Our Election Process

We Begin- The Election of1800…Federalist Party VS Democratic-Republican

John Adams Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson WINS

This was the creation of the PARTY system in the United States

As time goes bye…More and more Ame ri ca ns ar e al l o w ed to vo te.

The 15th Amendment- gave African American men the right to vote.

The 18th Amendment- gave women the right to vote.

Political partiesdemocrats republicans

Political partiesWhat do they believe?

Go to page 598-599 in your CIVICS text and fill in the chart on your worksheet.

How do elections work?

Primary ElectionsVoters nominate candidates for the

general election

Republicans vote for RepublicansDemocrats vote for Democrats

General Elections Voters make final decisions about

the candidates and issues .

Everyone votes for who they want.

How do elections work?

General elections are used on the national level to decide the

President of the United States.

They are also used on the state level to decide elections of

officials

or issues

The Presidential Election process

Step 1 Presidential Requirements

1- NATURAL BORN CITIZEN2- MINIMUM 35 YEARS OF AGE3- US RESIDENT FOR 14 YEARS

The Presidential Election process

Step 2 PRIMARY ELECTION & CAUCUSES

Candidates from each political party campaign throughout the country to win the favor of their

party members

PRIMARY-A vote in a state to determine who will represent the party in the upcoming election.(AZ, OK, etc.)CAUCUSES- Like a town meeting where members of a party discuss who will represent them in the upcoming election.( CO, ND, etc.)

The Presidential Election process

Step 3 NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

Each party holds a convention to select a final Presidential

nominee. The Presidential candidate then chooses a running

mate (Vice-President)

The Presidential Election process

Step 4 GENERAL ELECTION & POPULAR VOTE

People in every state across the country vote for the president.

When people cast their vote they are actually voting for a group of

people known as ELECTORS.

The Presidential Election process

Step 5 ELECTORAL COLLEGE

In the electoral college system each state gets a certain number of

electors based on its representation in congress. Representatives +

Senators=Electoral votes

Each elector casts one vote following the general election, and the candidate who gets more than

half (270) wins.