The election process

Unpack the fascinating US election process! This worksheet helps students understand key terms and steps for presidential and congressional races.

Match the definitions to the words they describe. When a candidate states that he or she is planning to run for office declare Party meetings where candidates are selected and the platform is created convention Someone who represents the views of a state at a national convention delegate The person who is chosen to run as a party's candidate in a national election nominee Given by the people selected to run for President and Vice President at the end of a national convention acceptance speech A collection of all the efforts a candidate makes to win an election campaign Fill in the correct words on the blanks. TYPE YOUR WORDS IN CAPS LOCK. If you think you have the right answer but don't know how to spell it, please look it up or ask me! Wizer will mark words incorrect for misspelling in this section! Every four years on Election Day, the American public elects the president of the United States. The first set of election results tallies the POPULAR vote. These results determine whom each state's electors will vote for when they vote as members of the ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Venn Diagram!What is different when there are elections for U.S. Congress? Candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives have a smaller audience for the campaigns since they are elected by citizens in a specific state. Congress goes back to work earlier, and Senates and Representatives can run for re-election an unlimited number of times. Look at the descriptions below to compare the different election processes!Fill in what letter matches the correct place on the Venn Diagram. If a description goes with the president, put its letter in the top part of the Venn Diagram, if it is about Congress put it in the bottom, and if it describes both, put the letter in the middle.**Put letters alphabetically in each section, the first letter in the alphabet being closer to the top of the Venn diagram section. Also, CAPS LOCK your letters.A. Candidates declare that they want to run for office.B. Political Parties select their nominee for the national election in primaries and caucuses.C. Candidates run campaigns to inform the public about their agendas and positions on issues.D. The winner is directly elected through the popular vote.E. The winner is directly selected by the Electoral College.F. Winners can run for re-election an unlimited amount of times. B E A C D F Put the steps in order 1-6 by typing the the correct number in each blue circle! 3 4 1 5 6 2