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- of the United States
- Section 2. 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 more numerous Branch on the State Legislature.
- in order to form a more perfect Union,
- Article 1
- Constitution for the United States of America.
- We the people
- No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
- Section 1. All legislative Powers herin granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
- The Preamble

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From the 1776 Declaration of Independence to the 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution, nearly two hundred years of US history can be interpreted through these formative documents. View images of the originals and learn where each document is archived. This collection provides a first-hand look at some of the nation's high and low points, including the purchase of Alaska, the 1945 surrenders of Germany and Japan, recognition of Israel, censure of Joseph McCarthy, the 19th amendment, and more.

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Publication Title:: American Milestone Documents
Short Description:: View images of original documents representing some of the most historic milestones in United States history.
Document Group:: U.S. Constitution and Amendments
Document Group Year:: 1787
Browse Title:: The Constitution of the United States
Year:: 1787
Citation:: Signed Copy of the Constitution of the United States; Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives.
Title:: The Constitution of the United States
Page:: 1