Political Process Unit Review

Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties?

• watchdog
• nominating
• informing the public
• spoiler

Political parties distribute literature about their candidates in order to-

• recruit individuals to run for office
• help new residents register to vote
• educate the electorate about campaign issues
• assist people in getting to their polling place

Issue-oriented special interest groups have increased influence in elections.  This is a result of-

• campaign finance reform
• parties
• democracy
• rising campaign costs

The Electoral College is used to elect the-

• president and vice president
• United States Representatives
• United States Senators
• Governors and Lt. Governors

Samantha recently watched a documentary on the Discovery Channel.  She learned that members of Congress do not have term limits.  She becomes very upset by this news and joins an interest group focused on establishing term limits for elected officials  Her actions are an an example of ways individuals can-

• participate in the Electoral College process
• increase public awareness about political issues
• influence public policy
• use the mass media to impact legislation

Which group tends to vote more than others?

• young
• uneducated
• poor
• wealthy

The media influences public policy in all the following ways except-

• broadcasts candidates voting records
• focus attention on selected issues
• broadcasts opposing points of view
• tells people who to vote for

A local news program broadcasted a story about a city official who used campaign funds for illegal activities.  As a result of this story, the official lost support among the citizens.  Based on this information one can conclude that-

• the media can influence public opinion
• citizens are not influenced by news reports
• interest groups impact policy
• voters will not support his economic interests

• recruiting and nominating candidates
• monitoring actions of officeholders
• helping candidates win elections
• influencing public policy

In order to register to vote in VA, a citizen must meet all of the following requirements except-

• own land
• 18 years old
• declare residence in VA
• U.S. citizen