Presidential Race

What is the election process?

1. Announcement
2. Raise Money & Campaign
3. Conventions
4. Primaries/Caucuses
5. Election Day
6. Inauguration

What is involved with the ==announcement== part of the election process?

* He creates a name for himself and compares his standing to see if he has a chance
* He starts hiring his campaign staff after announcing that he is running

campaign manager

oversees the whole campaign process

strategist

develops ideas for the candidate

spokesman

speaks to the media and helps organize speeches

pollster

takes polls of the people’s opinions for research

volunteers and interns

make signs, hold parties, ect.

What is involved with the ==raising money== part of the election process?

* public funding
* private funding
* Federal Election Commission

public funding

Presidential candidates receive money from the federal government to help pay for costs

Political Action Committees (PACs)

* **Private groups that give money to help elect their candidate**
* **Can only give $5,000 per candidate per election**

soft money

Money given to political parties which can be used to help the candidate

Hard money

Money given directly to the candidate which is heavily regulated by the government

What are the three categories of private funding

* **Political Action Committees (PACs)**
* Hard money
* soft money

What is involved with the ==campaigning== part of the election process?

building an image → developing a pattern of issues → travel and giving speeches

What is involved with the ==conventions== part of the election process?

conventions involve a group of elected or appointed delegates representing the 50 states attend with the goal of selecting a ticket (candidates of each party for president and vice president) to run for President

primaries

Primaries are elections that political parties use to select candidates for a general election

Caucuses

Private meeting of party leaders to pick who they will vote for in the Presidential election

What is the point of Primaries/Caucuses

Deciding who they will vote for in the Presidential Election

What is involved with the ==election== part of the election process?

popular and electoral vote

popular vote

* Registered voters may go to the polls to vote for the candidate of their choice to be the next President
* 56.8% of registered voters voted in the election of 2008

electoral college

* Based on population: each state gets a certain number of electoral votes
* If enough large states vote for a candidate in the electoral college, you can win the Presidency even if you do not receive the popular vote
* Whomever wins the majority vote in the electoral college wins

wheree elections held

* precincts
* polling places

types of ballots

* sample
* bedsheet

methods for tallying votes

* manual
* voting machines
* electronic vote counting

inauguration day

The inauguration of the president of the United States is a ceremony to mark the commencement of a new four-year term of the president of the United States.

super tuesday

19 states hold a primary for Presidential candidates

what do PAC"s stand for

* **Political Action Committees (PACs)**
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