What Is the System for Selecting Delegates to the National

question 70

Multiple Choice

What is the system for selecting delegates to the national party conventions characterized by neighborhood and area-wide meetings of party supporters and activists known as?

• A) the caucus nominating system
• B) a primary election
• C) unconventional participation
• D) the franchise system
• E) the median voting system

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Definitions:

Presidential Veto

The power of the President of the United States to refuse to sign a bill into law, thus preventing its enactment.

Majority Vote

A decision-making process that is reached when more than half of the members in a voting body vote in favor of a proposal.

Congress

The legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making national laws.

Supremacy Clause

Article VI, Paragraph 2, of the U.S. Constitution, which states that the Constitution and all laws and treaties of the United States constitute the supreme law of the land. Thus, any state or local law that directly conflicts with the U.S. Constitution or federal laws or treaties is void.