QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT.
1. Speak (1) of the president's share in legislation; (2) of his relation to the executive department, and (3) of the origin of his title.
2. The electoral college:—
a. The method of electing the president a perplexing question. b. The constitution of the electoral college, with illustrations. c. Qualifications for serving as an elector. d. The method of choosing electors. e. The time of choosing electors. f. When and where the electors vote. g. The number and disposition of the certificates of their h. The declaration of the result.
3. What was the method of voting in the electoral college before 1804? Illustrate the working of this method in 1796 and 1800.
4. The amendment of 1804:—
a. The ballots of the electors.
b. The duty of the House if no candidate for the presidency
receives a majority of the electoral votes.
c. The duty of the Senate if no candidate for the vice-presidency
receives a majority of the electoral votes.
d. Illustrations of the working of this amendment in 1825
and 1837.
5. The electoral commission of 1877:—
a. A difficulty not foreseen. b. Conflicting returns in 1877. c. The plan of arbitration adopted.
6. The presidential succession:—