POLS 1113 1st Edition Lecture 10The ExecutiveI. The Election ProcessA. The Election of a president has five primary stages 1. Emergence of candidates 2. Nomination process 3. Nominating conventions 4. General election 5. Electoral college resultsII. Nominee Qualifications A. Formal: Office of President and Vice President 1. 35 years of age 2. Natural born citizen of the united states a. It is generally thought that citizens born outside of the U.S. would qualify . 3. Resident of the U.S. for 14 years 4. Term limit is 2 terms, although FDR was elected 4 times a. 1951: 22nd Amendment established two term limit 5. All American presidents have either had political or military experience B. Informal 1. Demographic trends –white, male, Protestant 2. Breaking barriers –Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton C. Washington Era 1. Choice of Electoral College electors and the election of the president into a singleprocess 2. Combined the selection of potential candidates and the election of the presidentinto a single process 3. George Washington was seen as the only viable candidate and he won withunanimous support 4. Washington’s precedent of a 2 term limit raised the problem of presidentialelections for the first time D. King Caucus Era 1. Early president elections 2. Political parties were forming, the election of Jefferson established a two- partysystem 3. Undemocratic process, national parties would select their own nominees These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.4. Members of Congress would meet as a caucus and choose a candidate 5. “King Caucus” collapses after 1824 Election, because Andrew Jackson’s popularmovement, it dead locked Electoral college E. Primaries 1. Progressive Movement Reforms introduced the first opportunity todemocratically select candidates 2. 1904 Florida held the first primary election 3. 1916, 20 state parties used primary elections 4. Primary results were not always decisive F. Convention Politics 1. 1831- 1968: National Conventions were the most influential method ofcandidate selection, conventions were unruly and subject to deadlock 2. The 2/3 Rule (Democrats)- 1832-1936: Democratic candidate had to achieve 66%of the delegates, which resulted in numerous rounds of voting 3. Smoke filled rooms (Republicans)- refers to the selection of candidates by partofficials in closed door sessions 4. Dark Horse Candidates voted on the major candidates deadlocked, acompromise candidate would emerge as the nominee G. Catalyst for Change 1. 1968 Democratic Convention, riots led to a revision of the process 2. State primaries gain influence for DNC and