Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election is considered almost certain. What will happen from the results till assuming the post, answers to 6 important questions in Bhaskar Explainer…
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Question 1: What will happen in America after the presidential elections? answer : The results have started coming as soon as the voting is over. So far results of 43 states have come. Of these, Donald Trump of the Republican Party has won in 27 and Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party has won in 15. Now the electors of all the states will be decided. Together they will form the Electoral College which will elect the President.
- Electors from all US states will meet on December 11 before sending votes to the Electoral College. Electors of the states will have to hold this meeting at least 6 days before sending the votes. On this day together they will solve any problem related to the election of electors.
- After this the elected electors will elect the President. According to the rules, this process is done only on the Tuesday following the first Wednesday of December (this time on December 10). On this day, all the electors will meet in their respective states and elect the President and Vice President. These electors will send the signed certificate along with their vote to Washington DC.
- On January 6, the US Congress will count the Electoral College votes. The name of the candidate who crosses the mark of 270 votes out of 538 is announced as the new President.
- The new President will take oath on January 20. President Joe Biden will hand over power to the elected new President.
Question 2: What will happen if no candidate gets majority when Congress votes are counted? answer : In the current trends, Trump seems to be getting majority. However, if no candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the US Congress count on January 6, then the President is elected under Amendment 12 of the Constitution in the process of electing the President.
- In this situation the House of Representatives elects the President. The House of Representatives is a constitutional body like the Lok Sabha of India. It consists of 435 representatives from all US states. But, in this voting each state gets one vote. The candidate who collects 26 votes out of 50 states becomes the President. Similarly, 100 Senate members elect the Vice President.
- If the presidential election is tied, the Vice President, elected by the Senate, assumes the office of President until the President is elected.
- This has happened twice in the history of America, when no candidate got majority. For the first time in the year 1800, when such a situation arose, the House elected Thomas Jefferson as President. After this, in the year 1824, the House elected John Quincy Adams as President.
Question 3: What will happen in the swearing-in ceremony of the US President? answer : The swearing-in ceremony of the new President will take place on January 20 at the Capitol Building in Washington DC. On this day, the first thing the new President will do is leave his residence and go to church. This tradition was started by President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1933.
Apart from this, the tradition has also been that before coming to the Capitol building, the new President goes to the White House to meet the current President. Here formal communication takes place between the two.
However, when Joe Biden became President, former President Donald Trump went on vacation during his swearing-in. In such a situation, it has to be seen whether if Trump becomes President this time, whether Joe Biden will attend his swearing-in or not.
On January 20, 2017, former President Barack Obama along with his wife attended the swearing-in ceremony of new President Donald Trump.
After meeting the former president at the White House, the new president will go to the Capitol building. Here many guests including Congress members will wait for the swearing-in of the President.
The Vice President will be the first to take oath in the Capitol building. The President will take oath after some time. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will administer the oath to the President. The President takes the same one line oath which was taken by the first President George Washington-
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States to the best of my ability.
After the oath, the President will address the American people. After this program is over, the signing ceremony of the new President will take place in the President Room. During this, the President signs his first orders after nomination and assuming office.
This tradition was started by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. After this the President will participate in the Inaugural Day Parade. After the conclusion of the program, the new President will shift to the White House with his family.
Question 4: After the swearing-in ceremony, the former President gives a briefcase to the new President. What happens in this? answer : After the swearing in of the new President of America, the former President hands over a briefcase. It's called nuclear football. This black briefcase gives the President of America the power to control the nuclear bomb. This briefcase contains a plan for nuclear war. Also, this briefcase gives the American President the right to launch a nuclear bomb in any situation.
The nuclear football that every American President possesses and gives him the power to launch a nuclear bomb.
Wherever the President of America goes, a military officer carries this briefcase with him. In case of any emergency, the President can decide to launch the atom bomb. Other information about the entire system of this briefcase has been kept confidential.
Question 5: How does the American President take oath? answer : The President of America usually takes the oath by placing his hand on the Bible. In 2021, President Joe Biden took the oath of office by placing his hand on his family's 19th-century Bible. During this time, his wife Jill Biden was holding the Bible in her hand.
On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden took the oath of office by placing his hand on the Bible.
Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath by placing her hands on two Bibles, which her husband was holding. One of these Bibles belonged to former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and the other belonged to her neighbor in California whom she considered her second mother. The first President George Washington also took the oath by placing his hand on the Bible in 1789.
However, according to the rules, the new President only has to take oath. There is no rule like taking oath from any Bible or any other religious book.
President John Quincy took the oath on the law book. Whereas Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office without laying his hand on any book.
Question 6: After winning the presidential election in America, how does the old president hand over the chair to the new president? answer : In America, after the swearing in of the President, the old President and the new President exchange their chairs. That is, the former President hands over his presidential chair to the new President. This indicates a peaceful transfer of power. However, former President Donald Trump did not attend Joe Biden's swearing-in. Due to this, chairs could not be changed in this manner.
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