What is the process of electing the president of the United States?
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Every eligible citizen over the age of eighteen can vote for the President.  However, it is the Electoral College that actually "elects" the new President.
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The inauguration is when the president-elect takes the oath of office and officially becomes president.\n\nThe state of the union address is the speech the president gives annually, shortly after the first of the year, concerning the state of the United States, and what he plans to do in the upcoming year.
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Amendment XXV, Article 2:  "Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both houses of Congress."
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The President is elected by Parliament from the candidates which have been nominated by the government. Our current president is APJ Abdul Kalam and the next presidential elections are due in 2007
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The Electoral College is a controversial mechanism of presidential elections that was created by the framers of the U.S. Constitution as a compromise for the presidential election process. At the time, some politicians believed a purely popular election was too reckless, while others objected to giving Congress the power to select the president. The compromise was to set up an Electoral College system that allowed voters to vote for electors, who would then cast their votes for candidates, a system described in Article II, section 1 of the Constitution.
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Members of the electoral college are selected by the respective state political parties. Generally, this is done at their annual conventions and the electors are normally party loyalists and workers. Each party submits a slate of electors to the state Registrar prior to the general election. The party whose candidate receives the majority of the votes in a given state will have its set of electors certified as the official members of the electoral college and they are sent to Washington D.C. to cast their ballots. Once the election results are affirmed, the electors are disbanded until the next election in four years.\n\nYou can find out the names of the people on the slate of electors by contacting the respective party HQ in your state or by contacting the State Registrar's office. They will not have the information however until after the state political conventions during the election year.
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It was decided at the Constitutional Convention.  The process is right there in the Constitution, Article 1 Section 3:\n\n"Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, and the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one third may be chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the recess of the legislature of any state, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies."\n\nOr, in short, during the 1st Congress only 1/3 of the Senators were appointed for 6 year terms; the others were down for 2 or 4 year terms, so that 1/3 of them would be up for reappointment (there wasn't election of Senators in those days) every 2nd year.
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technically he is appointed by congress through the votes of the electoral college which is why we do not use a popular vote to decide. very old fashioned way to collect votes in this day and age
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Assuming you meet the qualifications in the Constitution (born American, 35 or older, etc.) you get your name out there and convince people to vote for you.  \n\nRealistically, you have to join one of the two parties and convince them to nominate you, and then convince everyone to pick you.  Until the electoral college is abolished, it would take a miracle to be elected if you aren't a Democrat or Republican.\n\nIf you are serious, run for mayor, city council or state legislature something to get the experience you would need to run the country.
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In order for a President to be impeached he must first be accused of "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors".  Secondly, the House of Representatives must pass "articles of impeachment" by a simple majority.  Thirdly, the Senate tries the President with the Chief Justice of the Supreme presiding over the hearings.  2/3 of the present Senators must vote for guilt to remove the President from office.\n\nIn the case of George W. Bush, there have been accusations of treasonous activities; however, the House has not seen fit, whether through political loyalty, fear of embarassment or lack of belief in the charges, to file articles of impeachment. That is why he has not been impeached.
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Anyone who is an American citizen, and was born in the US, can theoretically be president.\n\nIt'll be a long time before the US is ready to have a minority president.  Maybe not until the minority isn't the minority.
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To become president of the U.S. a candidate must be 35 years or older (not 45 as another poster stated), he must be born in the U.S. and be a resident of the U.S. for a minimum of 14 years.
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rig an election to put a president in office who rips the constitution to shreds and see how many people sit and go along with it.
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A presidential government is a form of federal system.
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By way of Electorial Process that was established in our constitution in article two. That is the way we have always voted for a president except during the formation years of our government when we had one year presidents. George Bush won the electorial vote and thats the way it was. The Democrats demanded a recount and the Supreme Court ruled the the recount was final. Its that simple and documented so go read it.
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The person who becomes the President is an ordinary human being. He/she is fallible and often unsure.  \nThe head of a country can't let that show. They must present to the country what the people expect of a leader. Confidence, authority, an aura of always being in control. \nThey must learn lines (speeches, responses, etc) like an actor and deliver them as a larger than life character "The President"\n\nActing is just an ordinary person assuming a role and being convincing in that role. Same with The President. He must act the part.\n\nHope that made sense :-)
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Section One of Article II of the U.S. Constitution states that the President must be a natural born citizen of the United States (or a citizen of the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), at least 35 years of age, and resident of the United States for at least fourteen years.