3. Candidate- A person seeking an elected government officeAnnouncementAnnouncement

4. Who can run? Anyone who meets the qualifications

5. What’s an Incumbent? Hint: Barack Obama will be the incumbent in 2012

6. Primary election- election in which citizens choose those party members who will run for office Primaries Video

7. htt://www.gopconvention.com/www.gopconvention.com http://www.demconvention.com/www.demconvention.com

9. Platform- written statement outlining the views and goals of the party Plank- a specific idea in the party platform Dem platformplatformRep platformplatform AmendmentsAmendments to platform

10. http://www.barackobama.com/www.barackobama.com httphttp://www.ricksantorum.com/index.php http://www.ronpaul2012.com/www.ronpaul2012.com http://www.newt.org/home/www.newt.org/home http://www.mittromney.com/www.mittromney.com

11. Each Candidate Gets as Many Votes as Possible Propaganda- techniques to promote a certain person or idea 1.Endorsement- famous person ExampleExample 2.Stacked Cards- only present one side of the story 3.Bandwagon- says everyone else is voting for this person, you should to 4.Glittering Generality- Big statement with little meaning 5.Symbols- Try to associate a candidate with an American symbol 6.Plain Folks- try to appeal to the average person Ex.Ex 7.Name Calling- attack the other candidates ExEx 8.Canvassing- going through neighborhoods asking for votes

12. 2 types Private 1.Individual People 2.Fund-Raiser 3.Interest Groups or PACs Public 1. Presidential Election Campaign

13. The Tuesday After the first Monday of November

14. Form

15. Electorate-anyone eligible to vote in an election Get Educated Get Educated Polling place-special places designated as a place a person may vote in a voting district exex

16. Methods of voting include: Ballot Mechanical Machine Computerized Machine Absentee ballot

18. The Winner!? But wait, there is more