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Who was the only sitting US House member to be elected President straight from the House of Representatives?
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James A. Garfield
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Can the president may be re-elected three times?
The President may only be re-elected one time, to serve two consecutive terms. ------------ Well, technically, a person may serve as many as 10 years as President. This can be accomplished if the vice president must finish the term of another president and the time remaining is equal to but less than 2 more years. At that point the sitting president can be elected two more times. Could you claim they were re-elected twice? That's up to the observer.
How many seats in the US Senate?
There are one hundred senators, two from each state in the union. If you include the President of the Senate, who is not an elected senator but who is the sitting vice president of the US, you could say there are 101 seats. The President of the Senate can break a tie vote.
What do you mean by the term sitting president?
a president that is in ofice
Can a sitting vice president who has served eight years in office under the same president be picked to run again as a vice president by another person running for president?
Legal schollars are not agreed on this point, but there is no explicit limit in the Constitution to how many terms a person may be elected to the office of Vice-President. The two term limit applies only to the office of President. YES they can
Who became vice-president when Lincoln died?
When Lincoln was assassinated, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the new President. No new Vice President was chosen; the office was vacant until Ulysses Grant was elected President in 1868 and Schuyler Colfax became Vice President. This is why the Constitution was amended in 1967, with the 25th Amendment. It finally set rules for how a new Vice President is chosen when the sitting Vice President has to take over the Presidency.
Are cabinet members the leaders of the US House of Representatives?
No. Cabinet Members are appointed by the sitting President to serve in the Executive Branch of government. The US House of Representatives is part of the Legislative branch, and the House leaders are elected by members of that body.
What do you call the sitting president after the election and he was not elected?
lame duck
What did James do before he was president?
Garfield worked his way through college as a school teacher and preacher. After he got his degree. he worked as a college instructor and later president of Hiram College for 5 years, studied law and was elected to the Ohio State Senate. He served as Major General during the US Civil War . He ran for Congress in 1862 while still in uniform and was elected to nine terms. He represented the 19th district of Ohio in the House of Representatives from 1863-1881. He is the only sitting member of the House to be elected President.
How many representatives are sitting in the House of Representatives right now?
There are 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
James A. Garfield?
"James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his death six months later, two months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War general, he served nine terms in the House of Representatives and was the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before his candidacy for the White House, he had been elected to the U.S. Senate by the Ohio General Assembly, a position he declined when he became president-elect.
Can the president may be re-elected three times?
The President may only be re-elected one time, to serve two consecutive terms. ------------ Well, technically, a person may serve as many as 10 years as President. This can be accomplished if the vice president must finish the term of another president and the time remaining is equal to but less than 2 more years. At that point the sitting president can be elected two more times. Could you claim they were re-elected twice? That's up to the observer.
Is sitting up straight good for your back?
no sitting up straight is not good for your back leaning back is the best
How many seats in the US Senate?
There are one hundred senators, two from each state in the union. If you include the President of the Senate, who is not an elected senator but who is the sitting vice president of the US, you could say there are 101 seats. The President of the Senate can break a tie vote.
Who was the first vice president to become because the elected president died in office?
Of the eight U.S. Vice Presidents who advanced to the Presidency due to the death of the sitting President, the first was John Tyler, 31 days after William Henry Harrison's inauguration in 1841.
What day was Ronald reagon elected president?
Ronald Reagan was elected president on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1980. He defeated sitting President Jimmy Carter in that election (Reagan earned 489 electoral votes while Carter earned 49). Reagan was re-elected president on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1984. In that election, he defeated former Vice-President Walter Mondale (Reagan earned 525 electoral votes while Mondale earned 13).
Sitting up straight was a problem for Thi so she decided to practice every day. What is the gerund phrase in the sentence?
Sitting up straight
What do you mean by the term sitting president?
a president that is in ofice
