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Constitution of the United States

Preamble Article I - Section 1 - The Legislature Article I - Section 2 - The House Article I - Section 3 - The Senate Article I - Section 4 - Elections and Meetings Article I - Section 5 - Membership, Rules, Journals and Adjournment Article I - Section 6 - Compensation Article I - Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto Article I - Section 8 - Powers of Congress Article I - Section 9 - Limits of Congress Article I - Section 10 - Powers Prohibited of States Article II - Section 1 - The President Article II - Section 2 - Civilian Power Over Military, Cabinet, Pardon Power, Appointments Article II - Section 3 - State of the Union, Convening Congress Article II - Section 4 - Disqualification Article III - Section 1 - Judicial Powers Article III - Section 2 - Trial by Jury, Original Jurisdiction, Jury Trials Article III - Section 3 - Treason Article IV - Section 1 - Each State to Honor all Others Article IV - Section 2 - State Citizens, Extradition Article IV - Section 3 - New States Article IV - Section 4 - Republican Government Article V - Amendments Article VI - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths Article VII - Ratification Signature Line 1 Signatures Delaware Signatures Maryland Signatures Virginia Signatures North Carolina Signatures South Carolina Signatures Georgia Signatures New Hampshire Signatures Massachusetts Signatures Connecticut Signatures New York Signatures New Jersey Signatures Pennsylvania Signature Last Line ALL

Article IV - Section 3 - New States

Clause 1: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

Clause 2: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.