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How A President is Elected
Why We Have Elections and WhenThe Constitution mandates
apresidential Election every4 Years
Requirements to be Presidentnatural-born" U.S. citizens - born
in USor born to US citizen Parents35 Years oldLived in USA for 14
years
OUr Current Two PartiesRepublicans ConservativeDemocrats
-Progressive
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Announcing CandidacySeveral people announce desire to runSet up
the business of a campaignCampaign costs can be several million
dollars
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Raising Money and Setup CampaignsLots of money is needed to
runall the elements of a campaignMeetings are held to build
supportWork to build support in the Primaries
PrimariesMost states have primariesCandidates want people in
their parties vote for them.The candidates with most votes wins a
state
How they build supportCommercialsRoad signsbuttonsRalleys
Commercial
Exampleshttps://youtu.be/FBorRZnqtMohttps://youtu.be/9Id_r6pNsushttps://youtu.be/2nwRiuh1Cughttps://youtu.be/mrX3Ql31URAhttps://youtu.be/cEOKJRkhpxg
Winning the NominationThe Candidate from each partyThat gets the
most votes in the Primary wins their party nomination
The Big CampaignCandidates from both parties visit
statesCandidates appear on newsshowsNationwide ads on TV
AdsAds on TV spread a messageAds on the Radio are popular and
inexpensiveMany ads play in battleground states
What is a Battleground State?Battleground states are ones that
have lots of votes but who can change parties from election to
election.Shown in Blue
DebatesMAJOR CANDIDATES MEET FOR SEVERAL TELEVISED DEBATESIN
SOME ELECTIONS, DEBATES MAKEA HUGE DIFFERENCE
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Get out the vote drivesBoth parties try to register new votersto
build support fortheir candidateBigger crowds at events are
better
PollingPolls are taken to measure publicopinions of
candidatesPolls can determine wheremore money is spent on ads
Try to Make headlinesMaking news is a great wayfor a candidate
to get freepublicityTV news and social media newsreaches the most
people
On Election DayCandidates make last minute stopsto encourage
supporters to vote.Election day is the first Tuesday of
Novemberevery 4 years.
VOTING FOR ELECTORS NOT CANDIDATESIn the US election system,
people are voting for electors who support a candidate, not really
the candidate themselves.Every state gets electoral votes based on
the number of senators and representatives they have in
congress
Electoral College voteThe electoral College meets in each state
after the election and does the official vote for the new president
in December after the election.
Transition timeEven though results arent official, right after
the election the winner picks people to fill their governmentThey
need to fill thousands of jobs with their new administration
Electoral College Vote CountThe electoral Votes are officially
counted by congress on January 3rd.Once certified, the election
results are official.in the event of a tie, the House picks the
president, the Senate picks the Vice President.
Inauguration timeThe new president is sworn in at 12 noonJanuary
20th after the election.The US prides itself on a
peacefulTransition of power
Four YearsThe new president is in chargeof the executive branch
for 4 years.A president can only be reelected once.IF a 1st term
president wants to be presidentagain, they have to go through the
wholeelection process again.
CitationsImages on slides 3, 7, 11, 15, 22, 24, 25 Created by US
Government Employees while working, public domain.
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18, 19 licensed by graphicstock.com some rights reservedImage on
slide 14 created by Brian Turner based on information from
wikipedia.comImage on slide 6 created by Brian Turner based on
Information from ForbesImage on slide 9 - see A belowImage on slide
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