President election 美国总统选举流程

1、US presidential electionpresidential electionBrief introduction Election processElectoral college Counting of votescontentscontentsPolitical terms General election Electoral college Primary election National Convention Election campaign National referendum Inaugural address Take the oath Joint sessi

2、on 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

3、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 introductionElection processPrimary election National convention Election campaign Vote Inaugural address Primary elec

4、tionStarting 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

5、 a part on the national conventions.National conventionThe 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 thi

6、rd day or the forth day after the convention.Election campaignAfter 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 d

7、eliver campaign speeches and meet their voters. In addition, they will call a press conference to express his policy view in order to win voters.VoteThe presidential ballot is divided into two parts. Firstly, on the Election Day , a national referendum is taken place not only to elect the president

8、but also to choose the electors of each state. The combination of electors is called electoral college. They will follow the willingness of citizens on their own state and then vote the president in December.Inaugural addressThe result of vote will be announced on January 20th next year of election

9、year. The chairman of Senate will address the president in the a joint session of Congress. The same day when taking the oath, the new president will place his hand on the Bible and after that he will deliver an inaugural address to encourage the civilians. The inauguration marks the beginning of a

10、new presidents term of office. The electors are selected by the citizens of their own state on behalf of the whole state. For each state, the number of electors is the same with the number of senators in the Senate and House of Representative. A total of 538 electors representing all 50 states and the district of Colombia. Electoral college General ticket system: winner-take-all(48 states) One party candidate has the lager votes than his rivals in a given state win all of electors in this state. District system: In Maine and Nebraska, the statewide popular vote winner is awarded t