Political Process Review

Choose ALL the functions of political parties.

• Educating the people about campaign issues

• Helping candidates win elections

• Registering people to vote

• Recruiting and nominating candidates

• Choosing the President and Vice President

What is the main goal of political parties?

• To win elections

• To get as many people registered to vote as possible

• To find the worst candidates to run for office

• To steal from the public

Looking at the picture, where on the political spectrum do political parties focus their attention the most to win elections?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Where would a likely voter find what a political party believes in?

• party platform

• party stage

• party outline

• primary voting

Third parties typically revolve around a political personality, such as Theodore Roosevelt and the --

• Progressive Party

• Green Party

• Democratic Republicans

• Libertarian Party

Which of the following are strategies to evaluate campaign speeches, etc., for accuracy?

• Separating fact from opinion

• Identifying propaganda

• Only looking at one source for information

• Not keeping up with the issues

Choose ALL the roles of the mass media in elections.

• Creating political cartoons

• Identifying candidates

• Proposing amendments

• Broadcasting one point of view

Which of the following amendments were NOT about voting rights?

• 15th

• 24th

• 19th

• 23rd

• 5th

Choose ALL the criteria for someone to register to vote in Virginia.

• Citizen of the United States

• Resident of Virginia and precinct

• At least 18 years of age by day of general election

• At least 21 years of age by day of general election

Which of the following are NOT places someone can register to vote?

• Registrar's office

• DMV

• Online

• Local school