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The selection for the election. American Presidential nominations The US political system Executive branch: Legislative branch: President Congress Judicial branch: Supreme Court WHO WILL IT BE? GENERAL ELECTION: - All states have a

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The selection for the election.

American Presidential nominations

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The US political system

Executive branch:

President

Legislative branch:

Congress

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court

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WHO WILL IT BE?

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GENERAL ELECTION:

All states have a different amount of electors, based on their population
The electors gather to vote for who will be president after the election
The candidate with the majority of votes in a state gets all electors from the

state

The candidate winning 270+ electors becomes president (total amount of

electors: 538)

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When will we know?

Jan 20th, 2017 Inauguration day Jul 18 – 21 Republican National Convention Jul 25 – 28 Democratic National Convention

Election campaign Nomination

Debates State-wide nomination elections Nov 8th Election day Candidacy announcements Rallies and media

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So: WHO WILL IT BE?!

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Task

1. Read the two articles provided. Which candidate

makes the more appealing figure?

2. Comment on ONE of the two articles, and state

your position on the ’state of the race’

3. After having written your own comment, write a

reply on one of your co-students’ comment. You should find a comment relating to the article you did not choose yourself.