 | Thomas Milner - 1850 - 604 pages
...Vice-president is President of the Senate ; and in his absence, a substitute, pro tem, is chosen by the Senate. The House of Representatives is composed of members elected by the people in the several States, for the term of two years. They are appointed according to population ; one representative... | |
 | Johann Georg Heck - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1851 - 844 pages
...VicePresident of the United States is the President of the Senate, in which he has only a casting vote. The house *of representatives is composed of members elected by the people of the several states for the period of two years. The thirty-first congress is chosen according to... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - United States - 1851 - 436 pages
...States decide. In such cases, two thirds of the whole number of Senators are necessary to form a quorum. The House of Representatives is composed of members elected by the people of the several States, for the term of two years. The right of voting for them, in each State, is confined... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - Political science - 1851 - 428 pages
...States decide. In such cases, two thirds of the whole number of Senators are necessary to form a quorum. The House of Representatives is composed of members elected by the people of the several States, for the term of two years. The right of voting for them, in each State, is confined... | |
 | Johann Georg Heck - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1860 - 834 pages
...VicePresident of the United States is the President of the Senate, in which he has only a casting vote. The house of representatives is composed of members elected by the people of the several states for the period of two years. The thirty-first congress is chosen according to... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - Biography & Autobiography - 1863 - 438 pages
...States decide. In such cases, two thirds of the whole number of Senators are necessary to form a quorum. The House of Representatives is composed of members elected by the people of the several States, for the term of two years. The right of voting for them, in each State, is confined... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1864 - 466 pages
...States, for six years. The Vice-President of the United States is ex qffieio President of the Senate. The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is composed of members elected by the people for two years, each member representing a District containing (approximately) 120,000 inhabitants.... | |
 | Wisconsin - 1868 - 320 pages
...in event of the death of Andrew Johnson, become, pro tempore, chief magistrate of the United States. The house of representatives is composed of members elected by the people of the several states every two years. No person is eligible who is under twenty-five years of' age,... | |
 | Ransom Hooker Gillet - United States - 1871 - 454 pages
...an important exception can be made does not appear in the language of the constitution. CHAPTER VIII THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE House of Representatives is composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several States, by the votes of those competent to elect... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1873 - 820 pages
...naturalization can be received in either House of Parliament, without such disabling clause in it. 3. Of the House of Representatives. — The House of Representatives is composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, who are qualified electors of the most... | |
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The House of Representatives is composed of members elected by the people of the several States, for the term of two years. 
