1. What is your amendment about for your cereal box project?
1.) Warm Up
Warm Up:
What is your amendment about for your cereal box project?

2. How to Become President of the United States of America
Election 2016

3. Historical Bkgd. 2.) 1st President?
1774- Peyton Randolph (VA)
1st Continental Congress
1775- Henry Middleton (SC)
Born in London, England!
Only served 5 days!
1775- Peyton Randolph (VA)
2nd Continental Congress
1776- John Hancock (MA)
Declaration of Independence
1777- Henry Laurens (SC)
1778- John Jay (NY)
Only 34 years old
1779- Samuel Huntington (CT)
R U ready for your mind-hole to be blown!?!…
George Washington was NOT the 1st elected leader of this country!!!
I know, right!?!
14 different men were President B4 G-Dub!
3 different names for the government even
Prior to The Congress
Under the Articles of Confederation- The United States in Congress Assembled
Under the Constitution- The United Stats of America
Always had a “President” though
Served average of 1 year apiece
Always elected, but differently and by whom is the real story
st Continental Congress elects Peyton Randolph first President
Presides over the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress’
Most famous and only one elected twice (non- consecutively, too)
John Hancock
1781- Thomas McKean (DE)
Articles of Confederation signed
American Revolution ends!
1781- John Hanson (MD)
1782- Elias Boudinot (NJ)
1783- Thomas Mifflin (PA)
1784- Richard Henry Lee (VA)
1785- John Hancock (MA)
1786- Nathaniel Gorham (MA)
1787- Arthur St. Clair (PA)
Scotish-born!
1788- Cyrus Griffin (VA)
GW not 1st President (2:42)

4. Requirements of a Candidate
At least 35 years old
Natural-Born Citizen
Lived in the USA for 14 years
STEP 1: Make official announcement of your candidacy and file applications w/ FEC
STEP 2: Decide your stance on the issues
STEP 3: Begin fund raising
STEP 4: Gather support & $$$
STEP 5: Campaign!!!

5. Political Parties 2 Party system People often vote by party
Republican & Democrat
Allows for others though
People often vote by party
“I’m this” or “I’m that,” but don’t know what either candidate stands for
“Doesn’t matter what he stands for, I’m this so I’m voting for this guy!”
Be true to your beliefs, not your teacher’s or parents, or friends
Vote not for party but stance on issues
Which candidate believes in the same stuff you do!?!

6. Republican (1854) versus Democrat (1824)
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Usually more conservative
Taxes shouldn’t be increased for anyone.
Social ideas based on individual rights and justice
Increased military spending
Against gay marriage (most)
Against abortion except for some special circumstances (oppose Roe v Wade)
Large majority support the death penalty
Support a “flat tax” regardless of income
Generally opposes raising taxes
Government regulations hinder free market capitalism and job growth.
Oppose universal healthcare, private can provide it more efficiently
Generally against amnesty for undocumented immigrants, stronger enforcement actions at the borders.
Usually more liberal
Minimum wages and higher taxes for higher income brackets.
Social ideas are based on community and social responsibility.
Lower military spending
Support gay marriage (most)
Support abortion (Roe v Wade)
Large majority support the death penalty
Progressive tax rate
Government regulations are need to protect consumers
Support universal healthcare
Support a pathway to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants (no criminal record, lived in US for 5+ years) rather than deportation

7. Electoral Process 4.) What group officially elects the President?
Presidential General Election
Held every 4 years
Held on the Tuesday between Nov. 2nd and 8th
18 years old to vote
People must pre-register, based on residency
Each person can only vote once
Who the heck is the Electoral College!?!
538 Total Electoral Votes
Each state has a certain number of votes in the Electoral College
Based on population
NC has 15
People vote for state “Electors”
“Electors” actually vote on presidential candidates
Usually give all state’s electoral votes to winner of state’s general election (people’s vote)
Don’t have to though
1st Candidate to 270 wins!
How to Elect a President (3:42)
5.) How many & Golden Number?

8. Popular versus Electoral Vote: 5 times in history a candidate has won the White House by losing the PV, but winning the EV.
John Q. Adams vs. Andrew Jackson – 1824
Jackson had 38,000 more P. Votes
Lost in E. Vote 99 to 84.
Jackson = 41.4% Adams = 30.9%
Needed 131 to win – neither had it
2 other candidates took votes away
Clay and Crawford
Adams won when H of Reps voted him in.
Only time in history!!!
Rutherford B Hayes vs. Samuel Tilden – 1876
Tilden had 250,000 more P. Votes
Hayes = 49.9% Tilden = 50.9%
Lost in E. Vote 185 to 184
Benjamin Harrison vs. Grover Cleveland – 1888
Harrison had 90,000 more P. Votes
Lost in E. Vote 233 to 168
Harrison = 47.8% Cleveland = 48.6%
George W. Bush vs. Al Gore – 2000
Gore had 540,000 more P. Votes
Bush = 47.9% Gore = 48.4%
Lost in E. Vote 271 to 266
Donald Trump vs. Hilary Clinton- 2016
Trump 304 to Clinton 227
Lost Popular vote by almost 3 million
Fun Fact: The Founding Fathers created this system as a compromise between having the congress select the president and trusting its citizens to do so! They didn’t fully trust the democratic system and its potentially uneducated voters…

9. Election of 1876 (below)
Election of 1824 (above)

10. Election of 2016 (below)
Election of 1888 (above)
Election of 2000 (below)
The only way to remove the electoral college is by a constitutional amendment. This has been the goal of more proposed amendments than has any other subject.
6.) Necessary?

11. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
Who Should I Vote For??? Why???
Go here…
Take quiz honestly
See which candidate aligns with your beliefs
Did you get who you thought?
Yes or No
If NOT, how come?