Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Presidency
elections and the electoral process
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political science
American politics and society
United States Presidency
federalism and politics
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politics and international relations
political science
campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
presidential campaigns and elections
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political science
American politics and society
United States Presidency
principles of government
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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criminology
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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higher education law
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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criminology
social history of crime
documents and acts shaping the American system of criminal justice
United States Constitution
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American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
United States law
United States Constitution
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courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
United States law
United States Constitution
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
United States law
United States Constitution
Preferred term
presidential elections
Definition
- Process that occurs every four years in which American voters elect the president of the United States. The original electoral system aspired to be a republic, in which sovereign power resided in the people and was exercised by their elected representatives. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Elections, Presidential]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/presidential_elections
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