Being the president of the United States is an extremely important position of the U.S.’s government that comes with many duties, and requires great responsibility. Lots of children in the early stages of life want to become president but they are blind to the fact of how long the process is, and the hard work that comes with it. The process of becoming the president of the U.S. is extremely long, and takes years to complete. A person qualifying for president will have to be nominated through the primary and caucus system, elected as president through the electoral college, and finally fulfill his or hers presidential duties during their term. To become president, a person first has to be elected as a candidate through the primary and caucus
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Each political party or alliance nominates candidates for an upcoming general election (Primary Election). A caucus is when voters go and vote for their candidate just like a primary election but with a twist. These happen every four years before the election (Cox, John Woodrow). In a caucus, supporters of a particular candidate are allowed to campaign on site. This means each person running for president can send people all over the state to attempt to sway people’s votes at the last minute. Candidates usually have a supporter at each voting sight in the state. Supporters are allowed a few minutes to make a case for their candidate. A person attending a caucus does not just show up and vote, they listen to what the people the candidates sent, have to say. Caucuses don't happen in every state, only a handful of them. Caucuses are held in: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Iowa (What Is a Caucus and How Does It Work?). The purpose of a caucus is to get local gatherings, where voters decide which candidate to support, and to select delegates for nomination conventions. The purpose of a primary is a substitute voting process in which voters cast secret ballots for their preferred candidate (Caucus vs.
Each political party or alliance nominates candidates for an upcoming general election (Primary Election). A caucus is when voters go and vote for their candidate just like a primary election but with a twist. These happen every four years before the election (Cox, John Woodrow). In a caucus, supporters of a particular candidate are allowed to campaign on site. This means each person running for president can send people all over the state to attempt to sway people’s votes at the last minute. Candidates usually have a supporter at each voting sight in the state. Supporters are allowed a few minutes to make a case for their candidate. A person attending a caucus does not just show up and vote, they listen to what the people the candidates sent, have to say. Caucuses don't happen in every state, only a handful of them. Caucuses are held in: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Iowa (What Is a Caucus and How Does It Work?). The purpose of a caucus is to get local gatherings, where voters decide which candidate to support, and to select delegates for nomination conventions. The purpose of a primary is a substitute voting process in which voters cast secret ballots for their preferred candidate (Caucus vs.