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Article. V

The Congres whenever couple thirds of both Houses shall believe it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, forward the Application of the Legislatures of sum of two units thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for Proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and views as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by means of the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or from Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the single in kind or the other Mode of Ratification may be propos by means of the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year single thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its concord shall be deprived of it's equal Suffrage in the Senate.

Article. VI.

All liabilitys contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States subordinate to this Constitution, as under the Confederation.

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, below the Authority of the United States, shall be the leading Law of the Land; and the critics in every State shall be spring thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, one as well as the other of the United States and of the several States, shall be bourn by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; still no religious Test shall to the end of time be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust subordinate to the United States.