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inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments SENATE. The President shall have power to fill up all vacencies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session..

SENATE. The President may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses of Congress, or
either of them

SENATE. No State, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate..
SENATE. The lists of votes of electors of President and Vice President shall be directed to the
President of the Senate.

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SENATE. The President of the Senate shall, in presence of the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives, open all the certificates of the electors of President and Vice President of
the United States.

SENATE. If no person have a majority of the electoral votes as Vice President, then, from the
two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum
for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority
of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice

SENATOR. Each Senator shall have one vote..
SENATOR. No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained the age of 30 years-been
9 years a citizen of the United States, and, when elected, an inhabitant of the State for
which he shall be chosen
SENATOR or Representative. No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which
he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States
which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased
during such time; and no person holding any office under the United States shall be a
member of either House during his continuance in office.

SENATOR. No Senator shall be appointed an elector of President or Vice President United

States.

SENATORS. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State

SENATORS. Two Senators shall be chosen by the Legislature of each State for six years.

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SENATORS divided as nearly as may be into three classes after the first election: The seats of

the first class vacated at expiration of the second year. The seats of the second class
vacated at expiration of the fourth year. The seats of the third class vacated at expira-
tion of the sixth year; so that one-third may be chosen every second year..
SENATORS. If vacancies happen in seats of Senators, by resignation or otherwise, during the

recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary appoint-
ments until next meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.....
SENATORS. The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representa-
tives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may,
at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing
Senators
SENATORS and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascer-
tained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States..

They shall, in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to
and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall
not be questioned in any other place.

SENATORS of the United States shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitu-
tion of the United States.

SERVICE. Persons bound to service for a term of years included in representative numbers.
SERVICE of the United States. The Congress shall have power to provide for governing such

parts of the militia as may be employed in the service of the United States.
SERVICE of the United States. The President shall be commander-in-chief of the militia of the
several States, when called into the actual service of the United States..

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SERVICE or labor. (See Slaves)
SERVICE. No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless
on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or
naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service, in time of war or public danger....
SERVICES. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services,

to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.
SERVICES. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, &c.
SERVICES. The judges, both of the Supreme and Inferior courts, shall hold their offices during

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ALPHABETICAL ANALYSIS-Continued.

good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation which
shall not be diminished during their continuance in office
SESSION of Congress. (See Meeting.)
SESSION. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting or ses-
sion shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different
day
SESSION. Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the
other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two
Houses shall be sitting.

SESSION. Senators and Representatives shall, in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of

the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respect-
ive Houses, and in going to and returning from the same... .. .

SESSION of the Senate. The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen
during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of
their next session.

SHERMAN, deputy from Connecticut, signed this Constitution. Roger

SHIPS of war. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, keep ships of war in time of

peace

SIGNED. Every bill, resolution, order, or vote, approved, shall be signed by the President.
SIGNED. Any bill, resolution, &c., not returned within ten days, to become a law as if it had
been signed by the President.

SIGNERS of the Constitution

Geo. Washington, President and deputy from Virginia.
John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman, New Hampshire
Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King, Massachusetts.

William Samuel Johnson, Roger Sherman, Connecticut
Alexander Hamilton, New York

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William Livingston, David Brearley, William Paterson, Jonathan Dayton, New Jersey
Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Mifflin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons,
Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, Gouverneur Morris, Pennsylvania.

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George Reed, Gunning Bedford, jun'r, John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, Jacob Broom, Delaware

James McHenry, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Daniel Carroll, Maryland

John Blair, James Madison, jun'r, Virginia

William Blount, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Hugh Williamson, North Carolina.

John Rutledge, Charles C. Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Pierce Butler, South Carolina
William Few, Abraham Baldwin, Georgia...

Attest: William Jackson, Secretary

SILVER. No State shall make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts.
SLAVES. Three-fifths of all slaves included in representative numbers
SLAVES. The migration or importation of such persons as any of the States now existing shall

think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808, but
a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each

person

SLAVES. No amendment of the Constitution, made prior to 1808, shall affect the preceding
clause
SLAVES. No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into
another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or
labor may be due

SLAVES. No amendment made prior to 1808 shall prohibit the importation of persons (or slaves)
SOLDIER. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of
the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
SOUTH Carolina entitled to five Representatives in first Congress

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SPAIGHT, deputy from North Carolina, signed this Constitution. Richard Dobbs SPEAKER and other officers. The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other officers.

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

SPEECH. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech

STANDARD. Congress shall have power to fix the standard of weights and measures.

STATE of the Union. The President shall, from time to time, give to the Congress information

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of the State of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient

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STATE. A Representative in Congress shall be an inhabitant of the State in which he shall be chosen

STATE. Each State shall have at least one Representative in Congress

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STATE. When vacancies happen in the representation from a State, the Executive thereof shall
issue writs of election to fill them
STATE. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State,
chosen by the Legislature thereof
STATE. If vacancies happen in seats of Senators, by resignation or otherwise, during the re-

cess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary appoint-
ments, until the next meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies....
STATE. A Senator in Congress shall be an inhabitant of the State for which he shall be chosen
STATE. The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives

shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may, at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Sena

tors

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STATE. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State.
STATE. No preference shall be given, by any regulation of commerce or revenue, to the ports
of one State over those of another; nor shall vessels bound to or from one State be
obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.

STATE. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque
and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make any thing but gold and silver coin a
tender in payment of debts: pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing
the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility

STATE. No State shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on im-
ports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection
laws; and the nett produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on imports or ex-
ports, shall be for the use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such laws shall be
subject to the revision and control of the Congress.

STATE. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops

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