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DIGEST OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Art. | Sec. | Pa. | |
President of the United States, vested with the executive power, shall be chosen for four years, | 2 | 1 | 8 |
How elected, | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Qualifications for, | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Compensation of, | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Shall take oath of office, | 2 | 1 | 10 |
May be removed by impeachment, | 2 | 4 | 11 |
President of the United States, powers of— | |||
Shall be commander-in-chief of army and navy, | 2 | 2 | 10 |
May require the written opinions of the heads of departments, | 2 | 2 | 11 |
May reprieve and pardon, | 2 | 2 | 11 |
May make treaties, with consent of the Senate, | 2 | 2 | 11 |
May appoint to office, with consent of the Senate, | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Shall fill up vacancies happening during the recess of the Senate, | 2 | 2 | 11 |
President of the United States, duties of— | |||
Shall give information to Congress, and recommend measures, | 2 | 3 | 11 |
May convene both houses, or either house, | 2 | 3 | 11 |
May adjourn them in case of disagreement, | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers, | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Shall commission all officers of the United States, | 2 | 3 | 11 |
In case of death, &c., shall devolve on the Vice-President, and on such other officer as may be provided by law, | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Privileges and immunities of citizens of states. (See Citizens.) | |||
Property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. 5th amendment, | 19 | ||
Quorum, what shall be, for business, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Of states, in choosing a President by the House of Representatives, | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Receipts and expenditures, accounts of, to be published, | 1 | 9 | 8 |
Records. (See Judicial Proceedings.) | 4 | 1 | 13 |
Representatives, House of, composed of members chosen every second year, | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifications of the electors of its members, | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifications of members, | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Shall not exceed one for 30,000, | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Shall choose its speaker and other officers, | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Shall have the power of impeachment, | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Shall be the judge of the returns, elections, and qualifications of its members, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
What shall be a quorum of, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Any number may adjourn, and compel the attendance of absentees, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
May determine the rules of proceeding, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
May punish or expel a member, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Shall keep a journal, and publish the same, except the parts requiring secrecy, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Shall not adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place, without the consent of the Senate, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
One fifth of present may require the yeas and nays, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Shall originate bills for raising revenue, | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Shall receive a compensation, to be ascertained by law, | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Privileged from arrest during attendance, and in going and returning, except in certain cases, | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Shall not be questioned elsewhere for any speech or debate in the house, | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Shall not be appointed to the offices created, or whose compensations shall hove been increased, during the time for which they are elected, | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Can, whilst serving, hold no office under the United States, | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Shall not serve as primary electors of President, | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Representatives and direct taxes apportioned according to numbers, | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Representation of a state, vacancies in, supplied until a new election by the executive authority thereof, | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Resolution, order, or vote, requiring the concurrence of both houses, (except for an adjournment,) shall bf presented to the President, and undergo the formalities of bills, | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Revenue. (See Vessels.) |