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A candidate for President won 51% of Virginia's popular vote. What percentage of  Virginia's electoral votes were received?
a) 49%
b) 100%
c) 0%
d) 51%

Which of the following is one of the similarities between Political Parties?
a) Organize to win elections
b) Reflect both liberal and conservative views
c) Appeal to political center (moderates)
d) All of the Above are Similiarities

Which of the following is NOT a function of political parties?
a) Monitoring voting practices
b) Monitoring the actions of officeholders
c) Educating the electorate about campaign issues
d) Recruiting and nominating candidates

Which of the following is NOT a factor in predicting which citizens will vote?
a) Age
b) Income
c) Race
d) Education

What is NOT a similarity between political parties?
a) They try to appeal to the political center
b) They organize to win elections
c) Both liberal and conservative views are reflected
d) Their party platform

Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties?
a) Informing the public
b) Nominating
c) Spoiler
d) Watchdog

Which headline best demonstrates a political party monitoring the actions of  officeholders?
a) Both Political Parties Announce Top Picks for Presidential Candidates
b) The Democratic Party Reveals Plan to Improve Education
c) The President Visits Virginia to Campaign for Senatorial Candidate
d) The Republican Party Accuses Representative Wilson of Tax Evasion

Political parties distribute literature about their candidates in order to —
a) recruit individuals to run for office
b) educate the electorate about campaign issues
c) help new residents register to vote
d) assist people in getting to their polling places

When a candidate expresses his feelings or beliefs about an issue, they are using  what campaign ad technique?
a) Propaganda
b) Fact
c) Opinion
d) Bias

A candidate for national office often appeals to the most citizens by
a) Belonging to a third party
b) Holding moderate views
c) Leading an activist group
d) Meeting with foreign leaders

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) Watching a televised debate on CNN
b) A newspaper editorial she read in the Richmond Times
c) A collection of political cartoons she found online
d) Reading Facebook posts after a televised debate

Why have there been calls to reform campaign finance laws?
a) Rising campaign costs
b) Declining campaign costs
c) Stabilization of campaign costs
d) So the government can pay for campaigns

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) Detecting media bias
b) Broadcasting different points of view
c) Identifying propaganda
d) Trusting the source to be accurate

What is not an effective way to evaluate campaign advertisements?
a) Separating fact from opinion
b) Detecting bias
c) Identifying propaganda
d) Accepting everything as the truth

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) Educating the electorate
c) Recruiting and nominating candidates
d) Creating the party's platform

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