1. Elections and Campaigns Wilson 10A

2. Objective Questions Who Governs? To What Ends? • How do American elections determine the kind of people who govern us? • What matters most in deciding who wins presidential and congressional elections? • Do elections make a real difference in what laws get passed? • What is the influences of money in the way the nation is governed?

3. Getting on the ballot • Work as an individual • Get signatures of registered voters • Raise money • Contact friends • Get party nomination • This is the first and only step in many other countries • In US parties are labels for voters to identify with

4. Which office? President Congress • Longer • More money • Usually more competitive • Bigger constituency • High profile • Exposure • Get mentioned • Off record • Travel • Prior service • Less travel • More personable • Lower turnout • Client services • Duck responsibility • Coattail • Was bigger factor • Now independent • Senate/House • districting

5. Running for President • Having name recognition • Early preparations • Exploratory committee • Party identification • Raise money • PACS • Federal matching funds • Organization • Large paid staff • Volunteers • Advisers • Strategy and theme for campaign

6. Running for Congress • Incumbent advantage • No term limits • Partisan districts • At large • Single member districts • Apportioning • Formula • Fight • Win the primary • Little party influence • Name and personality • Stay in office • Tied to districts • Weak party influence • Type of member • Trustee • delegate

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjPtkIt_f3A • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUCnb5_HZc0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=_Skno-HmcR0 • http://2010.census.gov/2010census/