The requirements for becoming president, presidential election. The United States is a republic

1. The requirements for becoming president, presidential election.

The requirements for
becoming president,
presidential election.
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2. The United States is a republic, which means that the people hold the power and they elect representatives to decide what to do

THE UNITED STATES IS A REPUBLIC,
WHICH MEANS THAT THE PEOPLE HOLD
THE POWER AND THEY ELECT
REPRESENTATIVES TO DECIDE WHAT TO
DO WITH IT.
THE UNITED STATES ELECTORAL
COLLEGE IS THE INSTITUTION THAT
ELECTS THE PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES EVERY
FOURYEARS.

3. U.S. Constitutional Requirements for Presidential Candidates

The president must:
◦Be a natural-born citizen of
the United States
◦Be at least 35 years old
◦Have been a resident of the
United States for 14 years

4. The election process of US President can be consolidated into five steps:

◦ Step 1: Primaries and Caucuses
◦Step 2: National Conventions
◦ Step 3: Election Campaigning
◦ Step 4: General Election
◦ Step 5: Electoral College.

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6. Step 1: Primaries and Caucuses ​

Step 1: Primaries and
Caucuses
◦ State
primaries are run by state
and local governments.Voting
happens through secret ballot.
◦ There are several types of
primaries in the U.S. system
like Closed primary, Semiclosed primary, Open primary
and Semi-open primary.

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◦Caucuses are private meetings run by political parties.
They’re held at the county, district, or precinct level. In
most, participants divide themselves into groups according
to the candidate they support. Undecided voters
form their own group. Each group gives
speeches supporting its candidate and tries to get
others to join its group. At the end, the number of voters
in each group determines how many delegates each
candidate has won.

8. Step 2: National Conventions of Each Party

◦ Each
party holds a national
convention to finalize the selection
of one presidential nominee. At
each convention, the presidential
candidate chooses a running-mate
(vice-presidential candidate).

9. Step 3: General Election Campaigning

◦ General election campaigning begins after a
single nominee is chosen from each
political party, via primaries, caucuses, and
national conventions.
◦ These candidates travel the country,
explaining their views and plans to the
general population and trying to win the
support of potential voters. Rallies, debates,
and advertising are a big part of general
election campaigning.

10. Step 4: General Election (Popular Vote) 

Step 4: General Election (Popular
Vote)
◦ Usually in November
◦ When people cast their vote, they
are actually voting for a group of
people known as electors.
◦ The voters of each state, and the
District of Columbia, vote for
electors to be the authorized
constitutional members in a
presidential election. These voters
form the electoral college.

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• An elector is a member of the
electoral college. These electors,
appointed by the states, are pledged
to support the presidential candidate
the voters have supported.
• Even though the majority of people of
the USA vote for a candidate, that
does not mean that he/she will win
the Presidential election. There are
instances where a candidate who won
the popular vote lost the election.
• To win the election, a candidate needs
to secure more than 270 electoral
votes.

12. Step 5: Electoral College (Electors vote for the US President)

◦ Usually in December.
◦ The US the president is elected by the
institution called the Electoral College.
◦ The Constitution only states that the
candidate who receives a majority of
votes in the Electoral College becomes
president. It says nothing about the
popular vote.
◦ The intent of the framers was to filter
public opinion through a body composed
of wiser, more experienced people; the
framers did not want the president to be
chosen directly by the people.

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◦ Aside from Maine and Nebraska, if a candidate gets the most votes within a state they
receive that state’s full quota of electoral college votes.
◦ Each elector casts one electoral vote following the general election.
◦ There are a total of 538 electoral votes.
◦ The candidate that gets more than half (270) wins the election.

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