An election held by a political party to select its candidate for an upcoming election

A meeting of party leaders to discuss party policy

A fundraising event for a political party

A convention held by a political party to nominate its candidate for an upcoming election

Open primaries and closed primaries

Direct primaries and indirect primaries

Primary elections and caucuses

Presidential primaries and congressional primaries

Party primaries increase voter turnout

Party primaries decrease voter turnout

Party primaries have no impact on voter turnout

The impact of party primaries on voter turnout is unclear

The type of primary

The competitiveness of the race

The level of interest in the election

The weather on Election Day

All of the above

Arguments for party primaries: They allow voters to have a say in who their party's candidate will be; They increase voter turnout; They make the parties more responsive to the voters

Arguments against party primaries: They can be divisive and lead to conflict within the party; They can be expensive; They can give too much power to special interests

Both of the above

None of the above

Open primaries

Ranked-choice voting

Same-day voter registration

Early voting

All of the above

Party primaries will continue to be used to select party candidates

Party primaries will be replaced by a different system of candidate selection

The future of party primaries is uncertain

None of the above

New Hampshire

Iowa

South Carolina

Nevada

In a primary election, voters cast ballots to directly select their party's candidate; In a caucus, party members meet to discuss and vote on their preferred candidate

In a primary election, voters can only vote for candidates from their own party; In a caucus, voters can vote for candidates from any party

In a primary election, the candidate with the most votes wins; In a caucus, the candidate with the most delegates wins

All of the above

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Progressive Party

Socialist Party

Superdelegates are party leaders and elected officials who are automatically delegates to the Democratic National Convention

Superdelegates are chosen by the Democratic National Committee to represent the party's interests at the convention

Superdelegates are elected by the voters in each state to represent their state's interests at the convention

Superdelegates are not involved in the Democratic Party's presidential primary process

Pledged delegates are delegates who are required to vote for the candidate who wins the popular vote in their state

Pledged delegates are delegates who are chosen by the Democratic National Committee to represent the party's interests at the convention

Pledged delegates are delegates who are elected by the voters in each state to represent their state's interests at the convention

Pledged delegates are not involved in the Democratic Party's presidential primary process

Unpledged delegates are delegates who are not required to vote for the candidate who wins the popular vote in their state

Unpledged delegates are delegates who are chosen by the Democratic National Committee to represent the party's interests at the convention

Unpledged delegates are delegates who are elected by the voters in each state to represent their state's interests at the convention

Unpledged delegates are not involved in the Democratic Party's presidential primary process

Delegates are party leaders and elected officials who are automatically delegates to the Republican National Convention

Delegates are chosen by the Republican National Committee to represent the party's interests at the convention

Delegates are elected by the voters in each state to represent their state's interests at the convention

All of the above

Superdelegates are party leaders and elected officials who are automatically delegates to the Republican National Convention

Superdelegates are chosen by the Republican National Committee to represent the party's interests at the convention

Superdelegates are elected by the voters in each state to represent their state's interests at the convention

Superdelegates are not involved in the Republican Party's presidential primary process