The American Politican: Containing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Inaugural and First Annual Addresses and Messages of All the Presidents, and Other Important State Papers; Together with a Selection of Interesting Statistical Tables, and Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Several Presidents, and Many Other Distinguished Characters |
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... elected ; whereby the legislative powers , incapable of annihilation , have returned to the people at large for their exercise ; the state remaining , in the mean time , exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without and ...
... elected ; whereby the legislative powers , incapable of annihilation , have returned to the people at large for their exercise ; the state remaining , in the mean time , exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without and ...
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... elected , be an inhabitant of the state ' in which he shall be chosen . 3. Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this Union , according to their respective numbers ...
... elected , be an inhabitant of the state ' in which he shall be chosen . 3. Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this Union , according to their respective numbers ...
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... elected . 7. The President shall , at stated times , receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected ; and he shall not receive , within that ...
... elected . 7. The President shall , at stated times , receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected ; and he shall not receive , within that ...
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... elect the President ; and when this happens , it may reasonably be expected that efforts will be made on the part of ... elected by a minority cannot enjoy the con- fidence necessary to the successful discharge of his duties . In this ...
... elect the President ; and when this happens , it may reasonably be expected that efforts will be made on the part of ... elected by a minority cannot enjoy the con- fidence necessary to the successful discharge of his duties . In this ...
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... elected by them would be worthy represen- tatives of such constituents , and , of course , that they would require no aid in conceiving and maturing the measures which the circumstances of the country might require . And it is ...
... elected by them would be worthy represen- tatives of such constituents , and , of course , that they would require no aid in conceiving and maturing the measures which the circumstances of the country might require . And it is ...
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