1. Part 2

2.  Delegates represent their state at their party’s national convention  A Ward is the election unit that is made up of several adjoining precincts.  Grassroots movement: happens when local party leaders try to build support for their party at the neighborhood level

3.  In closed primaries, only declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party’s nominees.  Most states award the party’s nomination to the candidate who receives a plurality of votes.  When no candidate gains a required majority, the party holds a runoff primary between the top two vote-getters.

4.  Each party chooses its convention delegates through a combination of primary elections and caucuses.  All voters in a precinct cast their ballots at the same voting place.  The direct primary is an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election.

5.  Representatives from every state make up a political party’s national committee.  The Green Party opposes the power of corporations and favors decision making at the grassroots level.

6.  In open primaries, voters need not declare their party preference to vote for the party’s nominees.  Independent candidates can get on most states’ ballots by petition