HOW TO BECOME

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

STEP 1 PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES
U.S. CONSTITUTION’S
There are many people who want to be People with similar ideas belong to
REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL BORN MINIMUM AGE U.S. RESIDENT President, each with their own ideas about the same political party. This is where
A PRESIDENTIAL CITIZEN 35 YEARS 14 YEARS how government should work. primaries and caucuses come in. Candidates from each political party

CANDIDATE campaign through the country to win the

favor of their party members.

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STEP 2 NATIONAL CONVENTIONS IN A PRIMARY IN A CAUCUS

At each convention, the presidential
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candidate chooses a running mate
The presidential candidates campaign (Vice Presidential candidate).
Each party holds a national Party members vote for the Party members select the best
convention to select a best candidate that will represent candidate through a series of VOTE
final presidential nominee. them in the general election. discussions and votes. VOTE
PRESIDENT

throughout the country to win the VOTE

support of the general population.

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People in every state across the When people cast their vote, they 4 state gets a certain number of electors The newly elected President and Vice
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DEFINITIONS Based on 2010 Census

Caucus: A meeting of the local members of a political party to select delegates to the national party convention. A caucus is a substitute for a primary election.
Delegate: A person authorized to represent others as an elected representative to a political party conference.
Elector: A member of the electoral college.
Electoral College: The voters of each state, and the District of Columbia, vote for electors to be the authorized constitutional members in a presidential election.
DESIGNED BY: Natural Born Citizen: Someone born with U.S. citizenship includes any child born "in" the United States, the children of United States citizens born abroad, and those born abroad of one citizen parent.
Ifrah Syed Primary: An election where voters select candidates for an upcoming general election. Winning candidates will have delegates sent to the national party convention as their party’s U.S. presidential nominee. Revised: April 2016

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