How Does the Election of the US President work?

The regulations of the election have changed throughout history. As the country has

changed, the election process has changed right along with it, and it is very different than in the

past. To begin the election process, primary elections are held to narrow down the candidates.

Along with this, there are delegates who are chosen to vote for a specific political party.

Depending on how many states the candidate wins, he or she will receive more delegates to vote

for them at the party convention. There are also caucuses which are less secretive and are used

more in rural states to choose their representative. These primaries were never a part of the

election process until the 20th century. They were created as an attempt to give the public a

larger role in choosing their representative, but delegates were not required to vote for their

candidate. During the 20th century, delegates votes were traded with party bosses and made the

public votes useless. This angered Americans and they demanded a more clear system for the

election. Today, party conventions are more open to the public and the act of buying votes has

decreased. These conventions let the public know which candidate will be representing each

party in the upcoming election. Usually during the party convention, this decision is very easy

and the public vote matches the delegates, but other times it is not that easy. If the popular vote

comes too close, there will be a second delegate vote where they are not required to vote for

whom they originally chose. After each party's nominees have been selected, they begin

campaigning and preparing for the election. Their goal is to convince and persuade the public

that they are the best fit for President of the United States. Their success in their campaign will

be determined on election day which is always the first Tuesday after the first Monday of

November. During the final vote, the public will vote for whom them think the best president

will be, but the Electoral College also has a role in the election. The number of electors in the
Electoral College is determined by the number of representatives that each state has in both

houses of Congress. The Electoral College was created in the past when most Americans were

illiterate to make sure that the election was fair. The Electoral College today seems unnecessary,

but we continue to use it even though it seems to take away the voice of the public in the

election. All in all, the election process has changed as it was needed throughout history.

This article was very interesting to read. I was not very familiar with the election process

before reading it and it definitely helped me better understand everything. During this past

election, I did not really understand what was happening and what all the terms that were used

meant. Some things that I did not understand were the delegates and the Electoral College. I

have always heard these terms and I knew that they were an important part of the election

process, but I was not sure what exactly they meant. To conclude, this article was very

informative and it helped me understand more about the elections.