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Chapter 14 discusses the process of selecting the U.S. president, including candidate selection, campaigning, elections, and inauguration. Presidential candidates seek delegates through state caucuses and primaries, culminating in a national convention where nominees are chosen based on electability. The election occurs on the first Tuesday in November, with the Electoral College ultimately determining the winner, followed by the inauguration of the president and vice president on January 20.

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Chapter 14 discusses the process of selecting the U.S. president, including candidate selection, campaigning, elections, and inauguration. Presidential candidates seek delegates through state caucuses and primaries, culminating in a national convention where nominees are chosen based on electability. The election occurs on the first Tuesday in November, with the Electoral College ultimately determining the winner, followed by the inauguration of the president and vice president on January 20.

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Summary of chapter 14-Chosing the nation’s president.

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candidate,the campaign, the election and the inauguration. Every four years, the United
States holds a presidential election to select both the president and the vice president.
Individuals who want to run for president seek delegates to their party's national political
convention, which are chosen through state caucuses, party conventions, and primary
elections. During the national convention, which usually lasts four days and is arranged
by the Democrats and Republicans, delegates select the party's candidates for president
and vice president. The number of delegates, which ranges between 2,000 and 4,000, is
determined by the state's population and support. The annual gathering often begins with
the development and ratification of the party's platform, followed by the nomination of
presidential candidates. The party chooses its presidential candidate based on what is
considered to be the candidate's electability, with speeches showcasing the nominee's
advantages included in each nomination. . In recent years, primary elections have
frequently chosen the leading contender prior to the convention. The presidential
candidate selects the vice presidential candidate after they have been chosen, ensuring a
balance of backgrounds and political beliefs. Preceding and following their acceptance
speeches, both candidates are warmly embraced by the public upon their official
nomination. On the first Tuesday in November, voters in the United States cast their
ballots for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of their respective parties.The
results are usually known by late evening, with TV networks predicting outcomes using
exit polls. The Electoral College, not the popular vote, officially decides the president and
vice president, with 538 electoral votes in total and a candidate needing 270 to win.
Voters select state electors, who then vote for the president and vice president, typically
following the state's popular vote. Each state's number of electors equals its total number
of representatives and senators in Congress, with most states using a winner-takes-all
system, except Maine and Nebraska. If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes,
the House of Representatives selects the president from the top three candidates, and the
Senate picks the vice president from the top two candidates, a scenario that has occurred
only once, in 1824. The Electoral College is criticized as outdated and undemocratic,
though it is supported by small population states for providing them greater proportional
voting power. After the election, the president and vice president are inaugurated on
January 20, with a televised ceremony, parade, and parties. The president moves into the
White House and appoints cabinet members. Between the election and inauguration, the
outgoing president collaborates with the incoming president to ensure a smooth
transition. Sometimes, the new president and the majority of Congress belong to different
parties, which can complicate fulfilling campaign promises, though national policy
changes gradually as the new administration takes office.

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