The Canidates for the President are HIllary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards,Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinch,MIke DRavel,Mitt Romney, Rudi Guiliany, John Mccain, Fred Thomson, Ron Paul,Mike HUckabee, Duncan HUnter,Alan Keyes. A caucus is a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy.They are held to find out who is going to be the next president. They are held every 4 years. They are held to for the next election. An election process is when we vote for and new person to become the new president of the United States. You can go onto the computer to vote or you can go into a voting booth. The president election is not broken. The best canidate does not mean they are the best president. To start a campaign it cost alottttt of money. You would have to be rich a confident that you can win.They have to go all over the world to try and get people to vote for them.I would vote for Hillary Clinton becasue she should know alot since her housband was a president.Also they should have a girl as a president for once.

Presidential elections

Democratic Candidates for the 2008 presidential elections are as followed;
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Economy, Budget, Education, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
John Edwards: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Economy, Budget, Education, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
Mike Gravel:Economy+Budget, Immigration, Environment, Health Care, and Education.
Dennis Kucinich: Heath Care, Iraq War, Environment, Immigration, Globalization, Economy+Budget, Education, Abortion.
Barack Obama:Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Economy, Budget, Education, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
Bill Richardson: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Economy, Budget, Education, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.

Republican Candidates for the 2008 presidential elections are as followed;
Rudy Giuliani: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Economy, Budget, Education, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
Mike Huckabee: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Economy, Budget, Education, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
Duncan Hunter: Immigration, Iraq War, Environment, Economy+Budget, Globalization, Abortion.
John McCain: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Economy, Budget, Education, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
Ron Paul: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Economy, Budget, Education, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
Mitt Romney: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Budget, Education, Economy, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
Fred Thompson: Health Care, Social Security, Iraq, National Security, Energy, Immigration, Affirmative Action, Budget, Education, Economy, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Poverty, Gun Control, Stem Cell Research.
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/
2. What is a Caucus? Why are they held?
Is a political action organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of individual rights, limited government and free enterprise within the Republican Party in the United States. It is considered the libertarian wing of the Republican Party. It also operates a political action committee.They are held to select presidential nominees for each party running in the presidential election.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucus

3.) When are the national conventions for each political party? Why are they held? What is determined there?
The National Conventions for each political party are held every four years in the United States by the parties that will be fielding nominees in the upcoming presidential election. The National Convention for the Republican party will be held in Chicago on June 2, and on August 25-28 for the Democratic party. They are held to select nominees for Presedent and Vice President, as well as alternatives for the nominees.
(thinkquest.org)

4.) What is the election process? How often do we elect or re-elect a president?
This is the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government.We reelect people after four years.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election and http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_is_a_term_of_office_for_a_US_President

5.) Besides election techniques, how is the public exposed to candidates?
Besides election techniques, canidates can be exposed to the public through media. Also, through the News and apperaing on the television wiether it be on talk show or a debate, or a rally.

6.) Is the presidential election system broken? Has the selection of a president become like “American Idol” or “Survivor”? Does the primary system as it is currently constituted produce the “best” candidates? Is the “best” candidate necessarily the best president?The presidential election system is brokened in some states in the United States. No, the selection of the president has not become like "American Idol" or "Survivor". Yes the primary system produces the "best" candidates. The "best" candidate is not always the best president.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/opinion/24mon1.htmlhttp://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/election04/nominate.htm

7.) Are we electing skilled and thoughtful leaders or the best-financed celebrity package? How much does it cost to run a campaign? How does this cost make you feel about our election system? Where do candidates obtain the money to fun for president? Do you feel candidates are pressured to push for issues desired by their contributors?
Sometimes we elect skilled and thoughtful leaders into presidency but othertimes just the best celeberity package is elected into presidency. This is because the best celeberity package is usually the one known by most people and has the most money to work with. To run a campaign it can cost well over 375,000 dollars. This cost makes me feel that the election is unfair because someone who doesnt have the funds that someone else does can simply seem like a better canidate when in reality just are useing more money. Canidates who have less money definitly have a disadvantage over those who have a lot of money. Candidates receive funds through contributions,disbursements, individuals, and cash thats on hand. (washingtonpost.com)

8.) If you could vote for president in this election, who do you feel you would vote for and why?
I would vote for Mike Huckabee because i like the key points the he has addressed so far in his presidential campaign. Also because he is in the Republican party instead of the democratic party.

1.There is a Republican and Democratic party running for the presidency.The canidates for the republicans are: Rudi Guliani- wants better healthcare,Mike Huckabee- wants better social security, Duncan Hunter- Wants less poverty, Alan Keyes- Wants well i didnt see anyhting so the man has no idea what he wants!!!, John McCain- wants better patrole on immagration, Ron Paul- Is most worried about the Iraq war, Mitt Romney- has made the most mentions about the Iraq wa, Fred Thompson- is most worried about imagration



The candidites for the democrates are: Hillary Rodham Clinton- is most concerned health care, John Edwards- has mentioned 224 times about the health care Mike Gravel- has said he would klower taxes Dennis Kucinich- Has said healtyhcare is the biggest problem,Barack Obama- has said the most about health care, Bill Richardson- is most worried about the iraq war



2.A caucaus is a is a private politicalelection held for some states. Two of the most publicied are the Iowa and Newhampshire Caucuses that were just held over the cours e of the last week. This is held to see who they think will win the presidentialelections.



3. These are held every four years. they are held to see who is going to win the presidency. this determines who will win.



4. This is a process where we elect who will be president. anyone who is 18 or over is aloowed to vote. This is who the president is when they get voted for the winners from both parties are running against each other and whoever ahss the most votes wins. We reelect people after four years.



5. People are able to be exposed to this by email, phone calls, tv, news, intwernet, newspaper, and many other things.



6. No in my opinion it is not broken. Although some people yes may just vote for someone beacuse they may be rich or may seem"cooler" but i believe there are still people who will vote for the people who thwey believe will make the better president. yes the primary system is deffinatly best. Yes i believe so. If tyhe people think itas the best canidite it is probably the best president



7. I believe we are voting for the best skilled. As i said there will be some people that vote for someone just because they seem cool but a lot more people actually enjoy politics and want wats best for the country.

8.I would vote for Barock. Ya thats right lets go Barock. First off we deffinatly need some change in the office it would absoulutley be a huge feat for the african american community. I think it would be intweresting to see how the country reacts

Sources: Washingpost.com, Politicalviews.org, and Wikepedia.com

The republican canidates for the 2008 presidential election are Rudy Guilianni, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keeyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson. The democratic canidates are Hilary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson. If Hilary Clinton wins she will be the first female president and if Barack Obama wins he will be the first african american president. projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/...A caucus is a meeting of members of a political or subgroup to coordinate members' actions, choose group policy, or nominate candidates for various offices. They are held to select presidential nominees for each party running in the presidential election. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucus.. The national conventions for each political party are held every four years in the United States by the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming presidential elections. The formal purpose of such a convention is to select the party's nominee for president, as well as to adopt a statement of party principles and goals known as the platform and adopt the rules for the party's activities, including the presidential nominating process for the next election cycle.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_nominating_convention....The election process is held every four years and its purpose is to get everyone over eighteen to vote and have a say in who will be the president.www.wikipedia.com...... The public is exposed to canidates by the internet, newspaper articles, commercial, billboard signs, radio broadcasting and about on any other form of entertainment. They write a brochure with some issue statements and a biography that highlights the relevant bits and omits the embarrassing bits. A very few candidates confront it more obliquely, by making up a history they believe voters may find more attractive. http://206.130.100.156/wiki/index.php/Public_exposure_Op-ed_by_David_Schlosser..... The president is elected every four years by the people voting for who they want. This is called the election process. I dont think that the election is getting to be like survivor i believe that it is a lot more najor thjan thatI would vote for Hilary Clinton because her husband was a very good president.

Election Essay

The Democratic candidates for the election are Hilary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, and Dennis Kucinich. The Republican Candidates are Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson. A Caucus is A party meeting at the precinct level at which citizens express their candidate preferences and pick delegates to their county conventions. It's the lowest level of party politics — the real grassroots. These meetings, held in each of the state's nearly 1,800 precincts, typically draw anywhere from a handful of people in rural areas to hundreds in suburban areas. They are here to help the citizens choose who will have been able to have a convention and to show who the favorite in the presidential election is. The national convention was made to show how much of the population is going to vote for each candidate and which party is leading in popular candidates. It is also there to help spread the political ideas of the candidates and also to show why you should vote for them. a election process is the process of the election starting with who can vote, who can be eligible to hold an office, the Nomination, Who is elected, Types of elections, Electoral systems, and Scheduling. A president holds office for four years, and may only be elected president and run twice. The public can be exposed to candidates by certain sources like the Internet, the Television, the Newspaper, Magazines, and many others. Also candidates have conventions to not only help support them, but also to show what their political ideas are. Asking if the Presidential system is broken, and is the right person being elected if a faulty question because people have their own opinion on whose would make the best president. Also how would one describe who the best president is, and what makes a president great? Is it good leadership, a good personality, lack of war, they're all right and wrong answers. I do believe that the Presidential can be corrupted, but once and awhile the right president is elected and the system works so it is a hard question to answer. The majority of candidates are there because they're millionaires or billionaires, but a small percentage is there because they're proven leaders, and know how to handle tragedy in tight situations. To run safe sound campaign it will tend to cost around seven hundred thousand dollars. Now knowing what it costs to run a winning campaign I think it may be more of monopoly game then a fair even game. Candidates tend to run programs, meetings, or conventions that the public is able to come if they pay. They may also get money from contributors, which support them. I think that most candidates discus and back certain issues because supports and contributors ask or tell them, or they do it because a good percent of the population is for it, or against it. If I could vote, I probably would not, not because I don’t care about the election but because I believe that most of the candidates are morally and politically insulting to our nation, but if I had to choose, I would pick Barack Obama, because of his views on politics and war are sort of close to my political views, and he seems like a man who could lead but still show that he cares for the people of our country.

My resourses were, Washingtonpost.com, Firstcoastnews.com, Wikipedia.com, cwx.prenhall.com

1. Who are the candidates for President? What parties are they running under and what are their political initiatives?
clinton hillary,obama barack,edwards john,richardson bill,dodd chris,biden joe,kucinich dennis,gravel mike,romney mitt,guiliany rudi,mccain john,thompson fred,paul ron,huckabee mike,hunter duncan,keyes alan.
2. What is a Caucus? Why are they held?
a closed political meeting.they are held to select a candidate or promote a policy.
3. When are the national conventions for each political party? Why are they held? What is determined there?
these conventions are held every four years.they are held for nomenies for the next presidential election.
4. What is the election process? How often do we elect or re-elect a president?
a process in which many people elect the next president.we elct a new president every four years
5. Besides election techniques, how is the public exposed to candidates
email
6. Is the presidential election system broken? Has the selection of a president become like “American Idol” or “Survivor”? Does the primary system as it is currently constituted produce the “best” candidates? Is the “best” candidate necessarily the best president?
no,no,no,no
7. Are we electing skilled and thoughtful leaders or the best-financed celebrity package? How much does it cost to run a campaign? How does this cost make you feel about our election system? Where do candidates obtain the money to fun for president? Do you feel candidates are pressured to push for issues desired by their contributors?
skilled and thoughtful ones.bad .themselves.yes.
8. If you could vote for president in this election, who do you feel you would vote for and why?
rudi guiliani becuase she is a republican and is from new york.

Presidential elections

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1.Who are the candidates for President? What parties are they running under and what are their political initiatives?

2.What is a Caucus? Why are they held?

3. When are the national conventions for each political party? Why are they held? What is determined there?




4. What is the election process? How often do we elect or re-elect a president?




5. Besides election techniques, how is the public exposed to candidates




6. Is the presidential election system broken? Has the selection of a president become like “American Idol” or “Survivor”? Does the primary system as it is currently constituted produce the “best” candidates? Is the “best” candidate necessarily the best president?




7. Are we electing skilled and thoughtful leaders or the best-financed celebrity package? How much does it cost to run a campaign? How does this cost make you feel about our election system? Where do candidates obtain the money to fun for president? Do you feel candidates are pressured to push for issues desired by their contributors?





8. If you could vote for president in this election, who do you feel you would vote for and why?



The candidates for the prsidents that are democratic that are candidates for the presidents is Hilary Clinton, Barackobama,These are the Democratics. The Republicans areMitt Romney,Rudy giuliani. The parties that they are running are for new Hempshire, and some other staes that people are still deciding if they should be elected.



What is a caucus? A causes is Iowa's process for choosing between presidential candidates is unique among the fifty United States. Every other state has a more traditional primary election in which registered voters can cast their ballots for the candidates they prefer.


They are held becasue there is so little room that people just want room and they want to concerate about what they want to do. Most of them just want room so they can think and figure things out. They want to talk things out and figure out who they want to be.



The National conventaions for each political party are held every four years. This is to help the political party so that They can decided weather to be elected or not. This is a good way for preisedents and others to talk about there situations and what needs to be going on.


A election process is when there is a alphabetical list of candidates and there are names that proposing and soendary statments where there are statments of the main ground for proposal. We often realect everytime we want a new prisedent or when we are deiciding who to vote for when there are new president.


Besides election techniques the public exposed candidates by helping out and the canidates should take over for the president if they know better. The canidates are people who want to think and talk about the issues that are going on. They some time to make things right.




No the preisideant election is not broken But it's getting diffuicult to talk about and alot of people have different opiions about everyone. The election is comming out like a american idol to me. There are just so many things about and alot of people want it there way. We are also fighting over the war and whose goign to to treat it right. There are just so many chocies and everyone is trying to think about what every prisedent is goign to do and what they want. I think that the best canidate should take over for the prisedent.




Right now i think that we are not doing anything to elect skilled and thoughtful leaders because all we have is fights about everyone. It's just so crazy picking out these preisdents or canidates because everyone wants something for thereselves but also we want a good enought preisedent so that everything go good.




I wouldn't know who to vote for right now because there are still things to think about and it's inportant to think about things and than talk them over. So i'm deciding on wich preisedent we should vote for. I'm still thinking about the different problems and what most of the preisedents can do better.