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Saturday, January 21, 2012

US Primaries/Caucuses Explained

(From Ken Halla's US Government Teachers Blog)
This video will help you keep the nuts and bolts of the nominating process in mind while keeping the score of the GOP Road to the White House through the Primaries and Caucuses.

Remember that each state, and each national party, have their own rules of the road. Its a good example of how elections in the US are truly a concept of federalism. Also, how the primaries and caucuses have replaced party conventions in the nominating process.

2 comments:

  1. I've seen many of this guy's (CGPGrey) videos and they are pretty good. For example, he has ones on

    First Past the Post Voting:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo
    the UK Alternative Vote (that was defeated in a referendum):
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE
    True cost of the British Royal Family:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw

    and many more

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  2. His blog with the videos is at
    http://blog.cgpgrey.com/

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