• Defines the Senate and how its members are chosen

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The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.


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  • This clause was superseded by the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913

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