The House of Representatives shall be #composed of #Members chosen every second Year by the #People

We the People of the #UnitedStates, in Order to form a more #perfect #Union, establish #Justice, insure #domestic #Tranquility, provide for the #common #defence, promote the general #Welfare, and secure the #Blessings of #Liberty to ourselves and our #Posterity, do ordain and establish this #Constitution for the United States of America.

All #legislative #Powers herein granted shall be vested in a #Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a #Senate and House of #Representatives.

The House of Representatives shall be #composed of #Members chosen every second Year by the #People of the several #States, and the #Electors in each State shall have the #Qualifications #requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the #StateLegislature.

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of #twentyfive #Years, and been seven Years a #Citizen of the #UnitedStates, and who shall not, when elected, be an #Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

#Representatives and direct #Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their #respective #Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of #free #Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding #Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual #Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the #Congress of the United States, and within every #subsequent #Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by #Law direct.The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, #NewJersey four, #Pennsylvania eight, #Delaware one, #Maryland six, #Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.

When #vacancies happen in the #Representation from any State, the #ExecutiveAuthority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.

The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers;and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.

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 #firstClass shall be vacated at the #Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the #Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary #Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of #thirtyYears, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

The @VP of the #UnitedStates shall be #President of the #Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

The Senate shall choose their other Officers, and also a President #protempore, in the #Absence of the @VP, or when he shall exercise the Office of @POTUS.

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all #Impeachments. When sitting for that #Purpose, they shall be on #Oath or #Affirmation. When the @POTUS is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

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: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.

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 chusing Senators.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.