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Candidate- A person seeking an elected government office
Announcement
Who can run?
• Anyone who meets the qualifications
What’s an Incumbent?
Hint: Barack Obama will be the incumbent in 2012
Primary election- election in which citizens choose those party members who will run for office
Primaries Video
htt://www.gopconvention.com/ http://www.demconvention.com/
Platform- written statement outlining the views and goals of the party
Plank- a specific idea in the party platform
Dem platform Rep platform
Amendments to platform
http://www.barackobama.com/
http://www.ricksantorum.com/index.php http://www.ronpaul2012.com/
http://www.newt.org/home/
http://www.mittromney.com/
Each Candidate Gets as Many Votes as Possible
• Propaganda- techniques to promote a certain person or idea
1. Endorsement- famous person Example2. Stacked Cards- only present one side of the story3. Bandwagon- says everyone else is voting for this person,
you should to4. Glittering Generality- Big statement with little meaning5. Symbols- Try to associate a candidate with an American
symbol6. Plain Folks- try to appeal to the average person Ex.7. Name Calling- attack the other candidates Ex8. Canvassing- going through neighborhoods asking for votes
2 types
Private 1.Individual People2.Fund-Raiser3.Interest Groups or PACs
Public1. Presidential Election Campaign
The Tuesday After the first Monday of November
Electorate-anyone eligible to vote in an election Get Educated
Polling place-special places designated as a place a person may vote in a voting district ex
Methods of voting include:
• Ballot
• Mechanical Machine
• Computerized Machine
• Absentee ballot
The Winner!?
But wait, there is more