1、USpresidentialelectionpresidentialelectionBriefintroductionElectionprocessElectoralcollegeCountingofvotescontentscontentsPoliticaltermsGeneralelectionElectoralcollegePrimaryelectionNationalConventionElectioncampaignNationalreferendumInauguraladdressTaketheoathJointsessi
2、onofCongressDistrictsystem大选总统选举团预选全国代表大会竞选造势国民公投就职演讲宣誓就职两院联席会议区域计票制Uspresidentialelection(Generalelection)isheldevery4yearstoselectthepresidentandvicepresident.Date:thefirstTuesdayinNovemberofcertainyearthatismultipleof4.Indirectelection:Accordingto
3、theAmericanconstitution,thepresidentisnotelectedbytheCongressorvotersbutbyelectoralcollegewhichconsistsofrepresentativesselectedbycitizensofeachstate.BriefintroductionElectionprocessPrimaryelectionNationalconventionElectioncampaignVoteInauguraladdressPrimaryelec
4、tionStartingfromFebruarytoJuneoftheelectionyear,theprimaryelectionisorganizedbottom-upineverystatebytwopoliticalparties.EverycitizeninAmericahashisownrighttovotefordelegatesofDemocraticPartyandRepublicanparty.Andthesepeopleonbehalfoftheirpartywillplay
5、apartonthenationalconventions.NationalconventionThetwopartiesoftenhavetheirnationalpartycongressrespectivelyinJulyorAugust.Themainpurposeoftheconventionistorecommendthepresidentialcandidatesoftwoparties.Andthenominationofcandidateswillbeannouncedonthethi
6、rddayortheforthdayaftertheconvention.ElectioncampaignAfternationalconventions,thepresidentialelectioncampaignofficiallykicksoff.Thisprocessgenerallylasts8to9weeks.Duringthistime,thepresidentialcandidateswillcostahugesumofmoney,travelingacrossthecountrytod
7、elivercampaignspeechesandmeettheirvoters.Inaddition,theywillcallapressconferencetoexpresshispolicyviewinordertowinvoters.VoteThepresidentialballotisdividedintotwoparts.Firstly,ontheElectionDay,anationalreferendumistakenplacenotonlytoelectthepresident
8、butalsotochoosetheelectorsofeachstate.Thecombinationofelectorsiscalledelectoralcollege.TheywillfollowthewillingnessofcitizensontheirownstateandthenvotethepresidentinDecember.InauguraladdressTheresultofvotewillbeannouncedonJanuary20thnextyearofelection
9、year.ThechairmanofSenatewilladdressthepresidentintheajointsessionofCongress.Thesamedaywhentakingtheoath,thenewpresidentwillplacehishandontheBibleandafterthathewilldeliveraninauguraladdresstoencouragethecivilians.Theinaugurationmarksthebeginningofa
10、newpresidentstermofoffice.Theelectorsareselectedbythecitizensoftheirownstateonbehalfofthewholestate.Foreachstate,thenumberofelectorsisthesamewiththenumberofsenatorsintheSenateandHouseofRepresentative.Atotalof538electorsrepresentingall50statesandthedistrictofColombia.ElectoralcollegeGeneralticketsystem:winner-take-all(48states)Onepartycandidatehasthelagervotesthanhisrivalsinagivenstatewinallofelectorsinthisstate.Districtsystem:InMaineandNebraska,thestatewidepopularvotewinnerisawardedt