Write a 700- to 750-word paper or create an 8- to 10-minute multimedia presentation to describe the process by which the president of the United States is selected.

Include the following topics:

• The Electoral College: what it is and how it frames the presidential elections.
• Outline the ballot initiative process.
• Factors that affect elections include, at a minimum, the following:
  • Role of money in the election process
  • The way the Internet has changed the election process
  • The effect of the economic climate
• Include the multiple roles of the American citizen in the political system.