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CE.5 D, E, F
Test Description: Virginia SOL Practice
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1) A PAC can best be defined as a −
A
Political Action Committee.
B
Partisan Action Committee.
C
Political Action Congress.
D
Political Alibi Commission.
2) All are functions of PACs except −
A
nominate and recruit their political candidate
B
campaign for their preferred candidate
C
run television ads about their preferred candidate
D
donate large sums of money to their preferred candidate
3) CAUSE: Rising campaign costs EFFECT: ???
A
EFFECT: Term limits for those borrowing money to finance their campaigns
B
EFFECT: Some candidates dropping out due to inadequate international funding
C
EFFECT: Candidates borrowing money from the Federal Reserve
D
EFFECT: Campaign finance reform
4) Campaign finance reform is −
A
an effort to limit the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
B
a movement to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state.
C
a movement to give national committees all donations for popular politicians.
D
an effort to increase the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
5) Politicians hold fund raising dinners in order to −
A
influence constituents to vote for them.
B
meet fellow party members.
C
raise money due to rising campaign costs.
D
discuss political strategies.
6) What encourages the development of PACs?
A
rising campaign costs
B
lowering cost of TV advertising
C
increasing number of presidential candidates
D
lack of political party job opportunities
7) Which is NOT a negative effect of rising campaign costs?
A
Limits opportunities to run for public office.
B
Wealthy individuals have an advantage in campaigning for office.
C
Television stations run more campaign ads.
D
Politicians must spend more time raising money.
8) In Virginia one must register at least 22 days before Election Day in order to −
A
perform your civic duty.
B
get your name on the ballot as a candidate.
C
be able to vote in the election.
D
be considered a resident of Virginia.
9) The best predictors used to determine who will vote are −
A
lack of interest and income.
B
age, education, and income.
C
age and gender.
D
length of residency in one place and age.
10) For many years, voter turnout during elections in the United States has not been high. People give many reasons why they did not vote. Which is the most common reason for poor voter turnout?
A
lack of interest
B
lack of well-being
C
lack of education
D
lack of transportation
11) The number of electors of each state is based on the state’s −
A
Congressional representation.
B
sales tax rate.
C
federal judges representation.
D
Senators.
12) The requirements for a majority vote in order to win in the Electoral College favors a −
A
two-party system.
B
one-party system.
C
three-party system.
D
multi-party system.
13) The Electoral College's primary function in politics is to −
A
assist the candidates with the election process.
B
cast the official vote for the winning candidate in the Presidential election.
C
nominate candidates for public office.
D
cast the official vote for the winning candidate in the Senate.
14) Sandy and Terry went to each house in their neighborhood and asked people to vote for Ms. Hicks for Mayor. They were −
A
registering people to vote.
B
selling tickets to a charity dinner.
C
lobbying for a longer summer vacation.
D
volunteering in a political campaign.
15) ANS: A OBJ: 5g Each student in Mrs. Neff’s class wrote a name on a piece of paper and put it in a box. Sherry and Sue opened the box and counted the ballots inside. Josie had the most ballots and was declared class representative. The class was −
A
campaigning for a new lunch menu.
B
simulating the voting process.
C
studying political flyers.
D
holding a debate.
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