An FAQ on Nominating and Electing the President of the United States

Over at TGC Joe Carter has a helpful FAQ, asking (and answering) the following questions:

How Presidential Nominees Are Selected

How are presidential candidates chosen?
How are delegates chosen?
What is a “superdelegate”?
How are delegates allocated among candidates?
What the difference between a primary and a caucus?
What is “Super Tuesday”?
What is the “SEC Primary”?
When are the remaining primaries and caucuses?

How the President of the United States Is Elected

Do we vote for the President?
Where did the Electoral College system come from?
Who decides how many electoral votes each state receives?
How do these electoral votes decide who becomes President?
Who are these electors?
Do the electors have to vote for the candidate who received the most votes in their state?
How many electoral votes are needed to win?
Wouldn’t relying on the popular vote be a better system?

You can read it here.