How to become president of the US

Question 1

What are the 3 requirements to be president in the US ?

Answer 1

• You have to be a natural born citizen
• You have to be minimum 35 years old
• You have to be resident in the US for 14 years

Question 2

What is the first step to become president in the US ?

Answer 2

The primaries and caucuses :
STEP 1 Primaries and caucuses :
- People all have their own ideas about how the gouvernment should be
- People that have the same idea belong in the same party
- Candidates of each party compaign through the country to win the favor of their party members
- Caucus : party members select the best candidate through discussion
- Primary : Party members vote for the best candidate that will represent them in the general election

Question 3

What is the 2nd step to become president in the US ?

Answer 3

STEP 2 National conventions :

• Each party holds a national convention to select a final presidential nominee
• At each convention, the presidential candidate chooses a running mate (Vice Presidential candidate)
• The presidential candidates campaign throughout the country to win the support of the general population

Question 4

What is the 3rd step to become president in the US ?

Answer 4

STEP 3 General election :
- People in every state across the country vote for one President and Vice President
- When people cast their vote, they
are actually voting for a group of people called electors

Question 5

What is the 4th step to become president in the US ?

Answer 5

STEP 4 : Electoral college :
- In the electoral college system, each state gets a certain number of electors based on its representation in Congress
- Each elector casts one vote following
the general election, and the candidate
who gets more than half (270) wins
- The newly elected President and Vice President are inaugurated in January