The American Politican: Containing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Inaugural and First Annual Addresses and Messages of All the Presidents, and Other Important State Papers; Together with a Selection of Interesting Statistical Tables, and Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Several Presidents, and Many Other Distinguished CharactersB. Marsh, 1844 - 564 Seiten |
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... Votes for President and Vice - President ,. .333 ..334 .334 334 .335 .336 .336 .337 Population , Square Miles , & c . , of the United States , .338 Imports and Exports of the United States , .339 Cities of the United States ...
... Votes for President and Vice - President ,. .333 ..334 .334 334 .335 .336 .336 .337 Population , Square Miles , & c . , of the United States , .338 Imports and Exports of the United States , .339 Cities of the United States ...
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... vote . 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled in conse- quence of the first election , they shall be divided , as equally as may be , into three classes . The seats of the senators of the first class shall be vacated at the ...
... vote . 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled in conse- quence of the first election , they shall be divided , as equally as may be , into three classes . The seats of the senators of the first class shall be vacated at the ...
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... votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays ; and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill ... vote , to which the con- currence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary , ( except on a ...
... votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays ; and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill ... vote , to which the con- currence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary , ( except on a ...
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... votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United States . 5. No person , except a natural - born citizen , or a citi- zen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this constitution , shall be eligible to the office ...
... votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United States . 5. No person , except a natural - born citizen , or a citi- zen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this constitution , shall be eligible to the office ...
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... vote by ballot for President and Vice - Pres- ident , one of whom , at least , shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves ; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President , and in distinct ballots ...
... vote by ballot for President and Vice - Pres- ident , one of whom , at least , shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves ; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President , and in distinct ballots ...
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Seite 13 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Seite 49 - I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishments on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.
Seite 27 - 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...
Seite 65 - All too will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable ; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression.
Seite 19 - 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 nor...
Seite 37 - Here, perhaps, I ought to stop. But a solicitude for your welfare, which cannot end but with my life, and the apprehension of danger, natural to that solicitude, urge me, on an occasion like the present, to offer to your solemn contemplation...
Seite 45 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Seite 42 - Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally. This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind.
Seite 24 - Done in convention, by the unanimous consent of the States present, the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth.
Seite 14 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.