AGLC4 Rule 25.4: United States of America: Constitutions

Federal and state constitutions are cited by their italic title followed by a pinpoint using the rule 25.2.4 designations.

AGLC4 page 285

Formatting

  • The constitution's title is italic.
  • The pinpoint follows the title after a single space with no comma.
  • Articles and amendments are numbered as the constitution numbers them (roman for the federal Constitution, arabic where a state uses arabic).
  • No year and no jurisdiction bracket are added.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 285
  1. 75
    United States Constitution art IV § 3.
  2. 76
    United States Constitution amend XXI.
  3. 77
    Texas Constitution art 1 § 8.

Forms in the rule

Quoted from the Guide, page 285
  • art
  • amend
  • §

See also

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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.