Chapt 10 history

What are the 3 presidential qualifications

Must be a natural born citizen, must be 35 years of age, must have lived in the U.S for at least 14 years

Who is the only president without some type of no prior military or political experience

Donald Trump

What two main avenues have traditionally led to the

presidency?

successful military or government careers.

closed primary

A primary election where only registered party members can vote for candidates in their own party.

open primary

a kind of primary election in which voters do not have to declare their party membership

Presidential primaries

for selecting delegates to be sent to the party´s national convention

A Caucus

states that do not have primaries have a convention are known as

In 2016 how many states held a presidential primary for one or both major parties

41

what state holds the first presidential caucus

Iowa

Crossover voting

may occur in open primaries and could lead to raiding

Raiding

the intentional support of a party’s weakest candiadate

National conventions

Used to formally introduce each party’s candiate

When do national conventions normally meet

July or Agust

What happes at national primaries?

a party platform is created, a leading party member may give a keynote address

party platform

A formal statement of a party’s position on current issues

Balance the ticket

a practice in which a presidential nominee Chooses a running mate who can help a presidential candidate get more votes because of their background, beliefs, or where they are from.

Which month does electoral college vote?

December

delagete vs Superdelegate

A delegate is chosen to represent voters, while a superdelegate is a party leader or elected official who gets a special vote at the convention

Super tuesday

A day when many states hold their presidential primary elections at the same time to choose their party's nominee.

brokered convention

A convention where voting takes many rounds until party members reach an agreement through compromise.

20th amendment

Sets the president's term to begin on January 20 and Congress's term to begin on January 3, shortening the time between elections and taking office

Whats the only thing that can change # votes

the census or population

6 steps for electoral college

1. People vote for president in November.

2. Each state counts its popular votes.

3. The winning candidate receives the state's electors (usually).

4. Electors meet in December to cast their votes.

5. Congress counts the electoral votes in January.

6. The candidate who gets at least 270 electoral votes becomes president.