To be elected president, candidates have to go through a series of events to become elected. The first president to been elected through these events was President Washington, in 1788. The Electoral college is the ultimate deciding factor of who becomes president. We citizens vote for electors who cast their vote in the Electoral college, and decides who becomes president.
The first step in how the president is elected is the candidate has to publically announce his plans to run for presidency. The candidate does speeches announcing what party he is and what he/she plans to change. It has become custom that candidates have debates on a certain topic to see their opinions on such topic.
The second step is campaigning to win a spot in the party’s nomination. This pins candidates of the same party against each other. The point is to win delegates. This also …show more content…
Caucuses are meetings of party members to select candidates and propose policies. Primary elections are when voters go to the polls to cast their votes for a candidate. The fourth step is when the nominees for president is announced. Usually these are announced at a national party convention. This is where the delegates in the second step show their support of whichever candidate they chose. The fifth step is probably the most important step. This is where the citizens cast their votes. Their votes determine the electors in the electoral college. After the electors are chosen, they vote for who they want to become president, in the Electoral college. Even if a candidate wins the citizens vote they will still lose if they do not win the Electoral vote. The last step is that the chosen candidate becomes inaugurated as President of the United States. This happens on January 20th, the newly elected president has to say his oath. This is usually a huge affair and brings 1000s of people to watch. After the candidate says his presidential oath he is now
The first step in how the president is elected is the candidate has to publically announce his plans to run for presidency. The candidate does speeches announcing what party he is and what he/she plans to change. It has become custom that candidates have debates on a certain topic to see their opinions on such topic.
The second step is campaigning to win a spot in the party’s nomination. This pins candidates of the same party against each other. The point is to win delegates. This also …show more content…
Caucuses are meetings of party members to select candidates and propose policies. Primary elections are when voters go to the polls to cast their votes for a candidate. The fourth step is when the nominees for president is announced. Usually these are announced at a national party convention. This is where the delegates in the second step show their support of whichever candidate they chose. The fifth step is probably the most important step. This is where the citizens cast their votes. Their votes determine the electors in the electoral college. After the electors are chosen, they vote for who they want to become president, in the Electoral college. Even if a candidate wins the citizens vote they will still lose if they do not win the Electoral vote. The last step is that the chosen candidate becomes inaugurated as President of the United States. This happens on January 20th, the newly elected president has to say his oath. This is usually a huge affair and brings 1000s of people to watch. After the candidate says his presidential oath he is now