READING COMPREHENSION
Presidential Nominations 
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 1. What is the purpose of the national convention system?
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 2. Why are the presidential primaries so important?
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 3. Are primaries exactly the same in each state? Explain.
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 4. Describe the proportional representation rule. 
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 5. How can a presidential primary help ensure that a party gets 
strong candidates for President?
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 6. Describe two ideas that have been proposed for reforming the 
presidential primary process.
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READING COMPREHENSION (continued)
Presidential Nominations 

 7. What stops political parties from reforming the presidential 
primary process?
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 8. What is a caucus? Explain its purpose.
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 9. What are the three main goals of a national convention? 
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 10. Explain why the keynote address and presidential candidate’s 
  acceptance speech are important to a national convention.
  a. keynote address:_______________________________________________
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  b. acceptance speech:_____________________________________________
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 11. Describe the type of person who is likely to be nominated for 
President.
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