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TIL there have only been two vice presidential resignations, John Calhoun and Spiro Agnew, in United States history. If a vice president resigns, both Houses of Congress must approve any vice presidential nominee made by the President.
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TIL a UT-Austin undergrad wrote a paper proposing ratifying a long-dormant Constitutional amendment. He got a ‘C’, started a movement, and it was ratified in 1992.
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TIL that in 1796, some of the first “attack ads” in US election history were published and included a warning that Thomas Jefferson would emancipate all slaves if elected