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News Quiz: Understanding Iowa's Presidential Caucuses

The presidential race is heating up in Iowa but also other states. Each state has its own way of determining which candidate from the Republican and Democratic parties will get support. These three questions should help you understand Iowa’s method – the precinct caucuses.

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News Quiz: Understanding Iowa's Presidential Caucuses
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The presidential race is heating up in Iowa but also other states. Each state has its own way of determining which candidate from the Republican and Democratic parties will get support. These three questions should help you understand Iowa’s method – the precinct caucuses.

[quiz key=”12VNWCfzThF2txifmjFHG5rfcR5hUKFGPKwqQLGuWhUA” byline=”Quiz By: Lyle Muller/IowaWatch” answerstyle=”bullets” source=”Des Moines Register; ‘Why Iowa? How Caucuses and Sequential Elections Improve the Presidential Nominating Process,’ by David Redlawsk, Caroline, J. Tolbert and Todd Donovan (University of Chicago, 2011); Iowa Democratic Party, Iowa Republican Party; ‘Does Anyone Remember That Tom Vilsack Ran for President in 2008?’ by Carol Felsenthal, Huffington Post, July 26, 2010.” title=”Three questions that explain the fuss” ]

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