Essentials in civil government; . (242 or more)of the votes cast for President, is declared to be electedPresident of the United States, and the person who has amajority of the votes cast for Vice President is declared tobe elected Vice President of the United States. (See Con-stitution, Article XII of Amendments.) Cases have happened in our history when no candidatehad a majority of all the electoral votes. When this isthe case the House of Representatives chooses a Presi-dent and the Senate a Vice President. When electing aPresident, the House must choose from the three higheston the list of
Essentials in civil government; . (242 or more)of the votes cast for President, is declared to be electedPresident of the United States, and the person who has amajority of the votes cast for Vice President is declared tobe elected Vice President of the United States. (See Con-stitution, Article XII of Amendments.) Cases have happened in our history when no candidatehad a majority of all the electoral votes. When this isthe case the House of Representatives chooses a Presi-dent and the Senate a Vice President. When electing aPresident, the House must choose from the three higheston the list of the persons voted for by the electors, and itmust vote by States, the majority of representatives from THE PRESIDENT; HIS ELECTION 173 each State casting one vote for their State, and the repre-sentatives of two-thirds of the States must take part in theelection. The successful candidate must receive a major-ity of the votes of all the States. When the Senate isobliged to elect a Vice President, it must choose from the ^t^ .f ^.. The White House two highest on the list of the persons voted for by the elec-tors. Inauguration.—On the fourth of March, the newlyelected President and Vice President begin their the presence of a vast throng of citizens the Chief Jus-tice of the United States administers to the President-elect the following oath: ^I do solemnly swear (or affirm)that I will faithfully execute the office of President of theUnited States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, 174 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT protect, and defend the Constitution of the United President then dehvers his inaugural address, fromthe eastern steps of the Capitol, outlining his policy andstating his ideas upon public questions. After this inaugu-ration he is driven to the executive mansion, generallyknown as the ^White House, where he resides during histerm of office, and where you may some day see him andshake hands with him. QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES 1. Examine Article I
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