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-The first phase of the presidential contest
-Committees "test the waters" to see which candidate may be worth their while
-Trump(filed for re-election on January 2017), 18 politicians and public figures were discussed as potential candidates for Democratic party, and 12 politicians and public figures were discussed as potential candidates for Republican party
-This happens early 2020

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-A formal announcements of candidacies
-A period of televised debates and other events prior to the beginning of delegate selection
-Congress formally meets in January
-This happens early 2020

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-Caucus are informal and allows for discussion; candidates or representatives of candidates often speak to those
present about ideals and party goals before voting occurs
-This is in early 2020 and held in Iowa, Nevada, North Dakota, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands
-For primaries, people vote for who they want to pick as their candidate and what determines the nominations
-July-August for primaries

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-Joe Biden officially became the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party in August 2020
-Donald Trump will receive the official nomination as the presidential nominee for the Republican Party in June 2020

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-A party convention is a general meeting of a political party
-The conference is attended by certain delegates who represent the party membership
-The 2020 party convention happened on August 17-20
-In a party convention each presidential nominee also announces a vice presidential running mate

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-Political campaigning is an organized effort which tries to influence the decision making progress within a specific group of people
-Happens from August to November from when they get nominated to when they get elected
-During political campaigning candidates give speeches and advertise their goals and how they will help the country
-President Biden's campaigning  consisted of climate change, criminal justice, the economy, education, health care, and immigration.

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-A general election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
-The 2020 general election happened November 3rd
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-The Electoral College a body of people representing the states of the US, who cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
-Biden ultimately received the majority in the Electoral College with 306 electoral votes, while Trump received 232
-On December 14,2020 the electors vote in their states
-538 electors form the Electoral College