Vice President Question?
The Vice President of the United States has only one official duty, presiding over the U.S. Senate. However, as President of the Senate, all he would do is recognize this or that Senator to speak. He doesn't participate in debate or even vote--unless there is a tie. Basically, the Vice President will only appear in the Senate when there is an important vote that is expected to be very close. Then he can break the tie, if one occurs. Interestingly, during George Washington's administration, John Adams was not allowed to attend cabinet meetings as they considered him a member of the legislative branch and allowing him to participate would violate the separation of powers! The only other thing assigned to the Veep in the Constitution is becoming President if the top guy dies (or taking over temporarily in certain situations (see the 25th amendment). For much of its existence, the office of Vice President was seen as a little more than a minor position. John Adams, the first Vice President, described it as "the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived." Even 150 years later, 32nd Vice President John Nance Garner famously described the office as "not worth a pitcher of warm piss" (at the time reported with the bowdlerization "spit"). Thomas R. Marshall, the 28th Vice President, lamented: "Once there were two brothers. One went away to sea; the other was elected Vice President of the United States. And nothing was heard of either of them again." The office has evolved a lot in the 20th century with the U.S. becoming a world power and the Federal government becoming relatively more important. Definitely read the article linked to below and the section on "Growth of the office". Feel free to e-mail me if you have further questions. The presidency and vice presidency is one area that I have a pretty decent body of knowledge.
Who will run for President of the United States in 2020?
If Trump is successful, Ivanka Trump might become a viable candidate for 2020.Those 3 are the ones that really run the White House. All the soft power is on the left and all the hard power is on the right.Given Trump’s unpredictability, I wouldn’t put it past Trump to want to “retire at the top” and to “pass his legacy” to his children. If he ends up successfully creating a political legacy, it’ll go to Ivanka, just like the Trump Organization went to Don Jr and Eric when he had to retire from business to become president.Trump will want to retire from the presidency ASAP. For a person that spent his whole life creating a lifestyle brand, the presidential lifestyle isn’t really anything more desirable than a bucket list checkoff. All he wanted was to win an election and be cheered for. He didn’t want to work 18 hour days 7 days a week for 4 years, but now he has to. He’s not going to let that happen for 8 years.By the time 2020 rolls around, Trump will be 74. If he runs and wins (probably the case if he is successful), it means he’ll have to be president until 78. Life expectancy in America is 78.75. The guy doesn’t like America (or care about anyone other than himself) enough to potentially die in the White House after yet another 18 hour work day for $1 a year.He’ll want a proper retirement by New Yorker standards. Sitting on a beach in Florida, playing golf, managing his wealth, and spending time with Grandkids.Most relevant to the presidential race in 2020, a retired Donald Trump will want to make sure his children are taken care of and his legacies are properly passed off to them.Ivanka wouldn’t necessarily be a bad candidate:smartarticulatecamera readyfemaleyoungideologically appeals to both sides and independents to win swing votescan potentially appeal to enough younger voterscan potentially inherit her father’s core voter baselots of political capital b/c of her fatherlots of campaign experiencelots of political exposure b/c she lives in Washington nowwill probably know the issues well after 4 yearssurrounded by a solid advisory group with husband serving as advisor and father as former president (by 2020)She’d create a lot of buzz being the potential first female and also the youngest president.
Who was the most unethical President of the United States?
The most unethical President to serve the office in the history of the United States was William Jefferson Clinton with the active cooperation of his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton. From the first job he held at Arkansas, through his political life, he made it a point to accept money for favors. Social media did not exist back then, hence he got away with so much corruption. He has a long criminal history starting with the Mena, Arkansas airport where a very sophisticated cocaine import business was cultivated.As Clinton’s wife Hillary kept her fingers in politics, she broke laws from the moment she began operating as a Senator in New York, moved on to the State Department, ran for the U.S. Presidency and was squarely defeated by Pres. Elect Donald J. Trump.Both Bill and Hillary Clinton set up programs where they would accept money from any source via conduits. One of their most successful money laundering methods (which is still in force and operational today) is donation via Canadian Frank Giustra.By donating through the “CGI Clone” owned jointly by Bill Clinton and Frank Giustra, the Clintons are able to have questionable donations given to them via the Canadian version of CGI where the Clintons have bypassed election laws, IRS tax laws, KYC banking laws, election cap laws, there are no maximum numbers so donors can give to their hearts delight and Canada does not require that the money’s source be identified or how it was earned or collected. http://snn.bz/?s=hillary+clinton
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
Most will say George Washington, as he was the first president under the current Constitution. Some will say John Hanson, as he was the first person to have the title "president of the United States". Hanson was president under the Articles of Confederation, the constitution that preceded our present constitution.I've seen numerous arguments that say that Hanson does not "count" as a president.1. He was not president under the current Constitution. But so what? Historians debate who the first king of England was. But I don't know anyone who says that it was Edward VII (1901-1910), on the grounds that he was the first king from the present royal house.Indeed, one could argue that George Washington was NOT the first president under our Constitution. The Constitution has been amended many times since Washington was president, including the very relevant section on how presidents are selected. Would you say that the first president was really George H. W. Bush, because he was president when the Constitution was last amended (1992)?2. Hanson did not have the same powers that George Washington and later presidents had. Again, wo what? With re-interpretations of the Constitution, not to mention outright amendments, and the ongoing struggle for power and influence between branches of the government, I think it's fair to say that presidents today have more power than George Washington did. Does that mean that FDR was really the first president because he was arguably the president with the most power? The powers of kings of Britain have changed dramatically over the centuries. Would you say that the "first king of Britain" was the first one to have the same powers that the present queen has? Given that things are constantly in flux, that would probably make the present queen the "first".3. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States was not really a single nation but more of a ... confederation, a treaty union of 13 essentially independent nations. I saw one article which said that at that time the United States was more like NATO, an alliance, rather than a country. I think that's overstated, but even if so, so what? If I asked, "Who was the first secretary-general of NATO?", it would surely be absurd to reply, "There was none, because NATO is not a nation but an alliance."
Who will be elected president of the United States in 2016?
Well, if you believe I know the future, as my 6 year old nephew thinks I do, then Marco Rubio. "Election Night---12:05 AM EST" "ABC NEWS has a projection to make and it is a big one, Senator Rubio has one the states of Washington and Idaho and now we can say the state of Ohio goes to Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Marco Rubio will be the 45th president of the United States, he has been elected president over Vice President Joe Biden". The race was close but not a nailbiter, it appears Senator Rubio is close to winning the largest number of states since President Obama's historic election in 2008, Senator Rubio is now the next President of the United States to take office January 20th." 12 minutes later "NBC News has learned that Vice President Biden has called Senator Rubio and offered his concession. We know President Obama has sent a congratulatory message on his White House page". Rubio-Ryan 2016. Paul Ryan will be the first Vice President in US history to have previously run for Vice President on a losing ticket. In 2024 Paul Ryan will be elected President. In 2032 a Democrat will next win and in 2040 an Independent will be elected.
Who was the first Vice President?
John Adams was the first VP to George Washington. John Adams and his wife Abigail moved into the White House in 1800, shortly before it was completed.
What did each President of the United States accomplish during his first 100 days as president?
You’re asking Quora to provide you with the answers you could find yourself on a search of Google. But the other 44 managed to accomplish something (William Henry Harrison managed to die 69 days in, so holding that against him seems unfair). Trump has accomplished NOTHING. His repeal/replace Obamacare crashed and burned, his immigration policies to block Muslims have been ruled unconstitutional, No jobs created or jobs initiatives started (you can’t claim that cutting taxes is a jobs initiative, since it hasn’t created jobs in the past), and Trump just agreed to stop the plans for the Mexican Border wall in order to keep the lights on and the government able to stay open.The creation of scores of Executive Orders doesn’t count. Anyone can issue those as president. The real task of governance is getting your agenda passed, especially in the first 100 days. A new president has a year to make an impact—come January 2018, Congress focuses on the mid-terms. That reality has been true since the 19th century and popular election of Senators and congresscreatures.
Is the Vice President of the United States an appointed or elected position?
It’s an elected position, but we have had two unelected vice presidents: Gerald Ford, chosen by Richard Nixon to replace Spiro Agnew, who resigned; and Nelson Rockefeller, who was chosen by Gerald Ford when Nixon himself resigned and Ford became president. It’s the only time in U.S. history when neither the president nor the vice president had been elected to their positions by the American people.The appointments of Ford and Rockefeller were possible only due to ratification of the 25th Amendment. Before that, if a president died in office and the vice president became president, the office of vice president remained vacant until the next election.The need for a mechanism to fill a vacancy in the office of vice president led to the quick proposal and ratification of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution. In 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated and was succeeded by Lyndon Johnson, who had survived a heart attack in 1955.With no one holding the office of vice president, the next in line of succession was Speaker of the House John McCormack, who was in his seventies; and after McCormack, President Pro Tempore of the Senate Carl Hayden, who was in his eighties.If the idea of an octogenarian being third in line of succession to the office of president of the United States doesn’t scare you, consider that at one time Strom Thurmond was president pro tem of the Senate. He was in his nineties and so senile that his aides accompanied him everywhere to make sure he didn’t indulge in one of his favorite pastimes, which was groping women.
Which President trusted his Vice President the most?
Andrew Jackson's trust of his campaign manager and Vice President Martin Van Buren was pretty intense. Jackson was fabulously popular and intensely determined, but I don't think that would have translated into political power without Martin Van Buren's tireless political savvy.Too bad they used that power for things like the Trail of Tears rather than for a better world. (Spoilers: I'm not a fan of Jackson.)
Why were many in the united states confident that the constitution would work?
The political leaders were hoping that it would work. The previous governing document, the Articles of Confederation, had become unworkable. The convention that wrote the present Constitution in 1787 was originally convened to amend the earlier document. The Confederation was only a loose joining of the states with little power to tax or coordinate activities of the various states. The new Constitution was based on the principle of separating the powers of government and balancing them against each other. The founders believed that this structure would provide for a workable government while minimizing the possibility of tyranny.