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- - - - Strong and wild, Andrew Jackson 1828
  - - - The other part supports same sex marriage
  - - - especially African Americans and Hispanics. The Democrats are more supportive
    - - who are more supportive of government intervention in the economy, gay rights, abortion and tighter gun control.
    - - those dependent on welfare or government health provision (Medicaid). Sympathetic to the less well-off. Many poor people live in urban areas.
- - - - Abraham Lincoln, represent the soldiers.
        "Seeing the elephant"
  - - - Most whites (59 per cent) voted for the Republican Romney – A record for a candidate who did not win the election.
    - - Republicans are more likely to be conservative on social policy, ie anti-abortion and anti-gay, pro-gun and pro-death penalty.
    - - Republicans favour low taxes and limited government intervention in the economy. Many wealthy Americans live in suburban areas or in more rural states
- - - - Ex: Ohio and Florida
- - - - Job to scrutinize and question all proposals made
        by both the House of Representatives and the President before voting
        to decide whether they should proceed as law.
        
        6 years term
    - - Designed to give a voice to the people of every local voting region
        
        Re-election every 2 years
        
        There's a midterm election int he middle of the President's time
        
        Decide if he's doing a good job
  - - - Winning candidate then chooses their Vice-President or "Running mate"
        
        Known as a ticket, different skill and knowledge
        
        Then they do massive election campaign to gain supporters
  - - - Then is the electoral college
- - - - A State has the same number of Electors
        as it does Senators and Representatives.
        
        In most states all the electors will vote for the Presidential ticket which received the most support and public vote
      - Simple way:
    - - Constitution, article 2, section 1 says:
        
        How many electors each state is allowed to have
        
        In total there's 538
        
        435 representatives, 100 senators and 3 electors from district of Columbia
        
        Candidates are trying to surpass 270 electors to win
        
        Each state receives a number of electors based on population size
        
        (Census, every 10 years, states can gain or lose electoral votes)
        
        If a candidate wins in a state they gets all electoral votes and the other gets none
        
        That is why candidate want to win in larger states like California and Texas and Florida
        
        Someone can win the popular vote but lose the electoral votes
        
        2 more items...
- - - - To do what someone in authority tells you to do, even if you don't agree with it
      - Like turkeys voting for Christmas
        
        Describe somebody doing something that will have negative consequences for themselves personally
        
        To vote with your feet
        
        To leave
        
        To throw your hat into the ring
        
        To announce that you are going to enter a competition or election