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Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States reads: "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector."

Bibliography

  • Pasley, Jeffrey L.The first presidential contest: 1796 and the founding of American democracy. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2013.

President of the United States

President: The (usually elected) head of a republican state, typically functioning as both head of state and head of government; frequently prefixed to the surname of the holder of office.

Oxford English Dictionary

These are the results in the Electoral College, as well as the two occasions (1800, 1824) when the House of Representatives was required to elect the position. For the popular vote, please see the Electoral Collegeelections.

1789 - 1824: The United States of America

Office Scope: Federal

Role Scope: State