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| Most powerful person in US |
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natural born citizen
resident of US of atleast 14yrs.
least 35yrs old |
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| 2main avenues that can "spring board" you to the presidency |
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military career
having worked in a lower level of politics |
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announces plan to run
candidate campaigns to win support
caucuses and primary elections held
announced at national party convention/campaign begins
citizens cast their votes
electorial college casts its votes (candidate needs least 270 electoral votes)
inaugurated on Jan. 20th |
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| reason of direct primaries |
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| people felt conventions were undemocratic |
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| came into play to be more democratic and gave control of party nominations to the people |
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| 1903 first state to have direct primaries |
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| states that don't hold direct primaries hold_____ |
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| purpose of presidential primaries |
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more involvement (opens field up)
makes national delegate selection more democratic |
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| primaries were participants must register as member of 1 party and vote candidates only from that party |
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| voters don't have to declare party membership (vote either party) |
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| to vote for a weal candidate in opposing parties primary to cause confusion or greater difficulty in opponents nomination |
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| primaries stretch starts w |
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| activists for democratic party were extremely liveral than the mainstream democrates |
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| formal statement of party's position on current issues and it's drafted every 4 yrs. |
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| party leaders and office holers that serve as un-committed delegates |
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| lengthy balloting and settlement by bargaining and compromise |
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| 2 considerations of vp candidate |
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geography (where lives)
ideology (beliefs) |
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| presidential candidate looking to strengthen chances to win |
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| kennedy vs. nixon... 1st televised debate |
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| 1st tuesday after 1st monday in November |
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| need 270 of 538 electoral votes |
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| polls taken of sample voters by various polling groups as voters leaving their polling place |
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| only "branch" elected by the people |
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| Reason for electoral college |
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| to protect rights of few against rights of the many |
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| if no majority from electoral college |
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| thrown to HofR (only done 2x w/ Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams) |
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| presidential directives/actions that have the effect and force of law |
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| issued by pres in order to release a convicted person for remainder of sentence |
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| changed inauguration date to Jan. 20th |
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| sworn in on Aireforce One in Dallas |
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| take place on east portico of US Capitol |
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| Reagan moved inauguration to ___________ |
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| west front site (looking up the mall) |
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| Slow Adoption of Direct Primaries |
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cost of a 2nd election
reluctance of candidates to campaign for those votes |
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