Elections and Voting in America
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- Elections and Voting
- When do presidential elections occur?
- Every 4 years - Article II
- Federal law states they will be held after the first Mon. in Nov.
- VP takes office if the pr. dies in office
- What are the requirements for presidential candidates?
- Constitutional
- 35
- Residency of 14 years
- Natural born American citizen
- Extra
- Political Experience
- Major Party Endorsement
- Personal Characteristics
- Money
- Organisatsation
- Oratical Skills and telegenic
- Relevant Policies
- Constitutional
- How are presidential candidates selection?
- Invisible Primary
- Primary/ Caucuses
- Jan to early June
- Super Tuesday
- Open or Close and Proportional or Winner-takes-all
- Good or bad?
- National Party Conventions
- What factors explain voting behaviour?
- Party Affiliation
- Gender
- Race
- Religion
- Age
- Wealth
- Geographic region
- Population area
- Policies
- How does the Electoral College system work?
- No of votes each state receives is equal to the number of seats they have in Congress
- Winner takes all in most states
- 270 votes needed to win pr.
- What happens in congressional elections?
- Every 2 years
- Congressional primaries
- Trends
- Coattails effects
- Split-ticket voting
- Incumbents = strong support
- Fewer competitve House elections
- What are propositions, referendums and recall elections?
- Propositions - enables citizens to bypass their state legislatures by placing proposed laws and constitutional amendments on the ballot
- Referendums - stem from something the legislators have done
- Enables voters to remove an elected official from office before the end of their term
- When do presidential elections occur?
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