1. AIM: How do you get your party elected?
DO NOW: hypothetical laws/changes
Example:
Republican = Abortion is outlawed.

2. What political parties do your representatives belong to?
LOCALLY
Nassau County Executive: Laura Curran = ______
Hempstead Town Supervisor: Laura Gillen = ______
NEW YORK STATE
Governor: Andrew Cuomo = ______
NYS Senate Majority Leaders: John Flanagan = _____
NYS Assembly Speaker: Carle Heastie = ______ D D D R R

3. What political parties do your representatives belong to?
FEDERALLY
Congressmen in the House of Representatives: Peter King = _____
Senator Chuck Schumer = _____
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand = _____
President: Donald Trump = _____ R D D R

4. President Trump & VP Pence belong to the Republican Party

5. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Total number:
Republicans
Democrats
Representatives serve ____ year terms
and elected every ____ years

6. SENATE Total number: Republicans Democrats
Republicans
Democrats
Senators serve ____ year terms
and elected every ____ years

7. How are our Congressmen (Representatives and Senators) elected?
Members of Congress in both houses are elected by direct popular vote
Senators are elected via a statewide vote and representatives by voters in each congressional district. Congressional districts are apportioned to the states, once every ten years, based on population figures from the most recent nationwide census.

8. ELECTING THE PRESIDENT
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

13. 2016 Election

14. AN EXAMPLE: FLORIDA RHODE ISLAND 100 PEOPLE 5 ELECTORAL VOTES

15. KEEP THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM?
CHANGE TO POPULAR VOTE?
CLASS VOTE:
Electoral college:
Popular vote:

16. ELECTIONS OVERVIEW

18. Party Breakdown