Elections

A person sent to act on behalf of others

• Candidate

• Delegate

• Caucus

• Justice

If no candidate gets the majority of electoral votes, who chooses President?

• The Senate

• The Supreme Court

• The People

• the House of Representatives

Group of people chosen from each state to formally select the President/VP

• Delegates

• Caucus

• Electoral College

• National Conventions

Party leaders and supporters gather to discuss and choose preferred candidate for their party

• National Conventions

• Battleground states

• Electoral College

• Caucus

Members of a party cast secret ballots to see which candidate has the most support

• Caucus

• Primaries

• Inauguration

• Candidate

Time when new President is officially sworn into office

• Primaries

• Caucuses

• Inauguration

• National Conventions

Person running for public office

• Candidate

• Delegate

• Representative

• Elector

When political parties meet to select their nominees to run for President

• National Conventions

• Electoral College

• Primaries

• Candidates

A.K.A Swing States; up for grabs and generally decide the election

• Battleground states

• Republican States

• Safe States

• Democratic States

First state to hold a caucus

• Delaware

• Iowa

• New Hampshire

• Washington