How The Election Works:
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• Who
made up the election rules?
• Can
anyone be U.S. President?
• How
do we decide who gets to be President?
• What
are candidates, and what do they do?
• What
is a political party?
• How
do the parties choose candidates?
• How
are the Pres. and Vice-Pres. elected?
• Does
the person with the most votes win?
LOOKING BACK ON ELECTION 2000:
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out the articles covering major election events:
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A candidate for president is someone who says they want to be elected and asks people to vote for him or her. There are already many candidates who want to be elected President in November 2000. Once someone announces that they want to be President, they go on a campaign. On a campaign, the candidate travels all over the country and tells the people why they should vote for him or her. The candidates start their campaigns long before election time. During their campaigning, candidates also try to get people to give them money, called contributions, because running for President is VERY expensive.
