 | Sir Richard Phillips - Arts - 1817 - 348 pages
...of them, even an act of congress, if contrary thereto, is void. 158. The legislative power resides in a CONGRESS, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each state in the union, chosen by the legislature thereof, and... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - Atlases - 1822 - 706 pages
...of the confederacy are committed, by the constitution of the United States, to a general government. The legislative power is vested in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of two members from each state, chosen by their Legislatures for 6 years. The Representatives... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - Atlases - 1822 - 354 pages
...officers, in the executive department, are the secretaries of state, of'.he treasury, of war, and of the navy. The legislative power is vested in a congress consisting of a senate and house of reprcsentaiives. The senate is composed of 2 members from each state, chosen ty the legislature for... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1822 - 658 pages
...He is re-eligible as often as the people please to re-elect him. 158. The legislative power resides in a CONGRESS, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The vSenate consists of two members from each state in the union, chosen by the legislature thereof, and... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - America - 1823 - 532 pages
...of the confederacy, are committed by the constitution of the United States to a general government. The legislative power is vested in a congress, consisting of a senate and house of representatives. The senate is composed of two members from each state, chosen by their legislators for six years: the representatives... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - America - 1826 - 550 pages
...of the confederacy, are committed by the constitution of the United States to a general government. The legislative power is vested in a congress, consisting of a senate and house of representatives. The senate is composed of two members from each state, chosen by their legislators for six years: the representatives... | |
 | Spellers - 1829 - 182 pages
...misbehaviour. He is re-eligible is often as the popple please to re-elect him. The legislative power resides in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives* The senate consists of two members from each State in the inion, chosen by the legislature thereof, and... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - United States - 1834 - 356 pages
...the general concerns of the confederacy, are committed, by the Constitution, to a Generat Government. The legislative power is vested in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of 2 members from each State, chosen every two years, for a period of six years,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Geography - 1836 - 278 pages
...legislature for six years. 3. The legislative power, that is, the power which enacts all the laws, is vested in a congress, consisting of a senate and house of representatives. 5. The representatives are elected by the people every two years. One representative is chosen for... | |
 | Hugh Murray - Geography - 1837 - 644 pages
...age of at least thirty-five years, who has been fourteen years a resident within the United States. The legislative power is vested in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senators are chosen by the legislatures of the several States for the... | |
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