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Test Description: CE.5
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1) When it comes to nominating a person for the office of President -
A
the candidate is nominated through their political party.
B
the candidate is selected by Congress.
C
the candidate can write their name on a ballot and put it in a ballot box.
D
the Constitution of the United States of America gives specific nominating guidelines.
2) Political parties play a key role in government and provide opportunities for citizens to do all except
A
broadcast both parties points of views.
B
recruit and nominate candidates.
C
educate the electorate about campaign issues.
D
help candidates win elections.
3) Nominating candidates for public office is the main function of -
A
political parties.
B
campaign volunteers.
C
Congress.
D
the executive branch.
4) 5Political parties in the United States work to do all of the following except -
A
change the ideals of the Constitution of the United States of America.
B
promote their views to the general public.
C
organize resources to win elections.
D
influence government policies.
5) The American political system is best described as a -
A
multi-party system.
B
two-party system.
C
one-party system.
D
three-party system.
6) The primary role of a third party is to -
A
inform the public about the shortcomings of the other parties.
B
keep the best candidate from winning.
C
introduce new ideas or to push for a particular issue.
D
highlight an outstanding candidate in order to gain name recognition for the next election.
7) One must listen to both political party platforms in order to -
A
identify differences between the parties.
B
discuss politics regularly with one’s neighbors.
C
influence the opinion of others.
D
attend party meetings.
8) When a third party candidate enters a Presidential race, what may occur?
A
The citizens and media ignore the third party candidate.
B
Congress writes legislation to remove the third party candidate from the election.
C
One or both primary candidates drop from the presidential race.
D
New ideas and issues are introduced creating public interest and discussion.
9) When politicians run for office, all political parties have common goals. All are common goals except
A
influence public opinion.
B
support extreme liberal or conservative views.
C
reflect views that appeal to the majority of voters.
D
organize to win.
10) In order to identify differences between the political parties, one must -
A
discuss politics regularly with your neighbor.
B
listen to both political party platforms.
C
attend Republican Party meetings.
D
participate actively in a campaign with only one party.
11) Which can have the most impact on a political election?
A
campaign speeches
B
political action committees
C
the church
D
the mass media
12) When a TV station provides free commercials to only one particular candidate, the station is showing -
A
their personal relationship with the candidate.
B
propaganda in hopes of influencing voters.
C
a biased perspective.
D
this candidate’s spot simply to fill air time.
13) The media play a very important role in the political process of elections. They help -
A
by broadcasting their preferred point of view.
B
to select candidates that will be popular with voters.
C
highlight campaign issues and community concerns.
D
by broadcasting jokes or publishing cartoons.
14) In what way can the news media impact an election?
A
They can decline to put politics on the broadcast.
B
Identify the candidate and broadcast different views to inform the public.
C
They can tell you which candidate to choose.
D
They do not have an impact on an election.
15) A PAC can best be defined as a
A
Partisan Action Committee.
B
Political Action Committee.
C
Political Alibi Commission.
D
Political Action Congress.
16) 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
17) Campaign finance reform is
A
an effort to limit the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
B
an effort to increase the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
C
a movement to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state.
D
a movement to give national committees all donations for popular politicians.
18) What encourages the development of PACs
A
lowering cost of TV advertising
B
increasing number of presidential candidates
C
rising campaign costs
D
lack of political party job opportunities
19) Which would disqualify a person from voting in the Commonwealth of Virginia?
A
being a United States citizen
B
being 17 years old
C
having a conviction for a misdemeanor
D
living in Virginia for 3 years
20) In Virginia one must register at least 22 days before Election Day in order to -
A
be able to vote in the election.
B
perform your civic duty.
C
get your name on the ballot as a candidate.
D
be considered a resident of Virginia.
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