Presidential Process
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- A presidential election is held every 4 years!
- It's election year! I am announcing my candidacy!
- After many fundraisers and campaigning, it is time for the POTUS primaries!
- As well as caucuses, but those are going out of style.
- ... and closed primaries...
- There are both open...
- Time for the National Convention!!!
- Thank you to the __________ party for uniting behind our campaign! We will present our program and plan for our candidacy!
- Now, with both parties each united behind a single candidate,
- The PRESIDENTIAL campaign begins!!
- To find each party's nominee, the candidates will battleDemocrats vs Democrats... AndRepublican vs Republican.
- It's now time for the general election, which always takes place in November. Eligible citizens cast votes for who they want the next President to be!
- Both parties usually hold this convention towards the middle or end of the summer. The majority of votes cast by delegates select the president and vice president candidates.
- The total electoral votes each candidate receives is the final count. 270 votes to win!
- The Democrat and Republican candidates campaign against each other, the media becomes a major tool, many DEBATES occur, rallies speeches!!! The main focus is on the swing states.
- The process is not a direct democracy, we use the Electoral Collage. The electors pledge votes based on their states. Winner takes all in each state.
- After all the votes have been officially counted, the new president is sworn into office during the INAUGURATION on the Congress steps on January 20th!
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