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Constitutional FAQ Answer #159 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q159. “Wikipedia says ‘The Electoral College elected Washington unanimously in 1789, and again in the 1792 election; he remains the only president to receive 100% of electoral votes.’ Yet your Electoral College pages for those years show…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #158 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q158. “If an attorney is an officer of the court — is it legal for attorneys to be members of Congress — since they would then be serving in both the judicial and legislative branches of government…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #157 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q157. “Is it necessary for new states to ratify the US Constitution in order for admission?” A. When a state applies for admission, it is presumed that the very act of application signals agreement with the Constitution…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #156 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q156. “The Constitution never says that women can’t vote. So why was the 19th Amendment necessary?” A. The problem wasn’t that the Constitution prevented women from voting itself. The problem was that the Constitution did not mandate…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #155 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q155. “Who has more power, the Congress or the President?” A. Wow, such a small question with no small answer. It is a good question, though. Constitutionally speaking, the Congress is by far the most powerful of…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #154 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q154. “I think that the citizens of the United States are under the assumption that the Federal government actually prints money, which is actually not a right that the federal government has.” A. The ability of the…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #153 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q153. “A friend of a friend is trying to convince me that the United States’ three branches of government was modelled on the Holy Trinity of Christianity. Is there any truth to this?” A. No, there is…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #152 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q152. “Why did the Convention take place in Philadelphia?” A. An excellent question. Of course, there was no Washington, D.C. at the time — that plot of land was mostly a swamp. But there were cities other…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #151 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q151. “Rudy Giuliani seems to be running for President in 2008. But in 2002, Giuliani was given an honorary knighthood by Elizabeth II. I’m wondering if this would place a restriction upon his candidacy?” A. The relevant…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #150 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q150. “There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about ‘presidential signing statements.’ What are they and where are they in the Constitution?” A. A presidential signing statement is a document that the President…