Article I

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Article I is the section of the United States Constitution that establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, defining the structure, powers, and limitations of Congress.

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Article I canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the United States Constitution ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo federal government of the United States ⓘ
assigns Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate ⓘ
author Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ
authorizes Congress to alter regulations for congressional elections ⓘ
composedOf Section 1 of Article I ⓘ
Section 10 of Article I ⓘ
Section 2 of Article I ⓘ
Section 3 of Article I ⓘ
Section 4 of Article I ⓘ
Section 5 of Article I ⓘ
Section 6 of Article I ⓘ
Section 7 of Article I ⓘ
Section 8 of Article I ⓘ
Section 9 of Article I ⓘ
contains Necessary and Proper Clause ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
defines limitations on Congress ⓘ
powers of Congress ⓘ
presidential veto process ⓘ
procedure for overriding a presidential veto ⓘ
structure of Congress ⓘ
effectiveDate 1789-03-04 ⓘ
enumerates powers of Congress ⓘ
establishes House of Representatives ⓘ
Senate ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
bicameral legislature ⓘ
legislative branch of the federal government ⓘ
governs legislative process at the federal level ⓘ
grants Senate power to try impeachments ⓘ
each House power to determine its rules of proceedings ⓘ
each House power to judge elections and qualifications of its members ⓘ
power to borrow money on the credit of the United States ⓘ
power to coin money ⓘ
power to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court ⓘ
power to declare war ⓘ
power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization ⓘ
power to establish post offices and post roads ⓘ
power to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies ⓘ
power to exercise exclusive legislation over the seat of government ⓘ
power to lay and collect taxes ⓘ
power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers ⓘ
power to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces ⓘ
power to provide and maintain a navy ⓘ
power to provide for calling forth the militia ⓘ
power to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia ⓘ
power to raise and support armies ⓘ
power to regulate commerce among the several states ⓘ
power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes ⓘ
power to regulate commerce with foreign nations ⓘ
imposes limitations on powers of Congress ⓘ
limitations on powers of the states ⓘ
influences separation of powers in the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn Section 8 of Article I ⓘ
partOf United States Constitution ⓘ
prohibits bills of attainder ⓘ
ex post facto laws ⓘ
members of Congress from holding certain other federal offices ⓘ
states from coining money ⓘ
states from entering into treaties ⓘ
states from granting titles of nobility ⓘ
states from passing bills of attainder ⓘ
states from passing ex post facto laws ⓘ
suspension of writ of habeas corpus except in cases of rebellion or invasion ⓘ
taxes or duties on exports from any state ⓘ
provides all legislative powers are vested in Congress ⓘ
apportionment of Representatives among the states ⓘ
compensation for Senators and Representatives ⓘ
power of impeachment to the House of Representatives ⓘ
privilege from arrest in certain cases for members of Congress ⓘ
regulates composition of the House of Representatives ⓘ
composition of the Senate ⓘ
origination of revenue bills ⓘ
times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives ⓘ
requires each House to keep a journal of its proceedings ⓘ
revenue bills to originate in the House of Representatives ⓘ
restricts granting of titles of nobility by the United States ⓘ
sets age requirement for Representatives ⓘ
age requirement for Senators ⓘ
citizenship requirement for Representatives ⓘ
citizenship requirement for Senators ⓘ
residency requirement for Representatives ⓘ
residency requirement for Senators ⓘ
six-year term for Senators ⓘ
two Senators per state ⓘ
two-year term for Representatives ⓘ
signedDate 1787-09-17 ⓘ

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