SOL Review Game 4

Breanna wants to vote in the upcoming election in Virginia. Which piece of advice below would benefit Breanna the most?

• All voters must register with a political party in order to vote in the election.

• All voters must register 22 days before the election in order to be eligible to vote in the election.

• All voters must demonstrate the ability to read and write basic English to vote in the election.

• All voters must have been a native born U.S. citizen in order to vote in the election.

The number of electors each state has is based on

• the number of members of the House of Delegates and State Senate

• the number of towns, cities, and counties located within the state

• the States' congressional representation

• the geographic size of the state

Which of the following are reasons why citizens fail to vote?

• lack of interest and not a member of a political party

• failure to register and lack of money to pay registration fee

• lack of interest and failure to register

• failure to register and not a member of a political party

The differences between political parties are reflected in their campaigning and stated in their _____________, which states a candidate's position on particular issues.

• propaganda

• op-ed page

• State of the Union Address

• platform

What usually introduces new ideas or presses for a particular issue, however they rarely win elections?

• third party

• majority party

• minority party

• political party

Which of the following is NOT a primary function of political parties?

• recruit and nominate candidates

• educate the electorate

• help candidates win

• declare laws unconstitutional

• monitoring the actions of officerholders

What best explains the development of political action committees (PACs)?

• A sharp rise in the number of candidates running for office

• The cost of running a campaign continues to rise

• Interest groups have lost influence in elections

• Presidential elections are now occurring every two years

Both parties define themselves in ways that win majority support by appealing to the political

• right

• left

• center

• extremes

Separating fact from opinion, recognizing bias, evaluating sources and identifying propaganda are

• all strategies to use when evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy

• tools lobbyist use to influence legislators

• effective in helping candidates win elections.

• ways the media influences policymaking.

Rising campaign costs have led to efforts to _______ campaign finance laws.

• reform

• eliminate

• maintain

• ignore