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The name of the Supreme Court decision that led to an increase in the number of PACs and Super PACs
a) Citizens United v. FEC
b) Brown v.l Board of Education
c) Marbury v. Madison
d) Griswold v. Connecticut

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.

Who chooses the electors?
a) the people
b) the president
c) political parties
d) Congress

What determines the amount of electoral votes a state has?
a) land area
b) population=districts+2 Senators
c) population only
d) the political parties

How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency/Electoral College
a) 200
b) 250
c) 270
d) 365

Cause: a candidate must receive a majority vote to wind the Electoral College Effect: The Electoral College favors a _____.
a) two party system
b) third party system
c) four party system
d) five party system

What officially elects the President and Vice President?
a) the people
b) the Electoral School
c) The Electoral College
d) Congress

Which of the following is NOT a reason why people don't vote?
a) too expensive
b) no time
c) forgot to register
d) think their vote does not matter

Which amendment lowered the voting age?
a) 1st
b) 5th
c) 24th
d) 26th

Which law outlawed voting discrimination?
a) Voting Rights Act of 1999
b) Voting Rights Act of 1865
c) Voting Rights Act of 1775
d) Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which amendment banned poll taxes?
a) 1st
b) 19th
c) 23rd
d) 24th

Which is NOT a place to register to vote.
a) the local school
b) DMV
c) registrar's office
d) online

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a) 18th
b) 19th
c) 20th
d) 24th

Which is NOT a factor, or thing, that separates the voters from the non voters.
a) gender
b) age
c) education
d) income

Select the correct qualifications to be a registered voter in Virginia.
a) 21 years old, citizen of any country, resident of VA
b) citizen of the US, 21 years old, resident of VA
c) resident of NC, 18 years old, citizen of the US
d) citizen of the US, 18 years old, resident of VA

Select a function of a political party.
a) help candidates lose
b) help candidates win elections
c) monitor actions of the people
d) educate voters on religion

PACS-
a) Distributes money equally among candidates
b) Raises money for charity
c) Raises money for their particular candidate
d) Raises money for their representatives

What does PAC stand for?
a) Political Action Companies
b) Political Action Corporations
c) Political Assessment Committee
d) Political Action Committee

Why must candidates pay attention to small states?
a) In a close race the electoral votes of small states matter
b) Candidates don't want to be biased
c) In a close rase, it's awesome to pay attention to small states
d) Small states have the most electoral votes

Which of the following is one of the similarities between Political Parties?
a) Organize to win elections
b) Reflect both liberal and conservative views
c) Appeal to political center (moderates)
d) All of them are similarities

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