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When you are registered to vote and you do not choose a party delegation you are considered independent. True or false?
You have to register as independent, democratic, or republican. You can't leave the party affiliation blank. If you want to register a third party you can too, but without a democratic or republican registration you can't vote in the primaries.
Why did progressives and dixiecrats boltthe Democratic Party in 1948?
During the 1948 presidential election, southern Democrats, known as 'Dixiecrats,' chose to leave the party because of its civil rights policy. It had evolved from its earlier pro-slavery leanings to become more race friendly, and the Dixiecrats didn't like that. They wanted to start a new party that focused on states rights. The Progressives didn't bolt from the party, in fact, they were a separate party, when formed in 1946. The would eventually merge with the Democratic party.
How are presidential electors appointed or chosen?
Most states provide by law that candidates for the office of presidential elector shall be nominated by the recognized political parties at their state level conventions. A few states authorize the state party committees to make the choice, while other leave the process to the discretion of the parties; under this system, party organizations generally choose to nominate their elector candidates by convention, or through the state party committee. Several states provide unique mechanisms for selection of elector candidates. Pennsylvania, for instance, provides that the party presidential candidate may choose the presidential elector candidates for his or her party. In California, Republicans choose recent nominees for state and federal office to serve as elector candidates, while in the Democratic Party, candidates for the office of US Representative, and the two most recent candidates for US Senate, each choose one candidate for the office of presidential elector.
How did the intolerable acts strengthen unity among the colonies?
They punished them by shutting down the port of Boston not allowing ships to leave or entering the harbor and until the colonists paid for the the tea they had destroyed in the Boston tea party.
Is it important to belong to a political party?
No, you do have to be registered though, and every state has provision for unafilliated voters. Some states do require a party registration in order to vote in primary elections, those elections that choose the candidates that will be running in the regular election.
