Nominating and Electing a Candidate
The Process
Describe in detail the process for putting a candidate up for office. You must also explain:
1. If these steps are still being used today
2. What dates they were started/ended
3. What political group were involved and how
4. What people played a role in the process?
The steps include:
- Nomination
- Self-Announcement
- Caucus
- Convention
- Direct Primary
- Closed Primary
- Open Primary
i. Explain why there was a controversy between closed and open primary
- Blanket Primary
- Runoff Primary
- Nonpartisan Primary
- Presidential Primary
- Evaluate the success of the Primary
- Petition
Make sure you explain in depth of all steps. You may type this information. Index cards must also be made.