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What is a blanket primary?

The blanket primary is a system used for selecting political party candidates in a primary election in the USA. In a blanket primary voters may pick one candidate for each office without regard to party lines; for instance, a voter might select a Democratic candidate for governor and a Republican candidate for senator. The candidates with the highest votes by party for each office advance to the general election, as the respective party's nominee. It differs from the open primary - in open primaries voters may pick candidates regardless of their own party registration, but may only choose among candidates from a single party of the voter's choice.


What is the convention system?

This refers to the system where the results of primary elections direct delegates to vote at the national convention to select the candidate for the presidential election.


What system replaced the caucus system for nominating candidates in the early 1800's?

The congressional system


The method most used in the United States for choosing delegates to a party convention is the?

Primaries or Primary. Delegates to the national convention are allocated (chosen) on the basis of percentage of votes candidates win in the presidential primary. This system has been used in most of the states.


The primary motive behind the creation of the Civil Service System was to?

The Civil Service System was created to improve the quality of federal workers. Prior to the implementation of the system, employees were mainly selected as a reward for political favors. This resulted in people who were really not qualified to do their jobs. The Civil Service System assured the right candidates for the job.