Articles of the Constitution. Article I Legislative Branch; Article II Executive Branch; Article III Judicial Branch; Article IV Relationships Between the States; Article V Amending the Constitution; Article VI Prior Debts, National Supremacy Clause, and Oaths of Office; Article VII Ratification; Amendments to the Constitution. First Amendment

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

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These commentaries on the Constitution, written during the struggle for ratification, have been frequently cited by the Supreme Court as an authoritative contemporary interpretation of the meaning of its provisions.

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect …

CONSTITUTION AL PROVISIONS IMPLICATED: First Amendment. Article III, Section 2, Clause 1. CONSTITUTION AL TOPICS: Freedom of Speech. Justiciability. SUPREME COURT DOCKET NUMBER: 23-411. APPEAL FROM: United States Court for Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 23-30445. DECISION BELOW: 83 F.4th 350. ORAL ARGUMENT: …

The Constitution requires many officials to swear oaths or affirmations, 3 Footnote U.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 3 . but the presidential oath in Article II is unique because it prescribes verbatim the language an official must use.

In that instrument, addressed to his Majesty and to the people of Great Britain, there was embodied a statement of rights and principles, many of which were later to be incorporated in the Declaration of Independence and the Federal Constitution. 1 Footnote