Election and Duties, Responsibilities, and

Rights of Citizenship
List the duties of a U.S. citizen.
 Obey laws,
 pay taxes,
 defend the nation,
 serve in court,
 attend school
List the responsibilities of a U.S.
citizen.
 Be informed,
 vote,
 respect each others rights,
 respect diversity,
 contribute to the common good
List the rights of a U.S. citizen.
Security,
 equality,
 liberty
 How are duties and responsibilities
different?
 Duties-things we have to do legally,
 Responsibilities- things we should do and
is voluntary
Why should we volunteer?
 It benefits other people and is satisfying
personally because you can make a
difference in someone’s life.
What are the requirements to be able to
vote in an election?

 Registered to vote,
 18 years old,
 must be a U.S. citizen and live in the
voting district in which they vote.
 People who are imprisoned or on
probation for committing a felony are
not allowed to vote
Who cannot vote?
 People who are imprisoned or on probation
for committing a felony are not allowed to
vote
 What does one have to do before they
can officially vote?

 REGISTER!!!
What are the 5 steps in the voting
procedure?
 Register to vote
 Go to polling place with ID and provide
poller with name
 Poll worker checks that voter is registered
in that district
 Voter signs poll list
 Voter casts their vote
What is the Electoral College?
 The method that we elect president by-
electors are chosen by each state and
whichever candidate gets the most votes,
electors cast their vote for that state’s
winning candidate.
What requirements must a person meet
to be able to run for U.S.
President?
 Must be a U.S, citizen born in the U.S.
 Must be at least 35 years old
 Must have lived in the U.S. for at least
14 years
What requirements must a person meet to
be able to run for U.S. Senator?

 Must be at least 30 years old

 Must be a citizen of the U/.S. for at
least 9 years
 Must be a resident of the state from
which he or she is elected
What requirements must a person meet to
be able to run for U.S.
Representative?

 Must be at least 25 years old

 Must be a citizen of the U/.S. for at least 7
years
 Must be a resident of the state from which
he or she is elected
 How many people are members of
the Senate?
 100
 -2 people per state and we have 50 states
How many people are members of
the House of Representatives?

 435
Name some examples of local
government and officials.

 Governor, state senators, state

representatives, mayor
How does a candidate campaign?
 Make speeches, advertise on tv and radio,
mail campaign literature, participate in
debates, make many public appearances,
What are some strategies that a
candidate uses to campaign?
 Printed materials like flyers, ads on
radio and tv, internet, negative
campaigning
What are campaign supporters and what
duties are they responsible for?

 Fund raisers
 Issue specialists
 Pollsters
 Advertising
What are some of the presidential campaign jobs and
what the techniques that they use to persuade
voters to vote for them?

 Fund raisers
 Issue specialists
 Advance people
 Professional speech writers
 Pollsters
 Press secretaries
How are primary elections and
general elections different?
 Primaries-usually held in the spring.
Nominees who want to become their
party’s candidate for a office is voted
on by people of the same party. This is
when the voter has to declare what
party they want to vote for
 General-a voter does not have to
declare their party and can vote for
whichever candidate they choose.
What is a political party?
 A group of citizens organized to elect
candidates to public office that are based
on political views
What are the major political parties that
exist today?

 Democrat and Republican