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