Elections in the US (Honors)

A primary is a process:

• where we select who our President is

• where Political Parties formally nominate candidates for President

• where people all stand in one corner of the room

• where the most important people in the country gather

The Democratic and Republican primaries are slightly different processes.

• True

• False

The Primary Election process is dictated by the Constitution, which explains how Primaries will be run.

• True

• False

In a Caucus that is run by the Democrats, people vote for their candidates:

• Through secret ballot

• Through the computer

• Through "Super Delegates"

• By standing in a certain corner or place in a room designated for a candidate

In order to be viable in a Democratic Caucus, a candidate needs to have _____% of people standing in their corner of the room.

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

In this type of primary run by some states, you can vote for any candidate you would like regardless of the Political Party that you registered with.

• Open Primary

• Closed Primary

• Caucus

• Roll Call Vote

In this type of primary you can only vote for candidates from the Political Party that you are registered with. So a Democrat can only vote for Democratic candidates.

• Open Primary

• Closed Primary

• Caucus

• Electoral College

The results from each state's Caucus, Open Primary, or Closed Primary is used to determine how many ____________ from that state must vote for a certain candidate.

• Delegates

• SuperDelegates

• Electors

• Super Electors

A Super Delegate, also called an "unpledged delegate" is unique to the Democratic Party, a Super Delegate can:

• only vote for the candidate that wins the state they are from

• only vote for the top 3 candidates

• vote for any Democratic Candidate they want

• vote in any caucus

The official vote for the Political Party's nomination for President takes place at the ______________________ . All delegates gather here to officially vote on behalf ot their states.

• Electoral College

• National Caucus

• National Convention

• National Committee