This document outlines the process of holding elections and campaigns, including defining key terms like elections, candidates, political parties, and campaigns. It describes the nomination process of caucuses and primaries and the general election. It also explains how candidates develop campaign strategies to gain support and votes.

1. Warm-Up
Read the text on your notes and answer the
multiple choice questions at the end.

2. Warm-Up
Read the text on your notes and answer the
multiple choice questions at the end.

3. Warm-Up
___ 1. Election A. The citizens whom a government
representative represents.
___ 2. Electoral system B. The administrative system surrounding and
supporting elections.
___ 3. Direct democracy C. Each person has a say in the government.
D. An individual wishing to be a representative
___ 4. Representative of the people from his or her area.
democracy E. A system of government in which the people
select representatives who will make the laws
___ 5. Candidate and run the government.
F. To select a candidate in an election.
___ 6. Constituents G. A regularly scheduled process in which
citizens select their local, state, and national
___ 7. Vote government representatives.

4. Objective
Students will participate in the election and
campaign processes in order to describe
how citizens, candidates, political parties,
campaigns and campaign financing influence
the election process in the United States

5. Agenda
• Objective and Warm-Up
• INM: What are elections and campaigns?
• GP: The Election Process
• IP: Election and Campaign Stations
• Exit Slip

6. Agenda
• Objective and Warm-Up
• INM: What are elections and campaigns?
• GP: The Election Process
• IP: Election and Campaign Stations
• Exit Slip

7. What is a Political Party?
• Recall that a political party
is an organization that seeks
to accomplish specific goals
within the government by
electing its members to
office.
• There are two major
political parties in the U.S.:
Democrats and Republicans
• The Republicans are Democrats vs.
conservative, and the Republicans
Democrats are liberal. Come one, Come all!

8. What is a candidate?
• A candidate is a person who
is looking to run for and be
elected to political office.
• Barack Obama was a
candidate before he went on
to become President.
Uncle Sam Wants YOU
To run for Office

9. Election Process
This way to the Presidency

10. Election Process
• To become the
President or a
Representative, a
candidate must
successfully navigate
the election process. This way to the Presidency

11. Election Process
• To become the
President or a
Representative, a
candidate must
successfully navigate
the election process. This way to the Presidency
• The election process
consists of the
nomination process
and a general election.

12. Election Process
Nomination Process
General Elections

13. Election Process
Nomination Process
Caucuses
General Elections

14. Election Process
Nomination Process
Caucuses
Primary Elections
General Elections

15. Caucuses and Primary Elections

16. Caucuses and Primary Elections
• The nomination process has two levels: State
Caucuses and then Primary Elections.

17. Caucuses and Primary Elections
• The nomination process has two levels: State
Caucuses and then Primary Elections.
• Caucuses are where candidates campaign to
win voters in each of the 50 states.

18. Caucuses and Primary Elections
• The nomination process has two levels: State
Caucuses and then Primary Elections.
• Caucuses are where candidates campaign to
win voters in each of the 50 states.
• Each state has a primary election, where the
members of a political party choose their
nominee to represent the party at the next
level.

19. Election Process
Nomination Process
State Caucuses
Primary Elections

20. Election Process
Nomination Process
State Caucuses
Primary Elections
General Elections

21. General Elections

22. General Elections
• In the General Election, voters select from the
candidates who won their primary elections.

23. General Elections
• In the General Election, voters select from the
candidates who won their primary elections.
• Once again, candidates must campaign in each
of the 50 states of the U.S. to gain support and
votes.

24. General Elections
• In the General Election, voters select from the
candidates who won their primary elections.
• Once again, candidates must campaign in each
of the 50 states of the U.S. to gain support and
votes.
• The winner of the general election wins the
position and goes on to represent the people.

25. What does campaign mean?
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26. What does campaign mean?
• A campaign is an organized
attempt by the candidate to gain
support to be elected.
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27. What does campaign mean?
• A campaign is an organized
attempt by the candidate to gain
support to be elected.
• Campaigns are incredibly
expensive, costing upwards of
millions of dollars.
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28. What does campaign mean?
• A campaign is an organized
attempt by the candidate to gain
support to be elected.
• Campaigns are incredibly
expensive, costing upwards of
millions of dollars.
• You must receive the support of
friends and acquaintances, as well
as special interest groups and
your political party for money. $$$$$$$$$

29. How do you get support?

30. How do you get support?
• Once candidates are sure they will raise
enough money, they will create a campaign
organization.

31. How do you get support?
• Once candidates are sure they will raise
enough money, they will create a campaign
organization.
• A campaign organization consists of people
who work to get the candidate elected, and
are led by a campaign manager.

32. How do you get support?
• Once candidates are sure they will raise
enough money, they will create a campaign
organization.
• A campaign organization consists of people
who work to get the candidate elected, and
are led by a campaign manager.
• A campaign manager develops the strategy for
how to get votes.

33. How do you develop strategy?

34. How do you develop strategy?
• Conducting surveys to learn what voters like
and dislike/

35. How do you develop strategy?
• Conducting surveys to learn what voters like
and dislike/
• Buy television time and other advertising to
help make the others aware of the candidate’s
views and qualifications.

36. How do you develop strategy?
• Conducting surveys to learn what voters like
and dislike/
• Buy television time and other advertising to
help make the others aware of the candidate’s
views and qualifications.
• Set up meetings between candidates, interest
groups, and influential citizens.

37. Strategy on Campaign Funding
Democratic Candidate Republican Candidate
1100000
825000
550000
November 9 -
Election Day!
275000
0
May June July September October November
Money Spent on Television Ads.

38. Guided Practice

39. Guided Practice
Are you ready to elect the first President and Vice
President of LSN Government?

40. Guided Practice
Are you ready to elect the first President and Vice
President of LSN Government?
Today, one lucky candidate will walk out as the
representative of our class.

41. Guided Practice
Are you ready to elect the first President and Vice
President of LSN Government?
Today, one lucky candidate will walk out as the
representative of our class.
They will campaign rigorously and compete
against all other candidates in a general election.

42. Guided Practice

43. Guided Practice
• We are going to walk through the election
process.

44. Guided Practice
• We are going to walk through the election
process.
1. You will get into smaller caucuses with four
group members.

45. Guided Practice
• We are going to walk through the election
process.
1. You will get into smaller caucuses with four
group members.
2. Each caucus will nominate a candidate.

46. Guided Practice
• We are going to walk through the election
process.
1. You will get into smaller caucuses with four
group members.
2. Each caucus will nominate a candidate.
3. Each candidate must tell us why they would do
a great job of representing the entire school.

47. Guided Practice
• We are going to walk through the election
process.
1. You will get into smaller caucuses with four
group members.
2. Each caucus will nominate a candidate.
3. Each candidate must tell us why they would do
a great job of representing the entire school.
4. We all will vote on the issue in a ballot.

48. Guided Practice

49. Guided Practice

50. Guided Practice
1. You will get into smaller caucuses with four
group members.

51. Guided Practice
1. You will get into smaller caucuses with four
group members.
2. Each caucus will nominate a candidate.

52. Guided Practice

53. Guided Practice
3. Each candidate must tell us why they would do
a great job of representing the entire school.

54. Guided Practice
3. Each candidate must tell us why they would do
a great job of representing the entire school.
Each will have 30 seconds.

55. Guided Practice

56. Guided Practice
4. We all will vote on the issue in a ballot.

57. Independent Practice

58. Independent Practice
• Today we will work in three separate stations.

59. Independent Practice
• Today we will work in three separate stations.
A. You will create a survey for the students of
Fairmont Heights to help determine opinions

60. Independent Practice
• Today we will work in three separate stations.
A. You will create a survey for the students of
Fairmont Heights to help determine opinions
B. You will create campaign slogans and posters

61. Independent Practice
• Today we will work in three separate stations.
A. You will create a survey for the students of
Fairmont Heights to help determine opinions
B. You will create campaign slogans and posters
C. You will take a survey that will help create a
platform for your candidate to represent the
class.

62. Creating a Platform

63. Creating a Platform
• Take the survey that is being passed out in
order to help create the platform for our
Political Party and candidate.

64. Creating a Survey

65. Creating a Survey
• Now, create a survey that you can give to
students in the halls to figure out what they
like.

66. Creating a Survey
• Now, create a survey that you can give to
students in the halls to figure out what they
like.
• (This will help us when we start to make our
campaign videos!!!)

67. Campaign Slogans and Posters

68. Campaign Slogans and Posters
• Your task is to create campaign posters /
buttons for our party's candidate.

69. Campaign Slogans and Posters
• Your task is to create campaign posters /
buttons for our party's candidate.
• You will need to choose colors, a mascot and
a slogan.

70. Campaign Slogans and Posters
• Your task is to create campaign posters /
buttons for our party's candidate.
• You will need to choose colors, a mascot and
a slogan.
• These should be based on the candidates
beliefs and what you think will help win votes.

71. Exit Slip:
1. You will have 5 minutes to complete today’s exit
slip.
2. Please only write the letter of your answer in the
appropriate blank.
3. Complete it in silence.
4. When you are done, carefully check over your
answers.
5. After checking your answers, please begin your
homework.

72. 3, 2, 1, See Ya!
What are 3 things that you learned today?
What are 2 things that confused you?
What is 1 thing you want to know more
about?