A) Influence public policy B) Take extreme positions C) Organize the government D) Win elections
A) avoid all propaganda techniques B) try to attract only liberal voters C) take the same position on issues as their opponents. D) appeal to the political center, so they can attract the majority of voters.
A) mailings B) platforms C) radio addresses D) pamphlets
A) organize to win elections B) define themselves in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the political center C) party platform D) reflect both liberal and conservative views
A) Green B) Libertarian C) Bull Moose D) Rough Riders
A) Providing a forum for voters B) Highlighting issues C) Identifying candidates D) Publishing editorials
A) Stabilization of campaign costs B) Rising campaign costs C) Declining campaign costs D) So the government can pay for campaigns
A) Politics And Commutators B) Political Action Committee C) Politics Authoring Committee D) Political Artifact College
A) It does not cost that much B) It is easy C) It is expensive D) It is cheap
A) Lower Class B) Wealthy C) Middle Class D) Poor
A) Pay money B) Voted in another election C) Read a passage from a book D) Register
A) declare residence in Virginia B) U.S. citizen C) own land D) 18 years old
A) How colorful the candidates posters are B) What the candidates past experiences were C) How important the issues are D) What the candidates look like
A) Middle age groups are the least likely to vote B) Older people vote more than younger people C) Younger people vote more than older people D) Older and younger people vote at the same rate
A) Lack of interest B) Poll taxes C) too old D) Lack of income
A) 22 B) 27 C) 18 D) 30
A) at the Animal Control Center B) at the Division of Motor Vehicles C) at the court house D) at the post office
A) Representatives system B) winner take all system C) Senators' college D) Governors' Club
A) number of senators and representatives B) number of senators C) number of representatives D) population of cities
A) Multi−party B) Two party C) One party D) No party
A) people B) Congress C) senate D) electoral college
A) Regular B) Medium C) Large D) Small
A) When the popular votes are not close B) When the primary votes are close C) When the popular votes are close D) When a candidate backs out of a race
A) Popular sovereignty B) Federalism C) Separation of powers D) Checks and balances
A) National B) State and national C) Local D) State
A) National B) State and National C) Local D) State
A) State B) State and national C) Local D) National
A) Reserved Powers of the States B) Expressed Powers of the National Government C) Inherent Powers D) Concurrent Powers
A) Executive Branch B) Legislative Branch C) Judicial Branch D) Constitutional Branch
A) Amendments B) Preamble C) The Bill of Rights D) Articles
A) State B) Legislative C) Judicial D) Executive
A) Federalism B) Checks and Balances C) Rule of law D) Popular Sovereignty
A) Cabinet B) Executive C) Judicial D) Legislative
A) President B) Mayor C) Board of supervisors D) Governor
A) Board of Supervisors B) governor C) Mayor D) president
A) General Assembly Branch B) Presidential Branch C) Congressional Branch D) Judicial Branch
A) the Virginia Supreme Court B) state constitution C) the Supreme Court D) Judicial Review
A) People elected to serve in the legislature B) Cabinet members C) People elected to serve as president D) People elected to serve as governors
A) A proposed amendment B) A proposed decree C) A veto D) A proposed law
A) General Assembly B) General Meeting C) General Congress D) National Caucus
A) Powers shared by legislative and executive powers B) Executive powers specifically stated in the Constitution C) Legislative powers not enumerated (specifically stated) in the Constitution D) Legislative powers specifically stated in the Constitution
A) Passed by both houses and approved by the Supreme Court B) Passed by both houses and signed by President C) Signed by the President and approved by the Supreme Court D) Passed by the both houses and voted on by the people
A) President vetoes the bill B) Full House/Senate votes on the bill C) Bill is written by a Representative/Senator D) Bill is debated in a committee
A) discussion B) committee C) floor D) lobbyist
A) never are allowed to vote B) manage the action of all bills C) can sometimes speak on the "floor" about a bill D) spend much of their time in committees |