When the Parties Select Their Nominees for President

question 47

Multiple Choice

When the parties select their nominees for president:

• A) citizens vote for delegates at a national nominating convention, which then selects the candidate
• B) the party primaries and caucuses are purely for show, with the decision being made at the national convention by party leaders
• C) citizen votes do not really matter because of the electoral college
• D) so-called superdelegates decide the nominee
• E) citizens determine the nominee through Internet voting on the last night of the nominating convention after all the speeches have been delivered

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