An election is a process by which people vote for, or choose, their leaders. Every four years, the U.S. holds an election for president.  

An election is a process by which people vote for, or choose, their leaders. The U.S. holds an election for president every four years.  

These parties don’t involve cake or presents! Political parties are groups of people who share certain ideas about how the nation should be run. The U.S. has two main parties—the Democrats and the Republicans. Each party picks a candidate to run for president. 

These parties don’t involve cake or presents! Political parties are groups of people who share certain ideas about how the nation should be run. The U.S. has two main parties. They are the Democrats and the Republicans. Each party picks a candidate to run for president. 

Running for president means working hard to get voters to pick you. This is also known as campaigning. Candidates travel all over the nation to meet voters and talk about their plans for the country. 

Running for president means working hard to get voters to pick you. This is known as campaigning. Candidates travel all over the nation. They meet voters and talk about their plans for the country. 

Last month, Democrats and Republicans began holding special voting contests called primaries and caucuses. These events will help each party choose the candidate who will represent it in the presidential election on November 5. 

Democrats and Republicans began holding special voting contests last month. These events are called primaries and caucuses. They will help each party choose the candidate who will represent it in the presidential election on November 5. 

No, sorry! The U.S. Constitution is a document that set up the way our government works. It lists three rules about who can be president. 

One rule states that a person must have been born a citizen of the U.S. The second rule says a person must have lived in this country for at least 14 years. And the third rule says a person must be at least 35 years old. So the earliest most of today’s third-graders could be elected president is in 2052. 

That’s plenty of time for you to get ready to run for the job! 

No, sorry! The U.S. Constitution is a document that set up the way our government works. It lists three rules about who can be president. 

One rule states that a person must have been born a citizen of the U.S. The second rule says a person must have lived in this country for at least 14 years. And the third rule says a person must be at least 35 years old. So the earliest most of today’s third-graders could be elected president is in 2052. 

That’s plenty of time for you to get ready to run for the job!