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the consent of the United States Congress. Also known as the Titles of Nobility Clause, it was designed to shield the federal officeholders of the United...

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8, which prohibits the federal government from issuing titles of nobility or honor, and Section 10, Clause 1, which prohibits...

Incompatibility Clause, affecting members of Congress Foreign Emoluments Clause, Article I, Section 9, Clause 8, also called the Title of Nobility Clause, affecting...

list of American citizens who have held titles of nobility from other countries. Nobility is not granted by the United States itself under the Title of Nobility...

bills of attainder, enact ex post facto laws, impair the obligation of contracts, or grant titles of nobility. The Contract Clause was the subject of much...

Self-Incrimination Clause Takings Clause Grand Jury Clause Assistance of Counsel Clause Compulsory Process Clause Confrontation Clause Impartial Jury Clause Information...

designed with the intention of keeping noble land in noble hand and thus strengthening the nobility's power base. A similar clause in 1591 stated that a nobleman...

otherwise provided by special laws." Art. 4 Para (4); Titles of nobility: "Titles of nobility or distinction are neither conferred upon nor recognized...

Vesting Clause declares that the executive power of the federal government is vested in the president and, along with the Vesting Clauses of Article One...

genealogies, titles, and coats of arms of Danish and Norwegian noble families. The Danish Nobility Association acts as an interest group on behalf of the Danish...

Citizenship Clause, Privileges or Immunities Clause, Due Process Clause, and Equal Protection Clause. The Citizenship Clause broadly defines citizenship, superseding...

Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the Contract Clause, imposes certain prohibitions on the states. These prohibitions...

important place in nobility because they are often heiresses who transmit titles or property. They are distinguished by titles of nobility and by appellations...

known as incorporation—through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the Court drew on Thomas Jefferson's...

Extradition Clause to require the extradition of fugitives. The Fugitive Slave Clause requires the return of fugitive slaves; this clause has not been...

peerage titles. In showing that Scottish barons are titles of nobility, reference may be made, amongst others, to Lyon Court in the Petition of Maclean of Ardgour...

event in 2022 of the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Donald Trump and golf List of things named after Donald Trump Title of Nobility Clause Trump's Doral...

Jeopardy Clause, provides the right of defendants to be tried only once in federal court for the same offense. The Self-Incrimination clause provides...

state governments from conferring titles of nobility (see Title of Nobility Clause) and there are few noble coats of arms in the country. Private persons...

The Treaty Clause of the United States Constitution (Article II, Section 2, Clause 2) establishes the procedure for ratifying international agreements...