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8th Civics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

quilifications to vote

a)

CItizen

b)

Resident

c)

educated

d)

18

e)

Register within 22 days

2.

what influences voter turnout

a)

age

b)

place

c)

income

d)

education

e)

collage

3.

How to make imformed choises

a)

facts from opinion

detecting bias evaluating sources

b)

detecting bias identifying propaganda

separating opinion form opinoin

c)

fact from opinon

detecting bias evaluating souded identifying propaganda

d)

not this

4.

15th amendment

a)

African American men right to vote

b)

woman right to vote

c)

dc to vote

d)

no poll taxes

5.

19th amendment

a)

african american men right to vote

b)

woman right to vote

c)

dc vote

d)

poll taxes

6.

23rd amendment

a)

african american men to vote

b)

woman to vote

c)

dc vote

d)

poll taxes illegal

7.

poll tax

a)

15

b)

24

c)

18

d)

23

8.

lowerd voting age

a)

23

b)

19

c)

26

d)

27

9.

voting rights act of 1965 - out lawed

a)

bias to men

b)

literacy tests

c)

poll taxes

d)

bias to whites

10.

political party - organization of people that share same political beliefs

a)

false

b)

true

11.

benifit of polotical party - peopel have less power to make their voices heard

a)

true

b)

false

12.

role of political party

a)

recruit and nominate candidates

b)

educate voters

c)

help candidates fail

d)

monitor actions of those in office

13.

us system - 2 party

a)

true

b)

false

14.

political party platform- A state ment of what the political party believes

a)

true

b)

false

15.

conservative

a)

less govt

b)

more govt

16.

modarate - political personality and bring in issues

a)

true

b)

false

17.

why citizens fail to vote

a)

lack of failure to register

b)

past experiences

c)

lack of intrest

d)

leval of govt

18.

lobbying def -

a)

seek to hurt

b)

seek to influence

c)

seek to inform

19.

role of mass media

a)

identifying cannadates

b)

emphasize selected issues

c)

publishing media and holding officials accountable

d)

broadcasting different points of views

e)

showing one side

20.

active effort to get support for a particular candidate to be selected to office

a)

lobbying

b)

campaign

c)

media