Presidentelection美国总统选举流程讲解.ppt

US presidential election Brief introduction Election process Electoral college Counting of votes contents Political terms General election Electoral college Primary election National Convention Election campaign National referendum Inaugural address Take the oath Joint session of Congress District system 大选 总统选举团 预选 全国代表大会 竞选造势 国民公投 就职演讲 宣誓就职 两院联席会议 区域计票制 Us presidential election( General election) is held every 4 years to select the president and vice president. Date: the first Tuesday in November of certain year that is multiple of 4. Indirect election: According to the American constitution, the president is not elected by the Congress or voters but by electoral college which consists of representatives selected by citizens of each state. Brief introduction Election process Primary election National convention Election campaign Vote Inaugural address Primary election Starting from February to June of the election year, the primary election is organized bottom-up in every state by two political parties. Every citizen in America has his own right to vote for delegates of Democratic Party and Republican party. And these people on behalf of their party will play a part on the national conventions. National convention The two parties often have their national party congress respectively in July or August. The main purpose of the convention is to recommend the presidential candidates of two parties. And the nomination of candidates will be announced on the third day or the forth day after the convention. Election campaign After national conventions, the presidential election campaign officially kicks off. This process generally lasts 8 to 9 weeks. During this time, the presidential candidates will cost a huge sum of money, traveling across the country to deliver campaign speeches and meet their voters. In addition, they will call a press conference to express his policy view in order to win voters. Vote The presidential ballot is divided into two par