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*In 1841 the death of President [[William Henry Harrison|William Harrison]] resulted in Vice-President [[John Tyler]] becoming President, the first vice-president to succeed thus to the presidency. | *In 1841 the death of President [[William Henry Harrison|William Harrison]] resulted in Vice-President [[John Tyler]] becoming President, the first vice-president to succeed thus to the presidency. | ||
*American [[Civil War]].<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/1844986 </ref> | *American [[Civil War]].<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/1844986 </ref> | ||
| − | *[[United States presidential election, 1876|1876 presidential election]] leading to the Compromise of 1876. [[Democrat]]s disputed the [[electoral votes]] in three states. Democrats agreed to the election of [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] provided that he | + | *[[United States presidential election, 1876|1876 presidential election]] leading to the Compromise of 1876. [[Democrat]]s disputed the [[electoral votes]] in three states. Democrats agreed to the election of [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] provided that he would end [[Reconstruction]]. This was the beginning of the [[Democrat]]s century-long reign of [[terror]] in the [[South]] of [[segregation]] and [[Jim Crow]]. |
*[[Watergate]]. | *[[Watergate]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:14, November 3, 2016
A constitutional crisis has been descibed as a situation that a legal system's constitution or other basic principles of operation appear unable to resolve; it often results in a breakdown in the orderly operation of government.
Contents
List
Here is a list of constitutional crisis' which have occurred in the United States and its immediate predecessors:[1]
- The Stamp Act of 1765
- The Nullification Crisis of 1832.
- In 1841 the death of President William Harrison resulted in Vice-President John Tyler becoming President, the first vice-president to succeed thus to the presidency.
- American Civil War.[2]
- 1876 presidential election leading to the Compromise of 1876. Democrats disputed the electoral votes in three states. Democrats agreed to the election of Rutherford B. Hayes provided that he would end Reconstruction. This was the beginning of the Democrats century-long reign of terror in the South of segregation and Jim Crow.
- Watergate.
Looming
- The election of Hillary Rodham Clinton, first US president elected under criminal investigation.[3][4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2012/06/five-constitutional-crises-that-actually-existed/
- ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/1844986
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/dojugschoen/2016/10/31/president-hillary-clinton-and-a-constitutional-crisis/
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://observer.com/2016/06/the-coming-constitutional-crisis-over-hillary-clintons-emailgate/
