Your answer would be A). Primary
In the modern US political system, the main system political parties use to nominate candidates is a primary (election).
Primary elections:
A primary election is a election which voters from the public, or the specific political party, vote for the candidate they think it would be successful in a upcoming election.
Explanation:
The reason why "primary" would be the correct answer is because this system is the main thing that political parties used compared to other systems. During the primary election, it is just like any other voting processes, people who are voting would use a ballot; the ballot is going to be kept secret until the results are in. The reason why this is the main method used in political parties because they want people to decide who they think their best candidate will be that could possibly win future elections. For example, people in the Republican Party would host a primary election to determine who will go and try for the presidential election, and when everyone voted, most of the votes were to a person named "Bob." So, Bob will go to the presidential election and represent the republican party, while trying to get the spot as president.
Why the other answer choices are incorrect:
The reason why answer choice "B). caucus" is incorrect because:
This system is sued in some states of the United States. The question is asking you "what is the MAIN system," not what do some of the states use. This system is different from a primary election. A caucus is a meeting where people meet up openly to discuss the best candidate. This method has been "less influential" to the candidates. This is the reason why this answer choice would be incorrect.
The reason why answer choice "C). general election" is incorrect because:
This would be known as a "regular" election; this is different from a primary election. This system would be used for things like people going to go into national or statewide offices, this means that they need a lot of candidates if they want to take over an office with their political party. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "D). party appointment" is incorrect because:
This system is used after an individual has won an election for the political party. This has nothing to do with nominating a candidate. This would be a meeting a political party has to award or gift people for the work they put in to get the nominee to win the big election. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
-Julie
