福州大学：《现代大学英语精读》课程PPT教学课件（精读C）Unit 7 The Selling of the President

Unit 7 The Selling of the President 教师织乐部 www.910club.cn

Unit 7 The Selling of the President

What to do with the text? background information text genre text organization the method of exemplification key words and expressions values beneath the text 教师织尔部 www.910club.cn

What to do with the text? • background information • text genre • text organization • the method of exemplification • key words and expressions • values beneath the text

Party System Democratic Party Republican Party 教师织乐部 www.910club.cn

Party System Democratic Party Republican Party

(1)Primary election:Feb.-June to elect delegates for the party's national convention (2)Party conventions (July;Aug.) elect the party's presidential candidate(2/3) an acceptance speech running-mate party policy 教师织尔部 www.910club.cn

(1) Primary election: Feb.-June to elect delegates for the party’s national convention (2) Party conventions (July; Aug.): • elect the party’s presidential candidate (2/3) • an acceptance speech • running-mate • party policy

(3)political presidential campaign: the competitive effort in diverse ways: ad.campaign;speech;meeting electors;press conference; public debates. 教师织乐部 www.910club.cn

(3) political presidential campaign: • the competitive effort in diverse ways: ad. campaign; speech; meeting electors; press conference; public debates

(4)general election: Voters vote for their candidate. (Voters elect electors. first stage:states elect their Presidential electors called electoral college“选举人团”(538) the second Tuesday in November 教师织尔部 www.910club.cn

(4) general election: • Voters vote for their candidate. （Voters elect electors.） • first stage: states elect their Presidential electors called electoral college “选举人团”(538) the second Tuesday in November

winner-take-all:The party that wins most votes (simply majority)in a state wins all the electoral votes for the state and the defeated party gets none. WINNER TAKE ALL 教师织不部 www.910club.cn

• winner-take-all: The party that wins most votes (simply majority) in a state wins all the electoral votes for the state and the defeated party gets none

Electors meet to elect the President-the third Monday in December. inauguration ceremony: held in front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20. 教师织尔部 www.910club.cn

• Electors meet to elect the President-the third Monday in December. • inauguration ceremony: held in front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20

Televised debates Richard Nixon vs J F Kennedy 教师织乐部 www.910club.cn

Televised debates Richard Nixon vs J F Kennedy

Jimmy Carter vs Gerald Ford,1976 Laughingravy 教师织环部 www.910club.cn

Jimmy Carter vs Gerald Ford, 1976