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Civics SOL Review Standard 5: Political Process (Parties, Media, and Elections)

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Standard 5a-c: Political parties, the two party system and the role of media in campaigns
Standard 5d & 5e: Campaign costs & Voter registration
Standard 5f: The Electoral College
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Question 1
1.

SOL CE.5a - Political parties play a key role in government and provide citizens with opportunities to __________ in the political process.

Question 2
2.

SOL CE.5a – What are the functions of political parties? Check all that apply

Question 3
3.

SOL CE.5b - The American political process is characterized by a ____ -- ________ system

Question 4
4.

SOL CE.5b - Third parties ________ win elections, but nevertheless they play an important role

Question 5
5.

SOL CE.5b - Both major parties try to win majority support by appealing to the political _________

Question 6
6.

SOL CE.5b - True or false: Both major parties organize to win elections and influence policy

Question 7
7.

SOL CE.5b - The biggest differences between the two major parties can be found in their:

Question 8
8.

SOL CE.5b - If third parties have a low chance of winning elections, why do they participate? Check all that apply

Question 9
9.

SOL CE.5c - What are some of the strategies for evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy? Check all that apply

Question 10
10.

SOL CE.5c - What is the media?

Question 11
11.

SOL CE.5c - Drag all of the ways the media influences politics into the box below. Leave the rest!

  • Broadcasting different points of view
  • Writing editorials, political cartoons and op-Ed’s
  • Raising money for political campaigns
  • Emphasizing selected issues
  • Recruiting candidates for political office
  • Identifying candidates
  • Media’s influence on politics
Want or need extra practice? Try this matching activity which covers vocabulary or this activity on the similarities and differences between parties.
Question 12
12.

SOL CE.5d – The high cost of getting elected gives an advantage to _____ candidates.

Question 13
13.

SOL CE.5d – Rising campaign costs force candidates to engage in more ____________ activities

Question 14
14.

SOL CE.5d – Rising campaign costs have led to efforts to reform

Question 15
15.

SOL CE.5d – Campaign finance laws limit

Question 16
16.

SOL CE.5d – The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United versus the Federal Election commission gave individuals, businesses and unions the ability to donate _________ amounts of money to PACs and Super PACs

Question 17
17.

SOL CE.5d – What do PACs do?

Question 18
18.

SOL CE.5e - A citizen who wishes to vote must first

Question 19
19.

SOL CE.5e - The number of people registered to vote is related to

Question 20
20.

SOL CE.5e - To register to vote in Virginia you must: (check all that apply)

Question 21
21.

SOL CE.5e - These factors predict who votes: (check all that apply)

Question 22
22.

SOL CE.5e - The percentage of voters who participate in presidential elections is usually _______ than the percentage of voters who participate in state and local elections.

Question 23
23.

SOL CE.5e - Every vote is

Question 24
24.

SOL CE.5e - Drag the amendment to its correct number

  • gave vote to formally enslaved Black men
  • gave vote to women
  • lowered voting age to 18
  • outlawed charging taxes to vote
  • gave people of DC right to vote in presidential elections
  • 15th
  • 19th
  • 23rd
  • 24th
  • 26th
Wanna know more about the costs of campaigns? Check out this infographic to see where the money goes.

Wanna know more about who votes and what affects political beliefs? Lots of cool charts at this link.
Question 25
25.

SOL CE.5f - The ______________ process is used to select the President and Vice President of the United States

Question 26
26.

SOL CE.5f - How does the electoral college and the winner-take-all system impact campaigns?

Question 27
27.

SOL CE.5f - The number of electoral votes each state gets is based on:

Question 28
28.
SOL CE.5f - Most states have a _______ -_______ -_______ system for dividing up their electoral votes
Question 29
29.

SOL CE.5f - Electors cast their votes _________ the popular vote

Question 30
30.

SOL CE.5f - The Electoral College leads candidates to pay more attention to _______ states

Question 31
31.

SOL CE.5f - True or false: Most states award all their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote in the state

Question 32
32.

SOL CE.5f - A candidate needs ____ votes to win the electoral college

Question 33
33.

SOL CE.5f - The Electoral College favors the development of a _____-________ system

Want more practice? Play this who wants to be a millionaire game that covers all of Standard 5.

Or check out this interactive map of the Electoral College with 2024 election predictions.