1.
Unit IV Lesson 6
Intro to Elections

2.
Essential Question:
• Why do Americans believe what they do about
politics and what role do families, schools and
media play in the changing or perpetuating of
these political beliefs?
• In what ways do Americans participate in their
political system?
• How does participation vary among various
racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups in the
nation?
• How have political parties developed, how are
they organized, and what effect do they have
on the political process?

3.
Unit III Unit IV

4.
In order to be elected to an office a “candidate” (person running
for office) must win two different types of elections:
1) A Primary Election and 2) A General Election
General Election
Primary Election
1
2
“Candidate”
“Candidate”
“Candidate”

5.
Election 1: “Primary Election” - Contest between
candidates from the same political party to decide
who receives the party’s “nomination”
(ex. Republican vs. Republican or Democrat vs. Democrat vs. Democrat)
1
“Primary
Election”

6.
2012
Republican
Doug Collins
Republican
Martha Zoller

7.
“Primary Election”

8.
“Primary”

9.
“Nomination”
Doug Collins
“Primary”
What’s that
make him

10.
“Nominee”- The candidate who has won his party’s
“nomination” (The party’s official endorsement or
permission to run for office)
Doug
Collins
“Nominee”
“Primary
Election”
“Primary”
435

11.
Doug
Collins
Jody
Cooley
General Election
“Nominee”
Election 2: “General Election” - Contest between “nominees”
from opposing political parties to decide who will hold an
elected office
(ex. Republican vs. Democrat or Republican vs. Democrat vs. Green Party)
General Election
Primary Election
1
2
“Nominee”
2

12.
$100
Jody Cooley
Democrat
Primary Election
“Unopposed”

13.
“General Election”
“Nominee” “Nominee”

14.
Primary Election
General Election

15.
General Election
Primary Election
1
2

16.
General Election
Primary Election
1
2

17.
General Election
Primary Election
“Primary”
1
2
*

18.
In all federal elections candidates for office
are chosen by:
A.Primary Elections and General Elections
B.Party Conventions and Nominating
Conventions
C.Party Leaders and State Legislatures
D.Referendums and Recalls

19.
A party’s endorsement to officially run for
office as the candidate of that party is called:
A. A ticket
B. A nomination
C. A confirmation
D. An appointment