Nomination for president

Question 1

presidential primaries

Answer 1

• main method for choosing delegates to the national convention
• more than 3/4 of states use them

Question 2

Beauty Contests (republican)

Answer 2

• Popularity vote, voters choose which candidate they prefer but don’t actually elect delegates and convention (used by Montana, Nebraska, Illinois, and PA)
• may win beauty contest but gain fewer delegates than opponents

Question 3

Democratic Selection

Answer 3

require delegates to be allocated proportionally to vote in primary systems
– proportional representation: delegates to the national convention are allocated on the basis of the % of votes candidates win in the primary