V.

Vacancies happening in the representation of a State. The
executive thereof shall issue writs of election to fill.
Vacancies happening in the Senate in the recess of the
legislature of a State. How filled............
Vacancies that happened during the recess of the Senate
by granting commissions which shall expire at the
end of the next session. The President shall have
power to fill..

Validity of the public debt incurred in suppressing insur-
rection against the United States, including debt
for pensions and bounties, shall not be questioned.
[Amendments.]..

Vessels bound to or from the ports of one State shall not
be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another
State..

Veto of a bill by the President. Proceedings of the two
Houses upon the....

Vice-President of the United States shall be President of
the Senate...

He shall have no vote unless the Senate be equally
divided....

The Senate shall elect a President pro tempore in the
absence of the....

He shall be chosen for the term of four years....
The number and the manner of appointing electors
for President and......

In case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability
of the President, the power and duties of his office
shall devolve on the...

Congress may provide by law for the case of the re-
moval, death, resignation, or inability, both of the
President and..
Vice-President on impeachment for and conviction of
treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misde-
meanors shall be removed from office. The......
Vice-President. The manner of choosing the. The electors

shall meet in their respective States and vote by
ballot for President and Vice-President, one of
whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the
same State with themselves. [Amendments.].... 12
The electors shall name, in distinct ballots, the per-
son voted for as Vice-President. [Amendments.] 12

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Vice-President. The manner of choosing the. They shall
make distinct lists of the persons voted for as Vice-
President, which lists they shall sign and certify,
and send sealed to the seat of Government, directed
to the President of the Senate. [Amendments.].. 12
The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of
the Senate and House of Representatives, open
the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted.
[Amendments.] .....................

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The person having the greatest number of votes shall
be Vice-President if such number be a majority of
the whole number of electors. [Amendments.].. 12
If no person have a majority, then from the two
highest numbers on the list the Senate shall
choose the Vice-President. [Amendments]...... 12
A quorum for this purpose shall consist of two-thirds
of the whole number of Senators; and a majority
of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice.
[Amendments].....

But if the House shall make no choice of a President
before the 4th of March next following, then the
Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case
of the death or other constitutional disability of
the President. [Amendments]

No person constitutionally ineligible as President
shall be eligible as. [Amendments]

Violence. The United States shall guarantee to every
State a republican form of Government, and shall
protect each State against invasion and domestic..
Virginia entitled to ten Representatives in the first Con-
gress....

Vote. Each Senator shall have one...

The Vice-President, unless the Senate be equally
divided, shall have no

Vote requiring the concurrence of the two Houses (except
upon a question of adjournment) shall be pre-
sented to the President. Every order, resolution,

or

Vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States
or by any State on account of race, color, or previ-
ous condition of servitude. The right of citizens of
the United States to. [Amendments]..

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Vote of two-thirds. Each House may expel a member by a.
A bill vetoed by the President may be repassed in
each House by a..

No person shall be convicted on an impeachment
except by a

Whenever both Houses shall deem it necessary, Con-
gress may propose amendments to the Constitution
by a...

The President may make treaties, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, by a.
Disabilities incurred by participation in insurrection
or rebellion may be relieved by Congress by a.
[Amendments].......

W.

War, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules
concerning captures on land and water. Congress
shall have power to declare....

For governing the land and naval forces. Congress
shall have power to make rules and articles of....
No State shall, without the consent of Congress, un-
less actually invaded, or in such imminent danger
as will not admit of delay, engage in......
War against the United States, adhering to their enemies,
and giving them aid and comfort. Treason shall
consist only in levying....

Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, on oath or
affirmation, describing the place to be searched,
and the persons or things to be seized. No.
[Amendments].

Weights and measures. Congress shall fix the standard of.
Welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty, etc. To
promote the general. [Preamble].............

Welfare. Congress shall have power to provide for the
common defense and general

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Witness against himself. No person shall, in a criminal
case, be compelled to be a. [Amendments]...... 5
Witnesses against him. In all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall be confronted with the. [Amend-
ments]....

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Witnesses in his favor. In all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall have compulsory process for obtain-
ing. [Amendments]

Witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open
court. No person shall be convicted of treason
unless on the testimony of two.

Writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless in
case of rebellion or invasion the public safety may
require it
Writs of election to fill vacancies in the representation of
any State. The executive of the State shall issue.
Written opinion of the principal officer in each of the
executive departments on any subject relating to
the duties of his office. The President may require
the.....

Y.

Yeas and nays of the members of either House shall, at
the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered
on the journals....

The votes of both Houses upon the reconsideration
of a bill returned by the President with his objec-
tions shall be determined by

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