CE 5 SOL Review

Where are different political party views and beliefs found?

• In the party platform
• In the Constitution
• In the media
• In PACs

A PAC can best be defined as a -

• Political Action Congress
• Partisan Action Committee
• Political Alibi Commission
• Political Action Committee

Rising campaign costs give an advantage to what type of individuals?

• Poor
• Wealthy
• Hardworking
• Middle-Class

The two-party system favored by the Electoral College requires a candidate to win at least how many electoral votes to win the presidential election?

• 170
• 435
• 538
• 270

The number of electors of each state is based on the state’s -

• Senators.
• federal judges representation.
• sales tax rate.
• Congressional representation.

What are the two most common reasons citizens fail to vote?

• Lack of interest and lack of money
• Lack of money and lack of time
• Lack of interest and failure to register
• Lack of time and failure to register

What are the qualification to vote?

• live in the U.S., resident of the state/city, 18 or older
• live in the U.S. resident of the state/city, 21 or older
• U.S. Citizen, resident of the state/city and 18 or older.

Mail propaganda, television ads, and phone calls during elections are Political Parties way of:

• Recruiting candidates
• Monitoring actions of office holders
• Educating the Electorate
• Voting

The Electoral College is referred to as a “winner take all” system. This means
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• the winning candidate gets all the money
• the winning candidate gets all the electoral votes
• the winning candidate gets a trophy and a check
• the winning candidate becomes rich and famous and gets to be on the
  Tonight Show with Jay Leno

In order to win elections political parties:

• Appeal to the political center.
• Take the same position on issues as their opponents.
• Avoid all propaganda techniques.
• Try to attract only liberal voters.