1: The Constitution of the United States of America
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    5: Preamble
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    7: We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect
    8: union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the
    9: common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings
   10: of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish
   11: this Constitution for the United States of America.
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   15: Article I
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   17: Section 1
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   19: All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of
   20: the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of
   21: Representatives.
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   24: Section 2 
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   26: The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every
   27: second year by the people of the several States, and the elector in
   28: each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the
   29: most numerous branch of the State Legislature.
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   31: No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the
   32: age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United
   33: States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that
   34: State in which he shall be chosen.
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   36: Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the
   37: several States which may be included within this Union, according to
   38: their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding the
   39: whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a
   40: term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all
   41: other persons.  The actual enumeration shall be made within three
   42: years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States,
   43: and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they
   44: shall by law direct.  The number of Representatives shall not exceed
   45: one for every thirty thousand, but each State shall have at least one
   46: Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of
   47: New Hampshire shall be entitled to choose three, Massachusetts eight,
   48: Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New
   49: York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland
   50: six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and
   51: Georgia three.
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   53: When vacancies happen in the representation from any State, the
   54: Executive Authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such
   55: vacancies.
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   57: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other
   58: officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.
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   61: Section 3
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   63: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from
   64: each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six years; and each
   65: Senator shall have one vote.
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   67: Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first
   68: election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three
   69: classes.  The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be
   70: vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class at
   71: the expiration of the fourth year, and of the third class at the
   72: expiration of the sixth year, so that one-third may be chosen every
   73: second year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwise,
   74: during the recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive
   75: thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the
   76: Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.
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   78: No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of
   79: thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and
   80: who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State for which
   81: he shall be chosen.
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   83: The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the
   84: Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
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   86: The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President
   87: _pro_tempore_, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall
   88: exercise the office of the President of the United States.
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   90: The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments.  When
   91: sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation.  When
   92: the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall
   93: preside: and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of
   94: two-thirds of the members present.
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   96: Judgement in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to
   97: removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office
   98: of honor, trust, or profit under the United States: but the party
   99: convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment,
  100: trial, judgement and punishment, according to law.