Learn American Holidays - Election Day

hi everyone I'm Alicia Tuesday after the first Monday in November marks election

day in the United States Election Day isn't a national holiday but people are

required to be let off of work for a certain amount of time so that they can

participate in the election when people talk about Election Day

they're usually talking about the federal offices in the United States

the United States has always tried to position election day near November can

you guess why this might be the case we'll show you the answer at the end of

this video Election Day in the United States means

the end of long periods of campaigning something which many Americans are

grateful to see come about it also means that polling places have long lines and

that people sit by the TV radio or computer waiting to hear the results as

soon as they're turned in for most people in the United States the Tuesday

after the first Monday in November is a workday this has been controversial for

many years some people have advocated that Election Day be made an official

federal holiday so that everybody has the day off to vote at their leisure the

media in the United States covers election day like nothing else in fact

this is one of the most competitive times of the year for media in general

all of the most popular and best known anchor men and women will be behind a

desk with a map of the United States showing where the electoral votes of

those states are going as soon as the results are available

the United States does not vote on a popular vote system the Electoral

College determines the winner of a given state which translates to a certain

amount of electoral votes making some states much more important than others

to politicians and now here's the answer to the quiz can you guess why the United

States has always tried to position Election Day in November the November

date of election day is due to the fact that the US was largely an agrarian

society when the first elections were held by November most farmers had their

produce harvested and could then make a trip sometimes long to town to vote how

was this lesson did you learn something interesting is there a special day when

elections are held in your country please leave a comment at English class

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