Charges of a corrupt bargain between Adams and Clay
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Congress approves Secretary of State.
Albert Fall
James G. Blaine, from Maine, was Garfield's choice for Secretary of State.
Congress does not have to give approval to appoint the President's choice for Secretary of State. However, a confirmation hearing takes place before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Just write to him. Or contact his personal secretary. Or when the President is on LIVE TV show, put your questions by telephone. Your choice. Pick one of them.
that elected vice- president
Your question has a problem. First there was no " voters choice". Congress decided who was to be president. He was elected by the House.
I think Secretary of State Rice lives at the Watergate Building. I found your question on WikiAnswers because I am trying to find out if that is by choice or is that the official residence like the President and Vice President have? Judy
You can not split your choice for President and vice president. However, you can cross over to the other party for your votes for US congressmen and senators if you wish.
I am not sure that he originated the cry, but his supporters decribed Adams election as a a corrupt bargain when he appointed House leader Henry Clay as his Secretary of State. In those days, the position of Secretary of State was considered to be a stepping stone to the presidency and was a prime post. Clay essentially made Adams president by getting his supporters in the House to vote for Adams, even though as a Kentuckian, Jackson would be the logical choice for him to support.
After the dismissal of Simon Cameron who proved of being incompetent, Edwin M. Stanton become Secretary of War under President Lincoln's Administration.
The speaker of the house becomes president if the president and VP both die at the same time. If only the president dies, the VP becomes president. If only the VP dies, the president nominates a new VP who must be approved by the both houses of Congress in order to take office.