The Constitutional Text-book: A Practical and Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States, and of Portions of the Public and Administrative Law of the Federal Government : Designed Chiefly for the Use of Schools, Academies, and CollegesSower, Barnes & Potts, 1855 - 324 pages |
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... Citizen of the United States , and who shall not , when 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 ...
... Citizen of the United States , and who shall not , when 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 ...
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... Citizen of the United States , and who shall not , when 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 ...
... Citizen of the United States , and who shall not , when 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 ...
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... Citizen , or a Citizen of the United States , at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution , shall be eligible to the Office of President ; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age ...
... Citizen , or a Citizen of the United States , at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution , shall be eligible to the Office of President ; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age ...
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... Citizens of another State ; -between Citizens of different States , -between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States , and between a State , or the Citizens thereof , and foreign States , Citizens or ...
... Citizens of another State ; -between Citizens of different States , -between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States , and between a State , or the Citizens thereof , and foreign States , Citizens or ...
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... Citizens of each State shall be enti- tled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States . [ 2 ] A Person charged in any State with Treason , Felony , or other Crime , who shall flee from Justice , and be found in ...
... Citizens of each State shall be enti- tled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States . [ 2 ] A Person charged in any State with Treason , Felony , or other Crime , who shall flee from Justice , and be found in ...
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Page 277 - ... ..of establishing rules for deciding in all cases, what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated.. ..of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace... .appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas...
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 93 - 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 encreased 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.
Page 285 - ... it is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national union to your collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned...
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 71 - 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 290 - This Spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind.
Page 276 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress...
Page 28 - Trust or Profit under the United States : but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
Page 280 - ... states, or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the united states, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war, to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in chief of the army or navy, unless nine states assent to the same...