Front-loading is the process of: a. scheduling presidential primaries earlier in the primary season b. requiring all fundraising to occur in the year prior to parties’ primaries and caucuses c. biasing the nomination process so that senators go to the front of the line d. presidents declaring their candidacy early to scare off potential opponents e. encouraging one’s supporters to vote early on the primary election day

Front-loading is the process  scheduling presidential primaries early in the primary season.

Option a

Explanation:

Front-loading is defined as a phenomenon or process of multiple states opting to schedule their own elections at the beginning or the ‘front’ of the election season. Hence, the front-loading as more and more states schedule their primaries in the early primary season of an election cycle.

The other options are nowhere near the description for this process, hence making option ‘a’ the correct answer. Front-loading is usually opted for so that the states could have a greater say and influence on the process, as it helps them get elected earlier usually making the elections occur in January/February, as opposed to states that have it occur in the months of June as the races tend to be over by then.