This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Behavior > Voting > Political Behavior – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Behavior Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of system is the United States? A) One Party. B) Two Party. C) Three Party. D) Awesome Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two Party. 2. Most impactful legislation providing African Americans the right to vote A) 15th Amendment. B) Civil Rights Act of 1964. C) Voting Rights Act of 1965. D) Civil Rights Act of 1954. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voting Rights Act of 1965. 3. What are the two most important agents of political socialization? A) Family and school. B) Mass media and gender. C) Peer groups and race. D) Historic events and opinion leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family and school. 4. Uses "everyday people" to appeal to audiences A) Appeal to authoirty. B) Appeal to fear. C) Plain folk. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain folk. 5. "Corporations can't be trusted to treat people fairly they need to be regulated in order to protect workers." A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 6. By voting in elections, people fulfill one of the most important responsibilities of citizenship. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Usually raise taxes to support government programs. A) D. B) R. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 8. The 26th Amendment allowed ..... to vote for the first time in all elections. A) African-Americans. B) Women. C) 18-year-olds. D) Immigrants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18-year-olds. 9. Which group does NOT consistently support the Republicans? A) Business interests. B) Environmentalists. C) Religious conservatives. D) Wall Street and financial interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalists. 10. How does media influence political behavior? A) Media influences political behavior through shaping public opinion, disseminating information, setting the agenda, and framing political issues. B) Media influences political behavior by promoting conspiracy theories. C) Media only influences political behavior through advertising. D) Media has no influence on political behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Media influences political behavior through shaping public opinion, disseminating information, setting the agenda, and framing political issues. 11. Which of the following is an example of media influence on elections? A) Political advertisements. B) Voter registration drives. C) Social media campaigns. D) Debates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political advertisements. 12. In a(n) ....., all registered people in the U.S. may vote. A) Closed primary. B) Open primary. C) Blanket primary. D) Runoff primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open primary. 13. How many Electoral College votes do you need to win A) 270. B) 435. C) 538. D) 700. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 270. 14. Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18? A) 15th. B) 19th. C) Show. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th. 15. What is the definition of politics? A) The process by which we select our governmental representatives and what policies they produce. B) The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society. C) A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents the public's preferences. D) A choice government makes in response to a public concern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process by which we select our governmental representatives and what policies they produce. 16. Political Efficacy A) Influence has no real impact in elections. B) Influence has a high impact in elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Influence has no real impact in elections. 17. If a person is considered "liberal" they are more likely to choose which political party? A) Liberal Political Party. B) Republican Political Party. C) Democrat Political Party. D) The Tea party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrat Political Party. 18. Lynda has been ruled mentally incapacitated by a judge. She is considered a A) Cannot voter. B) Person with low political efficacy. C) Likely voter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannot voter. 19. Law that banned soft money and forced candidates to explicitly acknowledge approval of all TV ads. A) Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946. B) Federal Election Commission Act of 1971. C) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold Act). D) Hatch Act of 1939. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold Act). 20. What is a moderate? A) Someone who favors liberalism. B) Someone who doesn't follow politics. C) Someone who has some liberal and some conservative beliefs. D) Someone who favors conservatism. 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