Before a behavior actually occurs, antecedents focus on the stimuli that influence the behavior that is about to happen. After the behavior occurs, consequences fall into place. Consequences consist of rewards or punishments.
The election of President and Vice President of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the 50 U.S. states or Washington, D.C. cast ballots for members of the U.S. Electoral College, known as electors.
1 Rules on campaign finance and concerning primary elections constrain how parties can get their own candidates nominated, and how they can raise funds, while the political climate and recent events affect how citizens will vote, usually outside of the influence of the party itself.