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CE.5 D, E, F
Test Description: Virginia SOL Practice
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1) A PAC can best be defined as a −
A
Political Alibi Commission.
B
Political Action Committee.
C
Partisan Action Committee.
D
Political Action Congress.
2) All are functions of PACs except −
A
donate large sums of money to their preferred candidate
B
campaign for their preferred candidate
C
run television ads about their preferred candidate
D
nominate and recruit their political candidate
3) CAUSE: Rising campaign costs EFFECT: ???
A
EFFECT: Some candidates dropping out due to inadequate international funding
B
EFFECT: Term limits for those borrowing money to finance their campaigns
C
EFFECT: Campaign finance reform
D
EFFECT: Candidates borrowing money from the Federal Reserve
4) Campaign finance reform is −
A
a movement to give national committees all donations for popular politicians.
B
a movement to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state.
C
an effort to increase the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
D
an effort to limit the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
5) Politicians hold fund raising dinners in order to −
A
discuss political strategies.
B
influence constituents to vote for them.
C
raise money due to rising campaign costs.
D
meet fellow party members.
6) What encourages the development of PACs?
A
lack of political party job opportunities
B
increasing number of presidential candidates
C
rising campaign costs
D
lowering cost of TV advertising
7) Which is NOT a negative effect of rising campaign costs?
A
Politicians must spend more time raising money.
B
Wealthy individuals have an advantage in campaigning for office.
C
Limits opportunities to run for public office.
D
Television stations run more campaign ads.
8) In Virginia one must register at least 22 days before Election Day in order to −
A
get your name on the ballot as a candidate.
B
be able to vote in the election.
C
be considered a resident of Virginia.
D
perform your civic duty.
9) The best predictors used to determine who will vote are −
A
lack of interest and income.
B
age, education, and income.
C
age and gender.
D
length of residency in one place and age.
10) For many years, voter turnout during elections in the United States has not been high. People give many reasons why they did not vote. Which is the most common reason for poor voter turnout?
A
lack of education
B
lack of interest
C
lack of transportation
D
lack of well-being
11) The number of electors of each state is based on the state’s −
A
federal judges representation.
B
Senators.
C
Congressional representation.
D
sales tax rate.
12) The requirements for a majority vote in order to win in the Electoral College favors a −
A
two-party system.
B
one-party system.
C
multi-party system.
D
three-party system.
13) The Electoral College's primary function in politics is to −
A
assist the candidates with the election process.
B
cast the official vote for the winning candidate in the Senate.
C
cast the official vote for the winning candidate in the Presidential election.
D
nominate candidates for public office.
14) Sandy and Terry went to each house in their neighborhood and asked people to vote for Ms. Hicks for Mayor. They were −
A
registering people to vote.
B
selling tickets to a charity dinner.
C
volunteering in a political campaign.
D
lobbying for a longer summer vacation.
15) ANS: A OBJ: 5g Each student in Mrs. Neff’s class wrote a name on a piece of paper and put it in a box. Sherry and Sue opened the box and counted the ballots inside. Josie had the most ballots and was declared class representative. The class was −
A
studying political flyers.
B
holding a debate.
C
campaigning for a new lunch menu.
D
simulating the voting process.
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