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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
Separating fact from opinion
C
Detecting bias
D
Accepting everything as the truth
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
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
C
Educating the electorate
D
Recruiting and nominating candidates
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
Trusting the source to be accurate
B
Identifying propaganda
C
Broadcasting different points of view
D
Detecting media bias
4) A candidate for national office often appeals to the most citizens by
A
Meeting with foreign leaders
B
Belonging to a third party
C
Holding moderate views
D
Leading an activist group
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
A newspaper editorial she read in the Richmond Times
C
Watching a televised debate on CNN
D
Reading Facebook posts after a televised debate
6) Why have there been calls to reform campaign finance laws?
A
Rising campaign costs
B
Declining campaign costs
C
So the government can pay for campaigns
D
Stabilization of campaign costs
7) Political parties distribute literature about their candidates in order to —
A
recruit individuals to run for office
B
assist people in getting to their polling places
C
help new residents register to vote
D
educate the electorate about campaign issues
8) When a candidate expresses his feelings or beliefs about an issue, they are using what campaign ad technique?
A
Propaganda
B
Opinion
C
Bias
D
Fact
9) Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties?
A
Watchdog
B
Spoiler
C
Nominating
D
Informing the public
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 Republican Party Accuses Representative Wilson of Tax Evasion
C
The President Visits Virginia to Campaign for Senatorial Candidate
D
The Democratic Party Reveals Plan to Improve Education
11) Which of the following is NOT a function of political parties?
A
Educating the electorate about campaign issues
B
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
C
Monitoring voting practices
D
Recruiting and nominating candidates
12) Which of the following is NOT a factor in predicting which citizens will vote?
A
Race
B
Income
C
Education
D
Age
13) What is NOT a similarity between political parties?
A
They try to appeal to the political center
B
Their party platform
C
They organize to win elections
D
Both liberal and conservative views are reflected
14) A candidate for President won 51% of Virginia's popular vote. What percentage of Virginia's electoral votes were received?
A
100%
B
51%
C
0%
D
49%
15) Which of the following is one of the similarities between Political Parties?
A
Reflect both liberal and conservative views
B
All of the Above are Similiarities
C
Organize to win elections
D
Appeal to political center (moderates)
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