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Electoral College
Each state has a certain number of electors that elect the next President.
Senators + Representatives = Electors
The Constitution requires each state to send these Electors, and every state does so by popular vote.
The Candidate who gets the most votes from The People, wins all those electors. Most are winner take all, except Nebraska & Maine.
Designed to give us an executive that represents the will of 50 States, not the people. (The people are represented already through those states)
Candidates sometimes visit only the states with lots of Electoral Votes, or a swing state. Is that fair? Does the President truly represent the whole country, then?
http://www.time.com/time/covers/20061030/where_we_live/
Comparing Parties
A very vague and sweeping generalization to help students understand the most basic differences between parties. They are taught not ALL people from each party match these descriptions.
Democrats Left on the Spectrum/Liberal High Taxes Government should help people as much as possible Morals thru being kind Promote Peace Scientific/fact based. Progressives new ideas Urban/Suburban
Republicans Right on the Spectrum/Conservative Lower Taxes Limited Government Interference/vention Moral, Faith-based Strong Defense Likes things the way they are/were; Old Fashioned Rural/Suburban
Party Membership
Sometimes just being a Democrat or a Republican is enough to like or dislike a candidate
Personal Character
Is the person likeable? Are they intelligent, well spoken? Is he/she a strong leader? Does he/she understand Americans?
Current Events
War in Iraq, Recession, gay marriage, free trade, civil rights