Part 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.

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Part 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

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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