SOL Review Section B (5 and 10)

Primaries such as the one held by the Democratic party in 2020 best serve what purpose of political parties?

• Recruiting and nominating candidates to run for public office.

• Helping candidates win public office.

• Educating the electorate about the views of the opposing party.

• Monitoring the actions of officeholders.

The party platform serves what purpose in the campaign process?

• Lists those who have contributed money to a candidate for office.

• Provides a stage for candidates to stand on during debates.

• Informs the voters of what candidates are running for office.

• Demonstrates the differences between the parties by expressing their views on issues.

Third parties play an important role in the election process by ...

• winning most of the elections that they participate in.

• introducing individuals who have little political experience to the process.

• focusing on a particular issue and introducing new ideas about that issue.

• having a larger membership than the two major parties.

This ad from candidate Sara Gideon makes what point about campaigns?

• Campaign finance isn't an issue for most candidates for office.

• Campaigns are inexpensive for most individuals running for office.

• Political Action Committees (PACs) have too much influence on the political process.

• The amount of money that political action committees (PACs) give candidates should increase.

What role of the media is best demonstrated by the headline?

• Identifying candidates for public office.

• Holding public officials accountable to the public.

• Promoting candidates they believe should win office.

• Broadcasting different points of view.

The political cartoon best relates to what issue in elections?

• The increased influence of the media in campaigns.

• The rising cost of campaigns for political office.

• The influence of third parties in the campaign process.

• The process of voting for Supreme Court Justices.

All of the following are valuable ways to evaluate information from campaigns EXCEPT?

• Separating what information is fact from that which is opinion.

• Detecting the bias in the information that is given.

• Getting your information from a single media source.

• Evaluating the source of the information that you have gotten.

Presidential debates such as the one between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon carry out what role of the media during elections.

• Hold candidates accountable to the public for their actions.

• Broadcast different points of view.

• Show positive bias to the candidate they favor for office.

• Emphasize specific issues.

Candidates in order to win elections do which of the following?

• Appeal to those individuals who support their opponent.

• Focus on the support of only those individuals who hold conservative or liberal views.

• Appeal to the political center or moderate voters.

• Adopt the viewpoints of their opponent.

Which of the following statements is true according to the graph given about political views?

• More individuals identify as Republicans than Democrats nationally.

• Democrats held over a 15% advantage over Republicans in 2020-2021.

• Independent voters helped make the difference in elections in 2020-2021.

• Independent voters have little influence on elections.