 The whole legislative power is vested by the Constitution in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each State, chosen by the State Legislatures for six years.  THE STATES OF CENTRAL AMERICA - Page 414de E. G. SQUIER - 1858Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1814 - 696 pages
...Baptists, Methodists* .And Friends. Government. The legislature is called the general assembly,, and is composed of a senate and house of representatives. The .senate consists of 24 members, who are rihoscnibr 4 years, by districts. One fourth of the senate goes cut yearly. A senator... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1817 - 348 pages
...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 Senate consists of two members from each state in the union, chosen by the legislature thereof, and remain in office six years. The members... | |
 | Edinburgh gazetteer - 1822 - 846 pages
...meetings. There are also many Methodists, some Lutherans, Human Catholics, Jews, fre. The legislature is composed of a senate and house of representatives. The senate consists of 21 members, chosen for four years, by districts, one-fourth being chosen every year. The representatives... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - 1823 - 532 pages
...legislative, the executive, and the judiciary. The legislature is called the General Assembly, and is composed of a senate and house of representatives. The senate consists of 24 members, who are chosen for four years, by districts, and vacate their seats in rotation, onefourth... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 878 pages
...meetings. There are also many Methodists, some Lutherans, Roman Catholics, Jews, &c. The legislature is composed of a senate and house of representatives. The senate consists of twentyfour members, chosen for four years, by districts, one-fourth being chosen every year. The representatives... | |
 | Barnum Field - 1837 - 166 pages
...all the acts of the legislative department. The legislative power is vested in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each state, elected by the legislature for six years. The House of Representatives consists of members chosen... | |
 | William Hobart Hadley - 1840 - 128 pages
...Democracy, in which all power belongs to the people. The legislative power is vested in a Congress, composed of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each state, chosen by the legislatures respectively, for a period of six years. The terms of service are... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1844 - 346 pages
...expounds, and the last executes them. 22. The Legislative power is vested in a Congress consisting of .a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each state, who are elected for six years, one-third of the number being changed every two years. The members... | |
 | 1850 - 398 pages
...year at Hartford and the next at New Haven, thus alternately at the two capitals. The legislature is composed of a senate and house of representatives. The senate consists of from eighteen to twentyfour members ; to the house of representatives each town sends one or two delegates,... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1851 - 348 pages
...expounds, and the last executes them. 22. The Legislative power is vested in a Congress consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each state, who are elected for six years, one-third of the number being changed every two years. The members... | |
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