Thatâs about an average monthâs salary in China, according to this data from 2012, or three months of a bus driverâs monthly salary, according to another source. In other words, buying an iPhone for your average Chinese citizen would be much like buying a cheapish second-hand car for $5,000 to $10,000 in the U.S.
States choose whether they want to hold primaries or caucuses. Most states hold primaries but states like Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota and Maine use the caucus system.
Primary elections are held to determine a political partyâs candidate for a general election. In the United States, primaries generally fall into three categories: open, closed and semi-closed.n both Alaska and Utah, for instance, the Democratic parties held open primaries in 2012, while their Republican counterparts limited primary participation to members of their own party.