Democratic Party reforms of 1968

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:affects Democratic National Convention delegate selection
gptkbp:aimsTo increasing participation of minorities and women
increasing transparency in delegate selection
gptkbp:establishedCommission gptkb:McGovern-Fraser_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Democratic Party reforms of 1968
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:improves representation of minorities
representation of women
representation of grassroots activists
representation of young people
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:protests_at_1968_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:ledTo changes in primary election process
greater use of primaries over caucuses
more open delegate selection procedures
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:1968_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:year 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_presidential_primaries
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4