After taking the oath the President gives his inaugural
address, which outlines the policy he purposes to carry out.
Immediately after his inauguration, unless it be his second term, he
calls the Senate together, and places before it his nominations for
members of the cabinet, and for such other important offices as he may
desire to make.
SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS AND REFERENCES.
1. Which of the Presidents have served two terms? How was their election
for a second term to be accounted for?
2. The method of calling National political conventions. When held?
Questions considered. Make a study of the last convention. Cosmop., 29:
194-200; Scribner's Mag., 27: 643-656.
3. Under what conditions was the first platform of a National convention
agreed upon? Wilson, Division and Reunion, 63.
4. For the work of the National committee, see Rev. of R's, 22: 549-556;
556-563.
5. The power of the chairman of the National committee is discussed in
Atl. Mo., 89: 76-81.
6. What was the probable origin of the system of electing the President
by electors? Harrison, This Country of Ours, 78; Fiske, Critical Period
of American History, 66, 280-289.
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