UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

2016

A Presentation by Group 11, TCE-A

INTRODUCTION
The United States is a federal republic, with elected officials at the federal
(national), state and local levels. On a national level, the head of the state, the
President, is elected indirectly by the people, through an Electoral College.
The American way of elections is one of the most open and democratic.
Majority wise, mainly two parties are involved in the elections- the Republican
Party and the Democratic Party. This is unlike in India where several parties
stand independently.

VOTING METHOD
The most common method used in U.S. elections is the first-past-the-post
system, where the highest polling candidate wins the election.
Since 2002, several cities have adopted instant-runoff voting in their
elections. Voters rank the candidates in order of preference rather than
voting for a single candidate. If a candidate secures more than half of
votes cast, that candidate wins. Otherwise, the candidate with the fewest
votes is eliminated.

ELIGIBILITY
No person except a natural born citizen or on the other hand citizen of us

at the time of adoption of constitution is eligible for the same.

Citizen should be 35 years or above of age for the approval of his
candidature.
He should be residing within the united states for 14 years or above.
A person who had been president twice is no longer eligible for his
candidature.

ELECTIONS IN INDIA

1. Parties themselves select

nominees for the elections.
2. Indians living outside India can
not cast their votes.
3. There is no concept of Early
voting in India.

ELECTIONS IN US

1. People themselves select

nominees for the elections.
2. Americans living outside can
easily cast their votes.
3. Absentee ballots.
4. Early voting /Advanced voting
can take place in the remote
areas.

DIFFERENT STAGES OF
ELECTION

Election
Campaign
Nomination
of the
Candidates

Elections
of
Electorals

Casting of
Votes by
the
Electorals

Ceremonious
Counting

NOMINATION OF THE
CANDIDATES
1. The nomination of candidates is the first stage of president's
election.
2. In the USA there are two prominent parties that is Republican Party
and Democratic Party. Generally only these parties nominate their
candidates but sometimes other small parties jointly nominate a
candidate.

SELECTION OF THE CANDIDATES

BY THE PARTIES
1. The parties select their presidential candidates based on the results of
the primaries and caucuses.
2. States using the caucuses are are Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas,
Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming and Iowa.
3. All other states conduct primaries.

ELECTION CAMPAIGN
After the parties nominate their candidates, the parties start their
election campaign in every part of nation. The parties open their
offices in bigger cities. And debates between / among candidates are
held and telecast on television.

ELECTION OF ELECTORALS
There are 538 electorals in college. 100 from senate , 435 from House of
representative and 3 from Dist. Of Columbia.
The election of electorals is held on the First Tuesday of November of
every Leap year.
The electorals are not elected as individually but in group in each states.
Which party get majority of votes in a state that party's all electorals are
elected in such state.
Example
New York state has 41 members in electoral college.
Presume Election result is :
Republican Party gets 203310 votes Democratic Party gets 203010 votes
Then all 41 members are elected from Republican parties.

CASTING OF VOTES BY THE

ELECTORALS
When all the Electorals are elected at that time it is clear that who will
become the president. Because the Electorals only votes for their partys
candidates, casting of votes by the Electorals in college is mere a
ceremony and this ceremony is performed on third monday of the month of
december in every leap year. The Electorals get together in their state's
capital and cast votes. They send their votes with their identity card to
Washington D.C. at senate to Interim Chairperson.

CEREMONIOUS COUNTING
On 3rd of January session of Congress starts. On 6th of January joint session
of both chambers of congress will start counting of votes and declare result
under chair of senate's Interim Chairperson.
To win absolute majority currently 270 votes are essential. If none of
candidates gains majority the election of president will refer to House of
Representatives. The house elect a candidate as president from top 3
candidates.

Candidate 1

DONALD TRUMP
Republican Party

BACKGROUND
Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Jamaica Estates, Queens, a
neighborhood in New York City. He was the second youngest child of five
children.
He received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School
of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.
Trump has had five children by three marriages, and has eight
grandchildren.His first two marriages ended in divorces.

CONFLICTING ISSUES
Racial Housing Discrimination- refused to rent or negotiate rentals
"because of race and color
Refusing to Pay Workers and Contractors - refused to pay for services
rendered

The Cuban Embargo - Illegal Involvement

Social issues

Economic issues - Tax not paid since 18 years.

Candidate 2

HILLARY CLINTON
Democratic Party

BACKGROUND
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was Born in Chicago and raised in the suburban town of
Park Ridge, Illinois, Clinton attended Wellesley College, graduating in 1969, and earned a
J.D. from Yale Law School in 1973.
After serving as a congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas and married Bill
Clinton in 1975.When Bill Clinton took office as President in January 1993, Hillary Clinton
became the First Lady. She was the first inaugural First Lady to have earned a postgraduate
degree up to the time of entering the White House.
Clinton was elected in 2000 as the first female senator from New York, the only first lady
ever to seek elective office. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks,she voted to
approve the war in Afghanistan.She also took a leading role in investigating the health
issues faced by 9/11 first responders.

CONFLICTING ISSUES
#. CHINAGATE : SALE OF HIGH TECH SECRETS
#. LOOTING THE WHITE HOUSE
#. BENGHAZI ATTACK
#. HILLARYS CASH COWS
#. EMAIL CONTROVERSY

AGENDAS AND POLICIES

TAXES
Donald Trump
Reducing the number of tax brackets
from Seven to Three.
Cutting corporate taxes to 15% from
the current rate of 35%.
Increase in income by double digits
of top 1% earners.

Hillary Clinton
4% surtax on incomes over $5m.
Higher tax breaks for healthcare and
education spending for middle-class
families.

IMMIGRATION
Donald Trump
Trumps signature issue.
Wants to build impenetrable wall
along 2000+ miles US-Mexico
border.
Reductions in legal immigration.
Closing the US border for all
Muslims.

Hillary Clinton
Continue and Expand Obamas
actions.
Long term Immigration status to
undocumented residents.
Comprehensive immigration reforms.

FOREIGN POLICY
Donald Trump
Closer relations with Russia and
other European countries.

Hillary Clinton
Earned reputation as a foreign
policy hawk.

Againts Iraq war.

Supported Iraq war.

Shoulder Asian countries with

expense for defence.

Took an expanded role in fighting the

so-called Islamic State in Syria.

Wants NATO to do more combat

terrorism in Middle East.

Backs the US role in NATO.

REFUGEE POLICY
Donald Trump
Against the US policy of admitting
refugees from certain regions - the
Middle East or more generally,
Muslim nations.
Called for the US to suspend
resettling refugees.

Hillary Clinton
Increase number of Syrian refugees
resettled in US from current 10,000
to 65,000 annually.
Also wants to continue the current
process of resettling.

In Short...

Donald Trump is more conservative than Hillary Clinton towards

individual rights, domestic issues, economic issues.
Both ranks same when it comes to
Defense and International issues.