11.3 (Topic 11 Lesson 3) Electing the President
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1 Name Textbook or PearsonRealize 11.3 (Topic 11 Lesson 3) Electing the President Text 1: Presidential Primaries (Txtbook Etext 302) 1. What two things are people voting for when they vote in a presidential primary? 2. For what two reasons is it difficult to truly understand the primary process in our country? 3. Which State has passed a law that ensures that it will always have the first primary in the nation? 4. States used to front-load their primaries (most were held before mid-march). However, the trend is moving away from that as the dates of primaries are spread out more. For what reason is this happening? 5. What is a winner-take-all primary? 6. Describe what proportional representation is and why is it used in almost every primary in the country today to determine delegate selection to the national convention. 7. Because of the proportional representation rule, many states have gone away from popular section of national convention delegates and now hold preference primaries. Describe what that means. Text 2: Evaluation of the Presidential Primary (Txtbook Etext 303) 8. Describe the primary process for the party out of power (the party that doesn t currently have the Presidency)
2 9. Describe the primary process for the party in power (the party that does currently have the Presidency). 10. Some people argue that since so many states hold presidential primaries it places great demands on the candidates in terms of time, effort, money, scheduling and fatigue. What are some proposed solutions to ease these burdens on the candidates? 11. States that don t use primaries to select delegates to the national convention use a Caucus instead. Explain how that process works. 12. Which State s Caucus gets the most attention? Why? Text 3: The National Convention (Txtbook Etext 304) 13. Who is responsible for the organization, rules, and carrying out the National Conventions? 14. How many delegates is each State granted for the National Conventions? 15. The Democrats allot for Superdelegates. What are they? 16. What are the 3 main goals of national conventions? 17. What is a party s Platform? 18. Define Keynote Address:
3 Text 4: Who Is Nominated? (Txtbook Etext 305) 19. List some characteristics that are common for someone who wins their party s nomination for President. Text 5: The Presidential Campaign (Txtbook Etext 306) 20. Define Swing Voters: 21. Define Battleground States: 22. Why is it hard for a minor party (3 rd party) candidate or an independent candidate to be part of the debates that take place between the two major party candidates? Text 6: The Electoral College (Txtbook Etext 307) 23. How many Electors does each State get in the Electoral College? 24. How did the Framers intend the electors would cast their votes? How do they cast them today? 25. Every State, except Nebraska and Maine, awards their electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis. What does that mean? 26. We typically know who won the election by midnight on election night. However, when does the formal election of the President and Vice President take place? 27. How many electoral votes are needed to win the election? What if no candidate gets a majority?
4 Text 7: Flaws in the Electoral College (Txtbook Etext 307) 28. List the 3 major defects of the Electoral College. 29. What are the two major reasons that the winner of the popular vote may not become President? 30. How many times has a candidate won the popular vote, but failed to be elected President in our country? 31. How many times in the history of our country has a President won the election without receiving the majority of the popular vote? 32. Describe what a faithless elector is. 33. What are the 3 objections to the election being decided by the House of Representatives if no Candidate receives the necessary 270 electoral votes? Text 8: Proposed Reforms and a Defense (Txtbook Etext 309) 34. Complete the Chart below which shows proposed plans for electing the President. Proposed System How It Works Flaws District Plan
5 Proposed System How It Works Flaws Proportional Plan Direct Popular Election National Popular Vote Plan 35. According to supporters, what are the 3 major strengths of the Electoral College?
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