Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

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What are the two major political parties in the United States?

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Democratic and Republican

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What is a political party?

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A group of people who share similar political views about how government should run and solve societal problems.

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What role do minor parties often play in elections?

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They bring attention to issues that major parties ignore.

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What was the effect of Teddy Roosevelt creating the Progressive Party in 1912?

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He took enough votes away from the Republican candidate to allow the Democratic candidate to win.

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Which of the following is a major third party in the U.S. whose mascot is a porcupine?
Democratic Party,
Republican Party,
Green Party,
Libertarian Party

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Libertarian Party

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What is a nomination in the context of political parties?

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The formal choice of who their official presidential candidate will be.

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What is the purpose of a national convention?

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To determine the party's nominee for president.

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What are the three main things that the results of a primary or caucus determine?

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The state's preference for the party's nominee, the number of delegates the state will send to the convention, and who those delegates will vote for.

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Why were primaries originally developed?

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To take power away from corrupt party systems.

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What reform in the 1890s through the 1920s helped to make the process of nominating candidates more democratic? Options: The introduction of the Electoral College., The use of secret ballots., The establishment of the two-party system., The creation of the national convention.

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The use of secret ballots.