PPT-Making SOME Sense of the 2016 Presidential Election

John G Geer Vice Provost of Academic and Strategic Affairs Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science CoDirector of the Vanderbilt Poll 2016 Presidential Elections Structural Forces. Who . sponsors the Presidential . Debates?. Types of Debates – Toughest type. What . criteria do you have to meet to participate in a debate? . Is . a candidate required to participate in a debate? . Overview. Dimensions for evaluating democratic institutions.. Normative. Positive. Defining presidential, parliamentary, and mixed democracies. How do they work?. Implications of executive-legislative relations for policies and stability of democracy.. Presidential Podium. At PMCS Furniture Shop (FC2). WE#7 Presidential Podium. At Events & Moving Services (FC5). (Preferred by University Events). Custodial has the Presidential Seal that goes here.. Presidential Race. Name the president most closely associated with each of the following events, phrases, & developments in American History.. Pure Food and Drug Act. Suspension of Habeas Corpus. Gevenny Fernandez. Historical Context. The Republicans controlled the White House . In 1930, the Democrats took over the House of Representatives with a majority of 51%, for the first time in over a decade. Mini-Unit 1. Government Systems Unit. Presidential System. President elected every 4 years by electoral college. Based on popular vote. Elected as president (separate from Congress). Could have gridlock in Congress. Stage 1: Caucuses & Primaries. . The Battle for the Party Faithful. Stage 2: Nominating Conventions. . . “Glorified Infomercials?”. Stage 3: General Election. . . The Fight for the Center. Chapter 13 Section 4. Does the nominating system allow Americans to choose the best candidates for president?. National Conventions. Both the Republicans and Democrats use National Conventions as their parties nominating device. KYLE BROWN, CHUKWUDI OGUEJIOFOR, ANDREW RADOSEVIC, TAPTI SAHA. Motivation: Presidential Election. The 2016 United States Presidential Election was one of the most heated campaigns in the history of our country.. Candidates. Though the 2016 Presidential race has seen an abnormally large number of Presidential hopefuls entering the race, it is not unusually to have several candidates on both the democratic and republican sides. However, to ensure the party gets someone into office, Political Parties will only officially nominate 1 presidential candidate. . Best D vs. Best R. General Election. History. Mechanics. Problems. Presidential Election: Best Dem vs. Best Rep.. HISTORY. The process for electing the President is one of the most misunderstood concepts in all of . Presidential Succession & the Vice Presidency. Presidential Succession. Presidential Succession. : The scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled. .. Article II is vague regarding Presidential succession…does not explicitly state whether the V.P. is an “Acting President” as opposed to a “true” President.. President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office at noon on Inauguration Day. Vice-president elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in shortly before that. Melissa Reed . Oklahoma State University . Many people aspire to the be President of the United States but only a few people run for office . Campaigns usually start two years before the election . Often candidates will drop out for several reasons before the Republican and Democratic Presidential Candidate is selected.