The First Method for Political Parties to Select Nominees for President

question 9

Multiple Choice

The first method for political parties to select nominees for president, beginning in 1800, was known as ___________________.

• A)national nominating conventions
• B)activist caucuses
• C)direct primaries
• D)partisan congressional caucuses

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another neuron or muscle or glandular cell.

Nissl Bodies

Structures within the cytoplasm of neurons that are made up of rough endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes, involved in protein synthesis.

Axon Terminals

The endings of axons that make synaptic connections with other nerve cells or with effector cells.

Telodendria

The fine terminations of an axon or dendrite which are involved in transmitting the nerve impulse to other neurons or to muscles.