DESIGNED BY: Ifrah Syed Revised: August 2012 DEFINITIONS Caucus: A meeting of the local members of a political party to select delegates to the national party convention. A caucus is a substitute for a primary election. Delegate: A person authorized to represent others as an elected representative to a political party conference. Elector: A member of the electoral college. Electoral College: The voters of each state, and the District of Columbia, vote for electors to be the authorized constitutional members in a presidential election. Natural Born Citizen: Someone born with U.S. citizenship includes any child born "in" the United States, the children of United States citizens born abroad, and those born abroad of one citizen parent. Primary: An election where voters select candidates for an upcoming general election. Winning candidates will have delegates sent to the national party convention as their party’s U.S. presidential nominee. PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES STEP 1 NATIONAL CONVENTIONS STEP 2 GENERAL ELECTION STEP 3 ELECTORAL COLLEGE STEP 4 538 ELECTORAL VOTES ...AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE. U.S. RESIDENT 14 YEARS MINIMUM AGE 35 YEARS NATURAL BORN CITIZEN REQUIREMENTS FOR A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE START U.S. CONSTITUTION’S $ VP 270 VOTES PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR IDEAS BELONG TO THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY, THIS IS WHERE PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES COME IN THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE PRESIDENT, EACH WITH THEIR OWN IDEAS ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK CANDIDATES FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO WIN THE FAVOR OF THEIR PARTY MEMBERS PARTY MEMBERS SELECT THE BEST CANDIDATE THROUGH A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES PARTY MEMBERS VOTE FOR THE BEST CANDIDATE THAT WILL REPRESENT THEM IN THE GENERAL ELECTION EACH PARTY HOLDS A NATIONAL CONVENTION TO SELECT A FINAL PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE AT EACH CONVENTION, THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHOOSES A RUNNING MATE (VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE) THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO WIN THE SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL POPULATION PEOPLE IN EVERY STATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY VOTE FOR ONE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT WHEN PEOPLE CAST THEIR VOTE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY VOTING FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS ELECTORS IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM, EACH STATE GETS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF ELECTORS BASED ON ITS REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS EACH ELECTOR CASTS ONE VOTE FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION, AND THE CANDIDATE WHO GETS MORE THAN HALF (270) WINS THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ARE INAUGURATED IN JANUARY IN A CAUCUS IN A PRIMARY VOTE 9 13 15 7 8 10 10 9 6 4 6 16 5 4 29 6 55 11 38 5 10 3 5 18 6 11 3 29 8 14 7 7 4 10 12 3 3 16 3 3 4 11 3 3 (D.C.) 9 11 20 6 4 6 20 VOTE ? ... ?! ! PRESIDENT VOTE VOTE VOTE HOW TO BECOME PRESIDENT UNITED STATES OF THE Based on 2010 Census SOURCES: http://kids.usa.gov/president http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/president.html
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DESIGNED BY: Ifrah Syed
Revised: August 2012
DEFINITIONSCaucus: A meeting of the local members of a political party to select delegates to the national party convention. A caucus is a substitute for a primary election.Delegate: A person authorized to represent others as an elected representative to a political party conference.Elector: A member of the electoral college.Electoral College: The voters of each state, and the District of Columbia, vote for electors to be the authorized constitutional members in a presidential election.Natural Born Citizen: Someone born with U.S. citizenship includes any child born "in" the United States, the children of United States citizens born abroad, and those born abroad of one citizen parent.Primary: An election where voters select candidates for an upcoming general election. Winning candidates will have delegates sent to the national party convention as their party’s U.S. presidential nominee.
DESIGNED BY: DEFINITIONS
PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSESSTEP 1
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS STEP 2
GENERAL ELECTIONSTEP 3 ELECTORAL COLLEGESTEP 4
538ELECTORAL
VOTES
...AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE.
U.S. RESIDENT14 YEARS
MINIMUM AGE35 YEARS
NATURAL BORNCITIZEN
REQUIREMENTS FORA PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE
START
U.S. CONSTITUTION’S
$
VP
270VOTES
PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR IDEAS BELONG TO THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY, THIS IS WHERE PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES COME IN
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE PRESIDENT, EACH WITH THEIR OWN IDEAS ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK CANDIDATES FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY
CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRYTO WIN THE FAVOR OF THEIR PARTY MEMBERS
PARTY MEMBERS SELECT THE BEST CANDIDATE THROUGH A SERIES OF
DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES
PARTY MEMBERS VOTE FOR THEBEST CANDIDATE THAT WILL REPRESENT
THEM IN THE GENERAL ELECTION
EACH PARTY HOLDS A NATIONAL CONVENTION TO SELECT A FINAL
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
AT EACH CONVENTION, THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHOOSES A RUNNING MATE
(VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE)THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO WIN THE SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL POPULATION
PEOPLE IN EVERY STATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY VOTE FOR ONE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
WHEN PEOPLE CAST THEIR VOTE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY VOTING FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS ELECTORS
IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM,EACH STATE GETS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF ELECTORS BASED ON ITS REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
EACH ELECTOR CASTS ONE VOTE FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION, AND THE CANDIDATE WHO GETS MORE THAN HALF (270) WINS
THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ARE INAUGURATED IN JANUARY
IN A CAUCUSIN A PRIMARY
VOTE9
1315
7
8
1010
9
6
4
6
16
5
4
29
655
11
38
510
3
5
18
611
329
8
14
7
74
10
123
3 16
3
3
411
3
3 (D.C.)
9
11206
4
6 20
VOTE
?...?! !
PRESIDENTVOTE
VOTEVOTE
HOW TO BECOME
PRESIDENT UNITED STATESOF THE
Based on 2010 Census
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SOURCES: http://kids.usa.gov/presidenthttp://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/president.html
DESIGNED BY: Ifrah Syed
Revised: August 2012
DEFINITIONSCaucus: A meeting of the local members of a political party to select delegates to the national party convention. A caucus is a substitute for a primary election.Delegate: A person authorized to represent others as an elected representative to a political party conference.Elector: A member of the electoral college.Electoral College: The voters of each state, and the District of Columbia, vote for electors to be the authorized constitutional members in a presidential election.Natural Born Citizen: Someone born with U.S. citizenship includes any child born "in" the United States, the children of United States citizens born abroad, and those born abroad of one citizen parent.Primary: An election where voters select candidates for an upcoming general election. Winning candidates will have delegates sent to the national party convention as their party’s U.S. presidential nominee.
PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSESSTEP 1
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS STEP 2
GENERAL ELECTIONSTEP 3 ELECTORAL COLLEGESTEP 4
538ELECTORAL
VOTES
...AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE.
U.S. RESIDENT14 YEARS
MINIMUM AGE35 YEARS
NATURAL BORNCITIZEN
REQUIREMENTS FORA PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE
START
U.S. CONSTITUTION’S
$
VP
270VOTES
PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR IDEAS BELONG TO THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY, THIS IS WHERE PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES COME IN
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE PRESIDENT, EACH WITH THEIR OWN IDEAS ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK CANDIDATES FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY
CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRYTO WIN THE FAVOR OF THEIR PARTY MEMBERS
PARTY MEMBERS SELECT THE BEST CANDIDATE THROUGH A SERIES OF
DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES
PARTY MEMBERS VOTE FOR THEBEST CANDIDATE THAT WILL REPRESENT
THEM IN THE GENERAL ELECTION
EACH PARTY HOLDS A NATIONAL CONVENTION TO SELECT A FINAL
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
AT EACH CONVENTION, THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHOOSES A RUNNING MATE
(VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE)THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO WIN THE SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL POPULATION
PEOPLE IN EVERY STATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY VOTE FOR ONE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
WHEN PEOPLE CAST THEIR VOTE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY VOTING FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS ELECTORS
IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM,EACH STATE GETS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF ELECTORS BASED ON ITS REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
EACH ELECTOR CASTS ONE VOTE FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION, AND THE CANDIDATE WHO GETS MORE THAN HALF (270) WINS
THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ARE INAUGURATED IN JANUARY
IN A CAUCUSIN A PRIMARY
VOTE9
1315
7
8
1010
9
6
4
6
16
5
4
29
655
11
38
510
3
5
18
611
329
8
14
7
74
10
123
3 16
3
3
411
3
3 (D.C.)
9
11206
4
6 20
VOTE
?...?! !
PRESIDENTVOTE
VOTEVOTE
HOW TO BECOME
PRESIDENT UNITED STATESOF THE
Based on 2010 Census
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
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