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The answer is that several presidents had not previously held elected public office before becoming President: Zachary Taylor, U.S. Grant, William Howard Taft [although he was governor-general of the Philippines], Herbert Hoover, and Dwight Eisenhower.
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RafaPresident-elect Donald Trump never served in any political office, elected or appointed and was never in the military. Herbert Hoover was the only other president who did not hold elected office or serve as an officer in the military. However, Hoover was Secretary of Commerce under Harding and Coolidge.
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Who was the first lady to vote for her husband for president.?
Best guess would be Florence "Flossie: Harding who was the first to have the legal right to vote. I am not sure if she actually voted and due to the secret ballot we cn never know if she voted for her husband.
Does the US Constitution let a President stay in office if he has been voted out of office?
No, unless there is some technicality I am not aware of
Can you quit being President of the United States?
Yes, you can resign from being President.
Which state has correctly voted for the president in the last 50 years?
Missouri It hasn't voted for a loser since Adlai Stevenson in 1956.
Which amendment states that electors vote twice - once for President and once for Vice-president?
The 12th Amendment which begins:"The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate...."
