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QUALIFICATIONS of members of the House of Representatives
-Cont'd.

Neither shall any person be eligible to the office of President who
shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years and been
fourteen years a resident within the United States....

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Of the Vice-President. No person constitutionally ineligible to
the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President.
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QUARTERED in any house without the consent of the owner in
time of peace. No soldier shall be. [Amendments].......
QUORUM to do business. A majority of each House shall consti-
tute a

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But a smaller number than a quorum may adjourn from day to
day and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent
members

Of the House of Representatives for choosing a President shall
consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the States,
and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice.
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QUORUM to elect a Vice-President by the Senate. Two-thirds of the
whole number of Senators shall be a. [Amendments]......... 12
A majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice.
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RACE, color, or previous condition of servitude. The right of citi-
zens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by any State on account of. [Amend-
ments] ...
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RATIFICATION of amendments to the Constitution shall be by the
legislatures of three-fourths of the several States or by conven-
tions in three-fourths of the States, accordingly as Congress

may propose
RATIFICATION of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient
to establish the Constitution between the States so ratifying
the same

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RATIO of representation until the first enumeration under the Con-
stitution shall be made not to exceed one for every thirty thou
sand

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RATIO of representation shall be apportioned among the several
States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole
number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.
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But when the right to vote for Presidential electors or members
of Congress, or the legislative, executive, and judicial officers
of the State, except for engaging in rebellion or other crime,
shall be denied or abridged by a State, the basis of representa-
tion shall be reduced therein in the proportion of such denial or
abridgment of the right to vote. [Amendments]......
REBELLION against the United States. Persons who, while holding
certain Federal and State offices, took an oath to support the
Constitution, afterward engaged in insurrection or rebellion, dis-
abled from holding office under the United States. [Amend-
ments]

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But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House remove
such disability. [Amendments]
Debts incurred for pensions and bounties for services in suppress-
ing the rebellion shall not be questioned. [Amendments].......
All debts and obligations incurred in aid of the rebellion, and all
claims for the loss or emancipation of slaves, declared and held
to be illegal and void. [Amendments]...

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REBELLION or invasion. The writ of habeas corpus shall not be
suspended except when the public safety may require it in cases
of
RECEIPTS and expenditures of all public money shall be published
from time to time. A regular statement of.....
RECESS OF THE SENATE. The President may grant commissions,
which shall expire at the end of the next session, to fill vacan-
cies that may happen during the......
RECONSIDERATION of a bill returned by the President with his
objections. Proceedings to be had upon the....
RECORDS, and judicial proceedings of every other State.
and credit shall be given in each State to the acts.
Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such acts, records,
and proceedings

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Full faith

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REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES. Congress shall make no law abridg
ing the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition
for the. [Amendments]
REGULATIONS, except us to the places of choosing Senators. The
time, places, and mauner of holding elections for Senators and
Representatives shall be prescribed by the legislatures of the
States, but Congress may at any time by law make or alter
such
REGULATIONS of commerce or revenue. Preference to the ports
of one State over those of another shall not be given by any...
RELIGION or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Congress shall
make no law respecting the establishment of. [Amendments]..
RELIGIOUS test shall ever be required as a qualification for any
office or public trust under the United States. No. . . . . . . . . . . .
REMOVAL of the President from office, the same shall devolve on
the Vice-President. In case of the...
REPRESENTATION. No State, without its consent, shall be de-
prived of its equal suffrage in the Senate....
REPRESENTATION and direct taxation, how apportioned among
the several States. [Amended by 14th amendment, section 2,
and by 16th amendment]...
REPRESENTATION until the first enumeration under the Constitu-
tion not to exceed one for every thirty thousand. The ratio of..
REPRESENTATION in any State. The executive thereof shall is-
sue writs of election to fill vacancies in the.....
REPRESENTATION among the several States shall be according
to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of per-
sons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. The ratio of.
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But where the right to vote in certain Federal and State elections
is abridged for any cause other than rebellion or other crime,
the basis of representation shall be reduced. [Amendments].... 14 2
REPRESENTATIVES. Congress shall consist of a Senate and
House of

Qualifications of electors of members of the House of..

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained
the age of twenty-five years, been seven years a citizen of the
United States, and an inhabitant of the State in which he
shall be chosen...

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And direct taxes, how apportioned among the several States.
[Amended by 14th amendment, section 2, and by 16th amend-
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Shall choose their Speaker and other officers. The House of..... 1
Shall have the sole power of impeachment. The House of..
Executives of the States shall issue writs of election to fill vacan-

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REPRESENTATIVES-Cont'd.

The times, places, and manner of choosing Representatives shall
be prescribed by the legislatures of the States.....
But Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regula-
tions except as to the places of choosing Senators.....

And Senators shall receive a compensation, to be ascertained by
law

Shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace,
be privileged from arrest during attendance at the session of
the House, and in going to and returning from the same.
Shall not be questioned in any other place for any speech or de-
bate. Members of the House of..

No member shall be appointed during his term to any civil office
which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall
have been increased, during such term.....

No person holding any office under the United States shall, while
holding such office, be a member of the House of....
All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of.....
No Senator or Representative shall be an elector for President or
Vice-President
REPRESENTATIVES shall be bound by an oath or affirmation to
support the Constitution of the United States. The Senators
and

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REPRESENTATIVES among the several States. Provisions relative
to the apportionment of. [Amendments]...
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS. Prescribing certain dis-
qualifications for office as. [Amendments]..

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But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove
such disqualification. [Amendments]

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REPRIEVES and pardons except in cases of impeachment. The
President may grant....

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REPRISAL. Congress shall have power to grant letters of marque
and

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No State shall grant any letters of marque and..
REPUBLICAN form of government. The United States shall guar-
antee to every State in this Union a.....

And shall protect each of them against invasion; and on the ap-
plication of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legis-
lature cannot be convened), against domestic violence.....
RESERVED RIGHTS of the States and the people. The enumera-
tion in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed
to deny or disparage others retained by the people. [Amend-
ments]

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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitu- .
tion, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people. [Amendments].........
RESIGNATION, or inability of the President, the duties and powers
of his office shall devolve on the Vice-President. In case of the
death
RESIGNATION, or inability of the President. Congress may by law
provide for the case of the removal, death........
RESOLUTION, or vote (except on a question of adjournment) re-
quiring the concurrence of the two Houses shall, before it be-
comes a law, be presented to the President. Every order......
REVENUE shall originate in the House of Representatives. All
bills for raising....

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REVENUE. Preference shall not be given to the ports of one State
over those of another by any regulations of commerce or.......
RHODE ISLAND entitled to one Representative in the first Con-
gress

RIGHT OF PETITION. Congress shall make no law abridging the
right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition for the
redress of grievances. [Amendments]........

RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS. A well-regulated militia
being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the
people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. [Amend-
ments]

RIGHTS in the Constitution shall not be construed to deny or dis-
parage others retained by the people. The enumeration of cer-
tain. [Amendments] ...

RIGHTS not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to the
States are reserved to the States or to the people. [Amend-
ments]

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RULES of its proceedings. Each House may determine the........
RULES AND REGULATIONS respecting the territory or other
property of the United States. Congress shall dispose of and
make all needful.....

RULES OF THE COMMON LAW. All suits involving over twen-
ty dollars shall be tried by jury according to the. [Amend-
ments]

No fact tried by a jury shall be re-examined except according to
the. [Amendments]

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SCIENCE AND THE USEFUL ARTS by securing to authors and
inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries.
Congress shall have power to promote the progress of......
SEARCHES AND SEIZURES shall not be violated. The right of
the people to be secure against unreasonable. [Amendments]...
And no warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause, on oath
or affirmation, describing the place to be searched and the per-
sons or things to be seized. [Amendments].......
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. Congress shall exercise exclusive legis-
lation in all cases over such district as may become the......
SECURITIES and current coin of the United States. Congress shall
provide for punishing the counterfeiting of the.....
SECURITY OF A FREE STATE, the right of the people to keep
and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia
being necessary to the. [Amendments]..
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Congress
of the United States shall consist of a.....
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. The Senate shall be com-
posed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the legisla-
ture for six years. [Amended by 17th amendment].....
The Senate shall be composed of two Senators from each State,
elected by the people thereof, for six years. [Amendments].... 17
If vacancies happen during the recess of the legislature of a
State, the executive thereof may make temporary appoint-
ments until the next meeting of the legislature. [Amended by
17th amendment].....

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When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the
Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies. [Amendments]..
Legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to
make temporary appointment until the people fill the vacancy.
[Amendments]

The Vice-President shall be President of the Senate, but shall
have no vote unless the Senate be equally divided..
The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President
pro tempore in the absence of the Vice-President or when he

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SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES-Cont'd.

The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments.
When sitting for that purpose they shall be on oath or aflirma-
tion ....

When the President of the United States is tried the Chief Jus-
tice shall preside; and no person shall be convicted without the
concurrence of two-thirds of the members present....

It shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of
its own members.....

A majority shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller
number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized
to compel the attendance of absent members....

It may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish a member
for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two-thirds
expel a member.....

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It shall keep a journal of its proceedings and from time to time
publish the same, except such parts as may in their judgment
require secrecy

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It shall not adjourn for more than three days during a session
without the consent of the other House...

It may propose amendments to bills for raising revenue, but such
bills shall originate in the House of Representatives...
The Senate shall advise and consent to the ratification of all
treaties, provided two-thirds of the members present concur....
It shall advise and consent to the appointment of ambassadors,
other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court,
and all other officers not herein otherwise provided for......
It may be convened by the President on extraordinary occasions..
No State, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suf-
frage in the Senate.....

SENATORS. Qualifications of electors of.

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They shall, immediately after assembling, under their first election
be divided into three classes, so that the seats of one-third
shall become vacant at the expiration of every second year....
No person shall be a Senator who shall not be thirty years of age,
nine years a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant when
elected of the State for which he shall be chosen......
The times, places, and manner of choosing Senators may be fixed
by the legislature of a State, but Congress may by law make
or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing....
If vacancies happen during the recess of the legislature of a
State, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments
until the next meeting of the legislature. [Amended by 17th
amendment] ...

Executives of the States shall issue writs of election to fill va-
cancies in the representation of any State in the Senate.
[Amendments] ..

Legislature of any State may empower executive thereof to make
temporary appointment until the people fill the vacancy by
election. [Amendments]...

They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of
the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at
the session of the Senate and in going to and returning from
the same.......

Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation to be
ascertained by law..

Senators and Representatives shall not be questioned for any
speech or debate in either House in any other place...

No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he
was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the United
States which shall have been created, or of which the emolu-
ments shall have been increased, during such term..

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