•Basicintroduction•Qualificationsofapresident•Thejobofapresident•TheprocessoftheelectionStartwiththeConstitution(宪法)quadrennialTheElectionDayistheTuesdaybetweenNovember2ndand8th(thelastone:Nov.4th2008;thenextone:Nov6th,2012)CandidatesforPresidentandVice-PresidentRunTogether.(Inmostcases,thepresidentialcandidateselectavice-presidentialcandidatehimself.)TheConstitutionstatesthatsuffragecannotbedeniedongroundsofrace,color,sexorage.Basicintroduction•NativeAmericanborninusa•Age:atleast35•LiveinAmericaatleast14years(notnecessarynow)党间领导国内政策的领导行政领导对外政策的领导军事能力象征性的领导3.Running竞选运动2.Norminatingprocess总统选举人提名1.Primaryelection预选4.GeneralElection全国选举5.inaug-uration总统就职仪式Tosomeextent,everyone.(在某种程度上说,每个人都能。)ThemasselectorselectoralcollegeEachstatehasitsownelectorsEachstatestartstoconductpopularelectionstochoosetheirslateofelectors:indirectelectionsystem.Eachpartyhasitsownelectoralcollege(选举委员会)大规模的Electors(ineachstate)Electoralcollege(ineachparty)PresidentialcandidateTheelectorsfromEachStatemakeuptheElectoralCollege“Themajorpoliticalpartieswillofficiallyholditspresidentialnominatingconventions.Inthisnominatingconventions,The“ElectoralCollege”VotesforthePresident.Normally,thecandidateforpresidentreceivingthemajority(50%)oftheelectoralvotesistheelectedpresident.IndirectDirectThecandidatesofthemajorpartieswillgotomanystatestowinthesupportersbymeansof:campaigningtripstodifferentstatesaddressingTVspeechesshowingonTVdebates.Thesemediatoolsplayanimportantroleinrunning(宣传造势).Thisprocesscostslots.美国法律规定:在全国选举时,选民要在大选年的11月第二个星期二到指定地点投票,在两个总统候选人之间作出选择。全国选举还要通过选举团的投票表决。由于在一个州中获得选票最多的总统候选人便赢得该州全部选举人票,因此一般情况下选举只是例行公事5.Inauguration:JanuaryinthenextyearThankyou!