1. What is the difference between pledged delegates and super delegates?

2. What number of the 4,049 Democratic delegates are super-delegates?

3. When and why did Democrats add super-delegates to their nominating process?

4. a) By late December 2007, a week before the first caucus/primary began, how many super-delegates had pledged their support to Hillary Clinton?
b) Approximately how many super-delegates did Sen. Obama have by that time?

5. Going into Super Tuesday, why does Sen. Clinton still have more delegates than Sen. Obama in the overall race?

6. List the Democrats who make up the group of super-delegates.

7. Why do both Senators Clinton and Obama have super-delegate status?

8. Why are the candidates actively petitioning members of the DNC (Democratic National Committee)?

9. How do the Democratic and Republican procedures for awarding delegates to the conventions from the primary elections differ?

10. The Democratic Party is often criticized during election cycles for conducting primary elections in a non-democratic fashion, since super-delegates are appointed by the party and are not obligated to support the candidate chosen by the voters. There have been repeated calls to eliminate the super-delegates from the primaries to more accurately reflect the popular vote. What do you think? Be specific.