1. Explain the difference between a caucus and a primary.
Warm Up
Explain the difference between a caucus and a primary.

2. Selecting a President 2016:
Primaries & Caucuses

3. Presidential Selection
Stage 1: Caucuses & Primaries The Battle for the Party Faithful
Stage 2: Nominating Conventions “Glorified Infomercials?”
Stage 3: General Election
The Fight for the Center
Stage 4: Electoral College
Power to the People?

4. Stage 1: Caucuses Closed meeting of party members in each state
Delegates select the party’s choice for presidential candidate
Currently, six states offer party caucuses selecting presidential nominees.

5. Stage 1: Caucuses Questions for Discussion: Think-Pair-Share
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump campaign for Iowa.
Questions for Discussion: Think-Pair-Share
The Iowa Caucus is on February 1, Why is it so important?
Brainstorm pros and cons to the caucus format.

6. Stage 1: Primaries
Presidential Primary Elections - special elections in which voters select candidates to be the party’s nominee for president in the general election.
Primary Season - February - June
Who Decides? - State party organizations for the most part decide the rules for the primaries in a particular state.
Types of Primaries:
Closed Primaries
Open Primaries
Jeb Bush campaigning in New Hampshire

7. Closed Primary
Voters may vote in a party's primary only if they are registered members of that party

8. Open Primary
A registered voter may vote in any party primary regardless of his or her own party affiliation.

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What advantage did the democratic party have in the 2012 election process?