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The Election Process
Test Description: VA SOL CE.5
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who tries to help candidates win elections?
A
Mass Media
B
Citizens
C
Government
D
Political Parties
2) . Political parties attempt to gain the support of the majority by appealing to ________ of the political spectrum
A
Far Right
B
Far Left
C
Center
3) Which parties rarely win, but are important because they press for a particular issue and take votes away from the two major parties?
A
Fourth Parties
B
Democrats
C
Third Parties
D
Republicans
4) What has limited the opportunities for candidates to run office?
A
Political Parties
B
Rising Campaign Costs
C
Time
D
Family Responsibilities
5) Who has an advantage in election due to the high campaign costs?
A
The Wealthy
B
The Middle Class
C
The Poor
D
Anyone with a job
6) What do political parties educate voters on?
A
third parties
B
voter laws
C
apathy
D
campaign issues
7) Which Supreme Court case has allowed PACs and Super PACs to contribute an unlimited amount of money to a campaign?
A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
Tinker v. Des Moines
C
Citizens United v. Federal Elections Committee
D
Brown v. Board of Education
8) What are the three qualifications to vote in Virginia?
A
U.S. Citizen, Resident of NC, 17
B
Resident of VA, 17
C
Resident of NC, 16, U.S. Citizen
D
U.S. Citizen, Resident of VA, 18
9) How many days before the election must you register in order to vote?
A
22
B
19
C
20
D
21
10) What three factors separate voters from nonvoters?
A
income, voting record, age
B
gender, education, school
C
age, education, income
D
age, residency, legal status
11) Lack of interest, failure to register, too busy, and the belief that their vote does not count are all reasons why people-
A
vote for third parties
B
don't vote
C
decide to vote
D
think about voting
12) Which amendment prohibits federal and state government from denying the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”?
A
13th
B
24th
C
19th
D
23rd
13) The 19th Amendment extended the right to vote to-
A
women
B
men
C
non-citizens
D
former slaves
14) The 23rd Amendment extended the right to vote in Presidential elections to the citizens of which city?
A
Boston
B
Washington, DC
C
New York City
D
Los Angeles
15) The 24th Amendment prohibits the use of a-
A
poll tax
B
judicial review
C
literacy test
D
voter ID
16) The 26th Amendment prohibits federal and state government from denying citizens the right to vote who are at least ___ years old.
A
20
B
19
C
21
D
18
17) What does the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibit?
A
Poll Tax
B
Voter Discrimination
C
Third Parties
18) Who officially casts the official vote for the President and Vice-President?
A
The Electoral College
B
The Citizens
C
The Senate
D
House of Representatives
19) How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the Presidential Election?
A
27
B
270
C
538
D
100
20) Which states do candidates target due to the Electoral College system?
A
Small land area states
B
Large land area states
C
Densely populated states
D
Less populated states
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