This is the purpose of the candidate competing in a primary and/or caucus.
What is to win their party's General Election candidacy?
100
Most incumbents do not have to participate in these elections.
What is the primaries?
100
This winner-take-all system was another compromise during the Constitutional Convention.
What is the Electoral College?
100
This GOP candidate will most likely be running against the incumbent in the fall.
Who is Mitt Romney?
100
This party can be described as red, conservative, and right while this other party can be described as blue, liberal, and left.
What is Republican and Democrat?
200
This day in March is often a turning point in the primary season.
What is Super Tuesday?
200
These interest groups advocate for candidates that support their goal by raising money for campaign contributions or publicity.
What are Political Action Committees?
200
This is the minimum number of electoral votes any state contributes.
What is 3?
200
It is said that in the 2012 election, these two groups of voters will be crucial to have the support of.
Who are women voters and Hispanic voters?
200
Though supporters within each party differ widely, these are some Democratic voter trends.
What is young, female, highly-educated, working/middle class, minority race.
300
Instead of a direct vote, this system of election requires voters to meet and discuss before publicly stating their vote.
What is a caucus?
300
This term describes the action taken by many candidates as they move away from the primaries and into the General Election.
What is "race to the middle"?
300
It is possible that a candidate can win this but still lose the presidency.
What is the popular vote?
300
It is possible that Ron Paul may run in the General Election as an Independent. This could possibly affect the outcome by...
What is...take away votes that may or may not go to another candidate, making it harder for them to win the popular vote in a state and therefore all of it's electoral votes.
300
This party prefers a smaller federal government.
What is the Republican party?
400
These two states' caucus/primaries are disproportionately important because they are the first to vote.
What are Iowa and New Hampshire?
400
These are some of the many influences on campaigns, candidates, and their strategists.
What is the media, public opinion, polls...
400
Some people support the Electoral College while others do not. Their reasoning being...
What is.....
400
At the party conventions this summer, the two parties will highlight their formal platforms--Republicans can be expected to advocate for this... while Democrats may be expected to focus on...