The U. S. Constitution requires an election every two years.
In every even-numbered year, every federal congressional district in the U. S. elects a Representative to the U. S. House for a two-year term, and two thirds of the states elect one third of the U. S. Senators for six-year terms.
In every second federal election (in every year that is evenly divisible by four), the voters of each state also choose the electors who will elect the president and vice president for four-year terms.
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The US Constitution allows Congress to set the date of the Presidential election. It is currently held on the first Monday in November.
After one president has been in office for four years, after a president is impeached or a president resigns, or after a president is assassinated.
It was established in time for the presidential election of 1972. It took an amendment to the Constitution, but further research will be required to determine which amendment that was.
Presidential Oath of Office required to be sworn by every US President."I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of presidential of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States"
Only that citizens have the right to vote for a US Representative if they are able to vote in the largest house of their state's legislature. People did not have the right to vote, granted by the Constitution, for anything else including Senators and the President/Vice President. Some states did have popular voting for Senators and Presidential Electors at the time, but it was not required. It is still not required for states to allow popular voting for Presidential Electors, however all states practice this.
1952 U.S. Presidential Election Results:531 votes (100.0%) - total266 votes (50.1%) - minimum required to win442 votes (83.2%) - Republican General Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York89 votes (16.8%) - Democratic Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
An example of interstate cooperation required by the Constitution would be __________.