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TRANSCRIPT
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A Look at the Election Process and the
Electoral College.
VOTE FOR ME!
http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/tag/america
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• Public vote on an official proposition. http://lecdictionary.reference.com/browse/etion?s=t
• The U.S. is a democratic republic.
• Every citizen gets a vote in an election.
• Presidential election held every four years.
WHAT IS AN ELECTION?
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You must be:• An American
citizen• 18 or older• Registered
in your voting district.
WHO GETS TO VOTE?
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MEET THE CANDIDATES
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And I’ll be running for America’s
favorite soda by using the American Election process!
HELLO, MY NAME IS
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/election?s=
http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/video-please-give-me-coke?directory=100011
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• I am 126 years old!
• I meet 1.5 billion people each day!
• I have traveled to every country in the world!
• I’m a classic!http://www.cnbc.com/id/33401930/The_Evolution_of_an_American_Icon?slide=12
WHY SHOULD YOU VOTE FOR ME?
http://coca-colaconversations.com/category/pop-culture/page/17page/17
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HELLO, I’M
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pepsi_logo_2008.svg
I’m also running for the position of America’s favorite soda! http://www.google.com/imgres?start=275&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=
org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1680&bih=846&addh=36&tbm=isch&tbnid=x9XCIdssXTyC5M:&imgrefurl=http://www.qrbiz.com/buy_crystal-pepsi&docid=W5-lLwiVkktlbM&imgurl=http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/12285729/Beverages.jpg&w=400&h=400&ei=fdpsULjbDIryyAHeyIDYBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1416&vpy=343&dur=564&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=148&ty=103&sig=116109827066490069385&page=8&tbnh=141&tbnw=171&ndsp=44&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:275,i:55
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• I am 12 years younger than my opponent!
• I am sweeter!• I’m more
modern and forward thinking!
• http://sodas.findthebest.com/saved_compare/Coke-vs-Pepsi
WHY DO I DESERVE YOUR VOTE?
http://undersolenmedia.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/a-big-company-doing-something-good-pepsi-refresh-project/
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http://blogs.moparmusclemagazine.com/6596650/mopar-news/coke-versus-pepsi/ - http://blogs.moparmusclemagazine.com/6596650/mopar-news/coke-versus-pepsi/
(Drumroll please!)
AND THE WINNER IS…
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/election?s=
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Pepsi_logo_2008.svg&page=1
50,456,002 votes (47.9%)50,999,897 votes (48.4%)
PEPSI WINS!Or does it…?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000
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• System gives small states a voice.
• 538 electors • Candidates need 270 votes to
win.• States get as many votes as
they have Congress and Senate members.
• Determines the real presidential winner.
• States vote for only one candidate.
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html - http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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THEN WHO REALLY WON?
Red: Coca – colaBlue: Pepsi http://politicalmaps.org/electoral-vote-maps-from-270towincom/ - http://politicalmaps.org/electoral-vote-maps-from-270towincom/
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Pepsi won the popular
vote!
Coke won the electoral
vote!
AND AMERICA’S FAVORITE SODA IS…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coca-Cola_logo.svg - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coca-Cola_logo.svg
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• Not at all! • Electorates usually vote
with the popular vote! • This is a rare case!• This happened in 2000.
DOES THIS MEAN MY VOTE DOESN’T COUNT?
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• Get involved in politics!
• Once your 18, vote!
• Be informed!• Be a proud
American!
IN CONCLUSION
http://americasolidarity.org/ - http://americasolidarity.org/