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Presidential elections occur... |
- every 4 years - on the tues after the first mon in nov. |
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The constitution states to be eligible to be president a person must be: |
1. natural born US citizen 2. at least 35 3. have been a resident in US for at least 14 years |
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Constitution states a person cannot serve more than how many terms as president |
2 |
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Invisible primary = |
year or so before the start of the primaries when potential candidates try to gain recognition and money as well as put together the necessary organisation |
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Functions of invisible primary |
1. announce candidacy 2. increase name recognition 3. money raising and organising 4. intra party televised debates |
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When invisible primaries occur |
one calendar year before the election |
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Presidential primary = |
an election to select a party's candidate for the presidency |
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Caucus = |
a meeting to select a party's candidate for presidency |
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States which held Republican caucuses in 2016 |
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Wyoming |
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Primary functions |
1. to show the popularity of presidential candidates 2. to choose delegates to go to the national party conventions |
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Front loading = |
where states schedule their presidential primaries/caucuses earlier in the cycle in an attempt to increase their importance in the choosing of candidates, trying to make their primary more prominent and influential |
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Super Tuesday = |
A day often in early feb when a large number of states hold their primaries or caucuses |
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Front loading - by 5th Feb 2008 |
-55% delegates to the Democratic & Republican conventions had already been chosen -but rule changes by the Republicans in 2012 meant only 30 states held their's by end of March |
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Primary advantages |
-increased level of participation by ordinary voters: 30% in 2008 -incr. level of interest: e.g. in Democratic race 2008 -incr. choice of candidates: 14 in 2008 -opening up the process to 'outsider' candidates: Bill Clinton (92) Obama (08) -removing power of party bosses -diminishing opportunities for corruption |
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Primary disadvantages |
-turnout is usually low: 28.5% eligible voters 2016 -voters are unrepresentative of typical general election voters: more elderly, more ideological, better educated, more wealthy -makes the process far too long, which discourage some better qualified candidates -too expensive and media orientated -bitter personal battles can develop -formal functions aren't real |
