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Political Process Test Review #1
Test Description: Review for upcoming Political Process Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is not an effective way to evaluate campaign advertisements?
A
Separating fact from opinion
B
Accepting everything as the truth
C
Detecting bias
D
Identifying propaganda
2) For the the 2020 Presidential Election, the Republican Party will have several different individuals running. They will hold primary elections to decide who to support. This is an example of which function of a political party?
A
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
B
Recruiting and nominating candidates
C
Educating the electorate
D
Creating the party's platform
3) A political flyer claims that Senator Benson is unable to lead, wants to pass painful taxes, and will destroy our country. Which strategy is best used for evaluating this campaign advertisement?
A
Identifying propaganda
B
Trusting the source to be accurate
C
Detecting media bias
D
Broadcasting different points of view
4) A candidate for national office often appeals to the most citizens by
A
Meeting with foreign leaders
B
Belonging to a third party
C
Leading an activist group
D
Holding moderate views
5) Lilly is looking for factual information about where the Gubernatorial candidates stand on important issues. She sees lots of different sources that she could use. Which would be the best one?
A
A newspaper editorial she read in the Richmond Times
B
A collection of political cartoons she found online
C
Watching a televised debate on CNN
D
Reading Facebook posts after a televised debate
6) Why have there been calls to reform campaign finance laws?
A
So the government can pay for campaigns
B
Declining campaign costs
C
Rising campaign costs
D
Stabilization of campaign costs
7) Political parties distribute literature about their candidates in order to —
A
recruit individuals to run for office
B
assist people in getting to their polling places
C
help new residents register to vote
D
educate the electorate about campaign issues
8) When a candidate expresses his feelings or beliefs about an issue, they are using what campaign ad technique?
A
Bias
B
Fact
C
Propaganda
D
Opinion
9) Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties?
A
Informing the public
B
Nominating
C
Spoiler
D
Watchdog
10) Which headline best demonstrates a political party monitoring the actions of officeholders?
A
The President Visits Virginia to Campaign for Senatorial Candidate
B
The Republican Party Accuses Representative Wilson of Tax Evasion
C
The Democratic Party Reveals Plan to Improve Education
D
Both Political Parties Announce Top Picks for Presidential Candidates
11) Which of the following is NOT a function of political parties?
A
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
B
Monitoring voting practices
C
Recruiting and nominating candidates
D
Educating the electorate about campaign issues
12) Which of the following is NOT a factor in predicting which citizens will vote?
A
Race
B
Education
C
Income
D
Age
13) What is NOT a similarity between political parties?
A
Both liberal and conservative views are reflected
B
They organize to win elections
C
Their party platform
D
They try to appeal to the political center
14) A candidate for President won 51% of Virginia's popular vote. What percentage of Virginia's electoral votes were received?
A
51%
B
0%
C
100%
D
49%
15) Which of the following is one of the similarities between Political Parties?
A
Appeal to political center (moderates)
B
Reflect both liberal and conservative views
C
Organize to win elections
D
All of the Above are Similiarities
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