Author Question: Normally, the period from January through June of the year of a presidential election is referred to ... (Read 26 times)

Kthamas · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Normally, the period from January through June of the year of a presidential election is referred to as the nomination campaign. What occurs during this period?

a. The candidates declare their intention to seek the office of president.
b. All campaign funds are required to be expended.
c. Primary elections are held in each state to determine the number of delegates each candidate will be allowed to send to the nominating convention.
d. The Electoral College meets to cast their formal votes.
e. The nationwide vote is held and the next president is chosen.

Question 2

Observers often list the first stage of a presidential election as the pre-nomination campaign that occurs shortly after a presidential election is concluded. What occurs during this phase?

a. The candidates for the next presidential election must be selected so that they have the full four years to campaign.
b. Political parties hold primary elections to determine who they can accept as possible candidates.
c. The president appoints committees from each party to begin searching for his competitors in the next election.
d. Possible candidates begin to test the waters, raise money, attract media attention, and try to sway support of influential party members.
e. The political parties hold their national conventions to plot the campaign for the next four years.