HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT 1 The Electoral Process Section 1: Nominating Candidates Section 2: Campaigns and Campaign Financing Section 3: Elections and Voting Section 4: Campaigns and the Public Good CHAPTER 19

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 2 Section 1: Nominating Candidates Objectives: What is the first step in the electoral process? In what ways may candidates be chosen for an election? What types of primaries are held in the states?

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 3 Section 1: Nominating Candidates Nominating candidates is the first step in the electoral process.

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 4 Section 1: Nominating Candidates Ways candidates may be nominated for an election: self-announcement caucus convention petition primary election

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 5 Section 1: Nominating Candidates Types of primaries held in states: direct closed open runoff nonpartisan

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 6 Section 2: Campaigns and Campaign Financing Objectives: How was early political campaigning different from political campaigning today? What is the role of the media in today’s political campaigns? How are campaigns financed? How is campaign financing regulated?

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 7 Section 2: Campaigns and Campaign Financing Changes in political campaigning today from early campaigning: increased candidate visibility increased media involvement increased importance of polling increased spending

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 8 Section 2: Campaigns and Campaign Financing Role of the media in today’s political campaigns: used to conduct most campaigning used to spread candidates’ message to voters used to target advertising to specific audiences

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 9 Section 2: Campaigns and Campaign Financing How campaigns are financed: party assistance political action committees private donors public funding personal financing

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 10 Section 2: Campaigns and Campaign Financing Campaign financing regulations: financial disclosure contribution limits spending limits donor restrictions

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 11 Section 3: Elections and Voting Objectives: What are the different types of elections? What determines where, how, and when people vote? What factors determine if a person may vote? What influences the way in which people vote?

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 12 Section 3: Elections and Voting Types of elections: general special

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 13 Section 3: Elections and Voting Local, state, and federal laws determine where, how, and when people vote.

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 14 Section 3: Elections and Voting Voting requirements: age citizenship residence registration status

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 15 Section 3: Elections and Voting Influences on the way in which people vote: party identification personal opinions about the issues a candidate’s record and image the voter’s personal background

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 16 Section 4: Campaigns and the Public Good Objectives: Why do some people criticize the media’s role in campaigns? What are the possible effects of negative campaigning? What are some of the benefits of political campaigns?

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 17 Section 4: Campaigns and the Public Good Criticisms on the media’s role in campaigns: Campaign coverage is too brief. Campaign advertisements provide an unbalanced report of what is involved in the issues being argued.

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 18 Section 4: Campaigns and the Public Good Possible effects of negative campaigning: can distract opponents from their own campaigning in order to defend themselves can draw attention away from the opponent’s record as a whole can reduce voter turnout

A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The Electoral Process 19 Section 4: Campaigns and the Public Good Benefits of political campaigns: encourages debate provides information to the electorate about candidates and their backgrounds promotes the public good through all the information they provide about candidates

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT 20 Chapter Wrap-Up 1.What is the most common means of nominating candidates today? What are the other means of nominating candidates? 2.What are the three main steps in the electoral process? 3.How did campaigns change during the 1900s?

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON A MERICAN GOVERNMENT HOLT 21 Chapter Wrap-Up 4.What are the requirements for voting in the United States today? 5.What limitations existed on voting in the past? 6.Why are campaigns sometimes criticized?