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The first elected president of the US under the constitution was?
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The first elected president of the US under the constitution was George Washington. He got 69 electoral votes, carried ten states and got a popular vote of 43, 782 and became president on January 10, 1789.
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Was George Washington really the first president some say there is a possibility that he wasnt?
He was the first President under the new Constitution, the only one to be elected by unanimous vote of the electoral college. Under ther previous Articles of Confederation, therte was no president or any type of chief executive.
When was the electoral college invented?
The Electoral College was invented when the U.S. Constitution was written. It mentions the Electoral College in Article 2, Section 1. Hope I was of some help to whoever needed to know this. 962 CE It was used during the Holy Roman Empire. The German states would elect a king.
Who was the first vice president under the current Constitution?
John Adams. The "current constitution" was ratified in 1789.
Is George Washington the 31st president?
No. George Washington was the first President of the United States of American under the US Constitution.
Under the US Constitution who becomes president of the us if the president should die?
the vice president
Was George Washington the first president in the United States?
Yes, Washington was the first President elected under the US Constitution .
Why do they call Washington the first president?
Washington was the first president elected under the new Constitution whose ratification created the new nation of the United States of America in1787.
Which president was elected under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the constitution?
I hate history
Why wasn't Ford elected?
Gerald Ford was not elected as Vice-President or President. He became both under the provisions of the XXV Amendment to the US Constitution.
Who was the first US president and what year was he elected?
The first President of the United States of America under the US Constitution was George Washington (1732-1799), who was elected in 1789 and took the oath of office on April 30, 1789. Washington was re-elected in 1792 and served as President until March 4, 1797.
Is it true that George Washington was not the first president he was only the first president t be elected?
Washington was the first President under government set-up by the U.S. Constitution. There were ten 'Presidents of the United States in Congress Assembled' under the Articles of Confederation, but they were merely the presiding officer of Congress.
Under the Constitution the President is to be elected by what?
A majority of the Electors in the Electoral College
Was George Washington president in the Revolutionary War?
No. Washington was the commander in chief of the Colonial Army until the War ended ,the new constitution was ratified and United States came into being. He was the first President elected under the new Constitution.
Was the first president really George Washington?
Yes, George Washington was the first President of the United States. This can be qualified as "first President under the Constitution" or the first President who was an elected executive of the country. More importantly, the men who are often listed as earlier presidents were those presiding over Congress, not acting as individual leaders of the country.(see related question)George Washington was the first "elected" President of the United States.Between 1776 and 1789 several men held the office of President before him; but they were appointed by the Continental Congress; they were not elected by the people.
Who was the first president of the us before the constitution?
John Hanson was the first president under the Articles of Confederation John Hanson was the first president under the Articles of Confederation
Was George Washington really the first president some say there is a possibility that he wasnt?
He was the first President under the new Constitution, the only one to be elected by unanimous vote of the electoral college. Under ther previous Articles of Confederation, therte was no president or any type of chief executive.
How was the first president under the constitution?
John Hanson
