1- INTRODUCTION:

 The U.S. Constitution provides for the presidential form og ovt. the farmers

of the U.S. Constitution spent a lot of time in de!iding upon the method of

ele!ting the president. "fter a good deal of dis!ussion the# adopted a plan of

indire!t ele!tion of the $resident %# ele!toral !ollege &hi!h is no& em%odied

in "rti!le II' se!tions 1' ( and ) of the Constitution.

(- *U"+I,IC"TIONS ,OR T $RSIDNT:

 The Constitution imposes three tests on a !andidate for the presiden!#.

/I0 ":

" Candidate must not %e less than ) #ears of age

/II0 CITI2NSI$:

" Candidate must %e natural %orn !iti3en of the U.S.".

/III0 RSIDNC:

" Candidate must have resided fourteen #ears &ithin the !ountr# ho&ever it

is not to %e interpreted as a !ontinuous and uninterrupted period of 14 #ears

pre!eding ele!tion.

)- 5OD O, +CTION:

 The mode of ele!tion of U.S. $resident is the indire!t one the !onstitution

provided that the president should %e ele!ted %# an ele!toral !ollege

!onsisting of as man# presidential ele!tors as is the num%er of mem%ers in

%oth the ouse of the !ongress.

4- ST"S O, $RSIDNTI"+ +CTION:

In prati!e there are follo&ing stages of the ele!tion of U.S. $resident.

/I0 NO5INTION O, $RSIDNTI"+ C"NDID"TS:

 The !andidates for the presiden!# are nominated %# the parties. Sin!e 16)('

the t&o ma7or parties i.e. the Demo!rats and the repu%li!ans have

esta%lished the pra!tive of !hoosing their representatives at national

!onventions.

/II0 CO5$"IN:

"fter the nomination of the $residential Candidates and their su%se8uent

ele!tion %# their respe!tive part# !onventions' nation-&ide presidential

!ompaign starts.

 

9 The parties set up national and states !ommittees and open

head8uarters in t&o great !ities.

9 a!h part# issues a !ompaign te;t-%oo< &hi!h !ontains the parth

platform' the %iographies of the !andidates and other material re8uired for

propaganda purpose.

/III0 NO5IN"TION O, $RSIDNTI"+ +CTORS:

 The ne;t stage is nomination of the presidential ele!tors in the several states.

 These ele!tors are important part# leaders.

/I=0 +CTION O, $RSIDNTI"+ +CTORS:

 The ne;t stage in the $residential ele!tion falls in Novem%er of the ele!tion

#ear &hen presidential ele!tors are to %e ele!ted. Se!tion 1 of the "rti!le II of

the Constitution of U.S.". deals &ith the ele!tion of presidential ele!tors

/ele!toral !ollege0

/i0 Num%er of $residential le!tors:

 The ele!toral !ollege !onsisting of as man# presidential ele!tors as is

the num%er of mem%ers in %oth the house of the !ongress. "t present there

are to %e )6 mem%ers in the ele!toral !ollege as the ouse of

representative and senate !onsist of 4)6 and 1>> mem%ers respe!tivel#.

/ii0 Representation 5ade %# "C State:

a!h State is to appoint as man# ele!tors as' it has senator and

representatives in the !ongress.

/iii0 5ethod of le!tion:

 The method of ele!tion of $residential ele!tiors has %een left to %e

determined %# the state legislature !on!erned. To %egin &ith' the# &ere

ele!ted %# the state legislature. No& the# are ele!ted %# the people of the

state !on!erned.

/iv0 le!tion of $resident %# le!tors:

 The presidential ele!tors meet in the !apital of ea!h state on the ?rst

5onda# after the (nd @ednesda# in De!em%er and Re!ord their votes for the

$residential !andidates.

/v0 =oting:

" !erti?!ate of ele!tion is then sent to the !hairman of the senate %#

ea!h state on Ath' Banuar#' the !ongress meet in a 7oint Session' &here votes

are !ounted. The person se!uring an a%solute ma7orit# of votes is de!lared

 

ele!ted. To se!ure a%solute ma7orit#' a !andidate must re!eive (> or )6

votes.

- INST"++"TION:

"fter the ele!tion' the ne& president is installed into o!e on Banuar# (> of

the ensuring #ear %# ta<ing the oath of o!e.

A- TR5 O, O,,IC:

 The presidential term is four #ears and a!!ording to the ((nd amendment a

president !an stand for re-ele!tion onl# on!e.

- R5UNR"TION O, $RSIDNT:

 The U.S. $resident re!eivers a salar# of E (>>'>>> a #ear and e;tra E >'>>>

for e;penses' o!!upies and o!ial resident and en7o# other privilege su!h as

travel and o!ial entertainment allo&an!es.

6- SUCCSSION:

 The "rti!le II' Se!tion I' !lause of the !onstitution provides that if president

Fs o!e falls va!ant due to his death resignation' impea!hment or ina%ilit# to

dis!harge the po&ers and duties of the said o!e' the vi!e-president

su!!eeds to his o!e for the remaining period of his term.

G- CONC+USION:

 To !on!lude' I !an sa# that in prati!e "meri!an president is dire!tl# ele!ted %#

the people the presidential ele!tion !ompaign %egins a #ear and four months

%efore the ele!tion da#' !osting the !ountr# more then one %illion dollars and

is perhaps the longest and most !omli!ated pro!ess.