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Constitutional FAQ Answer #84 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q84. “Who was the person who actually wrote the words of the Constitution onto paper?” A. Jacob Shallus, an assistant clerk of the Pennsylvania State Assembly, was paid $30 to transcribe the final draft of the Constitution.…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #83 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q83. “If Clinton is impeached – does Gore have to resign? Who else would be included? Who would become President?” A. If the President is convicted in an impeachment trial, the President is the only person who…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #82 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q82. “To whom is the president required to tender his resignation? I think it is the Chief Justice but can’t find out for sure.” A. This is not part of the Constitution, but of the U.S. Code…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #81 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q81. “In current usage, both the President and Vice President are elected on the same ballot. Does the Constitution as currently amended allow for these executives to be from differing parties?” A. The Constitution neither prohibits nor…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #80 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q80. “What was the criteria set by the framers of the Constitution for citizenship and the right to vote?” A. There is no explicit definition of citizenship in the Constitution. See the Citizenship Page for more information.…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #8 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q8. “I desperately need information on what the constitution may or not say about capital punishment, and the use of it.” A. The Constitution does not address the subject directly. The 5th Amendment says: No person shall…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #79 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q79. “Does perjury fall into the category ‘high crimes and misdemeanors?’ i.e. could the president be impeached for lying to the Supreme Court?” The definition of high crimes and misdemeanors is not supplied specifically by the Constitution.…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #78 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q78. “Can a president serve two consecutive terms, sit out a term and then be re-elected.” A. The first phrase in the 22nd Amendment is pretty clear: “No person shall be elected to the office of the…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #77 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q77. “Is it unconstitutional for an organization such as the NCAA to deny athletes the right to obtain a job, or put a limit on the amount of money that a person can make? Does the 14th…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #76 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q76. “Is the United States a constitutional republic? Is one of the purposes of a constitutional republic to protect the rights of minorities from the tyranny of the majority?” A. The United States is a federal republic…