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Expositoryessay
Being
presidentisabigjob,andvotersshouldknowwhattheydo.Beforeyouvoteforanew
president,youshouldconsiderhowtheygetelected,howtheycommunicatewiththeother
branches,andanearly2016presidentialcampaignupdate.
Firstofall,apresidenthastobeelected.Ifyouhaven'tnoticedalready,mostcandidatesare
alreadyfamous.Eventhoughacandidatemightbefamous,heorshemightnotgetenough
electoralvotestobecomepresidentaccordingto
www.lhric.org
,heorshemustgetatleast270
electoralvotestobecomepresident.Candidatesareusinganelectoralcollege,soelectoral
votersmoreappealed.Afterbeingelectedaspresident,theyhavetocommunicatewiththe
otherbranchesofthegovernment.
Secondly,thepresidenthasmanyjobs,butoneofthebiggestjobsiscommunicatingwiththe
otherbranches.AcordingtoMrs.Robertson,onewayofcommunicatingiseitherpassingor
vetoingabill.Anotherwayofcommunicatingisgettinglettersfrompeoplearoundthecountryto
asktopardonadeathsentencegivenbythejudicialbranch.Apresidentcandeclarewarifa
situationgotbadenough.Thesearesomewaysthatapresidentcancommunicatewiththe
otherbranches.Nowlet'slookattheearlyfrontrunnersin2016.
Lastbutnotleast,a2016presidentialpollupdate.Arecentcandidatepollfrom
www.nytimes.com
saysthereareonly7outof23candidatesleft.Onthedemocraticsideof
things,onlyHillaryClintonandBernieSandersareleftoutof6candidates.Ontherepublican
side,onlyDonaldTrump,JohnKasich,BenCarson,TedCruz,andMarcoRubioareleftoutof
17candidates.Manycandidatesareleftbesuretokeepup!
Inconclusion,knowinghowtheexecutivebranchworksisveryhelpfulwhenvotingforanew
president.Knowinghowapresidentgetselected,whatheorshedoesinoffice,andhavingan
early2016presidentialcampaignupdatecanhelpyoudecidewhotovotefor.Happyvoting!
Citations:
Andrews,Wilson,AliciaParlapiano,andKarenYourish."WhoIsRunningforPresident?"The
NewYorkTimes.TheNewYorkTimes,20Feb.2016.Web.25Feb.2016.
Jane,andCaroline."HowIsaPresidentElected?"HowIsaPresidentElected?N.p.,n.d.Web.
25Feb.2016.
"RealClearPolitics2016Election2016PresidentialPolls."
RealClearPolitics2016Election
2016PresidentialPolls
.N.p.,n.d.Web.07Mar.2016.
"DemocraticDonkeyCardboardCutout,VeryPatriotic!"
AdvancedGraphics.
N.p.,n.d.Web.08
Mar.2016