Author Question: What is a delegate? a. anyone who official joins a major political party b. an accredited voting ... (Read 88 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What is a delegate?

a. anyone who official joins a major political party
b. an accredited voting member of a party's national presidential nominating convention
c. someone who is nominated for office at a national political convention
d. an individual who casts a ballot in an open or runoff primary

Question 2

Why did the Democratic Party begin reserving some convention delegate seats for superdelegates?

a. The party wanted to reward its largest financial contributors.
b. The party hoped these delegates would be more moderate than typical delegates.
c. The party wanted to strengthen the practice of the unit vote.
d. The party wanted to inject more extreme ideological political views into convention deliberations.