MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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“Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members ____ “
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“The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States ____ “
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“The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore ____ “
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“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Finally, popular sovereignty is reflected in two different parts of the Constitution that require members of Congress to be elected directly by the people: Article I pertaining to the House of Representatives and the 17th Amendment concerning election of senators.
Detailed explanation-2: -Section 1. Popular sovereignty. All political power is vested in and derived from the people. All government of right originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is c. “ It is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security “. This involves the notion of people “contracting” with their security forces.