WorksheetsPolitical Systems CE.5A-E
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 46mins
You are watching the nightly news report and the news anchor reads the following:
"Breaking news: U.S. Senator John Krasinski has been arrested for tax evasion and tax fraud."
This is an example of the news media --
focusing public attention on campaign issues
offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are shared
holding government officials accountable to the public
helping government officials communicate with the public
Which would best complete this web?
Analyzing election results
Holding debates
Conducting voter surveys
Detecting bias
The Democratic and Republican parties are an example of?
campaigns
the two-party system
the three party system
party platforms
Political parties distribute pamphlets and literature about their candidate in order to?
pick a candidate
help their candidate win
educate the electorate about issues
watch officeholders for mistakes
Which voting requirement is the person in the scenario MISSING?
Ty is a 25 year old enrolled in
Norfolk State University on a
student visa. He will return to his
home country of Colombia in the
spring.
This person is not a citizen.
Michael is a new teacher at HOMS.
He recently moved from
Pennsylvania where he was born
and still has a Pennsylvania driver's
license.
This person is not a resident of VA
Connie is a 16 year old attending
DCHS. She wishes to vote in the
local election on November 8th
and has done extensive research
on which candidate's platform she
agrees with the most.
This person is not old enough.
The most important function of political parties is to?
conduct public policy
help candidates win elections
organize debates
hold campaign rallies
Mr. Jones wants there to be less government involvement in social issues?
candidate
conservative
liberal
volunteer
The political cartoon above best demonstrates?
how parties find the political center
how the parties determine their platform
how the parties pick or nominate their candidate
how a third party revolves around a personality
The list demonstrates which function of political parties?
pick a candidate
help the candidate win
educate the electorate
monitor actions of officeholders
What information on the picture allows you to evaluate the source?
STEVEN JONES ACCEPTS BRIBES!
Vote for Honesty!
Elect John Smith
This ad paid for by the campaign to elect John Smith
Which is NOT a way political parties are similar?
They both want to win elections
They both have liberal and conservative views
They both have the same platforms
They both want to influence government
What would be a good TITLE for the diagram?
Similarities and Differences of Political Parties
Similarities and Differences of Branches
Federalism
Similarities and Differences of Countries
Which of the following would complete the web and replace the (?) in the center of the
Venn diagram?
Educate the electorate
Reflect liberal and conservative views
Obey laws
Have similar platforms
Where are all party differences found?
electoral college
party convention
PACS
platform
Voting rights have evolved over the years. Put the events in the order they occurred. (Farthest back in time to the left to the most recent on the right).
African-American men granted the right to vote
Women's suffrage
Literacy tests and poll taxes are banned
Voting age lowered to 18
A minority party that challenges the two major parties is a?
conservative
majority
precinct
third party
The high cost of being elected is changing public office because?
you must be popular to be elected
the wealthy have an unfair advantage
everyone has an equal chance to be elected
public officials do not like to work hard
The cartoon above illustrates which effect (consequence) of rising campaign costs?
Limits opportunities to run for average citizens
Advantage given to wealthy individuals
Requires extensive fund-raising
Give special interest groups increased influence
What has the government tried to do to help stop the rapidly rising campaign costs?
pass laws limiting the number of times you can run for office
pass laws limiting the amount individuals may contribute to candidates
raise TV ad rates (the cost to buy an advertisement)
limited the number of TV commercials candidates can air
When political parties choose a candidate, this is called?
nominating
a platform
an agenda
campaign finance reform
Which similarity between the parties explains why candidates run for election in the first place?
organize to win
influence public policy
appeal to the political center
reflect liberal and conservative views
Select the factors that predict which citizens will vote:
Age
Income
Gender
Education
Ethnic Background
