appoint his staff officers, who, in turn, appoints their staff officers (Section 2). The legislature is also directed to exempt religious conscientious objectors (Section 3). Disqualifications Article IX lists three groups of people who are barred from various privileges: Ministers of any religion may not sit as legislators because they "ought not be diverted from the great duties of their functions" (Section 1). Atheists may not perform any office in the government, but Section 4 of Article I, banning any religious test for any "office of public trust," would make this impossible to enforce (Section 2). Any person involved in a duel may not hold any "honor or profit" under the state's government and is liable to be punished otherwise (Section 3). The restrictions on ministers and atheists have been deemed to be unenforceable due to the interpretations of the Supreme Court of the United States with regard to the First and the Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Impeachment Article V of the Tennessee Constitution states that only the House of Representatives has the power to impeach (Section 1). Impeachment is when an office holder's actions are called into question, so therefore they face the chances of being removed from office. The process of impeachment it is tried in the Senate and all senator must be sworn under oath. The chief justice of the Supreme Court presides overall all trials of impeachment, unless he is on trial, then the senior associate judge will rule over the court. The office holder cannot be convicted without a two-thirds or majority rule from the Senate (Section 2). The House of Representatives must choose three members to prosecute impeachments. Impeachments cannot be tried until the Legislature has adjourned sine die, then the Senate can try the impeachment (Section 3). The governor, Supreme Court Judges, inferior court judges, chancellors, attorneys of the state, treasurer, comptroller, and secretary of state are all liable to impeachment if the House of Representative believe they have committed a crime that calls for disqualification or removal from office, but judgement can only be removal of office and disqualification to hold any office after impeachment. The party must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and the Legislature has the power to remove penalties imposed on anyone disqualified from filling office by impeachment (Section 4). Justices of the peace, and other civil officers are also liable for