Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution

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constitutional provision

Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution establishes the office of the President, outlines the method of presidential election (including the Electoral College), and sets basic qualifications and terms for the presidency.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution canonical	1
Article II, Section 1, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution	1
Article II, Section 1, U.S. Constitution	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedOn	June 21, 1788 ⓘ
authorizes	Congress to declare what officer shall act as President in case of removal, death, resignation, or inability of both President and Vice President ⓘ Congress to determine the day on which electors give their votes ⓘ Congress to determine time of choosing electors ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defines	basic qualifications for the President ⓘ method of electing the President ⓘ method of electing the Vice President ⓘ
designates	President of the Senate to open electoral certificates in presence of the Senate and House of Representatives ⓘ
draftedAt	Constitutional Convention of 1787 NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	Electoral College system NERFINISHED ⓘ office of the President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ office of the Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBeenModifiedBy	Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
language	English ⓘ
partOf	Article II of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
prescribes	the presidential oath of office ⓘ
prohibits	President from receiving any other emolument from the United States or any state during the period of service ⓘ Representatives from being electors ⓘ Senators from being electors ⓘ persons holding an office of trust or profit under the United States from being electors ⓘ
provides	electoral votes shall then be counted ⓘ
providesFor	contingent election procedures if no candidate has a majority of electoral votes ⓘ procedure when the President is removed, dies, resigns, or is unable to discharge powers and duties ⓘ
requires	President to be a natural born citizen of the United States ⓘ President to be at least 35 years old ⓘ President to have been 14 years a resident within the United States ⓘ President to receive a compensation for services ⓘ President to take an oath or affirmation before entering on execution of the office ⓘ electors to make distinct lists of persons voted for as President and Vice President ⓘ electors to meet in their respective states ⓘ electors to sign and certify their lists of votes ⓘ electors to transmit certified lists to the seat of the government of the United States ⓘ electors to vote by ballot for President and Vice President ⓘ states to appoint electors in such manner as the state legislature may direct ⓘ the day for electors to vote shall be the same throughout the United States ⓘ
sets	presidential term length at four years ⓘ requirement that person with majority of electoral votes for President becomes President ⓘ requirement that person with majority of electoral votes for Vice President becomes Vice President ⓘ vice presidential term length at four years ⓘ
specifies	number of electors for each state equals total number of Senators and Representatives ⓘ
textBeginsWith	"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America" ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution → relatedTo → Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Oath of office of the President of the United States → constitutionalBasis → Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Article II, Section 1, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution

United States v. Classic → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Article II, Section 1, U.S. Constitution