The US Constitution is the document that established the presidency , the Congress and the Supreme Court.
If there isn't a local Chapter in your city you can contact the business office (see the United Daughters of the Confederacy website) and they will assist you in finding the nearest Chapter. You have to prove your lineage to a Confederate soldier. Good Luck!
Section three of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution addresses the issue of former Confederates holding public office. It also makes provision for the lifting of this sanction by a two thirds yes vote by both houses of congress. The wording is somewhat vague and would seem to leave room for the common ex- Confederate soldiers that had not previously taken an oath of loyalty to the US in federal or state government or the military, to hold a political office. It does not apply to high ranking officials such as Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and other men of high station in the Southern ranks. These individuals could only receive pardon or amnesty from the President of the United States. Although the wording is not completely clear; it at no point mentions the Confederacy; it is worded in such a manner that it is applicable to situations that may arise far beyond the 19th century. Below is an excellent link to find the Constitution and this amendment.
Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction
U.S. Constitution - Amendment 22 Amendment 22 - Presidential term limits 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress. The President is elected for a four-year term.
Jefferson Davis was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. The office - and slavery - was abolished following the defeat of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis was appointed by the Confederate Congress to be the president of the Confederate States of America in 1861. At first he was the provisional president. Soon after, the Confederate Congress elected Davis to a six year term that could not be renewed. The Confederate Constitution called for a one term of six years for any Confederate president.
The Confederate president was allowed one, six year term.
The Confederate constitution is said to have one reasonable feature concerning the term limit of Confederate presidents. The term of any Confederate president was six years with no chance for a reelection. This idea does have merit. Unlike today, where US presidents have to devote time & money on campaigning for a second term, the Confederate president has no such obligation. One flaw of the current two term limit in the US constitution is this. On the pretext of of making political speeches around the country and explaining current and future policies, a president uses tax payer dollars to promote themselves and their future policies if reelected.
The constitution for the confederate states was of course what the u.s didn't allow them to have such as slavery, In doing so they let the Americans progress in technology leaving them in an era of time. Now the u.s constitution had limits where as to the confederates were doing as they please.
The Confederate constitution was almost a duplicate of the US model with a few exceptions. These were:* Slavery was legal;* Secession from the Confederacy was forbidden; and* The term of the Confederate president was a single six year term, with no possibility of reelection.What can be noted was that at the time, the US Supreme Court had given slavery a de facto legality.And, the six year presidential term allowed for total focus on the affairs of the office as there was no "reelection" campaign.The six year term was a good idea, according to a number of historians and political scientists.
Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy. He was no stranger to high levels of public office as he served the Union once as the Secretary of War.
Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy February 18, 1861. He was later elected president in November 1861 and inaugurated February 22, 1862.
President of the Senate (Vice President)
President Jefferson used new presidential powers.
The constitution states the terms of office and how a president or Vice President can be removed from office.
The 25th Amendment !