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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.) |
