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Flashcards by Oneica Williams, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Oneica Williams
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| How often do presidential elections occur? | 1. Every 4 years 2. Divisible by 4: 2004, 2008 etc. 3. On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| What makes someone eligible to be president? | 1. Be a natural-born US citizen 2. Be at least 35 years of age 3. Have been resident in the USA for at least 14 years |
| Can someone serve more than two terms as president? | NO. |
| What are the 4 stages of a presidential election? | 1. Primaries and caucuses 2. National Party Conventions 3. General election campaign 4. Election day and Electoral College |
| What is a presidential primary? | Its an election to select a party's candidate for the presidency. |
| What is a caucus? | A caucus is a meeting to select a party's candidate for the presidency. |
| What are the functions of a presidential primary? | 1. To show the popularity of presidential candidates 2. To choose delegates to go to the National Party Conventions |
| How are primaries run? | Presidential primaries are run under state law not federal law. |
| What 6 things are key when running a primary? | 1. Whether to hold a primary or a caucus 2. When to hold the primary 3. How to conduct the primary 4. Who can vote in the primary 5. Who can be on the ballot 6. How to allocate the delegates |
| What is front loading? | States schedule their presidential primaries or caucuses earlier in the cycle in an attempt to increase their importance in the choosing of candidates. |
| What is known as 'Super Tuesday'? | A day often in early February, when a large number of states hold their primaries or caucuses. |
| What is the invisible primary? | Its the year or so before the start of the primaries when potential candidates try to gain recognition and money as well as put together the necessary organisation. |
| What are candidate's aims? | 1. Try to get mentioned is serious press e.g. 'Washington post' 2. Get TV coverage, e.g. on 'The NewsHour' 3. To visit key primary and caucus states such as New Hampshire and Iowa. 4. Start fundraising 5. Get a campaign staff 6. Formally announce their candidacy for the presidency. |
| What did George W. Bush and John Kerry do in 2004 ? | They made sure of their party's nomination by 2 March to build name recognition and finance because there isn't time to do it in the primaries. |
| Example of early campaign starter... | 2008: Senator Barack Obama announced he was running for the presidency 332 days before the first primary. |
| What are 3 advantages of primaries? | 1) Increased level of participation; 30% in 2008 2) Removing power of the party bosses 3) Weeding out candidates not up to the gruelling contest |
| What are 3 disadvantages of primaries? | 1) Too expensive and media orientated 2) Bitter personal battles can develop (Hilary & Barack) 3) Too much power given to ordinary voters |
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