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CE 5- Political Process
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1
Political Parties educating the public is best shown by which of the following
Registering people to vote
Endorsing candidates for President
Announcing their nominees
Putting signs in peoples yards and passing out pamphlets
2
Which of the following is NOT a factor of voting?
Age
Income
Education
Gender
3
To appeal to the center means to
Try and get people in the middle of the country to vote
Target middle aged voters
Make your platform appeal to the most people possible to win
Take your platform less seriously
4
Offering different viewpoints, and providing opinions are what
Separating fact from opinion
Roles the media plays in elections
Functions of political parties
Voting for the President
5
Winner take all means that
Whoever gets the most votes in the country is President
Whoever gets the most votes in a state gets all their points
You have to win the majority of states to win the election
Third Parties struggle to win in the electoral college
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Political Action Committees do which of the following?
Nominate Candidates
Have grown in importance with rising campaign costs
Provide opinions and editorials
Raise money for a candidate or cause
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Third Parties don't usually win elections but they can
Bring up important issues
Win states in the electoral college
Take votes from the major parties
Raise more money than other parties
8
The media covers one candidate more negatively than anothers. This is an example of
Moderating debates
Showing bias
Providing editorials and opinions
Bringing issues to the forefront
9
The electoral college favors big states as well as
A two party system
Third Parties
conservative states
liberal states
10
Population is used to determine...
How many electors each State receives
Who votes first
Who gets to run for President
Which States are blue and which are red
11
The cost of campaigns has gone up due to increased spending on what?
Political Action Committees
Media Advertisements
Traveling and Campaigning
Debates
12
There is a higher voter turnout during what kind of elections
Mid-Term Elections
Local Elections
National Elections
State Elections
13
Which role of the media in elections are they serving when they hold debates?
Different points of view
Provide opinions and editorials
Spotlight on Candidates
Emphasize selected issues
14
The system that we use to elect the next President is called
Political Process
Electoral College
General Election
Platforms and Planks
15
Which of the following states would be the one the candidates want to win the most?
Arkansas
California
Alabama
Ohio
16
Steve didn't vote. Which would most likely be his response?
I didn't register in time
I just don't care
I was busy
I don't like either candidate
