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State and federal officials, whether legislative, executive, or judicial, must take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. No religious test, either an avowal or a repudiation of any religious belief, shall ever be required of any public officeholder in the United States.
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What different jobs require taking the oath of office?
All federal officers are required to state an oath before taking office. This includes all members of all three branches of the government. The oath of office is in the Constitution.
All state and federal officials are under oath to support the constitution?
Article 2, Section 1 of the Constitution. -George Silebi
What must the president promise to do before he can take office?
First he has to be legally elected as President or else become president by succession. Second he must be "sworn in" by taking the oath of office before a person who is legally qualified to administer oaths.
What is the US Constitutional Oath for Congress and Supreme Court justices?
All federal officials, including US Supreme Court justices, must take an oath promising to uphold the US Constitution.The Constitution Oath, mandated by Article VI, Section 3 of the Constitution and by 5 USC § 3331 (federal law), is sworn by all federal employees except the President:"I, _________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."US Supreme Court justices also take a Judicial Oath of Office.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What were the effects of the red scare on federal employees?
Firing people who refused to take an oath to be anti-communist.
