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What method was used to select Aaron Burr as Thomas Jefferson's Vice-President?

Burr ran against Jefferson for President and lost. Both did receive equal Electorial College votes in the Presidential election and the House of Representatives chose Jefferson. Until the XII Amendment, the first runner-up in the election for President became the Vice-President.

Since the XXII Amendment was ratified, what is the maximum number of years possible for any one person to serve as President?

Ten years. A Vice-President who replaces an existing President may serve out as many as two years of that President's term as well as two full terms of his or her own.

During his Presidency, computers designed for use at home go on sale for $297, the term 'junk food' enters the English language, and the U.S. population is 218 million. Who is the President?

Gerald Ford.

During his Presidency, 'Heart of Gold' by Neil Young was a U.S. No. 1 single, 'All in the Family' premiered, and an El Camino(SS L34) sold for $3,305. Who is the President?

Richard Nixon.

In our first Presidential election, who received the second most Electoral College votes?

John Adams. Washington wasn't seriously opposed for the office of Presidency. However, John Adams did need to finish second in the Electorial College voting to become the Vice President (Until the XII Amendment, the first runner-up in the election for President became the Vice-President).

Which person automatically became Vice-President when there was a vacancy in the position until the XXV Amendment was ratified?

No one. There was not a method for replacing the Vice-President before this Amendment. There had been fifteen times in U.S. history when there hasn't been a Vice-President.

During his Presidency, Charles A. Lindbergh completed his historic trans-Atlantic flight, television sets go on sale for the first time, and 'The Jazz Singer' premieres. Who was that President?

Calvin Coolidge.

During his Presidency, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee was first published, the Soviets launched a dog into space and the first U.S. advisers are sent to Vietnam.

Dwight Eisenhower.

What was George Washington's occupation before his career move?

Surveyor.

Based on his studies at Union College, what would have been Jimmy Carter's career field of experience if he had continued his education?

Nuclear physics. He was studying nuclear physics at Union College. His father died and he left school to take over the family peanut farming business.