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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
Identifying propaganda
B
Detecting bias
C
Accepting everything as the truth
D
Separating fact from opinion
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
Creating the party's platform
B
Educating the electorate
C
Recruiting and nominating candidates
D
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
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
Detecting media bias
B
Broadcasting different points of view
C
Trusting the source to be accurate
D
Identifying propaganda
4) A candidate for national office often appeals to the most citizens by
A
Belonging to a third party
B
Leading an activist group
C
Holding moderate views
D
Meeting with foreign leaders
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 collection of political cartoons she found online
B
Reading Facebook posts after a televised debate
C
Watching a televised debate on CNN
D
A newspaper editorial she read in the Richmond Times
6) Why have there been calls to reform campaign finance laws?
A
So the government can pay for campaigns
B
Stabilization of campaign costs
C
Declining campaign costs
D
Rising campaign costs
7) 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
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
Nominating
B
Watchdog
C
Informing the public
D
Spoiler
10) Which headline best demonstrates a political party monitoring the actions of officeholders?
A
Both Political Parties Announce Top Picks for Presidential Candidates
B
The President Visits Virginia to Campaign for Senatorial Candidate
C
The Democratic Party Reveals Plan to Improve Education
D
The Republican Party Accuses Representative Wilson of Tax Evasion
11) Which of the following is NOT a function of political parties?
A
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
B
Educating the electorate about campaign issues
C
Recruiting and nominating candidates
D
Monitoring voting practices
12) Which of the following is NOT a factor in predicting which citizens will vote?
A
Education
B
Race
C
Income
D
Age
13) What is NOT a similarity between political parties?
A
They try to appeal to the political center
B
Both liberal and conservative views are reflected
C
Their party platform
D
They organize to win elections
14) A candidate for President won 51% of Virginia's popular vote. What percentage of Virginia's electoral votes were received?
A
0%
B
51%
C
49%
D
100%
15) Which of the following is one of the similarities between Political Parties?
A
Appeal to political center (moderates)
B
All of the Above are Similiarities
C
Reflect both liberal and conservative views
D
Organize to win elections
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