Nomination Process

A statement of a party official stance on major issues

• Canvass
• Precinct
• Primary
• Platform

People who do not support a particular political party

• Independent voters
• Republicans
• Democrats
• Delegates

Nomination process where voters participate in a statewide election.

• Caucus
• Primary
• General election
• Split Ticket

Organization of citizens who wish to influence government through members elected to office

• Caucus
• Open primary
• political party
• Independent voters

What are planks?

• Position statements on each specific issue in a party's platform
• voting districts
• people who do not support a political party
• Meetings in which party leaders discuss issues or choose candidates

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

What is the post convention bump?

• A jump in polling following the general election
• A swarm of media coverage after the national convention.
• A bump in polling following a candidate's party's national convention.
• A speed bump that the candidates hit after the conventions.

What is the next step after the national convention?

• A direct primary
• state conventions
• the general election campaign
• the presidential election

Most candidates running for President have 

• had their party's nomination
• Been senators or governors
• Raised a lot of campaign money
• All of the above