SOL CE 5 - Political Process Review

Political parties have all of the following functions except?

• Helping candidates win elections for public office.

• Educating voters about campaign issues.

• Recruiting and nominating the candidates for office.

• Casting votes on the floor of the U.S. Congress.

Both the Republican and Democratic parties are similar in all of the following ways EXCEPT?

• Organize at the local, state, and national levels.

• Reflect both liberal and conservative viewpoints.

• Influence public policy.

• Share similar viewpoints on most major issues during a campaign.

According to the chart who would receive Virginia's 13 electoral votes during this election?

• Alex Leatherwood

• Evan Neal

• Landon Dickerson

• Jedrick Willis

The party platform is the ...

• slate of candidates who will be running for office that belong to that party.

• location where candidates are to stand during a debate.

• roll of all members of the political party.

• list of views the party has on major campaign issues.

Third parties do which of following?

• Have more members than the Republicans and Democrats.

• Often win elections.

• Focus on a specific issue and take away votes from the Republicans and Democrats.

• Raise the most money for their candidates.

Which of the following images best represents the political views of the citizens of the United States?

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The United States has _______ dominant political parties?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

When evaluating the following websites; which of them would you expect to show the least bias.

• www.Sanders2020.com

• www.democraticagenda.org

• www.elephantswin.com

• www.housevotes.gov

Which role of the media does this image best represent?

• Identifying candidates running for office.

• Emphasizing specific issues.

• Broadcasting different points of view.

• Supporting particular candidates for office.

The rising cost of campaigns has had which of the following consequences?

• More individuals are choosing to run for office.

• The price of political advertisements is decreasing.

• The cost to vote has been on the rise too.

• Led to the creation and greater influence of political action committees (PACs).