Hector has decided to attend a local meeting of Republican party members who are deliberating over who the party’s nominee should be. Hector’s preferred candidate is ultimately selected, and Hector is selected by the other members to attend a regional meeting where the process will start all over again. Hector is partaking in a(n) ______.

a. runoff primary
b. closed primary
c. open primary
d. caucus


Answer: d. caucus

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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