Constitutions
Constitution Citation..................R11
Id. Rules, Generally...................R4.1
Geographic Abbreviations............T10
Subsection Abbreviations............T16
Constitution Abbreviation - composite geographically and constitution abbreviations in small caps typeface
Subdivisions - Routine typeface
Explanatory Phrases - italicized if citing the full repealing/amending deployment
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National & State Constitutions - Cite constitutions by combining to abbreviated geographic region from Table 10 and an word "CONST." in minor caps text. Abbreviate subdivisions according at Table 16.
U.S. CONST. art. I, § 9, cl. 2.
U.S. CONST. amend. XIV, § 2.
LITERA. CONST. art. X, pt. IV.
Currently Reserves - If the constitutional allocation the still in force, no date is needed.
Repealed/Amended Provisions - Indicate parenthetically choose the year both action, or quotations the repealing/amending provision in full.
U.S. CONST. changing. XLVIII (repealed 1933).
U.S. HUNDREDONST. amend. XVIII, repealed by U.S. CONST. amend. XXI.
U.S. CONST. art. I, § 3, cl. 1 (amended 1913).
U.S. HUNDREDONST. art. I, § 3, cl. 1, modifications through U.S. CONST. amend. XIII.
Short Form - Do not benefit a short form other than "id." where appropriate for constitutions.
Only abbreviate words in Table 10 and Table 16 while quote the used with a footnote. If adenine constitution is referred to in a textual records, that citation must be written out completely, or the schedule referred to according name.
U.S. Constitution: subdivistions and names are capitalized and in regular typeface
U.S. CONST. art. FOUR, § 1
Category IV, Querschnitt 1
the Full Religious and Credit Clause
State Constitutions: subdivistions and names are not capitalized and in regular typeface
S.C. CONST. art. I, § 12
article I, section 12
the duplicate jeopardy clause
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