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Steps to the Presidency
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Summer 2003• Joe Smoe announces his
candidacy• Makes political speeches,
eventually announcing he is running
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Fall 2003 – Spring 2004• Each state political party sets its
procedures for how delegates will be selected to attend its National Nominating Convention
• This is called the Primary Season
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Fall 2003 – Spring 2004• They either choose …..
•Presidential preference primary(winner take all or % of vote)•Caucus (state party meeting)
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Fall 2003 – Spring 2004• Each candidate campaigns in
each state trying to win that state's delegates
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Late Summer 2004• Each party holds its National
Nominating Convention• Each candidate that has won
delegates throughout the primary season comes to this convention
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Late Summer 2004• A roll call of states is held• During this first vote, delegates
must vote for the candidate they represent
• Most modern conventions have a majority vote on the first roll call
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Late Summer 2004• If one candidate does not
receive a majority of the votes, additional roll call votes are held; this time delegates are free to vote for whoever they want
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Late Summer 2004• Once Joe Smoe wins his party’s
nomination, he picks a vice-presidential running mate
• The convention approves of his running mate by voting
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Late Summer 2004• Jane Doe is picked as a running
mate because she meets the legal qualifications to be president AND she can help him get more votes during the general election
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Late Summer 2004• For instance…
• Joe is older, Jane is younger• Joe is moderate, Jane is more
conservative• Joe is from the Northeast, Jane
is from the West
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Late Summer 2004• Both give acceptance speeches
and begin campaigning against the other party’s candidate
• This campaign uses TV/Radio/print adds, speeches and debates
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November 2004• The general election is held the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
• Votes are cast for electors, not the actual candidate
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November 2004• A vote for a Republican candidate
is actually for republican elector• # of electors per state is equal to
the # of Senators and the # of Representatives that state has in Congress
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November 2004• The candidate who wins a
majority of a state’s popular vote wins all of that state’s electoral vote
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December 2004• On the Monday after the second
Wednesday in December, the electoral college casts their votes
• Electors from each state generally meet at the state capital to do this
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December 2004• A separate vote is cast for the
President and the Vice-President• The votes are sealed and sent to
the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate
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January 6, 2005• Electoral votes are counted before
a joint session of Congress• If no presidential candidate wins
majority, House of Representatives picks from top 3 vote getters
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January 6, 2005• If no vice-presidential candidate
wins majority, Senate picks from top 2 vote getters
• Many believe this form of indirect election for president should be changed
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January 20, 2005• The President is sworn in at noon
on this day by the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court