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He has no consitutional authority and may not make any decisions relegated to the Executive Branch until he takes the oath required under Art. II and assumes the office of President. The outgoing President maintains full power and authority until the moment that the President-elect completes the oath and becomes President. However, he is able to begin selecting individuals for cabinant positions and preparing policies and executive orders, but those matters may not be acted upon until he is sworn in. He also has a great deal of inherent power due to the knowledge by those that he would influence that he will become President on a date certain.
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What type of votes actually elect the president-?
Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the president.
The president is called the President-Elect until what?
Until he/she is sworn in as the President.
Is there an Office of the President-Elect?
Yes, there is an Office of the President-Elect, it was authorized by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (after JFK was assassinated).
What is the president called before he is sworn in?
He is called the "President-elect."
What will happen if the House of Representatives is forced to elect the President and their choice should die before assuming office?
Their choice of vice-president would take office as the new president if the president-elect should die.
How do leaders in China get power to govern?
the people elect a president
How do leaders in India get power to govern?
The people elect the president
Who is a person who you elect into power to represent citizens in the US?
president
Who has the power in Germany?
The answer is the chancellor. Though the Germans elect a president the true power of Germany is its chancellor.
Does the president elect or vise president elect take the oath first?
Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will be sworn in prior to President-elect Obama.
Does congress have the power to appoint a commander in chief?
No Congress does not have the power to appoint the Commander in Chief. The Commander in Chief is the President and US citizens have the power to elect the President.
What is president called before inauguration?
President Elect
Who becomes president if the president elect is indicted?
Then the vice president-elect becomes president.
What month do we elect president?
the month we elect the president is in January
Who is the us president elect?
The President-elect is Barack H. Obama.
Who is the elect president of 2008?
The president elect for 2008 is Barack Obama
Who elect the french president?
It is of coarse that the french people elect the french president
