Monday February 9, 2015 Agenda Homework Update on Engrade Presidential Elections and Primaries (10 note slides) Homework Besides age and citizenship are the requirements to vote? Where are two places you can register to vote? Why do primaries tend to have winners who are farther right or farther left than general elections? (Remember: Who votes in primaries?) What do campaign workers and volunteers do to help get candidates elected?

Engrade Update I graded EVERYTHING I’ve been given or shared on Google Drive as of Friday at 3:30pm. This includes incomplete projects that haven’t been presented. Missing assignments need to be in by Tuesday to get graded. Let me know if you need me to stay afterschool at least 1 day ahead. If you aren’t at my door at 3:50pm, I am likely to leave.

Civics and Economics Day 102

Elections and Primaries Notes

Voting Requirements Citizenship – must be an American citizen, native born or naturalized. Age – must be 18 or older by the date of the next election Residency – must live in the state and local area 30 days prior to the date of the next election Character – cannot be a felon Sanity – must be legally sane

Where to Register? Public library Office of elections Voter registration drives Division of Motor Vehicles By mail

Who will be the next President of the United States and When will we know?

Election Timeline Throughout- Campaigns Spring – Primaries Start Parties choose their candidates Summer – Nominating conventions Parties officially announce their candidates and party platforms Fall – General Elections Officials are elected into office

Primaries Presidential primaries allow voters in a state to go to the polls and vote for a candidate or delegates pledged to that candidate.

Problem with Primaries Primaries (Only Party Members vote) Democrats want Strong Democrats and Republicans want Strong Republicans General Election (Everyone, Including Independents vote) Democrats want Strong Democrats and Republicans want Strong Republicans but Independents want a Moderate so candidates go towards the center. The general public thinks people too far left or right are too radical.

What happens at a national convention? National Conventions What happens at a national convention? Party members nominate candidates for president and vice president. The National Platform is adopted.

Candidates Campaigning Candidates get their name and points out there. They go to place and try to prove they would be candidates.

Image Molding Campaigns spend a lot of money on building images. They want candidates to look and act a certain way towards the public.

Endorsement- when a famous person support a campaign. The idea is if people like who endorses the product, they will like them. You Product/Thing Celebrity

Campaigns Campaign workers do the following: Get the public to recognize their candidate Get candidates beliefs out of the public (Canvassing) Convince voters to trust the candidate

Canvassing Going door to door to pass out information, try to persuade voters, and take public opinion polls.

Homework Answer the Following questions in complete Sentences: Besides age and citizenship are the requirements to vote? Where are two places you can register to vote? Why do primaries tend to have winners who are farther right or farther left than general elections? (Remember: Who votes in primaries?) What do campaign workers and volunteers do to help get candidates elected?