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Test Description: VA SOL 5
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1) Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties?
A
Watchdog
B
Informing the public
C
Spoiler
D
Nominating
2) Which headline best demonstrates a political party monitoring the actions of officeholders?
A
The Democratic Party Reveals Plan to Improve Education
B
Both Political Parties Announce Top Picks for Presidential Candidates
C
The Republican Party Accuses Representative Wilson of Tax Evasion
D
The President Visits Virginia to Campaign for Senatorial Candidate
3) Which of the following is a function of political parties?
A
Protecting former Presidents
B
Appointing diplomatic officials
C
Electing Supreme Court justices
D
Nominating qualified candidates
4) What is NOT a similarity between political parties?
A
Their party platform
B
A They organize to win elections
C
Both liberal and conservative views are reflected
D
They try to appeal to the political center
5) One of the major influences of a third party is its ability to —
A
reflect both liberal and conservative views
B
organize to win elections
C
define itself in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the political center
D
introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue
6) In 1872, the Prohibitionist Party formed to ban the sale of alcohol in the United States. How did this third party differ from the two major political parties?
A
A It revolved around a famous person.
B
It focused on a particular issue.
C
It won control of the White House
D
It appealed only to liberal voters.
7) What is NOT an effective way to evaluate campaign advertisements?
A
Accepting everything as the truth
B
Identifying propaganda
C
Separating fact from opinion
D
Detecting bias
8) PAC stands for —
A
Politics And Commutators
B
Politics Authoring Committee
C
Political Action Committee
D
Political Artifact College
9) Why have there been calls to reform campaign finance laws?
A
Rising campaign costs
B
Declining campaign costs
C
So the government can pay for campaigns
D
A Stabilization of campaign costs
10) The cost of running a campaign has caused all of the following EXCEPT —
A
limited the chance for people to run for office.
B
given opportunities for poor people to run
C
given an advantage to wealthy people who run
D
requires candidates to spend more time fundraising.
11) All of the following are effects of rising political costs EXCEPT —
A
requiring candidates to conduct extensive fund-raising activities
B
giving an advantage to wealthy individuals who run for office
C
limiting opportunities to run for public office
D
requiring candidates to run efficient and cost effective campaigns
12) Issue-oriented special interest groups have increased influence on elections. This is a result of —
A
democracy
B
rising campaign costs
C
parties
D
campaign finance reform
13) Which age group typically has the lowest voter turnout?
A
18-21
B
25-35
C
55-75
D
40-50
14) There are several ways to register to vote in Virginia. One of the most common places to register is at the —
A
Division of Motor Vehicles
B
A State Capitol Building
C
sheriff's office
D
school board office
15) Which of the following is NOT a factor in predicting which citizens will vote?
A
Income
B
Race
C
Education
D
Age
16) Michael is upset that his state representative supported a bill to raise taxes. What can Michael do to change his representative's mind?
A
Vote in the next election
B
Volunteer during the next election
C
Write a letter to the representative
D
Complain about the representative
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