<P> The United States has a presidential system of government , which means that the executive and legislature are elected separately . Article One of the United States Constitution requires that any election for the U.S. President must occur on a single day throughout the country ; elections for Congressional offices , however , can be held at different times . Congressional and presidential elections take place simultaneously every four years , and the intervening Congressional elections , which take place every two years , are called Midterm elections . </P>
<P> The United States has a presidential system of government , which means that the executive and legislature are elected separately . Article One of the United States Constitution requires that any election for the U.S. President must occur on a single day throughout the country ; elections for Congressional offices , however , can be held at different times . Congressional and presidential elections take place simultaneously every four years , and the intervening Congressional elections , which take place every two years , are called Midterm elections . </P>
when do we vote in the united states for federal elections
when do we vote in the united states for federal elections
every four years
every four years