THE UNITED STATES.

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23. For how many years do the president and vice-president hold theiroffices ?

24. In what manner are they elected ?

See Art. II. Sect. I. clause 2, and Art. 12 of the amendments.

25. Who is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy, and of themilitia, when called into actual service?

26. What is said in regard to the power of the president ?

27. What in regard to his duty? Sect. III. Art. II.

28. For what crimes are the officers of the United States to be removed from

office ?

29. How is the judicial power vested ?

30. In what does treason against the United States consist ?

31. What form of government do the United States guaranty to everymember of the great political family—the several states ?

32. Against what injuries are they bound to protect each state ?

33. What is said in regard to amendments ?

34. What in regard to religion, freedom of speech, and of the press ? SeeArt. I. of the amendments.

PRESIDENTS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ,FROM 1774 to 1789.

From

Virginia , - -

Massachusetts ,South Carolina ,New York ,Connecticut , -Delaware , - -

Maryland , - -

New Jersey, -Pennsylvania , -Virginia , - -

Massachusetts ,Pennsylvania , -Virginia ,

Elected

Peyton Randolph , -John Hancock , - -

Henry Laurens , - -

John Jay , - - - -

Samuel Huntington ,Thomas M’Kean, -John Hanson, - -

Elias Boudinot , - -

Thomas Mifflin , - -

Richard Plenry Lee,Nathanial Gorham, ■Arthur St. Clair ,Cyrus Griffin,

Sept. 5, 1774May 24, 1775.Nov. 1, 1777.Dec. 10, 1778.Sept. 28,1779.July 10, 1781Nov. 5, 1781.Nov. 4, 1782.Nov. 3, 1783.Nov. 30, 1786.June 6, 1786.Feb. 2, 1787.Jan. 22, 1788.

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS UNDER THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.

First Administration.

George Washington , Virginia , April 30, 1789. President.

John Adams , Massachusetts , “ “ Vice-President.

Thomas Jefferson , Virginia

Edmund Randolph , “

Timothy Pickering , Massachusetts , Dec. 10, 1795.

Sept. 26, 1789.

Secretaries of

State.

Alexander Hamilton , New York , Sept. 11, 1789. ) Secretaries of

Oliver Wolcott ,

James i »i nenrv,

Edmund Randolph ,William Bradford ,Charles Lee ,

Connecticut , Feb. 3, 1795.

“ Jan. 2, 1795.

Maryland , Jan. 27, 1796.

Virginia , Sept. 26, 1789.

Pennsylvania , Jan. 27, 1794.

Virginia , Dec. 10, 1795.

Secretaries of

War.

Attorneys

General.

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