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What was the only directly elected body under the original Constitution?
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∙ 12y ago
House of Representatives
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∙ 12y agoThe House of Representatives.
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The first elected president of the US under the constitution was?
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.
The Year the constitution take place?
The original US Constitution was finished on September 17, 1787. The Government began operating under the Constitution on March 4, 1789
Did women have the right to vote under the original US Constitution?
No, it wasn't until the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920 that women were granted suffrage.
Under the original constitution the states were to choose presidential electors?
however they wished. i got it right on my quiz. :]
Which statement most accurately explains why the institution of slavery was continued under the original constitution of the US?
southern states would not agree to a constitution that banned slavery
Under the provision of the original US constitution the most democratically selected body was the?
That is House of Representatives. Senators were originally elected by state legislatures.
Who initially elected the senators?
The legislatires of the states rather than the people elected the Senators under Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the original Constitution. The Seventeenth Amendment changed that to provide that Senators be elected by the direct vote of the people.
How was the governor elected under the Georgia constitution of 1777?
Through legislators
Was slavery permitted under the articles of confederation and under the original constitution?
No
Which president was elected under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the constitution?
I hate history
Who was the 1st Louisiana governor elected under the constitution of 1867?
James Madison Wells
Who was the first governor elected under the South Carolina constitution of 1778?
John Rutledge
Under the Constitution the President is to be elected by what?
A majority of the Electors in the Electoral College
In 1787 how were senators appointed?
Under the original Constitution, senators were to be appointed by state legislatures or governors, not elected by the people-in fact, this rule did not change until the Seventeenth Amendment (1913) established direct elections for senators.
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.
When was electoral college implemented?
The first U.S. presidential election was in 1789. George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States. The election was conducted under the new United States Constitution, which had been ratified earlier in 1788. In the election, George Washington received all 69 electoral votes and was unanimously elected president.
Which branch of government is directly elected by the people under the original Constitution?
In the United States, citizens vote for their President, Vice-President, Representatives and Senators. The members of the Judicial Branch are selected by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
