I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance ...

During the Civil War, Congress promulgated an oath to require civil servants and military officers not only to swear allegiance to the United States but also to affirm that they had not engaged in ...

I ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to ...

As Justice Joseph Story noted in his A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States (1842): A President, who shall dare to violate the obligations of his solemn oath or affirmation ...

Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive ... into the office of Jus tice of the Supreme Court or the United States of Judge Howell E. Jackson, successor to the late Justice Lamar.

Article II, meanwhile, merely states that the chief executive of the United States must recite the oath before being able ... missal (a book containing text used for religious services) belonging ...

Dozens of new Americans will take the Oath of Allegiance in Richmond on Presidents ... Virginia ranks among the top 10 states with the most individuals applying to become a U.S. citizen, behind ...

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States ... allegiance to the monarch and the Church of England on the text since the ...

Following is the oath that all members ... the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take ...