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84 lines
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Preamble
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We, the people of the United States, in order
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to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure
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domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote
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the general welfare,
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and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our
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posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
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United States of America.
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Legislative powers; in whom vested:
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All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a
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Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate
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and a House of Representatives.
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House of Representatives, how and by whom chosen, Qualifications
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of a Representative. Representatives and direct taxes, how
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apportioned. Enumeration. Vacancies to be filled. Power of
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choosing officers and of impeachment.
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The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen
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every second year by the people of the several states, and the
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electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite
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for electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislature.
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No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained
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to the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen
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of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an
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inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
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Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the
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several States which maybe included within this Union, according
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to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding
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to the whole number of free persons, including those bound for
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service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed,
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three-fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall
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be made within three years after the first meeting of the
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Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term
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of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The
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number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty
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thousand, but each State shall have at least one Representative;
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and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New
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Hampshire shall be entitled to choose three, Massachusetts eight,
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Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut
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five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight,
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Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five,
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South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
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When vacancies happen in the representation from any State, the
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Executive Authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill
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such vacancies.
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The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other
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officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment. |