List of clauses of the United States Constitution

The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important or contentious issue of law, it is given a name for ease of reference.

Clauses within the Articles

Clause Name	Article	Section	Clause
1808 Clause	I	9	1
Admissions Clause	IV	3	1
Advice and Consent Clause	II	2	2
Appointments Clause	II	2	2
Apportionment of Representatives and Taxes Clause	I	2	3
Arisings Clause	III	2	1
Basket Clause	I	8	18
Case or Controversy Clause	III	2	1
Coefficient Clause	I	8	18
Comity Clause	IV	2	1
Commerce Clause	I	8	3
Common Defense Clause	I	8	1
Compact Clause	I	10	3
Contract Clause	I	10	1
Copyright Clause	I	8	8
Diversity (of Citizenship) Clause	III	2	1
Elastic Clause	I	8	18
Emoluments Clause	I	6	2
Emolument Clause	I	9	8
Enclave Clause	I	8	17
Excepting Clause	II	2	2
Exceptions Clause	III	2	2
Export Clause	I	10	2
Extradition Clause	IV	2	2
Faithful Execution Clause	II	3	5
Foreign Commerce Clause	I	8	3
Fugitive Slave Clause	IV	2	3
Full Faith and Credit Clause	IV	1
General Welfare Clause	I	8	1
Guarantee Clause	IV	4
Impeachment Clause	II	4
Impeachment Clause (Power to Impeach)	I	2	5
Impeachment Clause (Effect of)	I	3	7
Implied Powers Clause	I	8	18
Import/Export Clause	I	10	2
Incompatibility Clause	I	6	2
Indian Commerce Clause	I	8	3
Ineligibility Clause	I	6	2
Interstate Commerce Clause	I	8	3
Loyalty Clause	VI		3
Migration or Importation Clause	I	9	1
Natural-born Citizen Clause	II	1	5
Naturalization Clause	I	8	4
Necessary and Proper Clause	I	8	18
Orders, Resolutions, and Votes Clause	I	7	3
Origination Clause	I	7	1
Presentment Clause	I	7	2-3
Privileges and Immunities Clause	IV	2	1
Property Clause	IV	3	2
Qualifications Clause	I	2	1
Qualifications (of Senators) Clause	I	3	3
Qualifications Clause (for Presidency)	II	1	5
Reception Clause	II	3	4
Republican Government Clause	IV	4
Revenue Clause	I	7	1
Sinecure Clause	I	6	2
Speech or Debate Clause	I	6	1
Spending Clause	I	8	1
Supremacy Clause	VI		2
Suspension Clause	I	9	2
Sweeping Clause	I	8	18
Take Care Clause	II	3
Taxing and Spending Clause	I	8	1
Territorial Clause	IV	3	2
Title of Nobility Clause (federal)Template:Rp	I	9	8
Tonnage Clause	I	10	3
Treaty Clause	II	2	2
Uniformity Clause	I	8	1
Vesting Clause (Legislative)	I	1
Vesting Clause (Executive)	II	1
Vesting Clause (Judicial)	III	1
War Powers Clause	I	8	11
Weights and Measures ClauseTemplate:Rp	I	8

Clauses within the Amendments

First Amendment

• Establishment Clause
• Free Exercise Clause
• Free Speech Clause
• Free Press Clause
• Free Assembly Clause
• Petition Clause

Fourth Amendment

• Search and Seizure Clause

Fifth Amendment

• Double Jeopardy Clause
• Due Process Clause (along with the Fourteenth Amendment)
• Self-Incrimination Clause
• Takings Clause
• Grand Jury Clause

Sixth Amendment

• Assistance of Counsel Clause
• Compulsory Process Clause
• Confrontation Clause
• Impartial Jury Clause
• Information Clause
• Public Trial Clause
• Speedy Trial Clause
• Vicinage Clause

Eighth Amendment

• Excessive Bail Clause

Fourteenth Amendment

• Citizenship Clause
• Privileges or Immunities Clause
• Due Process Clause
• Equal Protection Clause

Recurring clauses

• Enforcement clause