This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Behavior > Voting > Political Behavior – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Behavior Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following types of third parties are the longest lasting and are based on a particular set of beliefs? A) Ideological. B) Single-issue. C) Economic protest. D) Splinter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideological. 2. Which may be said of a moderate? A) Moderates are considered to be further to the right than Republicans. B) Moderates disagree with both Conservatives and Liberals on every issue. C) Moderates are not interested in politics. D) Moderates share some beliefs of liberals and some of convervatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moderates share some beliefs of liberals and some of convervatives. 3. How does voter registration effect voter turnout? A) Causes an increase. B) Causes a decrease. C) No effect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Causes a decrease. 4. What is public policy? 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: D) A choice government makes in response to a public concern. 5. Forcing people to pay for the right to vote was called a ..... ? A) Literacy Test. B) Poll Tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poll Tax. 6. If a poll comes within this average % of a sampling error, it is considered a good poll. A) 1%. B) 3%. C) 10%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3%. 7. Third parties that form when the economy is poor with the goal of changing the circumstances in the economy A) Ideological. B) Economic protest. C) Single issue. D) Splinter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic protest. 8. If someone is an independent voter who is not completely loyal to either party, what reasonable assumption can be made about their ballot? A) It will reflect straight-ticket voting. B) It will reflect ballot fatigue. C) It will reflect time zone differences. D) It will reflect split-ticket voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It will reflect split-ticket voting. 9. Which countries have mandatory voting? A) USA. B) Australia. C) Canada. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Australia. 10. There is ..... in the Constitution that requires the United States to have two political parties. A) An amendment. B) Legislation. C) Nothing. D) Provision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nothing. 11. Which of the following Supreme Court decisions made it dramatically easier for PACs to spend money in campaigns? A) Buckley v. Valeo. B) Reed v. Reed. C) Korematsu v. United States. D) Citizens United v. FEC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citizens United v. FEC. 12. Do you have to own land to vote in the United States? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 13. Minor party or independent candidates may be required to obtain a certain # of signatures in this path to the nomination A) Caucus. B) Primary. C) Convention. D) Self-announcement. E) Petition. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Petition. 14. Which term is the best meaning of "suffrage" ? A) The right for women to protest. B) The right to vote in elections. C) Citizenship. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The right to vote in elections. 15. Reading newspaper articles, *watching campaign rallies *giving money to candidates A) Campaign contributions. B) Political participation. C) Lobbying. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political participation. 16. A town hall meeting has been scheduled by the local chapter of the Republican Party. This meeting will be used to discuss the current issues and how the Republican Party intends to pass legislation dealing with these issues. Which function of a political party is being described in this example? A) Bonding Agent. B) Nominating. C) Governing. D) Informing & Activating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Informing & Activating. 17. How do modern social media sources affect politics differently from the way the print media did in the past? A) Social media allows political access for far fewer numbers of citizens in rural areas. B) Social media allows politicians to interact directly with citizens to gather policy opinions. C) Social media assured that descriptions of political issues are well researched and factual. D) Social media assures that reports of political issues are unbiased and thoroughly analyzed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social media allows politicians to interact directly with citizens to gather policy opinions. 18. Which of these elections has the highest turnout? A) Off-year elections. B) Midterm elections. C) General Presidential elections. D) Local elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General Presidential elections. 19. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a presidential candidate? A) At least 35 years old. B) Natural born US citizen. C) College educated. D) US resident at least 14 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) College educated. 20. In the event that no majority is reached in the Electoral College, who is responsible for choosing the President? A) The House of Reps. B) The Senate. C) The Congress. D) The former President. 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