nomination: advantages and disadvantages of candidates. In Government and Politics primaries each method primaries, particular, students by Anthony J Bennett – caucuses caucuses and national should focus on how national nominating conventions. Presidential candidates conventions. are selected and how Chapter 6: and ‘Elections the Electoral College Political Participation’ in system works. Students American Politics and should understand the Society by David McKay procedures for primary (2017: 9th Edition) elections (closed and open) and caucuses. Students should focus Politics Review Volume on the advantages and 26, Number 3, February disadvantages of each. 2017: The 2016 Students should presidential election: understand the pattern America Great ‘Make of primaries and Again’. Clodagh Harrington caucuses and the extent of 'frontloading’. Students should also Politics Review Volume understand 26, Number 3, February conventions, their 2017: Are presidential frequency and when campaigns too long? and where they are Charlie Barrowcliff and held. Students should Anthony Bennett also understand that although the traditional Politics Review Volume functions of 24, Number 4, April 2015: conventions have Is the process for declined, they remain nominating presidential important. candidates hopelessly flawed? Neil Whiskerd and
nomination: primaries caucuses national nominating conventions. advantages and disadvantages of each method – primaries, caucuses and national conventions. candidates. In particular, students should focus on how Presidential candidates are selected and how the Electoral College system works. Students should understand the procedures for primary elections (closed and open) and caucuses. Students should focus on the advantages and disadvantages of each. Students should understand the pattern of primaries and caucuses and the extent of 'frontloading’. Students should also understand conventions, their frequency and when and where they are held. Students should also understand that although the traditional functions of conventions have declined, they remain important. Government and Politics by Anthony J Bennett Chapter 6: ‘Elections and Political Participation’ in American Politics and Society by David McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Politics Review Volume 26, Number 3, February 2017: The 2016 presidential election: ‘Make America Great Again’. Clodagh Harrington Politics Review Volume 26, Number 3, February 2017: Are presidential campaigns too long? Charlie Barrowcliff and Anthony Bennett Politics Review Volume 24, Number 4, April 2015: Is the process for nominating presidential candidates hopelessly flawed? Neil Whiskerd and
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