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WorksheetsPolitical Parties Review SOL CE5
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 24mins
An organization of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country or society (through government, policy-making, etc) is known as a?
Campaign
Cabinet
Political Party
Congress
Political parties serve all of the following roles within elections. Choose all that apply.
Recruiting and nominating candidates for office.
Appoint members to the U.S. Senate and U.S. Supreme Court.
Help candidates to win elections by raising money and educating voters about the candidate's views.
Voting for laws that they would like to see introduced to the U.S. Congress.
Monitoring the actions of officeholders.
The United States has what is considered a two-party system since there are two primarily dominant political parties. These parties are?
Libertarian
Republican
Constitution
Democratic
Green
The two major political parties have many similarities. Some of them are what? Choose those that apply.
Maintain identical party platforms.
Organize at the national, state, and local level in order to win.
Reflect both liberal and conservative viewpoints.
Influence public policies.
Often support the campaigns of the candidates from the other party.
The party platform is the ...
Location where candidates stand during an election.
The list of candidates who are running for office.
A collection of views a political party has on important issues during a campaign.
Those who have pledged money to support the candidates for a political party.
Third parties are important in political elections for all of the following reasons EXCEPT?
They often win the elections they participate in.
They focus on a particular issue.
They introduce new ideas that are often adopted by the major parties.
They are led by a candidate who has political experience as a member of the major parties.
By using which of the following methods, can an individual evaluate the information about a candidate during a campaign. Choose all that apply.
Separate fact from opinion.
Do research on social media.
Detect bias.
Evaluate sources.
Identify propaganda.
The media does which of the following during elections? Choose all that apply.
Identify candidates that are running for office.
Endorse the candidates that they want to win.
Broadcast different points of view.
Emphasize specific issues important to the campaign.
Nominate candidates for office.
Rising campaign costs have caused all of the following issues? Choose all that apply.
Requires candidates to do more fundraising.
Gives an advantage to candidates with less money to start.
Increased fees charged to vote.
Increased the influence of special interest groups.
Led to the development of PACs (political action committees) who give large sums of money to candidates.
Individuals can give ________ amounts of money to candidates because of campaign finance reform.
Limited
Unlimited
The campaign for Senator Bob sent me a flyer outlining Bob's ideas on certain issues. What political party function is being fulfilled?
recruiting and nominating candidates
education the electorate
helping candidates win elections
monitoring actions of office holders
The Republican party reported that Senator Bob did not pay his taxes on time. Which political party function is being fulfilled?
recruiting and nominating candidates
educating the electorate
helping candidates in elections
monitoring actions of office holders
The Democratic party wants Dwayne Johnson to run for public office. Which function of political parties is being fulfilled?
recruiting and nominating candidates
educating the electorate
helping candidates win elections
monitoring the actions of office holders
If I want to know what the difference is between the Democrats and the Republicans, where would I look?
at the news to see what is reported about each party
in the newspaper to see what the editor of the paper thinks
at political cartoons
at the party's platform, usually on their website
The New York Times reported that Senator Bob is running for president. Which role of the media is this an example of?
identifying candidates
emphasizing selected ideas
writing editorials
broadcasting different points of view
I watched a debate between Senator Bob and Congresswoman Sue on TV the other night. What role of the media is this an example of?
identifying candidates
emphasizing selected issues
writing editorials
broadcasting different points of view
Because of rising campaign costs in America, which statement is true?
Only popular people that can raise a lot of money can run for office.
The influence of ordinary citizens has increased.
The wealthy have an advantage in elections.
If you are poor, don't even think about running for office.
This political cartoon shows-
that special interest groups have monetary influence on politics
that this man is poor
that this man is rich
that political parties appeal to the political center
What is the job of the electoral college?
to elect the vice president only
to negate the influence of voters in the election process
to elect the president and vice president
to elect senators
collect and raise money from groups members
give money to candidates who supports their views
Our political process can be characterized as a
Two-party system
One-party system
Third-Party system
Closed party system
The 3 factors that are used to predict who will vote are Age, Income and _______
Education
Where you live
Home Ownership
Gender
Which is NOT a way that students can participate in the democratic process?
by voting on election day
by participating in campaigns
by partcipating in classroom simulations
by participating in online simulations
The local news channel is airing a debate between candidate for mayor. Which role is the media playing here?
Identifying candidates
Emphasizing selected issues
Writing editorials
Broadcasting different points of view
Party platforms can tell us what about political parties?
Their party's opinions on different political issues
Where their candidate went on vacation
How many seats their party has in Congress
What office their candidate is running for
CNN and FOX each run a news article about climate change. Which role is the media playing here?
Identifying candidates
Emphasizing selected issues
Writing editorials
Broadcasting different points of view
From this information, it can best be concluded that the news media...
showed little favoritism between political parties
displayed a positive bias to the candidate from Party X
showed negative bias toward both political parties
gave more positive coverage to the candidate from party Y
What do you call a group of people who share a common interest?
PAC
Interest group
Candidate
Nominee
What is a PAC?
political affirmation conference
party action contest
paying affluent candidates
political action committee
Which of the following can receive unlimited amounts of money during an election?
Candidates
Political parties
PACs
Conventions
Which person in the table below is eligible to register to vote in the state of Virginia?
Alyssa
Ranjan
Carla
Rick
In order to be able to vote, you have to be 18 by which date?
Election Day
The day registration closes
Your birthday
January 1st
Which of the following are NOT factors that predict which citizens will vote?
Education
Age
Income
Career
What is the name of the group that officially elects the president and vice president?
Electoral College
Electorate
Election group
General voters
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidential election?
180
270
360
430
Which of the following decides how many electoral votes a state gets?
Congressional representation
Number of voting districts
The geographical size of the state
The year the state joined the Union
