The official texts
The constitutions and laws the question rests on. Each PDF is an exact copy of the file published by the issuing institution, except where noted; the other documents link to their sources.
Venezuela
Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999)
Digital edition from the National Assembly, which identifies it as the text published in Gaceta Oficial (Official Gazette) No. 36.860 of December 30, 1999. 350 articles, 107 pages. In Spanish.
Source: asambleanacional.gob.ve
Constitution with Amendment No. 1 (2009)
Facsimile of Gaceta Oficial No. 5.908 Extraordinario of February 19, 2009, including its explanatory statement (exposición de motivos). 48 pages. In Spanish. As of October 5, 2026, this is the most recent text published in the Gaceta Oficial that this site has verified.
The searchable PDF is the same facsimile with a text layer this site added using optical character recognition. Searches may miss some words; the page images are the authoritative text.
Source: asambleanacional.gob.ve
United States
Constitution of the United States
Pocket edition from Congress (House Document 112-129), with an index and the Declaration of Independence. 52 pages.
Source: govinfo.gov
Article IV, Section 3: the admission of new states
The clause that gives Congress the power to admit states, with annotations from the Constitution Annotated.
Source: constitution.congress.gov (archived copy)
Admission of States to the Union: A Historical Reference Guide
Congressional Research Service report R47747.
Source: congress.gov (archived copy) · everycrsreport.com (archived copy)
Alaska Statehood Act (1958)
Public Law 85-508 of July 7, 1958. Statutes at Large, volume 72, pages 339 to 352.
The file contains whole pages, so the first or last page also includes text from another law.
Source: govinfo.gov
Hawaii Admission Act (1959)
Public Law 86-3 of March 18, 1959. Statutes at Large, volume 73, pages 4 to 13.
The file contains whole pages, so the first or last page also includes text from another law.
Source: govinfo.gov
Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803)
Signed on April 30, 1803. Article III deals with the incorporation of the territory’s inhabitants into the Union. Text from the Avalon Project, Yale Law School.
Source: avalon.law.yale.edu (archived copy)
About Filibusters and Cloture
The U.S. Senate’s page on ending debate.
Source: senate.gov (archived copy)
Executive Order 14157
Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Dated January 20, 2025. Federal Register, volume 90, No. 18, January 29, 2025.
Source: govinfo.gov
Sovereign wealth funds
Constitution of the State of Alaska
Article IX, Section 15, creates the Alaska Permanent Fund (1976 amendment).
Source: ltgov.alaska.gov (archived copy)
Santiago Principles (2008)
Generally Accepted Principles and Practices for Sovereign Wealth Funds. International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF).
Source: ifswf.org (archived copy)
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