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Constitutional requirements for Presidential candidate/election
Conventional requirements for Presidential candidates
Define Invisible Primary
Importance of invisible primaries
Role of media and opinion polls in the invisible primaries
Role of money in invisible primary
Visible events in the invisible primary
Define October Surprise
Importance of the invisible primary in 2016
Define Primary
Define Caucus
Importance of early contests
Incumbent presidents during the invisible primary
Why did Clinton win the Democrat nomination?
Why did Trump win the Republican nomination?
Voter turnout at primaries
Arguments that the primary system is FLAWED
Define Front loading
Arguments that system is too expensive, too long and large media domination
Arguments that primary system works WELL
How can system be improved/reformed?
When is a VP chosen?
Define balanced ticket
Define National Party Conventions
Formal functions of party conventions x4
Informal functions of party conventions x3
What is the post convention 'bounce'?
Importance of conventions?
Define swing states
Key moments in 2016 Election campaign
Role of TV in election campaigns
Role of money in elections
What is the Electoral college?
Strengths of EC system (x2)
Weaknesses of EC system (x6)
How is the EC over-representative of smaller states and unfair to third parties?
Electoral College reform
Define Propositions
Examples of propositions
Define Referendums
Examples of US referendums
Define recall elections
Examples of recall elections
Advantages of direct democracy (x4)
Disadvantages of direct democracy (x4)