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