Government finals are coming. I need help on 3 questions?

Question

1. explain the electoral process and distinguish between primaries and the gernal election
2.What is the governing body of a county called?
3. Explain the function and services provided by teh State and the City.

Answer 1

1. You need to distinguish between Presidential elections, or other offices. For President, you are actually voting for a slate of electors who will vote for the president. That is why you will hear about a candidate with so many electoral votes.
2. County commission usually
3. Question does not make sense. Sorry

Answer 2

Question two. In our county within the state of Texas , it's referred to as the Commissioners Court. It is composed of the County Judge and ordinarily four to six commissioners elected from special precincts

Answer 3

i dont know much about this stuff, but ill try
1.http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/abtamerica/elections.htm
2.county commissioners (or something like that).
3. sorry but im really not sure i only found stuff on each state.

Answer 4

THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE:
*EACH STATE HAS A # OF ELECTORS EQUALINGITS REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
*TO BE ELECTED THEY MUST HAVE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WHICH IS 270
*48 OUT OF 50 STATES HAVE THE "UNIT RULE" WHICH MEANS IF A CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE POPULAR VOTE IN A STATE THEY ARE AWARDED ALL OF THE STATES ELECTORS.
*ELECTORS ARE MEMBERS OF STATE POLITICAL PARTIES (REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, LIBERTARIANS, GREENS, AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS, PEACE AND FREEDOM, ....EACH ARE REQUIRED TO DRAFT A SLATE OF ELECTORS (55) EACH STATE)., THAT PLEDGE IF ELECTED TO VOTE FOR THEIR PARTYS NOMINEES,
*ELECTION DAY IS ALWAYS 1ST TUESDAY AFTER 1ST MON. OF NOV...VOTERS G2POLLS VOTE 4 1 PARTY
*ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE IS 1ST MON. AFTER 2CND WED IN DEC. THE "QUALIFIED" ELECTORS TRAVEL TO THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE CAPITALS AND VOTE FOR PREZ. AND V.PREZ. ON SEPERATE BALLOTS.(THEY WRITE NAME AND SIGN IT)
*IF CERTIFIED BY STATE EXECUTIVE IT BECOMES "CERTIFICATE OF ASCERTAINMENT =LEGAL VOTE, COPY SENT 2 PREZ. OF SENATE/VICE POTUS
*1ST WEEK OF JANUARY-JOIN SESSION OF CONGRESS...PREZ OF SENATE AND TELLERS OPEN AND COUNT THE CERTIFICATES IN STATE ALPHABETICAL ORDER, AND ANNOUNCE WINNERS (WHO HAVE 270+)
*IF NO 270+ THE POTUS ELECTED BY THE HOUSE (BETWEEN TOP 3 VOTE GETTERS)
...VPOTUS ELECTED BY THE SENATE(BETWEEN TOP 2 VOTE GETTERS) EACH SENATOR HAS 1 VOTE, TO WIN A MAJORITY VOTE OF 51+)
*EACH STATE DELEGATION HAS 1 VOTE (IF DELEGATION CAN'T AGREE IT HAS NO VOTE)
*TO WIN FOR POTUS MAJORITY VOTE TOTAL OF 26 VOTES
*IF NO POTUS IS ELECTED BY NOON JAN 20 POST ELECTION YEAR, ELECTED VPOTUS ACTS AS PREZ UNTIL ONE IS QUALIFIED
*CONGRESS BY LAW CAN DISQUALIFY ALL OF THE CANDIDATES AND CAN ELECT A PREZ OR VPREZ BY MAJORITY VOTE

HOPE THIS HELPS :)