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** the House is supposed to represent the people more largely | ** the House is supposed to represent the people more largely | ||
** and its members are supposed to be more "democratic" | ** and its members are supposed to be more "democratic" | ||
* that Senators | * that Representatives must be 25 years old, Senators 30 and the President 35 reflects the concepts of "checks and balances" and the "republican principle," which held that the people should be governed by virtuous rulers (assumes that the older are the more virtuous))}}''', and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. | ||
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be '''{{#tip-text: apportioned|"Apportionment": | Representatives and direct Taxes shall be '''{{#tip-text: apportioned|"Apportionment": | ||
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** the reason is that the Senate is supposed to represent the states and the nation more virtually | ** the reason is that the Senate is supposed to represent the states and the nation more virtually | ||
** its members are supposed to be more "deliberative" and virtuous than members of the House of Representatives | ** its members are supposed to be more "deliberative" and virtuous than members of the House of Representatives | ||
* that Representatives must be 25 years old, Senators 30 and the President 35 reflects the concepts of "checks and balances" and the "republican principle," which held that the people should be governed by virtuous rulers (assumes that the older are the more virtuous) | |||
)}}''', and been nine Years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. | |||
The '''{{#tip-text: Vice President of the United States| | The '''{{#tip-text: Vice President of the United States| |