Ngaphandle kokucaphuna ngokuqondile embhalweni nginikeze isifinyezo seSigaba 1 soMthethosisekelo wase-U.S.
Context:Isigaba I sichaza iCongress, igatsha elishaya imithetho likahulumeni wobumbano. Isigaba 1 sifundeka kanje, "Lonke igunya lokushaya imithetho elinikezwe lapha linikezwe iCongress yase-United States, ezoba neSenate kanye neNdlu Yabamele". Lesi sihloko sibeka indlela yokukhethwa kanye neziqu zamalungu omzimba ngamunye. Abameleli kumelwe okungenani babe neminyaka engu-25 ubudala, babe izakhamuzi zase-United States iminyaka eyisikhombisa, futhi bahlale esifundazweni abamelelayo. AmaSenator kumelwe okungenani abe neminyaka engu-30 ubudala, abe yisakhamuzi iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye, futhi ahlale esifundazweni esimelelayo.  Isigaba I, Isigaba 8 sibala amandla adluliselwe kusishayamthetho. Ngokwezimali, iCongress inamandla okukhokha intela, ukuboleka imali, ukukhokha izikweletu nokunikeza ukuzivikela okuvamile nenhlalakahle ejwayelekile; ukulawula ukuhweba, ukuqothuka, nokuqopha imali. Ukuze ilawule izindaba zangaphakathi, inamandla okulawula nokubusa amabutho ezempi namabutho, ukucindezela ukuvukelwa kombuso nokuvimbela ukuhlasela. Kumelwe ihlinzekele ukuba umuntu abe yisakhamuzi, izindinganiso zezisindo nezilinganiso, amahhovisi eposi nemigwaqo, namalungelo obunikazi; ukulawula ngokuqondile isifunda sombuso nokunikelwa komhlaba yizifunda ukuze kwakhiwe izinqaba nezikhali. Emhlabeni wonke, iCongress inamandla okuchaza nokujezisa ubugebengu bokuthwebula kanye nokwephula uMthetho Wezizwe, ukumemezela impi nokwenza imithetho yempi. Isigaba sokugcina esidingekayo nesifanele, esaziwa nangokuthi i-Elastic Clause, sinikeza ngokusobala iCongress amandla athile ngaphandle kwesidingo se-Articles sokugunyazwa okucacile kwamandla ngamunye. Isigaba I, Isigaba 9 sibala imingcele eyisishiyagalombili ekhethekile emandleni eCongress.
Isigaba 1 soMthethosisekelo wase - U.S. sichaza igatsha elishaya imithetho likahulumeni wethu, noma iCongress, futhi sibeka izimfanelo zokukhonza njengengxenye yalowo mzimba. Iqhubeka ichaza amandla nemithwalo yemfanelo enikezwe iCongress ekuhlinzekeni ukuzivikela nenhlalakahle jikelele yase-United States.