Presidential Elections 1 Nomination Process

Closed meeting of party members in each state. Delegates select the party’s choice for presidential candidate.

• Caucus
• Primary
• Closed Primary
• Open Primary

A registered voter may vote in any party primary regardless of his or her own party affiliation

• Caucus
• Primary
• Closed Primary
• Open Primary

Voters may vote in a party's primary only if they are registered members of that party

• Caucus
• Primary
• Closed Primary
• Open Primary

Which of the following comes first?

• Nominating Conventions
• Caucuses and Primaries
• General Election
• Electoral College

Which of the following comes last?

• Nominating Conventions
• Caucuses and Primaries
• General Election
• Electoral College

Meetings in which party leaders within a state discuss issues or choose candidates

• Primary
• Closed Primary
• convention
• caucus

Voters do NOT need to declare a party before voting in a(n)

• Closed primary
• open primary
• indirect primary
• caucus

The Presidential nomination process has gone through three evolutions, starting with the transition from nomination by _________ to nomination by _______________ in order to involve more people in the process.

• national convention / Congressional caucus

• Congressional caucus / national convention

• presidential primaries / national convention

• national convention / Presidential primaries

Delegates cast their official votes for nominees at:

• Party conventions

• Polling places

• Campaign speeches

• Caucus meetings

Voters narrow down the long list of candidates running for president by participating in special state elections called caucuses and primary elections. 

• True 
• False