https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt Timeline of the process of a presidential election en-us 2020-12-03 20:07:05 UTC 2024-10-03 09:10:56 UTC hello@padlet.com chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/985518249 First, the candidate must meet the requirements in order to be eligible to run for president. The requirements are to be a natural born citizen, be at least 35 years of age, and to be a U.S. resident for at least 14 years.]]> 2020-12-03 20:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/985518249 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/985572026 After the candidate has met all requirements, he/she can announce that they are running for the upcoming presidential election]]> 2020-12-03 20:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/985572026 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/985579843 This is usually the first caucus in the presidential elections. It is a meeting where local members of a political party choose delegates for the national convention. This particular caucus is a republican caucus and usually has the demographics of older, white people.]]> 2020-12-03 20:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/985579843 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/985642482 This is the first primary of the presidential election which happens a week after the Iowa Caucus. It is an election where voters select candidates for the upcoming general election and winning candidates will have delegates sent to the national convention.]]> 2020-12-03 20:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/985642482 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986211436 Front loading is when presidential primaries dates are pushed earlier in the year to gain an advantage over other candidates. It makes it so that other candidates are required to raise money for their campaigns in a shorter amount of time and it makes it more difficult for lesser known candidates to gain momentum in their campaigns. An example of front loading is during the 2000 presidential primaries, on March 7th eleven states had held their primaries which had represented 26.8% of total Republican delegates and 30.3% of total Democratic delegates.]]> 2020-12-04 00:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986211436 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986261443 Super Tuesday is the day in which the most states hold their primaries for the democratic party. During the 2020 Super Tuesday more than one third of all delegates for the Democratic National Convention were up for grabs.]]> 2020-12-04 01:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986261443 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986284879 Delegates chosen in the primaries are sent to the National Convention to put down their vote to select a final presidential nominee. ]]> 2020-12-04 01:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986284879 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986299884 The General Election is when all citizens, 18 years or older, cast their vote to choose the next president and vice president. Each vote casted is actually voting for the electors who would vote for your choice. ]]> 2020-12-04 01:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986299884 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986310074 In the Electoral College, each state gets a different number of electors based on their representation in Congress. Each elector casts one vote for their candidate and the candidate that receives more than half the votes wins. ]]> 2020-12-04 01:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986310074 chakhatav https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986325154 2020-12-04 01:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chakhatav/euj8fqi27aavyuqt/wish/986325154