Word: successional
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The Federalist Party had lost the presidency but retained a majority in the House. Most Federalists hated Burr less than they hated Jefferson and voted accordingly. On the first ballot, with nine states necessary for election, Jefferson had eight, Burr six; two were divided. Ballot after ballot followed, day after...
The next succession crisis came a half-century later, in the aftermath of the Civil War. In 1876 the Democratic candidate, Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York, won the popular vote. It appeared he had won the electoral vote too. But Southern states were still under military occupation, and...
The Republic has faced succession crises before--and the Star-Spangled Banner yet waves. There is no need to get too excited over this one.
The Cabinet issue is a particularly important one, because if Thurmond can't serve as president, the office then goes to members of the President's Cabinet in the historic order in which their posts were created. Because Cabinet members serve until they resign or are replaced, and if Hastert...
But that's about it for suspense. Mostly, this movie is a succession of knock-offs. Of the old TV show, naturally, but also of the lesser James Bond entries, of The Matrix's visual effects in the fight scenes and of the penetration of a technologically well-defended vault...