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72 INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
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House of Representatives shall be the judge of the elections,
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returns and 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
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compel 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,
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with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member...
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Shall keep a journal of its proceedings . ...... . ....
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Shall not adjourn for more than three days during the
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session of Congress without the consent of the Senate
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For any speech or debate in. either House, members shall
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not be questioned in any other place ... ..... .......
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No person holding any office under the United States
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shall, while holding such office, be a member of the .
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No member shall, during the time for which he was
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elected, be appointed to an office which shall have been
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created or the emoluments increased during his mem-
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bership ........ ... ...... ..............
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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
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counted in the presence of the Senate and. [Amend-
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ments] ... ......... . . .................
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If no person have a majority of electoral votes, then from
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the three highest on the list .the House of Representa-
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tives shall Immediately, by ballot, choose a President.
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They shall vote by States, each State counting one vote.
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A quorum shall consist of a member or members from
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two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States
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shall be necessary to the choice of a President. [Amend-
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No person having as a legislative, executive or judicial
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officer of the United States, or of any State, taken an
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oath to support the Constitution, and afterwards
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engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United
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States, shall be a member of the. [Amendments]
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But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
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remove such disability. [Amendments].........
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55
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Immunities. Members of Congress shall, in all cases except
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treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged
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from arrest during their attendance at the session of
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their respective Houses, and in going to and returning
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from the same ......................................
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