Question

so you want to be president of the united states, huh? heres how you do it, first, you need to be a natural born citizen, you need to be 35 years old or older, and you need to have lived in the united states for the past 14 years. the first step in becoming the president of the united states is the primaries and caucuses. there are many people who want to be president, each person has their own ideas about how the government should work. people with similar ideas belong to the same political party, this is where primaries and caucuses happen. candidates, people running for president, from each political party campaign around the country to win over these political party members. primaries and caucuses are similar. in a primary party members vote for the best candidate that will represent their political party in the next step in the election. in a caucus political party members pick their candidate by having discussions and voting. the next step is the national conventions. the political parties have a national convention to select a final presidential candidate. at each convention the candidate chooses who will be the vice - presidential candidate. after the convention the candidates campaign all over the country to win the support of the general population of the united states. they do this by going on tv giving speeches, and debating one another. step three is called the general elections. people in every state vote for the president. this is where it gets tricky. when the people vote they are actually voting for a group of people known as electors. these electors are part of the electoral college. step four: in the electoral college system each state gets a certain number of electors. each elector votes for one of the candidates. they are supposed to vote for the candidate the people they are representing want, but there is no law that says they have to. there are 538 electoral votes and the candidate who gets more than half of the votes (270) wins the election. directions: answer the questions using the text. answer the questions in complete sentences! questions 1. what are the requirements for becoming president of the united states? (the requirements for becoming president of the united states are ) 2. what is the difference between a caucasus and a primary? (the difference between a caucasus and a primary are ) 3. what happens at the national convention? (at the national convention, happens. ) 4. how many electoral votes does a candidate need to get to become president? the candidate needs to get electoral votes to become president.

Explanation:

1. The requirements are directly stated in the opening text about becoming US President.
2. The text distinguishes the two selection methods by their structure of candidate selection.
3. The National Convention's purpose is outlined in the corresponding section of the text.
4. The required electoral vote total is specified in the Electoral College section.

Answer:

1. To become President of the United States, you need to be a natural born citizen, be 35 years old or older, and have lived in the United States for the past 14 years.
2. In a primary, party members vote for their preferred candidate, while in a caucus, party members pick their candidate through discussions and voting.
3. At the National Convention, each political party selects a final presidential candidate and that candidate chooses their Vice Presidential running mate; after this, the candidates campaign across the country to win public support.
4. A candidate needs to get 270 electoral votes to become President.