Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution

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constitutional provision

Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution establishes the structure, powers, and procedures of the United States Senate, including the roles of its officers and the rules for senatorial terms and impeachment trials.

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Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. Const. art. I, § 3	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ
allocates	two senators to each state ⓘ
appliesTo	all states admitted to the Union ⓘ
assignsRole	Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate without a vote unless the Senate is equally divided ⓘ
author	Constitutional Convention ⓘ surface form: Constitutional Convention of 1787
authorizes	Senate to choose a President pro tempore in the absence of the Vice President ⓘ Senate to choose a President pro tempore when the Vice President is exercising the office of President of the United States ⓘ
branch	United States Congress ⓘ surface form: legislative branch of the United States government
citationForm	Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: U.S. Const. art. I, § 3
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentlyOperatesWith	direct election of senators by the people of each state under the Seventeenth Amendment ⓘ
dateRatified	June 21, 1788 ⓘ
defines	Senate’s sole power to try all impeachments ⓘ
effectiveFrom	March 4, 1789 ⓘ
establishes	Senate’s power to try impeachments ⓘ composition of the United States Senate ⓘ President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ surface form: office of President pro tempore of the Senate original method of choosing senators by state legislatures ⓘ qualifications for United States senators ⓘ requirement of oath or affirmation for impeachment trials in the Senate ⓘ requirement of two-thirds concurrence of Senators present for conviction in impeachment trials ⓘ role of the Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate ⓘ six-year terms for United States senators ⓘ staggered terms for senators by dividing the Senate into three classes ⓘ terms of office for United States senators ⓘ
governs	United States Senate ⓘ
hasBeenModifiedBy	Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the land within its scope ⓘ
limits	impeachment judgment to removal and disqualification, not criminal penalties ⓘ judgment in cases of impeachment to removal from office and disqualification from holding office ⓘ
originallyProvided	indirect election of senators by state legislatures ⓘ
partOf	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
provides	for temporary appointments to Senate vacancies by state executives when authorized by state legislatures ⓘ that impeached and convicted parties remain liable to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment according to law ⓘ that one-third of the Senate seats are up for election every two years ⓘ
requires	Chief Justice of the United States to preside when the President is tried in an impeachment ⓘ at least nine years of United States citizenship for senators ⓘ that each senator has one vote ⓘ that senators be inhabitants of the states they represent at the time of election ⓘ
setsMinimumAge	30 years for United States senators ⓘ
subject	federal impeachment process ⓘ legislative branch structure ⓘ qualifications for federal legislators ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → amends → Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution → citationForm → Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Const. art. I, § 3

President pro tempore of the United States Senate → constitutionalSection → Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ