The US Constitution gives this choice of wording in the required oath of office.
To be represented in Congress, 10% of the voters in a Southern state were required to take an oath of loyalty under the Reconstruction era's Wade-Davis Bill. This number was chosen as a compromise to ensure that a significant portion of the population had demonstrated loyalty to the Union, while not being so high as to exclude a majority of potential voters. This threshold aimed to facilitate the reintegration of Southern states while promoting loyalty to the Union.
The Wade-Davis Bill
The oath is given in the city government offices and pledges to obey the laws and constitution of the United States. Before doing this a certificate is required from the Secretary of State and proof of insurance and bonding is also required.
All federal officers are required to state an oath before taking office. This includes all members of all three branches of the government. The oath of office is in the Constitution.
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because not all confederate were willing to vote
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a loyalty oath
The Wade-Davis Bill
because not all confederate were willing to vote
10 percent of the 1860 voting population in the rebelling southern states to swear an oath to the Union before that state could be readmitted to the Union.
They had to swear an oath of allegiance to the United States. Ten percent of the states voters had to want back in. Each state had to abolish the institution of slavery.
They had to swear an oath of allegiance to the United States. Ten percent of the states voters had to want back in. Each state had to abolish the institution of slavery.
In 1943, when university students were required to sign an oath of loyalty to the occupying forces, over eighty-five percent refused to sign and thousands rushed into hiding.
a loyalty oath