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 of original constitution

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
Arisings Clause	III	2	1
Basket Clause	I	8	18
Case or Controversy Clause	III	2	1
Coefficient Clause Clause	I	8	18
Comity Clause	IV	2	1
Commerce Clause	I	8	3
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
Faithful Execution Clause	II	3
Faithfully Executed Clause	II	3
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 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
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
Republican Form 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
Supervising Clause	VI		2
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
Three-Fifths Clause	I	2	3
Title of Nobility Clause	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 Clause	I	8	11

Clauses of the Bill of Rights

First Amendment

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

Fifth Amendment

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

Sixth Amendment

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

Eighth Amendment

• Excessive Bail Clause

Clauses of the other Amendments

Fourteenth Amendment

• Citizenship Clause
• Privileges or Immunities Clause
• Due Process Clause
• Equal Protection Clause
• Enabling Clause (14th Amendment)