Name: ___Cole Williams_____________________________________
CORNELL NOTES
Class: ____6__________________ Topic: ______gov.__________________
SHEET
Questions / Main Ideas
The beginning
Primaries and Caucus
Presidential Election
First Tuesday after the
first Monday Nov.
Election Cont
How does party play a
role?
.
Notes / Details / Definitions / etc.
• Raise a lot of money
• Win the primary and caucus elections in the different states
• Winner take all delegates in some states
• Most delegates wins (2383 Dem., 1237 Rep)
• Get the party nomination at the convention
• Candidates appeal to the far right or far left in the primary and caucus
elections.
• People who vote in these are more liberal or more conservative.
• Presidential election, candidates move to the middle to gain independent
votes.
• Electoral College- 538 votes
• Winner take all system- win the popular vote in the state then win the
electoral votes
• 1 electoral vote for each representative and senator in each state
• 3 electors from D.C.
• 270 or more needed to win
• . Electors are elected on Election night.
• Electors are for the party that won the state.
• Dec.- Electors cast votes
• Jan.- Electoral votes counted. Winner declared.
• Fundraising
• Ads
• Mailers
• Door to Door
• Meetings
• Speeches
Themes I see in the Party sides, voting, election
information

Other Questions I may Why is the elections so controversial?

have about the Why do some of the candidates not feel fit for president other than others?
information (Required)

Please list three things Liberal is democrat

you learned today Conserv. Is Republican
(Required) There could be other parties but those are main parties

Please explain how one I have a conservative family that believes we should have the laws kept as if they
thing you learned today were from back then because they were more fit for family, but personally I want
relates to you. BE those rights in our government too, but I want a couple other rights set in place
SPECIFIC!!!! (gay marriage, black discrim.)

__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________