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Pos - The section further explained how and what a political convention  really is.
Neg - The way he words certain things in his book make it harder to comprehend.
Fact - Platforms are adopted but are often meaningless ( then what is the point?)

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Positive: The reading was short and to the point.
Negative: There was a lot of information that was not needed.
Fact: The conventions are a way for the public to view each person's views on issues.

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Positive: The section on the 1992 national party platform, it gave a better explanation of what went on that year for the platform committees of Democrats and Republicans.
Negative: How she worded the section made its really hard to follow along and stay interested.
Fact: The GOP platform took extreme positions on many of the controversial social issues of the day.

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Positive:  The section provided a lot of examples and details about what goes on at the convention
Negative: He could have mentioned how the parties actually come up with these ideas and their reasoning
Fact: The platform for the party is created at the conventions, allowing the citizens to see what they stand for.

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Positive: The author began with a little bit of background on the national convention and then went on to give a general idea of the functions of the conventions.
Negative: Could have gone a little more into depth explaining the national conventions
Fact: The main purpose of the state party conventions is to act as a kickoff the the fall campaign.

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Positive: Mr. Maisel gave some very good information on what happens at the national convention.
Negative: Mr. Maisel is not a very good writer. It was hard to get through.
Fact: George H.W. Bush divided his support because of platform issues, giving Bill Clinton the upper hand in the 1992 election.

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Positive: The reading helped establish more of what we discussed in class, the party conventions.
Negative: The author includes a lot of extra/useless information that gets the reader off track.
Fact Learned: Political party organizations in the United States reflect the nation's federal system (p.76).

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Positive: The section included some examples to help understand what the author was trying to say.
Negative: His writing style is difficult to understand
Fact: Conventions give parties the chance to unite members of their party under a certain platform.

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Positive: This section was much better than the others because it was very short, and it got to the point very quickly.
Negative: I would want him to mention where the parties make other important decisions, other than the national conventions.
Fact:  During the convention, they pass the platforms that lays out their stances on the issues of that time, they come together to be unified, make plans for their future, and they set the rules that they will function under.

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Positive: This section gave us an idea of how national conventions work and told us how different the candidates views are.
Negative: What we read was very short and could have been expanded on.
Fact: Party conventions do pass platforms that lay out the party's positions on the issues of the day.

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Positive: L. Sandy Meisel gives many examples with his writing to give the reader a further understanding of the information.
Negative: Author does not talk about minor parties as much as he talks about the major parties.
Fact: Conventions are at the center of formal decision making but in reality, few decisions are made there.

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Positive: Learned more in detail what the National Convention is and how it runs.
Negative: I wish they would have given some examples of the positions they still stand on since 1992.
Fact: The 1992 platform took extreme positions on issues that are still stand to this day.

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Positive: The reading didn't drag on and on like the other sections do.
Negative: The reading is just so boring.
Learned: George H. W. Bush lost the 1992 election because of his extreme platform.

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Positive: Reading this helped to understand more about conventions at a national and state level and how they affect elections.
Negative: The author did not talk about who actually attends the conventions and adds too much unnecessary information.
Fact: In some states, party conventions are displays of party unity and come together to show support and kickoff their fall campaign.

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Positive: It explains what happens during a national convention and the purpose of it.
Negative: He could give more current examples of candidates running for office.
Fact: John Kerry was once running for the Democratic Presidential Candidate.

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Positive: Conventions are essential to our election it offers the public their view on the issues of today.
Negative: 1972 and 2012 were elections where the convention process was only 3 days each.
Fact: Long before the political conventions we know today, presidential candidates were selected by Congressional caucuses or state legislatures.

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Positive: The section explained the party conventions pretty well, and made them more understandable.
Negative: I would want him to add more detail to some of the information he provided.
Fact: A lot of the time, the function of the party conventions are to serve as a "pep rally" and promote party unity.