Le système politique américain

📖 1. Élection présidentielle et grands électeurs

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Primary / caucus : intended to nominate the best candidate for the election and unite voters behind a single candidate

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📌 In the primary process, only voters from a given party usually vote, whereas everyone can vote in the general election.

• Donald Trump won the 2016 General Election.

• In the 2016 election figures given in the course, Donald Trump received 46% and 302 Great Electoral College votes, while Hillary Clinton received 48% and 232 Great Electoral College votes.

Compléments

• The number of Great Electors represents a state's political representation through its Representatives and its two Senators.

💡 Astuce mémo

Primaires → candidat unique → vote général → grands électeurs

📖 2. Partis républicain et démocrate

📌 The Republican Party is generally associated with individual rights, justice, lower taxes, a stronger military, traditional values and less government regulation, whereas the Democratic Party is generally associated with community, social responsibility, progressive taxation, social protection and more regulation.

• Democrats generally support LGBTQ+ rights, abortion rights, immigration, a path to citizenship, universal or government-involved healthcare and progressive taxation.