20 0 0年的美国总统大选 ,表面上让人难以捉摸 ,其实 ,一切都在法制轨道上运行 ,留下了深深的法制轨迹。按照 1 787年宪法“总统任期四年”的规定 ,美国的大选年极易确定。从 1 792年华盛顿当选第二届总统迄今 ,只要能被 4整除的年份即为大选年。但宪法仅规定 :“国会得决定各 The U.S. presidential election in 2000 was seemingly elusive. In fact, everything is running on the track of legality, leaving a deep legal trail. In accordance with the “presidential term of four years” of the 787 Constitution, the election year in the United States is extremely easy to determine. From the year 1992 until the second president of Washington was elected, as long as the year divisible by four is the general election year. But the constitution only stipulates: "Congress has to decide each