老成持重 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
March 4, 1789
Preamble
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defen, promote the general welfare, and cure the blessings of liberty to ourlves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Article I
Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and Hou of Reprentatives.
枸杞蜜 Section 2. The Hou of Reprentatives shall be compod of members chon every cond year by the people of the veral states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.
No person shall be a Reprentative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been ven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chon.
Reprentatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the veral states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including tho bound to rvice for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subquent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Reprentatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one Reprentative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the state of New Hampshire shall be entitled to choo three, Massachutts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jery four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three. 天安门作文
When vacancies happen in the Reprentation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
The Hou of Reprentatives shall choo their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment. 打工仔买房记
Section 3. The Senate of the United States shall be compod of two Senators from each state, chon by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.Immediately after they shall be asmbled in conquence of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three class. The ats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the cond year, of the cond class at the expiration of the fourth year, and the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one third may be chon every cond year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwi, during the recess of the legislature of any state, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.
No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chon.
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall choo their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the abnce of the Vice President, or when he shall exerci the office of President of the United States.
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The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpo, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members prent.
Judgment in cas of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office,
and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law.
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Section 4. The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Reprentatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.
The Congress shall asmble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.Section 5. Each Hou shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of abnt members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each Hou may provide.
