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WorksheetsOP 7 EOC
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following words best describes the meaning of "evaluate?"
to correct
to examine and then judge
to represent
Which of the following is a Constitutional requirement to run for Congress in the United States?
at least 30 years of age
U.S. permanent resident
at least 25 years of age
U.S. citizen
Which of the following IS NOT a Constitutional requirement to be president of the United States?
Natural born U.S. citizen
at least 35 years of age
must reside in the U.S. for 30 years
Which of the following IS NOT a Constitutional requirement to be a Senator of the United States
At least 30 years of age
Citizen of the U.S. for at least 9 years
May reside in any state
Which of the following IS NOT a Constitutional requirement to be a Representative in the House of Representatives?
At least 30 years of age
must reside in the state they wish to represent
A U.S. citizen for at least 7 years
Which of the following IS NOT TRUE about the office of the President of the United States?
A presidential term is 4 years
The office of President has no term limits
The president may serve for two terms only or ten years
Which of the following IS NOT TRUE of the office of a member of the House of Representatives?
A term of office is for two years
There are no term limits on a member of the House
They are limited to 4 terms
A local newspaper endorsed (approved) Mayor Sanford in a state senate race over his opponent. Why might the newspaper endorse Mayor Sanford?
Mayor Sanford owns a local farm
Mayor Sanford is an elected official
Mayor Sanford is an experienced teacher
Mayor Sanford owns a local radio station
Place the jobs in AGE order YOUNGEST to OLDEST
President, Senate, House of representatives
Senate, House of representatives, President
House of representatives, Senate, President
What office would this candidate be running for?
Candidate: I believe our biggest issue facing all of America is our boarder with Canada.
President
Governor of FL
Mayor of Sacramento [California]
Student Body president
propaganda technique encouraging the viewer to like something or someone because everyone else does
bias
bandwagon
issue
perspective
a preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another
name calling
bias
special interest group
editorial
the use of something to represent ideas or qualities
media
special interest group
symbolism
bias
point of view
perspective
special interest group
bandwagon
testimonial
What influencing technique spreads ideas with the purpose of helping or hurting a particular candidate?
symbolism
bias
propaganda
How/why is propaganda so effective?
It exaggerates to play on emotions
It plays down all the facts to help one side
It is done for multiple points of view
This is an example of
Testimony
card stacking
glittering generalities
plain folk
What form of propaganda would this clip from an ad be?
Plain folk
Testimonial
Card stacking
Glittering generalities
Why is it so important to research ideas/events. Instead of just using one source?
It is not needed but it can be done
It is not important
It is important to out sources bias
a preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another
society
political system
bias
government
a person running for political office
political party
third party
society
candidate
a political party that believes the government should control the entire economy, and there should be no private ownership of business
Democratic Party
Communist Party
Libertarian Party
Republican Party
a political party that believes in individual freedom and believes the only purpose of government is to protect this freedom
Republican Party
Socialist Party
Democratic Party
Libertarian Party
a political party that is not one of the two major parties in the country; a minor party
Republican Party
two-party system
Democratic Party
third party
Originally published in 1876, this Thomas Nast cartoon in Harper's Weekly magazine shows
That the lion was the symbol of the Democratic Party
That politicians were able to cooperate after the Civil War
Americans were worried about the treatment of animals in the west
the symbols of the two main political parties in the United States
How are third parties important in American politics?
They control the senate
They inform the public of issues
They are not important
They do not exists in America
Whos party platform looks most like this:
for military spending
Cutting tax
School choice
Pro big business
Small government
Republican
Democrat
Communist
Libertarian
Which political party would most likely agree with this:
Taxing wealthy people more
large government
pro-environment
social welfare programs
Republican
Democrat
Communist
Libertarian
What are the 3 ways that interest groups monitor and influences government?
Provide information (often biased)
endorse candidates for office
pick stories people will talk about and take action on
expose government misconduct
raise money through political action committees (PACs)
What are ways individuals can influence and monitor the government?
run for political office
attend civic meetings
vote
petition the government
lobby senators and representatives
What is the main purpose of lobbyists?
pooling money to give to candidates running for office
giving info to convince politicians to support their interest group's positions with their decisions
providing politicians with biased information to increase the common good
endorsing candidates that support their personal views and agree with their platform
What is the main purpose of Political Action Committees (PACs)?
pooling money to give to candidates running for office
convincing politicians to support their interest group's positions with their decisions
providing politicians with unbiased information to increase the common good
endorsing candidates that support their personal views and agree with their platform
Which of the Following is NOT a form of Media
Movies/TV
Internet/Social Media
Radio/Sirius
Attending a lecture/ privately leaked messages
Books/blog post/News papers
How are Political Parties and Interested groups the same
Both want to have complete control of the government
Both want world domination
Both want to influence peoples ideas and the law
What are the 3 ways that the media monitors and influences government?
choose issues that get attention
endorse candidates for office
pick stories people will talk about and take action on
expose government misconduct
raise money through political action committees (PACs)
