This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Behavior > Voting > Political Behavior – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Behavior Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main focus of politics in a democracy? A) Who gets what, when and how. B) How to maximize benefits and minimize costs. C) How to maintain order and collect taxes. D) How to select policymakers and organize government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who gets what, when and how. 2. Gerrymandering is: A) When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power. B) When seats in the House of Representatives are redistributed among states because of changes in population. C) When district boundaries are redrawn to reflect changes in population. D) A measurement of the US population that occurs every ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power. 3. What two men were responsible for the idea of scientific polling? A) George Bush and Elmo Stevens. B) Alf Landon and Franklin Roosevelt. C) George Gallup and Elmo Roper. D) E.G. Bradshaw and Curious George. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George Gallup and Elmo Roper. 4. What is political participation? A) Donating to political campaigns. B) Voting in elections. C) Watching political debates. D) Involvement in the political process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Involvement in the political process. 5. To prevent fraudulent voting, most States require voters to A) Pay a poll tax. B) Be able to read and write in English. C) Be able to speak English. D) Register to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Register to vote. 6. In the United States, a political party is made up of a group of people who A) Disagree on how to resolve the basic issues affecting the country. B) Work to get a candidate elected to a political office. C) Work separately to support one major program or policy. D) Create negative campaign adds against the other party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Work to get a candidate elected to a political office. 7. A secret ballot is used to A) Prevent voter fraud. B) Persuade people to vote more often. C) Prevent people from voting more than once in an election. D) Prevent voter intimidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prevent voter intimidation. 8. What type of voting do people prefer because it is easier especially if you are not familiar with candidates/issues (efficacy)? A) Split ticket voting. B) Straight ticket voting. C) Priority offices voting. D) Random voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straight ticket voting. 9. Republican Party A) Conservative. B) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservative. 10. Which of the following elections have the greatest voter turnout? A) Election for Congressmen. B) Election for Sheriff. C) Election for President. D) Election for Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election for President. 11. What factor is the most influential in shaping a person's beliefs in political socialization? A) Family. B) Education system. C) Peer groups. D) Opinion leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family. 12. What age can you vote? A) 19. B) 15. C) 18. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18. 13. What factors can influence voter turnout? A) Gender, marital status, and employment status. B) Geographic location, weather conditions, and campaign advertising. C) Age, education level, income level, race/ethnicity, political interest, and accessibility to polling locations. D) Religious beliefs, social media usage, and political party affiliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Age, education level, income level, race/ethnicity, political interest, and accessibility to polling locations. 14. A public official seeking reelection to the position he or she currently occupies A) Trustee. B) Incumbent. C) Prospective voter. D) Swing voter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incumbent. 15. Which state holds the first election during the primary season, but does not use a primary voting system? A) Iowa. B) New Hampshire. C) Rhode Island. D) Nebraska. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iowa. 16. What is the process of how family, media, education and ethnicity influence your political beliefs A) Political efficacy. B) Policial theology. C) Political socialization. D) Political ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political socialization. 17. Practice of drawing lines within a voting district that favor a particular political party, politicians or group of people A) Censure. B) Gerrymandering. C) Congress. D) Apportioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerrymandering. 18. A poll that takes place as voters leave the primary election is A) A push poll. B) A straw poll. C) A random sampling poll. D) An exit poll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An exit poll. 19. What is the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions? A) Political socialization. B) Political ideology. C) Party identification. D) Political opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political socialization. 20. A survey used to gauge public opinion concerning issues or to forecast an election A) Poll. B) Delegate. C) Pundit. D) Fiscal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poll. 21. In a closed primary A) Voters must vote a split ticket. B) All qualified voters may vote. C) Only declared party members may vote. D) The doors to the election must remain closed at all times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only declared party members may vote. 22. A set of ideas, beliefs ..... about how government should operate and how much government should be involved in our day to day lives. A) Two Party System. B) Political Spectrum. C) Political Ideology. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Ideology. 23. The "Right" is associated with which party? A) Undecided. B) Democratic. C) Republican. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican. 24. What do lobbyists try to do? A) Help Congress in writing legislation for the common good. B) Help the President to choose Supreme Court justices and Cabinet members. C) Ensure the federal budget balances. D) Influence the decisions made by government officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influence the decisions made by government officials. 25. Both women & African Americans tend to favor ..... candidates A) Democratic. B) Republican. C) Independent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic. 26. The U.S. state worth the most amount of Electoral votes. A) California. B) Florida. C) Texas. D) Ohio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) California. 27. What is the purpose of the electoral college? A) To select members of Congress. B) To determine state governors. C) To oversee local elections. D) To determine the President and Vice President of the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To determine the President and Vice President of the United States. 28. Why do third parties struggle to win elections? A) They don't have enough members to get 51% of the vote. B) They can't get enough signatures to get on the ballot. C) They don't have enough members to get a plurality. D) They are illegal in most states. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They don't have enough members to get a plurality. 29. Which war led to the passage of the 26th Amendment? A) The Vietnam War. B) World War II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vietnam War. 30. Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair A) Liberal. B) Bias. C) Platform. D) Pundit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bias. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBehavior QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Behavior Quiz 1Political Behavior Quiz 2Political Behavior Quiz 3Political Behavior Quiz 5Political Behavior Quiz 6Political Behavior Quiz 7Political Behavior Quiz 8Political Behavior Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books