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... called by us , with reverent affection , " our federal compact , " " our great charter , " " the palladium of our liberties . " We are the first nation in the world to begin with a written constitution . THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR GOVERNMENT ...
... called by us , with reverent affection , " our federal compact , " " our great charter , " " the palladium of our liberties . " We are the first nation in the world to begin with a written constitution . THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR GOVERNMENT ...
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... called the upper house of Congress , was made to represent the States , its members , citizens of thirty years of age , or upward , being elected by the State Legislatures for terms of six years , each State having two members of the ...
... called the upper house of Congress , was made to represent the States , its members , citizens of thirty years of age , or upward , being elected by the State Legislatures for terms of six years , each State having two members of the ...
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... called the electoral college , composed of members chosen by the people at the general November election of the presidential year . This body was designed by the framers of the Constitution to exercise the power of original selection of ...
... called the electoral college , composed of members chosen by the people at the general November election of the presidential year . This body was designed by the framers of the Constitution to exercise the power of original selection of ...
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... of our government that the president shall take his oath of office on the eastern steps of the capi- tol on the 4th of March , before a vast crowd of his fel- low citizens , and deliver to them what is called 18 HOW WE ARE GOVERNED .
... of our government that the president shall take his oath of office on the eastern steps of the capi- tol on the 4th of March , before a vast crowd of his fel- low citizens , and deliver to them what is called 18 HOW WE ARE GOVERNED .
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Charles Sedgwick May. low citizens , and deliver to them what is called his inaugural address . The gist of his oath , as already intimated , is to defend the government and execute the laws . Fiery old Andrew Jackson , when defied by ...
Charles Sedgwick May. low citizens , and deliver to them what is called his inaugural address . The gist of his oath , as already intimated , is to defend the government and execute the laws . Fiery old Andrew Jackson , when defied by ...
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Page 108 - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining, in the meantime, exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Page 123 - Congress shall make. 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed ; but when not committed within any State, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Page 129 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the. 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. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 121 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be increased...
Page 148 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence, while employed in the service of the United States; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this state, or of the United States, or of the high seas ; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, at public expense ; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 160 - ... they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation : I do solemnly swear, (or affirm...
Page 109 - HE has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the Executioners of their Friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
Page 136 - ... the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journals of each house respectively.
Page 119 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased, by the consent of the Legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings : and, 17.
Page 146 - In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.