Does it work the same way as a Parliament system?
2007-01-05 10:27:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Long ago, the vice president used to be the runner up in the election for president. However, that didn't work out well because often times the Vice president and President would be of different parties, and this made it diffecult for them to work together toward a a cohesive agenda. So they changed the way the Vice President is elected to require the president and vice president to run together. Therefore republican presidents will always have a republican vice president, and democratic presidents will always have a democratic vice president.
2007-01-05 10:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The only way a Democrat would have a Republican Vice President is if the Democrat nomianted him or if the Presidnet was assinated as what happened to Gerald Ford. It has been this way since the twelth amendment that was passed in 1803 that made it so you vote for the VP and Pres. together. Before the top vote getter was the president and the #2 vote getter got the VP but it caused to many problems.
2007-01-05 11:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by Nate the Great 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Legally yes. The Presidential candidate can choose whomever he or she wants as his running mate. Also, the President can select anyone to replace his Vice President (think Ford replacing Agnew in the Nixon Administration) However, as a practical matter it wouldn't happen because of ideological differences between the parties.
Just imagine a democratic VP in a 50-50 Senate with a Republican President.
I don't know what that guy is talking about the Electoral College. Sure they could become what is know as "Faithless Electors" and not vote for the opposing ticket, but they can't "split and combine" a ticket.
2007-01-05 10:45:44 · answer #3 · answered by larry.fowler40 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
look in wikipedia and additionally you will see that there many greater events than only those 2. usa is the land of freedoms, and one element we've is freedom of selection. it would not create to any extent further stability than we've on the 2nd. we've the Senate and Congress who're countless people who we vote in that make the recommendations from what they hear the human beings in usa elect. Then they hand the determination to the president for his signature/approval and then it turns into regulation. between the subjects we are having appropriate now could be that the determination of "the human beings" is virtually 50/50 so the president is making "govt judgements" without the peoples vote and that may not the way our government became made. If he maintains doing this the country will grow to be socialist (that's undesirable) because of the fact usa fairly desires to be unfastened. Our shape facilitates us to be unfastened.
2016-10-30 02:46:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually yes. when this country first started out. who ever lost the election was to become the vice president. why they don't follow this law is beyond me. Constitution says it. America is going to the dogs.
2007-01-05 10:31:50 · answer #5 · answered by monreda 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can he? yes. Is it likely? No, not in this day and age.
If I remember correctly, there has been at least one administration that had prez and vice-prez from different parties. Don't remember which tho.
2007-01-05 10:29:46 · answer #6 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not out of the realm of possibility but it's very unlikely in this day and age.
2007-01-05 10:36:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. it is possible if the Electoral College wants it that way. This would be unprecedented, but possible if these supposedly wise people thought it would be best for the country.
2007-01-05 10:30:53 · answer #8 · answered by John H 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋