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Understanding the The Road to the Presidency

Understanding the The Road to the Presidency. National Conventions Debates Inauguration Electoral College Vote. Candidate’s Announcement Primaries or Caucuses Election Day. Put the following steps in the “Road to the Presidency” in sequential order. The Steps to the Presidency.

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Understanding the The Road to the Presidency

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  1. Understanding the The Road to the Presidency

  2. National Conventions Debates Inauguration Electoral College Vote Candidate’s Announcement Primaries or Caucuses Election Day Put the following steps in the “Road to the Presidency” in sequential order

  3. The Steps to the Presidency • Candidates announce intention to run (sometimes a year or so before election year) • Debates of the candidates • Primaries or Caucuses are held-January to June • National Conventions-Summer • Debates of the final major party candidates-Fall • Election Day-November 4, 2008 • Electoral College vote-December 15, 2008 • Inauguration Day-January 20, 2009

  4. History of the Selection Process • 1st Method: Caucuses--private meetings of party leaders to chose candidates • Used in the earliest elections • Some states such as Iowa still use a caucus • 2nd Method: Nominating Conventions--meeting of the party to choose candidates. • Delegates to the convention choose candidate • Democrats--August 25-28, 2008, in Denver • Republicans--September 1-4, 2008, in St. Paul

  5. Primary Elections • Reform promoted by Progressives in late 1800’s • First held in 1900’s, but not widespread until after WWII • Now used by majority of the states to allow voters to select their favorite candidate.

  6. Facts and Terms: Presidential Primaries

  7. The Importance of Being Early • Iowa--traditionally holds the first caucus of the election season (January 3, 2008) • New Hampshire--traditionally holds the first primary of the election season (January 8, 2008) • Super Primaries--groups of states holding their primary on the same day to offset the impact of earlier events—called “Tsunami Tuesday,” February 5— • Large number of states selecting delegates to increase importance in election • 2008—22 states held primaries on this date

  8. Democratic National Convention—August 25-28, 2008 Denver, Colorado Republican National Convention—September 1-4, 2008 Minneapolis, Minnesota Party Conventions—A meeting of the party delegates to determine the candidate

  9. Key Events after the 2008 Convention • Debates-3 Presidential Debates and 1 Vice-Presidential Debate • Election Day-2nd Tuesday in November • Electoral College Vote-Set by Congress • Inauguration-January 20 • Originally held in March • Changed to January 20 by Amendment XX in 1933

  10. Questions to Consider • Which is the most democratic method to select a presidential candidate? Caucus, convention or primary • Why have some states begun using “frontloading?” (the process of holding the primary or caucus earlier and earlier) • What are advantages to a state having their early in the primary season? What are the disadvantages?

  11. Why should take we take so long to select the President of the United States?

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