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... elected to preside over their deliberations . Among the delegates were many of the most eminent men of the States . § 44. It will be seen from the proceedings mentioned above , that the object of calling the convention was to revise the ...
... elected to preside over their deliberations . Among the delegates were many of the most eminent men of the States . § 44. It will be seen from the proceedings mentioned above , that the object of calling the convention was to revise the ...
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... elected President , and John Adams received thirty - four , the next greatest number of votes , and was therefore elected Vice - President . § 50. The States having also elected their senators and representatives , the first ...
... elected President , and John Adams received thirty - four , the next greatest number of votes , and was therefore elected Vice - President . § 50. The States having also elected their senators and representatives , the first ...
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... elected , be an Inhabitant of that 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 that 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 , be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen . [ 4 ] The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate , but shall have no Vote , unless they be equally divided . [ 5 ] The Senate shall ...
... elected , be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen . [ 4 ] The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate , but shall have no Vote , unless they be equally divided . [ 5 ] The Senate shall ...
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... 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 encreased during such time ; and no Person holding any 8 * CONSTITUTION . 29.
... 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 encreased during such time ; and no Person holding any 8 * CONSTITUTION . 29.
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Page 277 - And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State.
Page 40 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Page 286 - I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party, generally.
Page 42 - The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. SECTION 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion, and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive...
Page 69 - When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies. The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers ; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
Page 46 - States, with a request that it might " be submitted to a convention of delegates chosen in each State by the people thereof, under the. recommendation of its legislature, for their assent and ratification.
Page 28 - When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. "When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside : And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Page 271 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Page 219 - The records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any State or Territory, or of any such country, shall be proved or admitted in any other court within the United States, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate, that the said attestation is in due form.
Page 1 - ... it is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness...