US electoral system 美国选举制度

introduce They began to give promises
voters
二、打造形象（04年为例）
1. beautify oneself
2.try to deglamorize their opponents
Time: the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November ; Purpose: select electors;
08年美国选举人分布
100 435 Senators Congressmen
535 Representatives in Congress
538 electors
3 electors The District of Columbia
选举人和选举人团制
美国宪法第二条第一款规定：每州应依照该议会所定方式选派选举 人若干人，其数目同该州在国会应有的参议员和众议员总人数相等，但 参议员或众议员，或在合众国属下担任有责任或有薪金职务的人，不得 被选派为选举人。由各州选派的选举人组成选举人团。 由选举人团投票,如得票数超过选举人总数的一半，即当选为总统， 这就是选举人团制。
Terms:
No more than two terms or ten years
Presidential Job Description
Rewards of president
$200,000 a year Living in White House Camp David as a retreat Fleets of aircraft and cars A generous pension Money for an office and staff after retirement
选举人投票(electoral voting) 12月份第二个星期三后的第一个星期一
大选日选民投票(voting on Election Day) 11月份第一个星期一后的第一个星期二
Sep
总统候选人竞选 正式选举(general election)
Aug
党的全国代表大会
July
June
primary elction
Fully competitive election process; Matured election system and culture
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Total electoral votes: 538 Candidate gets more than
270 win the election
“Winner-take-all”
Exceptions: Maine and Nebraska
Where would you focus your energy and campaign the hardest?
National Representatives Conference
After National Representatives Conference, someone is elected as party’s official candidate their own party’s political claims their own political programmes Serve the people voters get more support
50 states 538
Senate 100
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House of Representatives 435
Colombia DC 3
5.inauguration 总统就职 仪式
4.General Election 全国选举
Process of presidential election
Each state starts to conduct popular elections to choose their slate of electors: indirect election system.
personal attacks and defame are always been used in the campaign
Negative Impact of American presidential election
The existing election system make it difficult for other third party (
These media tools play an important role in running(宣传造势） .
This process costs lots.
总统大选电视辩论2012 第一场
turnout in 2008
Obama won the election
Maccine admited his failure
American Presidential Election
Prepared by: May
Basic introduction
Start with the Constitution(宪法) quadrennial The Election Day is the Tuesday between November 2nd and 8th(the last one: Nov. 4th 2008;the next one : Nov 6th, 2012） Candidates for President and Vice-President Run Together. (In most cases, the presidential candidate select a vice-presidential candidate himself.) The Constitution states that suffrage cannot be denied on grounds of race ,color,sex or age.
Presidential Election System
Most state laws establish a winner-take-all system, wherein the ticket
that wins a plurality of votes wins all of that state's allocated electoral votes, and thus has their slate of electors chosen to vote in the Electoral College.
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Presidential Job Description
Presidential Election System
Process of presidential election Factors influencing turnout Negative impact of American presidential election What we can learn from American presidential election
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What we can learn from American presidential election
Totally transparent election process;
Indirect
Direct
The candidates of the major parties will go to many states to win the supporters by means of ： campaigning trips to different states addressing TV speeches showing on TV debates.
are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President.
5. Inauguration: January in the next year
Factors influencing turnout
Satisfaction Quality of campaigns: lack of real issues; negative advertising Frequency and length of elections Frequent public polls
Each state has its own electors
大规模的
Each party has its own electoral college(选举委员 会）
The electors from Each State make up the "Electoral College “ The m ajor political parties will officially hold its presidential nominating conventions . In this nominating conventions , The “Electoral College” Votes for the President. Normally ,the candidate for president receiving the majority (>50%) of the electoral votes is the elected president.
2008 election cost more than 1 billion USD
Negative Impact of American presidential election
In the fierce competition, a lot of immoral trick has been used;
Much coverage by the media
Troublesome registering process
Negative Impact of American presidential election
Very costly and money consuming campaign;
党间领导
行政领导
国内政策 的领导
对外政策 的领导
军事能力
象征性的 领导
（四） 总统选举程序
procedure
1月20日宣誓就职
next Jan Dec Nov
国会两院联席会议上计票(electoral votes counting) 、宣布大选结果declare election results
提名程序(nomination process)
nomination （1）1790-1824年的国会党团会议提名制 （2）1831-1968年的全国代表大会提名制 （3）1968年至今的预选提名制
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Presidential Election System
Elections for President and Vice President of the United States