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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.
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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

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

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

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

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

Congress may provide by law for the case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability both of the President and

On impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors 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]

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Vice-President. The manner of choosing the. The elect-
ors shall name, in distinct ballots, the person voted
for as Vice-President. [Amendments].
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. [Amend-
ments]....

The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of
the Senate and House of Representatives, open all
the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted.
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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 high-
est numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the
Vice-President. [Amendments]...

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.
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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]. . . . . .

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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... 4 Virginia entitled to ten representatives in the First Con

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Vote. Each Senator shall have one

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

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Vote requiring the concurrence of the two Houses (except upon a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President. Every order, resolution, or...... I 7 3 189

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Vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States
or by any State on account of race, color, or pre-
vious condition of servitude. The right of citizens
of the United States to. [Amendments].......... 15
Vote of two-thirds. Each House may expel a member
by a

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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, Congress may propose amendments to the Constitution by

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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].

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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. [Amend-
ments].
Weights and measures. Congress shall fix the stand-
ard of.....

Welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty, etc. Το
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]..
Witnesses in his favor. In all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall have compulsory process for obtaining.
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Witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open
court. No person shall be convicted of treason un-

less 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 objections shall be determined by

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RULES FOR THE REGULATION OF THE SENATE WING

OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL.

ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.

RULE I.

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.

The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, under the direction of the Presiding Officer, shall be the Executive Officer of the body for the enforcement of all rules made by the Committee on Rules for the regulation of the Senate Wing of the Capitol and Senate Annex. The Senate floor shall be at all times under his immediate supervision, and he shall see that the various subordinate officers of his department perform the duties to which they are especially assigned.

RULE II.

ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER AND ACTING ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER.

The Assistant Doorkeeper and Acting Assistant Doorkeeper shall be assigned, during the daily sessions of the Senate, to duty upon the Senate floor. They shall see that the messengers

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