u.s. presidential elections
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Major Party Presidential Nominees & Running Mates
Presidential Candidates
Hilary Clinton Donald Trump
Democratic Party Republican Party
Chairman and President, The Trump Organization
Former Secretary of State
Tim Kaine
U.S. Senator, Virginia
Mike Pence
Governor of Indiana
The Role of Political Parties
• The Founders did not envision a role for political
parties
• Political parties became tied to the voting rights –
they helped mobilize the growing mass of voters
• Every president since 1852 has been either a
Republican or a Democrat
Comparing Systems
The American System of Government
• Separates the legislature and the
presidency
• Congress is legally and politically
independent of the President’s will
The Electoral College
• The Electoral College refers to a group of 538 people who officially elect the president
• Each state receives one elector for each its members in the House of Representatives plus two for its U.S. Senators
• In most states, electors cast their votes based on how the majority of voters in their state voted.