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INDEX TO CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Art.
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Sec.
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House of Representatives. Shall be the judge of the elections, returns and
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qualifications of its own members............................
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A majority shall constitute a quorum to do business.............
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Less than a majority may adjourn from day to day, and compel
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the attendance of absent members.............................
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May determine its own rules of proceedings......................
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May punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the
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concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.....................
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Shall keep a journal of its proceedings...........................
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House Ob Representatives. Shall not adjourn for more than three days
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during the session of Congress without the consent of the Senate.
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For any speech or debate in either House, members shall not be
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questioned in any other place.................................
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No person holding any office under the United States shall, while
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holding such office, be a member of the........................
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No member shall, during the time for which he was elected, be
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appointed to an office which shall have been created or the
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emoluments increased during his membership..................
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All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the.................
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The votes for President and Vice-President shall be counted in the
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presence of the Senate and. [Amendments]....................
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If no person have a majority of electoral votes, then from the
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three highest on the list the House of Representatives shall im-
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mediately, by ballot, choose a President. [Amendments].......
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They shall vote by States, each State counting one vote. [Amend-
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A quorum shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds
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of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary
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to the choice of a President. [Amendments]...................
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No person having as a legislative, executive or judicial officer of the
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United States, or of any State, taken an oath to support the Con-
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stitution, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion
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against the United States, shall be a member of the. [Amend-
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But Congress may, by vote of two-thirds of each House, remove
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such disability. [Amendments]................................
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Immunities. Members of Congress shall, in all cases except treason,
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felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during
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their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in
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going to and returning from the same..........................
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No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the consent of
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the owner in time of peace. [Amendments]...................
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No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb for the
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same offense. [Amendments].................................
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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to
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the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of
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the State in which they reside. [Amendments]................
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No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the
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privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
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Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property
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without due process of law. [Amendments]......................
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Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection
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of the laws. [Amendments]..................................
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Impeachment, The President may grant reprieves and pardons except in
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cases of......................................................
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The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of........
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The trial of all crimes shall be by jury, except in cases of.........
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Impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery and other high
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crimes and misdemeanors. The President, Vice-President and
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all civil officers shall be removed upon.........................
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