0
Who are the four presidents who have attained the highest office in the US without the backing of the majority of the people?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
George W. Bush, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford G. Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison. All lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote and became President.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What presidents had the highest military rank?
Given that the highest rank possible in the US Military is Commander-in-Chief, and that the Commander-in-Chief is the President, they all held the highest rank possible. THE ABOVE answer I found here is incorrect. The Commander-in-Chief position is civilian, not military. The whole point of making the president C-in-C is to have civilian control of the military, unlike in other countries in the 18th century whose military did not answer to the government. The president is not a member of the military. I am told George Washington was the only six star general in history (before being president, of course), but I have not checked.
Governors have all in common with presidents except?
Governors are nearly like a president in regards to the fact that they are the highest government official in a certain area. However the president is in charge of a country, and a governor is in charge of a state.
How were presidents originally chosen under the constitution?
The electors would each cast votes for two separate candidates. The votes would be tallied, and the President would be the candidate with the greatest number of votes, while the candidate with the second highest total would become Vice President. However, the President had to have a simple majority of the votes cast, or the election would be decided in the House of Representatives. Under the 12th Amendment (1804), electors would identify one vote for President and one for Vice President, normally ensuring that both would be elected from the same party.
Are any presidents from Hawaii?
Hawaii does not have it's own president, however being a part of the United States of America, their current president is Barack Obama. Hawaii's highest independent position is their State Governor.
Who is over the president of the United States?
The president is the highest elected official, followed by the vice president, then the Senate and House of Representatives, the Supreme Court is on the same level of the Senate. However the United States government by design has a balance of powers, so there isn't a single highest power in all circumstances. Presidents for instance aren't above the law, and can be called before congress or the Supreme court through the process of impeachment.
What is your highest educational qualification attained?
Within the United states, the doctorate is the highest level of educational attainment.
Saint of one of the highest ranks who has attained nirvana in Buddhism?
Arhat
What is the highest stock value Exxon has ever attained?
The highest stock value Exxon have ever attained is $500 billion. Apple and Exxon are two of the very few companies that have ever reached this amount.
What presidents had the highest deficit spending?
Reagan
What is the highest speed car attained by a jet-propelled car?
I think it's 763mph.
What is an antonym of abyss?
Pinnacle, the highest point which can be attained, as oppsed to the ultimate depth of an abyss.
What is the highest health ever attained in wizard101?
i made an account for all schools to lvl 60 and ice is the highest. it got up to 4,574 health
In initial tests the IBM super-fast transistor attained its highest speed at what temperature?
absolute zero
What actor attained the highest US military rank?
James Stewart retired as a Air Force Brigadier General.
What is the Catholic Church's highest honor?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe highest honor the Church can pay someone is canonization, which means that they are a saint who has attained heaven, complete union with God.
What was significant about nelson Mandela's election to political office?
He was the highest profile terrorist that attained the presidency of a country in recent years
Who drove the highest attained speed jet propeled car?
Two people have acctually drove it Ryan sivewright and kieran smith
