United States Electoral College
Group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of appointing the president and vice president.
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President of the United States
Head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
Head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
The president is elected indirectly through the Electoral College to a four-year term, along with the vice president.
Election Day (United States)
Annual day set by law for the general elections of federal public officials.
Annual day set by law for the general elections of federal public officials.
Presidential elections are held every four years, in years divisible by four, in which electors for president and vice president are chosen according to the method determined by each state.
United States congressional apportionment
[[File:USCongressionalRedistrictingPartisanControl2020.svg|350px|thumb|Partisan control of congressional redistricting after the 2020 elections, with the number of U.S. House seats each state will receive.
[[File:USCongressionalRedistrictingPartisanControl2020.svg|350px|thumb|Partisan control of congressional redistricting after the 2020 elections, with the number of U.S. House seats each state will receive.
The size of a state's total congressional delegation (which in addition to representative(s) includes 2 senators for each state) also determines the size of its representation in the U.S. Electoral College, which elects the U.S. president.
United States presidential election
The election of the president and the vice president of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the fifty U.S. states or in Washington, D.C., cast ballots not directly for those offices, but instead for members of the Electoral College.
Contingent election
In the United States, a contingent election is used to elect the president or vice president if no candidate receives a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed.
U.S. state
Constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50.
Constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50.
Each state is also entitled to select a number of electors (equal to the total number of representatives and senators from that state) to vote in the Electoral College, the body that directly elects the president of the United States.
United States Senate
Upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber.
Upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber.
If no candidate receives a majority of electors for vice president, the duty falls to the Senate to elect one of the top two recipients of electors for that office.
1824 United States presidential election
The tenth quadrennial presidential election.
The tenth quadrennial presidential election.
The result of the election was inconclusive, as no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote.
State legislature (United States)
Legislative body of any of the 50 U.S. states.
Legislative body of any of the 50 U.S. states.
Under Article II, state legislatures choose the manner of appointing the state's presidential electors.
Supermajority
Requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority.
Requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority.
In the United States Electoral College, an absolute majority of electoral votes are required for it to elect the US president and vice-president.