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Caucuses
 Websites presented in alphabetical order How Do Caucuses Work? 
 This essay explains how caucuses work, and outlines the differences between presidential primaries and caucuses, which are both "a means for each political party to let voters nationwide select their party's presidential nominee." The Iowa caucus (the first of the presidential election year) is used as an example. Includes links to further information about the U.S. presidential election system. From HowStuffWorks. http://people.howstuffworks.com/question721.htm Topics: U.S. Elections Last updated Jan 2, 2008 Iowa Caucus 2008
Official website for the Iowa Caucus, in which political party members gather in January to make policy decisions and to select candidates, and which is the earliest step in the electoral process for U.S. presidential candidates. Provides background about the caucus (such as how the caucuses began, how they work, and how Iowa gained its first-in-the-nation status) and links to candidate websites. Also includes links to facts about Iowa. http://www.iowacaucus.org/ Topics: U.S. Elections Last updated Jan 2, 2008 |
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