Yes, canvassing for a candidate is one way of participating in the political process.
In 1831, the Anti-Masonic party nominated William Wirt to run for president; in the process, it became the first American political party to select a presidential candidate by means of a national convention.
This process in general is refered to as the primary process.
You can still volunteer for the candidate, party, or organization of your choice.
The candidate announces their intention to run.
That is an election held by a political party as part of the process of nominating a candidate to represent the party in the presidential election.
There are limits on the amount of money they can give to a candidate.
The process by which political parties select and offer candidates for public office is known as candidate selection or nomination process. This process typically involves different stages such as vetting potential candidates, holding primary elections or caucuses, and ultimately selecting a candidate through party conventions or internal party processes. The ultimate goal is to choose the most qualified and party-aligned candidate to represent the party in the general election.
When President Obama was an undergraduate, he had often been interested in politics. It is not clear whether he knew back then that one day, he would become a political candidate, but he certainly wanted to learn more about America's history; and America's political history remains a large, and very important, part of the story. As it turned out, becoming more familiar with the study of politics was very useful to him: when he finally decided to become a candidate, he had a good understanding of the political process (his study of law also helped him with this). From his studies, he gained a greater insight into what worked for candidates in the past, and what mistakes a politician should avoid.
It doesn't. Super delegates are used in the process of selecting a candidate from a political party to become that party's candidate in the General Election. The Party sets its own rules.
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.