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Instructions for the elections of U.S. Senators and Representatives are in the U.S. Constitution, adopted September 17, 1787. Elections of Senators for the 1st Congress (elected by state legislatures) began on December 15, 1788, and elections for members of the House of Representatives for the 1st Congress (elected by male white land owners over 21 years of age) began on December 22, 1788. The 1st Congress was called to order in Philadelphia on March 4, 1789. However, the House did not have a quorum (enough of its members to do business) present until April 1, 1789, and the Senate did not have a quorum present until April 6, 1789. The first thing the Senate did after achieving a quorum and electing officers was to count the electoral votes of the Presidential Election of 1788-1789 and to announce that George Washington had been elected unanimously.
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∙ 11y agoThe 1st U.S. Congress under the Constitution was scheduled to convene on March 4, 1789, but neither House had a quorum present until early April of 1789.
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∙ 11y agoThe first Congress was elected in 1888 and convened in 1889. Its existence is ordained by the US Constitution.
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How was the Indian national congress formed?
in 1885 thw indian national congress was formed by a number of educaded
What happened first Jefferson plans the declaration or the second continental congress formed?
Second continental congress is formed
When does the congress convenes?
The newly formed congress first convenes on January 3rd.
When was Indian national congress formed?
in 1885
When was hyderabad state congress formed?
1938
Indian national congress formed in 1885 during the governor general ship of?
indian national congress aws formed under whose governor generalship
When was congress starts?
Indian national congress was formed in the year 1985 by womesh chandra banergee
What the first continental congress did?
they formed the colonial militia.
In which year was hyderabad state congress formed?
1938
When was the Congress for the New Urbanism formed?
in the early 1990s
What formed to address the grievances of the colonists?
Continental Congress
What was formed to address grievance of the colonist?
Continental Congress
