Unit 5 Review

Select 2 functions of Political Parties

• Helping Candidates Win Elections

• Recruiting & Nominating Candidates

• Detecting Bias

• Emphasizing Selected Issues

The main purpose of PACs are to...

• make sure money is evenly & equally distributed between all candidates

• raise money for candidate who support their same views

• to develop a candidates platform

• to hold government accountable

The high cost of getting elected resulted in (pick 3)

• advantages for the wealthy to run for office

• fewer people voting

• Attempts at campaign finance reform

• the development of PACs and Interest Groups

In order to win an election, a major party is most likely to...

• appeal to the political center

• propose cuts to popular programs

• divide campaign funds between candidates equally

• organize leaders of special interest groups

This campaign poster is most likely trying to...

• introduce a concern about the President

• persuade voters to releect the candidate

• emphasize certain issues about the President

• identify a fact relating to the candidate

Third parties differ from the two main political parties because third parties...

• are older than the two main parites

• are often concerned with one issue

• have more official members

• have more political experience

Select 3 similarities between Political Parties...

• Both count the electoral votes

• Both try to influence public policy

• Both appeal to voters in the center of the political spectrum

• Both reflect conservative views

• Both are organized to win elections

Why have there been calls for campaign finance reform laws?

• rising campaign costs

• so the government can pay for campaigns

• stabilization of campaign costs

• declining campaign costs

After looking at the chart, what can you assume about voter turnout?

• middle age groups are the least likely to vote

• older people vote more than younger people

• younger people vote more than older people

• older and younger people vote at the same rate

What must you do before you can vote?

• Pay money

• Read a passage from a book

• Voted in another election

• Register