civil liberty is proper end and object of authority
Caucuses - ANSWERSarranged by state or political party
certain place and time
most committed of the committed
for party only, registered voters
Presidential Primaries - ANSWERSdirect statewide process of selecting candidates + delegates
secret ballot
like a general election
open: anyone registered to vote
closed: party affiliation
Political Parties - ANSWERSLinkage groups
necessary consequence of democracy
Organizations - ANSWERSnational, state, local
recruitment, fundraising, resource coordination
in gov, no pres nominations
platforms -> planks (issues)
2 Major parties - ANSWERSmost voters tied to 2 major
ballot access laws difficult: # votes, maj party state legislature
campaign finance laws: 1974 federal election campaign act
electoral college: winner take all
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