 | John Caldwell Calhoun - United States - 1851 - 436 pages
...of the United States : and all the legislative powers delegated to the government, are vested in it. The Senate is composed of two members from each State, elected by the legislature thereof, for the term of six years ; and the whole number is divided into three classes... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - Political science - 1851 - 428 pages
...of the United States : and all the legislative powers delegated to the government, are vested in it. The Senate is composed of two members from each State, elected by the legislature thereof, for the term of six years ; and the whole number is divided into three classes... | |
 | Brantz Mayer - Mexico - 1852 - 484 pages
...ratio of one for every fifty thousand souls or for any fraction beyond twenty-five thousand, while the senate is composed of two members from each state, elected by the legislatures, one-third of that body being renewable every two years. There are now one hundred and... | |
 | Sarah S. Cornell - Geography - 1857 - 420 pages
...Representatives. This body assembles in the City of Washington on the first Monday in December of each year. The Senate is composed of two members from each State, elected by the Legislatures of the same, respectively, for six years. One-third of the whole body is renewed biennially.... | |
 | Thomas Hare - Elections - 1859 - 412 pages
...guard. They have, as a precedent, or example, the law which constitutes the Senate of the United States. The Senate is composed of two members from each State, elected by the legislatures of the States for the term of six years, and the whole number is divided into three classes,... | |
 | Sophia S. Cornell - Geography - 1861 - 414 pages
...Representatives. This body assembles in the City of Washington on the first Monday in December of each year. The Senate is composed of two members from each State, elected by the Legislatures of the same, respectively, for six years. One-third of the whole body is renewed biennially.... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - Biography & Autobiography - 1863 - 438 pages
...of the United States : and all the legislative powers delegated to the government, are vested in it. The Senate is composed of two members from each State, elected by the legislature thereof, for the term of six years ; and the whole number is divided into three classes... | |
 | Kensey Johns Stewart - Geography - 1864 - 268 pages
...legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of two members from each state, elected by the legislatures of the same, respectively, for six years. One-third of the whole body is renewed biennially.... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - United States - 1864 - 504 pages
...vested in a Congress consisting of two houses, known as the Senate and the House of Representatives. The senate is composed of two members from each state, elected by the respective legislatures for a term of six years. Vacancies occasioned by death or resignation during... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - United States - 1869 - 552 pages
...vested in a Congress consisting of two houses, known as the Senate and the House of Representatives. The senate is composed of two members from each state, elected by the respective legislatures for a term of six years. Vacancies occasioned by death or resignation during... | |
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State, elected by the legislature thereof, for the term of six years ; and the whole number is divided into three classes ; of which one goes out at the expiration of every two years. 
