Clauses
7 entriesClause 1Establishes a Senate composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the state's legislature for six-year terms, and gives each Senator…Clause 2Sets how the first Senate was divided into three classes so that one third of the seats would be chosen every second…Clause 3Bars anyone from serving as a Senator unless the person has reached the age of thirty, has been a citizen of the…Clause 4Establishes the Vice President of the United States as the President of the Senate, and limits the Vice President's vote to cases…Clause 5Allows the Senate to choose its own officers, and requires it to choose a President pro tempore to preside when the Vice…Clause 6Establishes the Senate as the only body with power to try impeachments, requires Senators to be on oath or affirmation when sitting…Clause 7Limits judgment in impeachment cases to removal from office and disqualification from holding any office of honor, trust or profit under the…