Campaign-Nominations

A(n) ________ is a party’s official selection of a candidate to run for office.

• appointment

• nomination

• conversion

• endorsement

The specific goal of the presidential nomination game is to

• win the majority of votes cast in presidential primaries.

• win the majority of votes cast in presidential caucuses.

• win the majority of delegate votes in order to win the party nomination.

• beat the other party’s candidate in the general election.

The Democratic and Republican candidates for president are formally nominated by the

• presidential caucuses.

• presidential primaries.

• electoral college.

• national party conventions.

The first presidential caucus of the campaign season is traditionally held in

• Delaware

• Minnesota

• New Hampshire

• Iowa

In states with caucuses,

• supporters of candidates try to get elected as delegates through a pyramid of meetings.

• the state legislature selects the state’s delegates to the national conventions.

• party leaders select delegates according to their own candidate preferences.

• delegates are chosen through general election of a candidate.

The opening up of the process to choose delegates to the Democratic National Convention in the immediate aftermath of 1968 was spearheaded by

• the McGovern-Fraser Commission.

• the Kerner Commission.

• an act of Congress.

• President Johnson.

The addition of superdelegates to the Democratic national conventions was spearheaded by

• those who felt the Warren Commission had led to unrepresentative delegate selection.

• the McGovern-Fraser Commission

• those who felt the McGovern-Fraser Commission had opened up the delegate selection

  process too much.

• the Warren Commission.

Which of the following statements about the New Hampshire presidential primary is FALSE?

• Considerable amount of money and time is spent on politicking in New Hampshire prior to the primary.

• There is tremendous media coverage of the New Hampshire primary.

• New Hampshire holds the first presidential primary of the year.

• none of the above

The rules determining the way in which the primaries are set up and the delegates are allocated are made by

• the electoral college

• the Constitution

• Congress

• State legislatures and state parties

Approximately ________ of eligible voters cast ballots in presidential primaries.

• 75%

• 60%

• 35%

• 20%