Tadd's Presidency Notes

Primaries - anyone can vote
	- Open - can vote for any candidate you want.
	- Closed - can only vote within your party (MI.)

Caucus
	- Groups of people who get together and vote for one candidate.
	- Not everyone can vote in caucus.

Delegates
	- Regular - groups of people from each state (based on population) that must vote according to the primary vote in that state.
	- Super - smaller number of delegates made up of professionals that can vote for whoever they want in a convention.

Electoral College [538 votes available, 270 to win]
	- Electors - groups in every state (based on population) that voters vote for in the general election.
	- Top 10 states: NC, GA, MI, OH, IL, PA, FL, NY, TX, CA.

What happens if no one has 270 votes?
	(1) House -> (2) Senate -> (3+) House (until tie broken) [1 vote per state]

Defects with the Electoral College
	- Candidate could win popular vote but lose election.
	- Favors small states.

Cabinet
	- Homeland security - Mike Chertoff
	- Defense - Robert Gates
	- State - Condoleezza Rice
	- Attorney General - John Mulkasey
	- Labor - Elaine Chao
	- Education - Margaret Spellings
	- Energy - Sam Bodman
	- Treasury - Henry Paulson