RC 3 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a function of political parties?

• Counting electoral votes

• Educating the electorate about campaign issues

• Helping candidates win elections

• Recruiting and nominating candidates

In the American two-party system, all of the following are similarities between parties EXCEPT:

• having the same political platform

• organizing to win elections

• appealing to the political center

• influencing public policies

Which of the following is NOT true about third parties?

• Rarely win elections, but play an important role in public politics

• Introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue

• Often win elections, but do not play an important role in public politics

• Often revolve around a political personality (such as Theodore Roosevelt)

All of the following are strategies that citizens can use for evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy EXCEPT:

• separating fact from opinion

• detecting bias

• relying on uninformed sources

• identifying propaganda

Which of the following is one way that the media influences elections?

• Offering broad coverage of all possible political issues

• Focusing on communicating a single viewpoint

• Providing information about all of the candidates

• Choosing the candidates for public office

Which of the following is NOT a result of rising campaign costs?

• Require candidates to conduct extensive fund-raising activities

• Allows more people to be able to run for office

• Give an advantage to wealthy individuals who run for office

• Encourage the development of political action committees (PACs)

How have campaign finance laws been reformed to deal with the issue of campaign costs?

• Candidates are limited in the amounts that they can accept from PACs.

• Candidates are limited in the total amount of money that they can use for their campaigns.

• Individuals are limited in the amounts that they can contribute to campaigns.

• Individuals are limited in the amounts that they can contribute to PACs.

These are all qualifications to register to vote in Virginia EXCEPT

• Citizen of the United States

• Resident of Virginia and precinct

• Have a valid Virginia driver’s license

• 18 years of age by day of general election

The most states’ Electoral College’s winner-take-all system leads to the targeting of ___________ states for campaigning.

• Large

• Western

• Small

• Eastern

Who has the legislative power in a county?

• City Council

• School Board

• Board of Supervisors

• Town Council