U.S. Elections 2008: Newsletter #2

U.S. Elections 2008

schedules of caucuses


January 3	Iowa Caucuses
January 5	Wyoming Caucuses	Wyoming Caucuses scheduled on March 8
January 8	New Hampshire Primary
January 15	Michigan Primary
January 19	Nevada Caucuses
	South Carolina Primary	Democratic Primary held on Jan 26
January 26	South Carolina Primary		Republican Primary held on Jan 19
January 29	Florida Primary
February 2	Maine Caucuses	Democratic Caucuses scheduled on Feb 10
February 5 Super Tuesday	Alabama Primary
	Alaska Caucuses
	Arizona Primary
	Arkansas Primary
	California Primary
	Colorado Caucuses
	Connecticut Primary
	Delaware Primary
	Georgia Primary
	Idaho Caucuses		Republican Primary scheduled on May 27
	Illinois Primary
	Kansas Caucuses		Republican Caucuses held on Feb 09
	Massachusetts Primary
	Minnesota Caucuses
	Missouri Primary
	Montana Caucuses	Democratic Primary scheduled on June 3
	New Jersey Primary
	New Mexico Caucus		Republican Primary scheduled on June 3
	New York Primary
	North Dakota Caucuses
	Oklahoma Primary
	Tennessee Primary
	Utah Primary
	West Virginia Caucuses	Democratic Primary scheduled on May 13
February 9	Kansas Caucuses	Democratic Caucuses held on Feb 05
	Louisiana Primary
	Nebraska Caucuses		Republican Primary scheduled on May 13
	Washington Caucuses
February 10	Maine Caucuses		Republican Caucuses held on Feb 02
February 12	District of Columbia Primary
	Maryland Primary
	Virginia Primary

Q: What is Super Tuesday?

Widespread use of the phrase "Super Tuesday" dates from 1988, when a group of Southern states banded together to hold the first large and effective regional group of primaries in order to boost the importance of Southern states in the presidential nomination process and lessen the impact of early votes in the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucus. More

USA Elections in Brief

CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Elections in the United States
- The Role of Political Parties
- Presidential Nominations
- Congressional Elections
- Polls and Pundits
- Financing Campaigns
- U.S. Election Procedures
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The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008

e- JOURNAL
This edition of eJournal USA presents an introduction to the upcoming 2008 U.S. elections.

USA Elections 2008: The Primary Season
- U.S. Presidential Campaigns (Published by IIP)

Absentee Voting/ / Blue State/ Buckley v. Valeo/ Caucus/ Closed Primary/ Electoral College/ Federal Election Commission (FEC)/ Primary/ Proposition/ Protest vote/ Push Polling/ Red State/ Referendum/ Super-Duper Tuesday/ Term Limits/ Third Party/ / Town meeting… More

U.S. Department of State, Foreign Press Center: Elections 2008
This page offers the latest announcements and background information on the 2008 elections.
The Center for Voting and Democracy: The Electoral College
This page describes how the Electoral system works and the challenges that it faces today.
Election 2008: Primary, Caucus, and Convention Phase
This site tracks the voting process during the primary and caucus season.
S. National Archives and Records Administration: U.S. Electoral College
This agency provides important facts and teaching resources about the Electoral College
You Choose ‘08
This webpage provides links to the candidates' YouTube videos.
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids: Election Process
This Library of Congress site explains how Americans pick their leaders.

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