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Amendments (Seven through Twelve)
7th Amendment
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved; and no fact,
tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United
States than according to the rules of the common law.
8th Amendment
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.
9th Amendment
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
10th Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States shall not be construed
to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one
of the United States by citizens of another State or by citizens or
subjects of any foreign state.
11th Amendment
The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to
extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against
one of the United States by citizens of another State or by citizens
or subjects of any foreign state.
12th Amendment
The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by
ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not
be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots
the person voted for as Vice President; and they shall make distinct lists
of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice
President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall
sign, and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the seat of the Government of
the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; the President
of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be
counted; the person having the greatest number of votes for President shall
be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of
Electors appointed; and if no person have such a majority, then, from the
persons having the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the list of
those voted for a President, the House of Representative shall choose
immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the
votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having
one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members
from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be
necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose a President, whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them,
[before the fourth day of March next following] the Vice President shall
act as President, as in case of death, or other constitutional disability
of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice
President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the
whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have a majority, then,
form the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice
President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the
whole number of Senators; a majority of the whole number shall be necessary
to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of
President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.