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... legislatures of two - thirds of the several States , shall call a convention for proposing amendments , which , in either case , shall be valid , to all intents and purposes , as part of this Constitution , when ratified by the legislatures ...
... legislatures of two - thirds of the several States , shall call a convention for proposing amendments , which , in either case , shall be valid , to all intents and purposes , as part of this Constitution , when ratified by the legislatures ...
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... Legislatures of the States ....... Business . A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business ... Butler , deputy from South Carolina , signed this Constitution . Pierce . Capital crime . No person shall be held to ...
... Legislatures of the States ....... Business . A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business ... Butler , deputy from South Carolina , signed this Constitution . Pierce . Capital crime . No person shall be held to ...
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... Legislature thereof ; but the Congress may , at any time , by law , make or alter such regulations , except as to the places of chusing Senators .. Congress shall assemble at least once in every year , and such meeting shall be on the ...
... Legislature thereof ; but the Congress may , at any time , by law , make or alter such regulations , except as to the places of chusing Senators .. Congress shall assemble at least once in every year , and such meeting shall be on the ...
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... Legislature of the State in which the same shall be , for the erection of forts , magazines , arsenals , dock - yards , and other needful buildings ; and .... To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into ...
... Legislature of the State in which the same shall be , for the erection of forts , magazines , arsenals , dock - yards , and other needful buildings ; and .... To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into ...
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... Legislature thereof may direct , a number of electors , equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to ... Legislatures . No States shall be formed. ted States . attainted or office thereof . defence ... partments ...
... Legislature thereof may direct , a number of electors , equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to ... Legislatures . No States shall be formed. ted States . attainted or office thereof . defence ... partments ...
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Page xxiv - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies; the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Page 190 - Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several States, be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the...
Page 31 - No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
Page xxv - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.