Article Two

Article Two

Article Two may refer to the second article of a number of different legal codes, for example:

In the United States

* Article II of the United States Constitution, [citation|url=http://www.house.gov/house/Constitution/Constitution.html|title=U.S. Constitution] pertaining to the Executive Branch

state constitutions

* Article 2 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, stating that the United States Constitution, treaties and Federal laws are the supreme law of the state of Maryland; [citation|url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/00dec.html|title=Maryland Declaration of Rights]
* Article II of the Constitution of Maryland, [citation|url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/05art5.html|title=Constitution of Maryland] pertaining to the governor;
* Article II of the Constitution of the State of New York [citation|url=http://www.senate.state.ny.us/lbdcinfo/senconstitution.html|title=Constitution of the State of New York]
* Article II of the Constitution of Virginia [citation|url=http://legis.state.va.us/Laws/search/Constitution.htm|title=Constitution of Virginia]

In Mexico

* Article 2 of the Constitution of Mexico, forbidding slavery [citation|url=http://www.ilstu.edu/class/hist263/docs/1917const.html#TitleIChapterI|title=Constitution of Mexico]

In Switzerland

* Article 2 of the Swiss Federal Constitution, stating the purpose of the Swiss Confederation [citation|url=http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/1999/2556.pdf|title=Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation of April 18, 1999 (as amended until October 15, 2002)]

Generally, the Roman numeral is used in those legal codes where "articles" are longer or cover a broad general topic, and the Arabic numeral is used in those legal codes where "articles" are short or cover only a single specific subject.Fact|date=August 2007

Sources

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