) requires that money be deposited into the U.S. Treasury and prevents spending on salaries until Congress enacts a law appropriating those funds.

The legal theory that a person could effectively serve more than two elected presidential terms by first being elected vice president and then succeeding to the presidency is constitutionally untested and legal experts are divided on whether it would be valid.

The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution reserves to the states any powers not expressly delegated to the federal government.

The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution establishes that federal law is the supreme law of the land and takes precedence over conflicting state law.

The United States Constitution guarantees the right to due process and the presumption of innocence, including the opportunity for an accused person to have a day in court.