_____________socialize political activity, institutionalize access to political power, and reinforce the legitimacy of government.

A nominating _______________ political party is a formal party gathering to choose candidates for the general election.

A ____________   is a local gathering of party voters to to elect convention delegates.

A____________________ is an election by which voters choose a party’s general election candidate(s).

In a(n) _________________ primary, only voters affiliated with the political party may vote.

In a(n) ________________ primary, voters need not be affiliated with the political party to vote.

A(n)________________ primary is open only to registered party voters and unaffiliated voters.

In a(n) ________________ primary, all candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot.

In __________________ elections, the candidate with the most votes wins.

All states but Maine award their electoral votes on a_____________________ basis.