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However the party likes. Political parties are an emergent development; they're neither required nor forbidden by the Constitution, so there are no rules forcing them to choose their candidates in any particular way.Currently, both major parties (and at least most of the minor ones) choose them by popular vote ... more or less. In most states, several months before the presidential election there's a primary election in which voters identifying with a particular party are allowed to vote on candidates from their party to choose who will represent the party in the general election. (In some states, such as Iowa, this is done by caucus rather than by a vote in the usual sense.) The state's party leadership then sends delegates to the party's national convention, where they cast their votes for the winner from their state, much as is done in the general election with the electoral college.The "more or less" comes from the fact that both the Republican and Democratic national conventions also have "superdelegates" ... basically party leaders (and, in the Democrats' case, also some elected officials) who also get to vote and who are generally not obligated to vote in accordance with the results of the popular vote. If that sounds a bit like "the people are too dumb to know what they want; they need party leadership to tell them what they really want" ... well, that sums up political parties pretty well. However, they're not legally obligated to listen to the people at all, and historically they didn't, so I suppose this is still a step forward.
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Can candidates from the same party debate?
Sure, and in fact they often do. They wouldn't do so near the general election, because by then most of the time each party has its candidates already chosen, and there's not really much point in having the guy you've already chosen debate a bunch of guys you passed over. Before the primaries, though, it does make sense to have the candidates for each party debate each other.
What is the correct sequence of events for electing the president?
Candidates are voted for in each state in the primary elections. These candidates are then chosen during the nominating conventions by each party. The party creates a presidential ticket and then compete against the other party's ticket on Election day.
What is a meeting of delegates at which presidential candidates are chosen?
The Democratic and Republican party each hold a National Convention called the convetion of the commons.
How are representitives chosen at the provincial level of government?
Representatives at the provincial level of government are typically chosen through a combination of general elections and party nominations. General elections allow voters to choose their preferred candidate from a specific political party, who then competes with other candidates in their constituency. Party nominations involve internal party processes to select candidates from within the party to run in the general election. The candidate with the highest number of votes in each constituency becomes the elected representative at the provincial level.
How did the increasing power of political parties affect the candidates in the presidential election of 180?
each party nominated presidential and vice-presidential candidates
How is the Republican presidential candidate chosen?
Several states hold primary elections to choose the presidential candidates. The final choice or confirmation will be made at the national Republican Convention which will be held in Tampa Bay, Florida in 2012.
How are presidential electors appointed or chosen?
Most states provide by law that candidates for the office of presidential elector shall be nominated by the recognized political parties at their state level conventions. A few states authorize the state party committees to make the choice, while other leave the process to the discretion of the parties; under this system, party organizations generally choose to nominate their elector candidates by convention, or through the state party committee. Several states provide unique mechanisms for selection of elector candidates. Pennsylvania, for instance, provides that the party presidential candidate may choose the presidential elector candidates for his or her party. In California, Republicans choose recent nominees for state and federal office to serve as elector candidates, while in the Democratic Party, candidates for the office of US Representative, and the two most recent candidates for US Senate, each choose one candidate for the office of presidential elector.
A ballot used in general election on which all the candidates from each party are listed in parallel columns?
a type of ballot used in general election where all of the candidates from each party are listed in parallel columns is called
What is it called when candidates from the same party run against each other?
Primary
Why do you have a primary election?
In a representative form of government, most nations have political parties. Thus, in a General election (that is, the election to chose the government representative), a political party puts forth a member of their party to contest in the election. A political party needs some method for choosing the party member to stand in the General election, and this is what we use Primary elections for.
How many candidates from each political party are allowed to participate at the national convention?
4
Each political party selects candidates for a presidential election every?
4 years
