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As of 2012, in a presidential election year, the President of the United States is elected and inaugurated on which days?
  1. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November; January 20 the following year
  2. The second Tuesday in November; January 21 the following year
  3. The first Tuesday in November; January 20 the following year
  4. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November; January 21 the following year
Explanation
Answer: A - Presidential elections are always held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, and he or she is inaugurated on January 20. The only provision is for Inauguration Days that fall on Sunday, which will occur in 2013. There is no legal framework for this occurrence, but the past two times this occured, the president took the oath of office privately on Sunday and held the traditional public celebration on Monday. Even then, the inauguration is marked by the oath, not the celebration, and still occurs on the 20th.
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