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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


  1. The selection for the election. American Presidential nominations

  2. The US political system Executive branch: Legislative branch: President Congress Judicial branch: Supreme Court

  3. WHO WILL IT BE?

  4. 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)

  5. When will we know? Jan 20th, 2017 Inauguration day Jul 18 – 21 Nov 8th Republican National Debates Election day Convention Election campaign Nomination Candidacy Rallies and media announcements State-wide nomination elections Jul 25 – 28 Democratic National Convention

  6. So: WHO WILL IT BE?!

  7. 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.

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