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What is the purpose of the presidential primary?
A presidential primary is an election in which voters (1) choose State party organization's delegates to their party's national convention, and/or (2) express a preference for their party's presidential nomination. Sometimes only party members are allowed to vote; other primaries are open to all. to choose delegates for the national convention (gradpoint)
In what elections the political parties choose their presidential nominees?
National convention (A+)
What do political parties hold a nation convention on?
Both major political parties and some minor political parties hold national conventions every four years prior to the Presidential Election. Democrats elect most delegates from the states and territories. Some are appointed (superdelegates)-approximately 4,000 delegates overall. The Republicans State-elect 2,500 delegates. The purpose is two-fold. They establish a platform (stance) on national issues. They elect a Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominee. The conventions govern by rules that may be newly established at each convention.
What is the name of the political event where presidential and vice presidential candidates are determined?
In the US, candidates for the presidential election are called "conventions". This is a group of delegates from each state that votes on the candidate that will represent their respective party;s nominee. Normally, a convention will renominate a sitting president to be the candidate for the upcoming presidential election, provided that this individual has not been president for the preceding eight years.
What is the difference between the primaries and a convention?
Primaries are elections held by political parties to choose their candidates for an upcoming election. A convention is a meeting where party delegates officially nominate their candidates and finalize their party platform for the election. Primaries are usually held before the convention to determine the candidates who will be officially endorsed at the convention.
How do you win delegates to the national nominating convention?
Primaries are a way that political parties can win delegates at the National Nominating Convention in some states. However, in Caucus states the delegates are chosen by the party.
Define nominating convention?
A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
What describes one purpose of a political primary.?
to choose delegates for the national convention
Which political party in California was able to send bonus delegates to this year's nominating convention?
The Democratic Party by way of their Super Delegates.
Who are the delegates What do you mean by democrat or republican delegate?
Delegates are representatives chosen by state political parties, who attend political conventions. A Democratic or Republican delegate is a representative of his or her state political party, who convenes with fellow delegates at the party's political convention to select a political candidate who will represent the party in upcoming elections.
How does beard characterize the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
rich in political experience and in practical knowledge
The purpose of a national convention is to select a?
presidential candidate for a political party.
