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QUALIFICATIONS of Vice President the same as that of President of the United States QUARTERED. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the con

sent of the owner; nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.......
QUESTION. 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

QUESTION. On question of adjournment of the two Houses, the approbation of the President
is not necessary....

QUESTIONED. For any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any
other place......
QUORUM. A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller
number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance
ERIC of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each House may pro-
vide.

QUORUM of the House of Representatives. A quorum (for the election of President by the
House of Representatives) shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the
States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice...
QUORUM of the Senate. A quorum (for the election of Vice President by the Senate) shall con-
MECTsist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number
shall be necessary to a choice.....

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RATIFICATION. The ratifications of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the
establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same.............
RATIFICATION of amendments to the Constitution. (See Constitution.)
REBELLION. The, privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when,
in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it...
RECEIPTS and expenditures. A regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures

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of all public money shall be published from time to time
RECESS of the Senate. The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen
during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions, which shall expire at the end of
their next session
RECOMMEND to Congress. The President shall from time to time recommend to the considera-

tion of Congress such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient..
RECONSIDERED. Bills returned with objections by the President of the United States to be

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ALPHABETICAL ANALYSIS-Continued.

BBC reconsidered by the two Houses of Congress, and if approved by two-thirds of both
Houses, shall become a law..

RECONSIDERED. Any order, resolution, or vote, returned with objections by the President,
may be reconsidered, and repassed by two-thirds of both Houses...
RECORDS. Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public acts, records, and
judicial proceedings, of every other State; and the Congress may, by general laws, pre-
scribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings, shall be proved, and the
effect thereof...

REDRESS of grievances. Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the people peaceably
to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
READ, deputy from Delaware, signed this Constitution. George
REGULATION. No person held to service or labor, escaping into another State, shall, in con-
sequence of any law or regulation of such State, be discharged from such service or labor
REGULATIONS for the election of Senators and Representatives. (See Senators.)
REGULATIONS. The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction in certain cases, both
as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations, as the Congress shall
REGULATIONS. The Congress shall have power to dispose of, and make, all needful rules
and regulations respecting the territory and other property belonging to the United States
RELIGION. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting

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the free exercise thereof

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RELIGIOUS test. No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States

REMOVAL. Judgment, in cases of impeachment, shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit, under the United States

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REMOVAL. In case of the removal of the President from office, it shall devolve on the Vice
President

REMOVAL. In case of removal, both of the President and Vice President, the Congress may by law provide, declaring what officer shall then act as President...

REMOVED from office. All civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on

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impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misde

meanors

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REPRESENTATION. When vacancies happen in the representation from any State, the Ex-
ecutive thereof shall issue writs of election to fill them..
REPRESENTATIVE. No person shall be a Representative unless 25 years old, been 7 years a

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citizen of the United States, and, when elected, an inhabitant of the same State.........
REPRESENTATIVE numbers include all free persons, those bound to service for a term of
years, Indians taxed, and three-fifths of all other persons, (slaves,) all to be enumerated
every ten years, &c..

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REPRESENTATIVE. No Senator or-shall, during the time for which he was elected, be ap-
pointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been
created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time: and no
person holding any office under the United States shall be a member of either House
during his continuance in office..

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REPRESENTATIVE. No Representative shall be appointed an elector of President or Vice
President of the United States
REPRESENTATIVES. Congress shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives
REPRESENTATIVES. Members of the House of Representatives to be chosen every second
year by the people

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REPRESENTATIVES in Congress. Qualifications of electors of Representatives in Congress
the same as for electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislature
REPRESENTATIVES and direct taxes to be apportioned among the States according to their
respective numbers
REPRESENTATIVES shall not exceed one for every 30,000, but each State shall have at least
one Representative. The

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REPRESENTATIVES allowed in first Congress were

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REPRESENTATIVES. The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other

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officers REPRESENTATIVES. The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachREPRESENTATIVES. The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may, at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators..

REPRESENTATIVES. The House of

Shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members....... A majority thereof shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent by members, in such manner, and under such penalties, as that House may provide May determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member...

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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 on any question, shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the Journal..

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Shall not, during the session of Congress, without the consent of the Senate, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting..

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REPRESENTATIVES. The Senators and

Shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of
the Treasury of the United States.

They shall, in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged
from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in
going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House,
they shall not be questioned in any other place

REPRESENTATIVES. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Represen-
tatives; but the Senate may propose, or concur with, amendments, as on other bills.
REPRESENTATIVES. Every bill, order, resolution, or vote, (except on a question of adjourn-
ment,) originating in either House of Congress, shall be presented to the President of the
United States. (For proceedings see Bill-Resolution.).

REPRESENTATIVES in Congress, and members of State Legislatures, shall be bound by oath

or affirmation, to support this Constitution

REPRIEVES. The President shall have power to grant reprieves..
REPRISAL. Congress shall have power to grant letters of marque and reprisal.
REPRISAL. No State shall grant letters of marque and reprisal..

REPUBLICAN. The United States shall guaranty to every State in this Union a republican form of government..

RESERVED rights. (See Retained rights.)..

RESERVED powers. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people RESERVING to the States. Congress shall have power to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, and governing such part as may be in the service of the United States, reserving to the States the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress

RESIDENCE of 14 years within the United States requisite in eligibility of a person to the office

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of President or Vice President of the United States.. RESIGNATION. Vacancies by resignation of Senators may be filled by the Executive of a State in recess of Legislature

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RESIGNATION. In case of the resignation of the President, the office shall devolve on the Vice President, &c.

RESOLUTION. Every order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence of the Senate and

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