Electing the President of the United States

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Electing the President of the United States

• By Taylors Tigers
• Grade Second
• Teacher Ms. Michelin Taylor
• School William M. Boyd Elementary

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Electing The President of the United States

• By Taylors Tigers
• 1. David Archibald
  10. Jykeecia Raines
• 2. Lashanda Comer
  11. Coreen Rodgers
• 3. Quovadis Garrison
  12. Larodtez Clay
• 4. Antonio Mathis
  13. Keyonna Epps
• 5. Dekecia Reid
  14. Nieara Chester
• 6. Kenija Thomas
  15. Patrick Ceasar
• 7. Tericia Thomas
  16. Justin Jones
• 8. Deshawn Waller
  17. Donya Stephens
• 9. Edna Ward
  18. Quatavious
  Bates

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Election KWL
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When Do We Elect the President of the United
States?

• The people of the United States of American
  choose a President every four years. An election
  takes place on the first Tuesday of November.

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Who Can Run For President?

• To be the President you must
• Be born in the United States
• Be at 35 years old
• Lived in the U.S. for 14 years or more
• The President can be
• a man or woman
• of any race or any religion.

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How Long Can You Be President?

• You can be President for eight years
• (thats two four-year terms)
• Trivia Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only
  person to be President for more than two terms.
  He was elected four times.

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What does the President do?

• The Presidents Job is very important!
• The President
• Is in charge of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and
  Marines.
• Represents the United States and decides how we
  work with other countries.
• Suggests laws and signs laws and sometime rejects
  laws.
• Helps other countries get along with each other.

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How do we Elect a President?

• Candidates announce that they are entering the
  race. This usually happens 1-2 years before the
  November election.
• Members in the same party run against each other,
  trying to become the partys candidate during the
  primaries and caucuses.
• At the National party convention the party
  selects a candidate, the candidate selects a
  running mate for vice president
• The party writes a platform of goals and
  promises.

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How do Presidential Candidates Campaign?

• The Presidential candidates run against each
  other try to get people to vote for them by
• Giving speeches
• Shaking hands
• Giving interviews
• Paying for ads on TV, radio, and in the newspaper

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Who Can Vote for President?

• To be qualified to vote one must be
• A United States citizen
• 18 years of older
• A resident of a state of the District of
  Columbia.
• Registered to vote

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Who Can not Vote?

• You can not vote if you are
• In jail or on probation for committing a felony
• A convicted felon
• Legally insane

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When do you Vote?

• On the first Tuesday of November, people all over
  the United States go to polling locations and
  vote their choice for President.

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How do you Vote?

• Some people vote by
• Punching a hole in a card
• Touching a computer screen
• Putting an X on a paper ballotnext to the
  candidate name.

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Who is running for President in 2004?
There are several people running for President
but the two major candidates are George W. Bush
and John Kerry.

• Democrat
• John Kerry

RepublicanGeorge W. Bush
Click on the candidates picture to view their bio
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Who is in the Republican Party?

• Presidential Candidate
• George W. Bush

• Vice Presidential Candidate
• Richard Cheney

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Who is in the Democratic Party?

• Presidential Candidate
• John Kerry

• Vice President Candidate
• John Edwards

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What is the Electoral College?
The candidate that gets the most votes in each
state gets all the electoral votes for that
state. Each state has a certain number of
electoral votes. The more people that live in
your state-the more electoral votes your state
gets. Candidates spend a lot of time
campaigning in California, New York, and Texas.
The first candidate to win 270 electoral votes
becomes the President!
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How did the States Vote?
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When is the President Sworn In?

• On January 20, the President is sworn in, in
  Washington, D. C. He recites an oath I do
  solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the
  Office of President of the United States, and
  will, to the best of my ability, preserve,
  protect, and defend the Constitution of the
  United States.

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What Does the President Do After He is
inaugurated?

• After the inauguration, the President nominates
  people for the jobs he or she wants them to be in
  charge of in the different departments of the
  federal government. The people who head each
  department of the federal government make up the
  Presidents cabinet.

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Where does the President live?

• The new President and his family move into the
  White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in
  Washington, D.C. The President and his family
  will live and work there for the next four years.

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Student Pictures and Activities
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Student Pictures and Activities
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Student Pictures and Activities
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Election Unscramble

• edaidnact- candidate
• rpiyram- primary
• eisuss- issues
• lneetcio- election
• evot- vote
• hotob- booth
• edtabe- debate
• repdsinet- president
• tapirse- parties
• psehce- speech

Quatavious, Edna and Tericia completing election
unscramble
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Voter Registration
Patrick is registering to vote
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Who would I vote for President?
Quovadis and Dekecia reading about the
Presidential Candidates in Scholastic News
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Who would I vote for President?
Our writings on Who we would vote for President
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Who would I vote for President?

• Objective The students discussed the candidates
  running for president. They decided who they
  would like to vote for. They wrote an essay
  about who they will vote for.
• Level of Work Synthesis, Application and
  Evaluation
• Rubric

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My Vote
Justin casting his vote
Jykeecia and Antonio on voting day
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Our Class Vote
Lashanda casting her vote
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Lessons, Activities and Resources on the Electing
the President
Click the picture to view the Lesson plan
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Related QCCs

• S.S. 2.28- Follow established rules
• S. S. 2.39- Engages in group decisions using
  democratic process.
• S.S.- Names and locates ones state, country, and
  continent on a map and a globe
• S.S. 3.1- Recognize rights, duties, and
  responsibilities of a U.S. citizen.
• S.S. 3.3 Distinguishes the difference between
  rights and privileges.
• S.S. 3.7- Distinguishes between city, county, and
  state government.
• S.S. 3.9- Identifies the current governor of the
  state.

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National Educational Technology Standards for
Children

• 1. Use input devices (e.g. mouse, keyboard,
  remote, control) and out put devices (e.g.
  monitor, printer) to successfully operate
  computer, VCRs, audiotapes, and other
  technologies.
• (Standard 1 Basic operations and concepts)
• 2. Work cooperatively and collaboratively
  with peers, family members, and others when using
  technology in the classroom.
• (Standard2- Social, ethical, and human issues)
• 3. Use a variety of media and technology
  resources for directed and independent learning
  activities.
• (Standard 1- Basic operations and concepts and
• Standard 3- Technology productivity tools)

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Suggested Election Activities

• Discuss electing a president. Complete KWL
  chart.
• Build background on government and how officials
  are elected discuss the importance of voting
• Discuss qualities of a leader.
• Discuss voter registration. Does everyone vote?
  Register to vote at school.
• Discuss polling places. Ask students to find out
  where the closest polling place to their home is
  located.
• (Day before the election)- Have student vote
  tally and record votes.
• Instruct students to watch television coverage of
  the election results. As student watch the
  returns with their families, have them color each
  state on the map red or blue based on the
  electoral college vote.
• Ask the students to write how many votes the
  winning candidate received in this election.
• (Day after the election) Discuss winners and
  reactions. why do they believe that candidate
  won?

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Election Lesson Plans
Election Scavenger Hunt If I Was the
President Election Math Election Map Results Mock
Election Results M M Election
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We Are Family (Voting Song)
(Chorus) We are family Voting is important to
me We are family Get up everybody and
sing (Repeat) (Verse) Everyone can see were
together As we make our choice And we fly just
like birds of a feather As we lift our voice All
of the people say theyre just kids And they just
dont know Just let me state for the record
Were proud to give our vote

Chorus R. Cook E Sessoms (W.
M. Boyd (2000)
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Election Vocabulary

• Ballot- a list of people trying to get elected
• Campaign- when people get together to try to
  influence other to vote for a particular
  candidate
• Candidate- a person who is trying to get elected
• Caucus- closed meeting of party members to
  determine nominations
• Debate- a formal meeting where the candidates
  discuss and argue about different things that are
  important to our country.
• Democrat- a member of the Democratic party.
• Election- when people choose the person they want
  for the job.

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Election Vocabulary

• Electoral college- a group of representatives
  chosen by voters to elect the president and the
  vice-president of the United States.
• Oath- a promise
• Polling location- place where people vote.
• Primary- an election that happens in some states
  to choose candidates for the political partys
  convention (only members of the party can vote in
  these elections.
• Republican- someone who belongs to the Republican
  Party
• Running mate-a candidate who is running with
  another candidate.
• Term- amount of time someone is elected for.

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Election Quiz

• Every _______ years the people of the United
  States choose a new President.
• You have to be at least ______ years old to run
  for President.
• The 2004 Republican Candidate is
  _______________________.
• The 2004 Democratic Candidate is
  _______________________.
• Candidate try to get people to vote for them by
  giving_________ and shaking _________.
• _____________________ was the only President to
  be elected for more than two terms.
• You must be at least _______ years old and U.S.
  citizen to vote.
• On the first Tuesday of ______________, people go
  to the polls to vote.
• On ____________________ the new President is
  sworn into office.
• The President and his family move into the
  _________________ on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in
  Washington, D. C.

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Which President Am I?
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Related Websites

• www.abcteach.com
• www.takeyourkidstovote.com
• www.yahooligans.com
• www.activitiesforkids.com
• www.scholastic.com
• www.timeforkids.com
• www.glc.k12.ga.us
• (GA DOE-GA Learning Connections)

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Electing the President of the United States
THANK YOU!!! Taylors Tigers