Thursday, December 11, 2014

Chapter 9 Part I

Terms

nomination
campaign strategy
national party convention
McGovern-Fraser Commission
superdelegates
invisible primary
caucus
presidential primaries
frontloading
party platform

Questions

How were national party conventions criticized as not being fully democratic? How is the McGovern-Fraser Commission significant here, and how was the nomination process modified?

Do superdelegates really have more power over regular delegates?  Why or why not?

How do presidential candidates work towards nomination within the political arena before the primaries and caucuses?

Which is more important towards selecting a nominee? The caucuses and primaries or the party convention?  Why is this?  What are some of the criticisms of primaries and caucuses?

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