Becoming The President of the United States

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Process to Become the President of the United States

1. Must fulfill the requirements of being the president.( CLICK FOR REQUIREMENTS)

Primaries and Caucuses: All individuals have their own opinion on how the government should work. 

2.Candidates from each political party campaign to win the favor of their party members.

3. Caucus - Party members discuss their favored candidate to one another.

4. Primary - Party members vote for their favored candidate, in which they believe will reflect their own opinions of how the government should be run.

National Conventions:

5. Each party holds a a national convention to select a final presidential nominee.

6. During each convention, the finalist selects a vice presidential running mate.

Campaign to the Masses:

7. The presidential nominee travels throughout the nation, advertising their campaign. Many messages will be shown on advertisements, mainly social media.

General Election: The Popular Votes

8. People in every state vote for one president and vice president.

9. When these people vote, they are actually voting for a group of people, known as electors.

Electoral College:

10. Each state has a certain number of votes, depending on the representation in Congress. Whichever party garners the majority of popular votes, wins all of the electoral votes for that state.(CLICK TO VIEW MAP)

11. Each elector casts one vote following the general election.

12. Candidate who wins more than half (270/538) of the votes, wins.

Inauguration:

13. Congratulations! The President and the Vice-President are inaugurated in January.