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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
re-examined 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 by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States
respectively, or to the people.
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.