Civil Government for Common Schools: Prepared as a Manual for Public Instruction in the State of New YorkNortham, Henry C.
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Civil Government for Common Schools: Prepared as a Manual for Public Instruction in the State of New York
Northam, Henry C.
New York (State) -- Politics and government; United States -- Politics and government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
I. Calling of a National Convention.
II. Calling of State Conventions.
III. Calling of County or Assembly District Conventions.
IV. Calling of Town Caucuses.
Q. By whom is the National Convention called?
A. By a National Committee appointed at the last National
Convention, or the one held four years before.
Q. By whom is the State Convention called?
A. By a State Committee, appointed at the State Convention held
the year before.
Q. By whom is the County or Assembly District Convention called?
A. By a County or District Committee, appointed at a previous
convention.
Q. By whom is a Town Caucus called?
A. By a Town Committee, appointed at a previous meeting. Q. Which
meeting is held first?
A. The Town Caucus, and delegates are elected at this meeting to
attend a County or Assembly District Convention,
Q. Which Convention is held next?
A. The County or Assembly District Convention, which elects
delegates to attend the State Convention.
Q. Which Convention is held next?
A. The State Convention, which elects delegates to attend the
National Convention.
Q. What Convention is held next?
A. The National Convention. The delegates then and there assembled
nominate candidates for the offices of President and Vice-
President; and adopt their political platform.
Q. When do these conventions just named take place?
A. Once in four years, in the months of April, May and June,
preceding the presidential election.
Further actions by political parties.
I. State Convention for nominating
the Electors for President and Vice-President.
II. Voting for these Electors at
the annual election.
Q. When does the State Convention for nominating the Electors
meet?
A. At a time when it is convenient to nominate State officers: for
instance, August or September.
Q. To how many Electors is each State entitled?
A. As many as it has Representatives and Senators. For instance,
New York has thirty-three Representatives in the House, and two
Senators; therefore New York is entitled to thirty-five electoral
votes. Colorado has one Representative, and two Senators, and is
entitled to three electoral votes.
Q. How are these Electors distributed about the State?
A. One Elector is elected for each Congressional District; the two
others are called Electors at Large, and are selected from any
part of the State.
Q. What must each political party do that it may get its
candidates before the people?
A. It must have its conventions and nominate the required number
of Electors.
Q. What are these Electors intended to represent?
A. The views of the party nominating them.
O. How frequently, and when is a Presidential election held?
A. Once in four years, on the Tuesday following the first Monday
in November, throughout all the States.
Q. What must each voter do, in the State of New York, that he may
cast a ballot for President and Vice-President?
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