The Constitution

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(Preamble)

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th
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tit
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for
th
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at
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A
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ca.

Article I (Article 1 - Legislative)

S
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c
ti
o
n
1
All
leg
isl
ati
ve
Po
we
rs
he
rei
n
gr
an
te
d
sh
all
be
v
es
te
di
n
a
Co
ng
re
ss
of
th
e
Un
ite
d
St
at
es,
wh
ich
sh
all
co
nsi
st
of
a
Se
na
te
an
d
Ho
us
e
of
Re
pr
es
en
tat
ive
s.

S
e
c
ti
o
n
2
1:
Th
e
Ho
us
e
of
Re
pr
es
en
tat
ive
s
sh
all
be
co
m
po
se
d
of
Me
m
be
rs
ch
os
en
ev
er
ys
ec
on
d
Ye
ar
by
th
e
Pe
op
le
of
th
e
se
ve
ral
St
at
es,
an
d
th
e
El
ec
tor
s
in
ea
ch
St
at
e
sh
all
ha
ve
th
e
Qu
ali
fic
ati
on
s
re
qu
isit
e
for