Why is the national party/nomination convention important for democracy in the United States?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the national party/nomination convention is where the party platform is created and the presidential candidate is nominated by state delegates.
2, Note that the current system uses the convention as a way to mobilize party supporters more than as a forum to deliberate on the nominee, who likely has already been determined.
3, Indicate that party platform is a set of durable guidelines to steer the party until the next convention and infer that platforms give voters a sense of what the candidates believe in and the issues they think are important for the country to address.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A) was widely criticized for ignoring important evidence of the pending attacks. B) sent the first rescuers to the World Trade Center. C) gained praise for the willingness of its top officials to listen to field officers in the days following the attacks. D) stated that it did not have responsibility for domestic security. E) all of the above.