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Transcript of Understanding the The Road to the Presidency © 2010, TESCCC.
Understanding the Understanding the The Road to the The Road to the
PresidencyPresidency© 2010, TESCCC
The Steps to the Presidency
• Candidates announce intention to run (sometimes a year or so before election year)
• Debates of the candidates
• Primaries or Caucuses are held-January to June
• National Conventions-Summer
• Debates of the final major party candidates-Fall
• Election Day-November 4, 2008
• Electoral College vote-December 15, 2008
• Inauguration Day-January 20, 2009© 2010, TESCCC
Primary Elections
• Reform promoted by Progressives in late 1800’s
• First held in 1900’s, but not widespread until after WWII
• Now used by majority of the states to allow voters to select their favorite candidate.
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Party Conventions—A meeting of the party delegates to determine the candidate
• Democratic National Convention—August 25-28, 2008 Denver, Colorado
• Republican National Convention—September 1-4, 2008 Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Key Events after the 2008 Convention
• Debates-3 Presidential Debates and 1 Vice-Presidential Debate
• Election Day-1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
• Electoral College Vote-Set by Congress
• Inauguration-January 20
• Originally held in March
• Changed to January 20 by Amendment XX in 1933
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Questions to Consider
1. Which is the most democratic method to select a presidential candidate? Caucus, convention or primary
2. Why have some states begun using “frontloading?” (the process of holding the primary or caucus earlier and earlier)
3. What are advantages to a state having them early in the primary season? What are the disadvantages?
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Why should take we take so long to select the President of the United States?
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