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.But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS OF 1860 " 505states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum forthis purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of thestates, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.Andif the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever theright of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of Marchnext following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in thecase of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shallbe the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole numberof electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the twohighest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; aquorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole numberof Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to achoice.But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of Presidentshall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. About the AuthorWilliam L.Richter (B.A.M.A.Arizona State University, M.L.S.Uni-versity of Arizona, Ph.D.Louisiana State University) is an academicallytrained historian-turned-cowboy, retired from operating his own horse-shoeing business out of Tucson, Arizona.He has researched and writtenextensively in the areas of the Antebellum South, the Civil War, and Re-construction.He has two dozen articles and book reviews to his creditand is the author of several books: The Army in Texas during Recon-struction, 1865 1870 (1987); Overreached on All Sides: The Freedmen sBureau Administrators in Texas, 1865 1868 (1991); The ABC-ClioCompanion to Transportation (1995); and The ABC-Clio Companion toAmerican Reconstruction, 1862 1877 (1996).He is also co-author withRonald D.Smith of Fascinating People and Astounding Events in Amer-ican History (1993), a volume of American history anecdotes.Finally, hehas written a historical novel, The Last Confederate Heroes (2002),about the people who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.His most recentwork is A Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction(2004).He can be reached at www.williamrichter.com.507 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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