Evaluate the statement "The history of the American presidential nomination process is one of increasing democratization." Provide examples to support your ideas

What will be an ideal response?

The ideal answer should:
a. Discuss the changing nature of the nomination process from King Caucus to the implementation of the McGovern?Fraser reforms, noting that earliest indications of democratization did not begin until the progressive push for a direct primary system in the early twentieth century.
b. Explain how the McGovern?Fraser reforms set in process a series of actions by the parties to reform the nominating process in light of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, illustrating the changes with specific examples of some of the actions undertaken by the Democratic Party.
c. Make an argument assessing the overall level of democracy in the nomination process, taking into accounts the differences between primary and caucus voters, the effects of momentum, the consequences of Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance, and the changing nature of party conventions.