选举制度详细.ppt

 United States Presidential election 第一页，共三十八页。 Basic introduction Qualifications of a president The process of the election Two-party system of America United States Presidential election of 2012 outline 第二页，共三十八页。 Start with the Constitution(宪法) 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 (选举权）cannot be denied on grounds of race , color, sex, or age. 第三页，共三十八页。 WHO CAN BE A PRESIDENT? At least thirty-five years of age at the time of nomination. He / She should be a natural born citizen of the United states. The candidate should be a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years 第四页，共三十八页。 The process of the election 1.Primary election预选 2.Norminating process总统选举人提名 3.Running竞选运动 4.General Election 全国选举 5.inauguration 总统就职仪式 第五页，共三十八页。 1: PRIMARY ELECTION(FEB TO JUNE) Each state starts to conduct popular elections to choose their slate of electors: indirect election system. Each state has its own electors 大规模的 Each party has its own electoral college(选举委员会） 第六页，共三十八页。 2: nominating process(July to Aug.) The electors from Each State make up the Electoral College“ The major 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. 第七页，共三十八页。 3: Running(September to November 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. These media tools play an important role in running(宣传造势） . This process costs lots. 第八页，共三十八页。 4.General