We the People of the United States, in The Number of Representatives shall not Years a Citizen of the United States, and Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Order to form a more perfect Union, exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but who shall not, when elected, be an Number may adjourn from day to day, and establish Justice, insure domestic each State shall have at Least one Inhabitant of that State for which he shall may be authorized to compel the Tranquility, provide for the common Representative; and until such be chosen. The Vice President of the Attendance of absent Members, in such defense, promote the general Welfare, and enumeration shall be made, the State of United States shall be President of the Manner, and under such Penalties as each secure the Blessings of Liberty to New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they House may provide. Each House may ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island be equally divided. The Senate shall chuse determine the Rules of its Proceedings, establish this Constitution for the United and Providence Plantations one, their other Officers, and also a President punish its Members for disorderly States of America. Connecticut five, New-York six, New pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware President, or when he shall exercise the two thirds, expel a Member. Each House Article. I. one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Office of President of the United States. shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein Carolina five, South Carolina five, and The Senate shall have the sole Power to and from time to time publish the same, granted shall be vested in a Congress of Georgia three. When vacancies happen in try all Impeachments. When sitting for excepting such Parts as may in their the United States, which shall consist of a the Representation from any State, the that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas Senate and House of Representatives. Executive Authority thereof shall issue Affirmation. When the President of the and Nays of the Members of either House Section. 2. The House of Representatives Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies. United States is tried, the Chief Justice on any question shall, at the Desire of one shall be composed of Members chosen The House of Representatives shall chuse shall preside: And no Person shall be fifth of those Present, be entered on the every second Year by the People of the their Speaker and other Officers; and shall convicted without the Concurrence of two Journal. Neither House, during the Session several States, and the Electors in each have the sole Power of Impeachment. thirds of the Members present. Judgment of Congress, shall, without the Consent of State shall have the Qualifications Section. 3. The Senate of the United in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend the other, adjourn for more than three requisite for Electors of the most States shall be composed of two Senators further than to removal from Office, and days, nor to any other Place than that in numerous Branch of the State Legislature. from each State, chosen by the Legislature disqualification to hold and enjoy any which the two Houses shall be sitting. No Person shall be a Representative who thereof for six Years; and each Senator Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the Section. 6. The Senators and shall not have attained to the Age of shall have one Vote. Immediately after United States: but the Party convicted Representatives shall receive a twenty five Years, and been seven Years a they shall be assembled in Consequence of shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Compensation for their Services, to be Citizen of the United States, and who shall the first Election, they shall be divided as Indictment, Trial, Judgment and ascertained by Law, and paid out of the not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that equally as may be into three Classes. The Punishment, according to Law. Treasury of the United States. They shall State in which he shall be chosen. Seats of the Senators of the first Class Section. 4. The Times, Places and Manner in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Representatives and direct Taxes shall be shall be vacated at the Expiration of the of holding Elections for Senators and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from apportioned among the several States second Year, of the second Class at the Representatives, shall be prescribed in Arrest during their Attendance at the which may be included within this Union, Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the each State by the Legislature thereof; but Session of their respective Houses, and in according to their respective Numbers, third Class at the Expiration of the sixth the Congress may at any time by Law going to and returning from the same; and which shall be determined by adding to Year, so that one third may be chosen make or alter such Regulations, except as for any Speech or Debate in either House, the whole Number of free Persons, every second Year; and if Vacancies to the Places of chusing Senators. The they shall not be questioned in any other including those bound to Service for a happen by Resignation, or otherwise, Congress shall assemble at least once in Place. No Senator or Representative shall, Term of Years, and excluding Indians not during the Recess of the Legislature of any every Year, and such Meeting shall be on during the Time for which he was elected, taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The State, the Executive thereof may make the first Monday in December, unless they be appointed to any civil Office under the actual Enumeration shall be made within temporary Appointments until the next shall by Law appoint a different Day. Authority of the United States, which shall three Years after the first Meeting of the Meeting of the Legislature, which shall Section. 5. Each House shall be the Judge have been created, or the Emoluments Congress of the United States, and within then fill such Vacancies. No Person shall of the Elections, Returns and whereof shall have been encreased during every subsequent Term of ten Years, in be a Senator who shall not have attained to Qualifications of its own Members, and a such time; and no Person holding any such Manner as they shall by Law direct. the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Majority of each shall constitute a Office under the United States, shall be a

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