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THE POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

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The Political Parties and the Electoral Process

How democratic is the US electoral system?

START

The Electoral College

Political Parties

The Electoral Process

Index

How democratic is the US electoral process?

Financing the campaign

The key dates

History of the Political Parties

The two main parties in the US:

19th century political parties

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The Political Parties

A change in political ideologies

The Democratic Party changed its stance to get into power:

  • after the 1929 stock market crash: in favour of government intervention = the New Deal.
  • supported the Black Civil Rights Movement in the 60s.
The Republican Party had to change to get back into power.
  • in favour of small government and economic "laissez-faire".

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THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

The Electoral Process

To become the US President:

The Electoral College

indirect suffrage

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Financing the campaign

1 billion dollars

The candidate who raises more funds usually wins.

  • self-financing
  • fund-raising dinners
  • Special Interest Groups (bankers, oil industry, weapon traders, unions...)
  • Political Action Committees or PACs
  • Super PACs: corporations can give large amounts of money to a candidate.
  • TO SAVE MONEY: USE THE SOCIAL MEDIA.

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Key Dates

Labor Day

Dec 17th

Jan 20th

official launch of the campaign

The Electors vote

The President-elect is sworn into office

Nov, 5th

Jan 6th

Election Day

The Congress certifies the results