Presidential Primaries (Grade 6)
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Presidential Primaries
1.
Presidential primaries are mandated by the Constitution.
- True
- False
2.
Who decides the methods through which a state chooses a presidential candidate?
3.
Primaries and caucuses are the same thing.
- True
- False
4.
Caucuses are limited in participation to members of the political party and are done by open voting.
- True
- False
5.
Open primaries allow anyone to vote regardless of political party.
- True
- False
6.
Despite Teddy Roosevelt winning more primaries, Taft won the Republican nomination in 1912.
- True
- False
7.
Which state has the first primary in the presidential election cycle?
- Ohio
- California
- North Carolina
- New Hampshire
8.
Why would a state want to have an early primary?
9.
New Hampshire has a law requiring it to be the first state with a primary.
- True
- False
10.
Voters in primaries and caucuses do not actually pick the candidate, but vote to allow the state's delegates to select a candidate.
- True
- False
11.
After the 2016 election, both parties stopped using superdelegates.
- True
- False
12.
What is the day with the most primaries and caucuses called?
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