CE.5 Political Process

What type of party system do we have in the United States?

• One-Party
• Two-Party
• Three-Party
• Multi-Party

When it comes to nominating a person for the office of President -

• The Constitution of the United States of America gives specific nominating guidelines.
• The candidate is nominated through their political party.
• The candidate can write their name on a ballot and put it in a ballot box.
• The candidate is selected by Congress.

Political parties in the United States work to do all of the following except -

• Organize resources to win elections.
• Promote their views to the general public.
• Influence government policies.
• Change the ideals of the Constitution of the United States of America.

Which type of party typically introduces new ideas and presses for particular issues?

• Democratic
• Republican
• Third-Party
• Anti-Federalist

Where are different political party views and beliefs found?

• In the party platform
• In the Constitution
• In the media
• In PACs

While the media sometimes uses misleading information called propaganda, more often it uses bias, which means –

• Broadcasting different points of view
• Separating fact from opinion
• Favoring one side over the other
• Rising campaign costs

The media play a very important role in the political process of elections. They help -

• Nominate candidates to run for political office.
• Highlight campaign issues and community concerns.
• Limit opportunities for citizens to run for political office.
• By broadcasting jokes or publishing cartoons about the current president.

What has happened to campaign costs in recent years, causing candidates to do extensive fundraising?

• Costs have decreased
• Costs have increased
• Costs have remained the same
• The political parties pay for the election

A PAC can best be defined as a -

• Political Action Congress
• Partisan Action Committee
• Political Alibi Commission
• Political Action Committee

All are functions of PACs except -

• Donate large sums of money to their preferred candidate
• Run television ads about their preferred candidate
• Campaign for their preferred candidate
• Nominate and recruit their political candidate