презентация о президентских выборах в США

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How to Win a Presidential Election The president of the United States is one of the most important jobs in the world. Candidates need a clear election strategy. They will go through an excruciating campaign process, and the slightest mistake in the campaign can cause a huge setback. Here are some basic strategies for becoming president.

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The basic process of selecting the President of the United States is spelled out in the U.S. Constitution, and it has been modified by the 12th, 22nd, and 23rd amendments. Who Can Run? The President and Vice-President are elected every four years. They must be at least 35 years of age, they must be native-born citizens of the United States, and they must have been residents of the U.S. for at least 14 years. (Also, a person cannot be elected to a third term as President.) How the President of the United States is Elected

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Presidential primaries Presidential primaries have become an important aspect of the election process. For a candidate to run for president, he must first win the primary vote from his party.

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How Do the Political Parties Choose Their Candidates? Voting in the United States is a two party system. Every president since 1852 has been either a Republican or a Democrat.

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Explanation of Primary Elections Primary election is a preliminary election. Primaries are used to select nominees or delegates. Traditionally, New Hampshire holds the first primary of a presidential election year.

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Explanation of the Presidential Primary Election The road to the White House goes through the presidential primary elections. Every four years in November, U.S. voters go to the polls to choose their next president. The road to becoming president, however, begins early in the election year with aspiring candidates campaigning and competing for the nomination in a series of primary elections held in many states. These competitive contests help determine the nominees of each of the two major political parties in the U.S.

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2008 candidates.

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The Electoral College The national presidential election actually consists of a separate election in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; in these 51 elections, the voters are really voting for "electors" pledged to one of the tickets. These electors make up the "Electoral College." Each state has the same number of electors as it has senators and representatives .The District of Columbia, although it isn't a state, also participates in presidential elections -- it currently has three electors.

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The People in Each State Vote for Electors in the Electoral College

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When is election day? Election day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

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The Electoral College Votes for the President. The Electoral College then votes for President and for Vice-President, with each elector casting one vote; these votes are called electoral votes. Each elector is pledged to vote for particular candidates for President and Vice-President. In all states, the candidate who wins a plurality, receives all of that state's electoral votes. All together there are 538 electors (in the "Electoral College). It is very important to win in populous states. To win the presidential election, a candidate must earn an absolute majority at least 270 of the 538 electoral votes cast nationwide.

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The winning slate of electors meet at its state's capital on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, about six weeks after the election, to vote. They then send a record of that vote to Congress.

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After the general elections in the U.S., Inauguration Day soon follows. This highly significant event marks the beginning of a new term for the president

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According to the Twentieth Amendment , the president's term of office begins at noon on January 20 of the year following the election. This date, known as Inauguration Day , marks the beginning of the four-year terms of both the president and the vice president . Before executing the powers of the office, a president is constitutionally required to take the presidential oath : I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

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The Capitol is illuminated in the early morning hours before the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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People gather to watch US President Barack Obama's sworn in as the 44th US president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009.

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Crowds fill the Mall on inauguration day

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Barack H. Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States as his wife Michelle Obama holds the Bible and their daughters Malia Obama and Sasha Obama look on, on the West Front of the Capitol January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC

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President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle stand with former US president George W. Bush and Laura Bush on the steps of the US Capitol following the inaugural ceremony for Obama as 44th US president in Washington on January 20, 2009.

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U.S. President Barack Obama with his wife Michelle at the inaugural luncheon after he was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States in Washington, January 20, 2009.