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  • Lots of people dream of becoming President of the United States.

  • But to officially run for office, a person needs to meet three basic requirements established

  • by the U.S. Constitution (Article 2, Section 1).

  • A Presidential candidate must be: A natural born citizen (U.S. citizen from birth)

  • At least 35 years old and

  • A U.S. resident (permanently lives in the U.S.) for at least 14 years

  • People with similar ideas usually belong to the same political party.

  • The two main parties in the U.S. are Republican and Democrat.

  • Many people want to be President.

  • They campaign around the country and compete to try to win their party's nomination.

  • In caucuses, party members meet, discuss, and vote for who they think would be the best

  • party candidate.

  • In primaries, party members vote in a state election for the candidate they want to represent

  • them in the general election.

  • After the primaries and caucuses, each major party, Democrat and Republican, holds a national

  • convention to select a Presidential nominee.

  • The party's Presidential nominee announces his or her choice for Vice President.

  • The Presidential candidates campaign throughout the country to win the support of the

  • general population.

  • On election day, people in every state cast their vote .

  • When people cast their vote, they are actually voting for a group of people called electors.

  • The number of electors each state gets is equal to its total number of Senators and

  • Representatives in Congress.

  • A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College.

  • Each elector casts one vote following the general election.

  • The candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins.

  • The newly elected President and Vice President are then inaugurated on January 20th.

  • For more information, go to kids.usa.gov/president.

Lots of people dream of becoming President of the United States.

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アメリカ大統領になるには (How to Become President of the United States)

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    Yuka Ito に公開 2021 年 01 月 14 日
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