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3. Requirements to Run for President
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4. Primaries and Caucuses
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7. Take place between February and June
Primaries
Registered Party Voters vote for who they want their party nominee to be
Organized by the state
Take place between February and June
They are voting for the convention delegates who will vote for their candidate of choice at the national conventions.
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8. Caucus
The caucus is distinct from the primary election in one crucial way: It involves discussion, debate, and interaction among voters. It is often referred to as a “gathering among neighbors.”
12 States: Nevada, Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Hawaii, Idaho, and of course, Iowa
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10. National Convention Takes place in July
Convention delegates gather with political party members
and congressmen and announce who will be the nominee

11. Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
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12. Vice Presidents
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13. Vice Presidents
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14. The Candidates

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17. The Issues

18. The Issues

19. The Issues
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21. The Electoral College meets on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December.
The candidate that wins over 50% of the electoral votes becomes President of the United States.

22. The Electoral College
• Whichever candidate wins the most votes in each state wins that state's electors
• There are 538 electors from every state in the Electoral College
•Every state’s number of electors is equal to the number of its Congressional lawmakers (2 Senators + the # of House Reps). Ex: California, gets 55 votes (2 senators + 53 House Reps) and Rhode Island gets 4 (2 senators + 2 House Reps)
• The candidate who gets at least 270 electoral votes wins

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24. Inauguration Day
January 20, 2017
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