AP Gov Primaries – Flashcards

a meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidates.

only a registered member of the party can vote in a party's primary

the voter can decide which party's primary to participate in

ballot lists the candidates of all parties, so voters can choose candidates from different parties for different offices

2000 - Bill Jones' idea for the blanket primary (prop 198) violated the first amendment, and the court supported it because it violated the right of association.

states choose an early date on the primary calender, to get media attention and decisive momentum on one of the candidates and the parties. early primaries often show who are the prominent candidates in this election, as weaker candidates drop out

native son = presidential candidate will usually win the home state, favored by own state's delegates

party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national conventions without having to run in primaries and caucuses. they are the same as unpledged candidates

primary season - when several groups of state primaries in the south fall on tuesdays. A large, simultaneous vote can make or break nominees because so many delegates are selected at once. The south wants to gain media attention and lower the impact of other early primaries

popular vote on one candidate, but not the delegates.

whoever gets the most votes win all the delegates for a particular state. like the electoral college.

guarantees minor party to win some representation. allocate delegates according to the percentage of votes received

elected at the state level, and promised to support a particular candidate, but won't necessarily follow

for most republicans that are not bound by the votes in the states and can choose candidates freely

are for pledged candidates to make them unpledged to break a tie between two candidates. hope that by doing so that there will be a majority.

also the bandwagon. people like to vote for candidates who are likely to win, and are influenced by media, public exposure

person already holding office

tests endurance of the delegates, people can have their voice heard twice, candidate have to appeal to the electorate in individual states (must have a diverse platform)

takes too long and people lose interest, costs more money, beauty contest, selectorate vs. electorate, candidates go from extreme to moderate, and can be divisive for a party