The Evolution of the U.S. Election Process
Our Election Process
We Begin- The Election of1800…
Federalist Party
VS
Democratic-Republican
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
WINS
This was the creation of the PARTY
system in the United States
As time goes bye…
More and more Americans are allowed to vote.
The 15
th
Amendment- gave African
American men the right to vote.
The 18
th
Amendment- gave women the
right to vote.
Political parties
democrats
republicans
Political parties
What 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 Elections
Voters nominate candidates for the
general election
Republicans vote for Republicans
Democrats 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 CITIZEN
2- MINIMUM 35 YEARS OF AGE
3- 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.
Explore the historical journey of the U.S. election process from the creation of political parties to the expansion of voting rights. Learn about the roles of Democrats, Republicans, and the electoral system in shaping American democracy. Understand the intricacies of general and primary elections, as well as the presidential election process steps. Delve into the significance of political party beliefs and how elections work at various levels in the United States.
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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 Americans are allowed to vote. The 15thAmendment- gave African American men the right to vote. The 18thAmendment- gave women the right to vote.
Political parties democrats democrats republicans republicans
Political parties What do they believe? Go to page 598-599 in your CIVICS text and fill in the chart on your worksheet.
How do elections work? General Elections Voters make final decisions about the candidates and issues . Primary Elections Voters nominate candidates for the general election Everyone votes for who they want. Republicans vote for Republicans Democrats vote for Democrats
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 CITIZEN 2- MINIMUM 35 YEARS OF AGE 3- US RESIDENT FOR 14 YEARS
The Presidential Election process Step 2 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.) PRIMARY ELECTION & CAUCUSES Candidates from each political party campaign throughout the country to win the favor of their party members
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.
