This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Culture > Political > Political Culture – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Culture Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is liberty? A) The state of being free from unequal treatment in a democracy. B) The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. C) The state of being free within a society from economic abuses that create disparate impact in a democracy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. 2. Which of the following political cultures emphasizes cooperation? A) Individualistic. B) Moralistic. C) Traditionalistic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moralistic. 3. Which political party system does the U.S. have? A) Multi party system. B) One party system. C) Minor party system. D) Two party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two party system. 4. Which of the following terms refers to a patterned and sustained way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out? A) Political efficacy. B) Political culture. C) Political behavior. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political culture. 5. Gerrymandering is unfair because A) No one has the right to divide electoral districts for elections. B) It sets district boundaries to decrease one group's voting strength. C) It makes voter registration difficult for uneducated white males. D) It increases the voting power of minority groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It sets district boundaries to decrease one group's voting strength. 6. Which of the following is the difference between Hard Money and Soft Money? A) Hard Money is given directly to the political party of a candidate; Soft Money goes directly to the candidate. B) Hard Money comes from U.S. citizens; Soft Money is from foreign citizens. C) Hard Money is given to PACs; Soft Money goes to the political party of the candidate. D) Hard Money goes directly to the candidate; Soft Money comes from the candidate's political party or a PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard Money is given directly to the political party of a candidate; Soft Money goes directly to the candidate. 7. Which characteristic of political culture in Texas places an emphasis on traditional values and moralism? A) Classical conservatism. B) Populism. C) Social conservatism. D) Classical liberalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social conservatism. 8. Interest groups are MOST interested in A) Nominating specific candidates for office. B) Winning a broad range of elections. C) Influencing specific public policies. D) Affecting a broad range of public policy issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Influencing specific public policies. 9. According to Montesquieu, what is the main purpose of government? A) To maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual. B) To build a wall. C) To create laws that everyone agree on. D) To open Chic Fil A on Sundays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual. 10. Which term below is defined as follows: ..... places the primary political value on political arrangements that allow for the fullest exercise of individual liberty as long as the liberties of others are not unreasonably restricted. A) Classical liberalism. B) Populism. C) Social conservatism. D) Economic liberalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classical liberalism. 11. If a U.S President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who is next in line to be in power? A) The presidents Chief of Staff. B) The Secretary of State. C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. 12. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and property. A) Hobbes. B) Locke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Locke. 13. A commitment to personal initiative and self-sufficiency = A) Socialism. B) Communal living. C) Individualism. D) Political identity. E) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individualism. 14. Which of the following is the earliest and one of the most significant agents in the political socialization process A) Family. B) Place of residence. C) Group affiliation. D) Gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family. 15. Which influence has not had an important role in the establishment of Americans' political values? A) Nation's origin in a revolution. B) Nation's open frontier during its development. C) Nation's need for a set of values that could serve to unify immigrants coming from many different countries. D) Embrace of the ideals by each succeeding generation of Americans. E) All of these have had an important role. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these have had an important role. 16. What are the three inalienable rights that all people have? A) Food, Shelter, and Clothing. B) Life, Liberty and Death. C) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. 17. As a solution to corruption, researchers have increasingly focused on a policy approach rather than a 'social learning' approach. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. When citizens pass laws directly it is called ..... A) Direct Democracy. B) Representative Democracy or Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Democracy. 19. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? A) George Washington. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) John Adams. D) Benjamin Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. 20. Which of the following is NOT one of the core political ideals of America? A) Liberty. B) Individualism. C) Equality. D) Self-government. E) Affirmative action. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Affirmative action. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCulture QuizzesPolitical Culture Quiz 1Political Culture Quiz 2Political Culture Quiz 4Political Culture Quiz 5Political Culture Quiz 6Political Culture Quiz 7Political Culture Quiz 8Political Culture Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books