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)