This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Behavior > Voting > Political Behavior – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Behavior Quiz 5 (30 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) Single-issue. B) Splinter. C) Economic protest. D) Ideological. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Poll Tax. B) Literacy Test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poll Tax. 6. If a poll comes within this average % of a sampling error, it is considered a good poll. A) 1%. B) 10%. C) 3%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3%. 7. Third parties that form when the economy is poor with the goal of changing the circumstances in the economy A) Economic protest. B) Splinter. C) Single issue. D) Ideological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Australia. B) USA. C) Canada. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 10. There is ..... in the Constitution that requires the United States to have two political parties. A) Nothing. B) Legislation. C) An amendment. D) Provision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing. 11. Which of the following Supreme Court decisions made it dramatically easier for PACs to spend money in campaigns? A) Citizens United v. FEC. B) Buckley v. Valeo. C) Korematsu v. United States. D) Reed v. Reed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Convention. B) Petition. C) Self-announcement. D) Caucus. E) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petition. 14. Which term is the best meaning of "suffrage" ? A) Freedom. B) The right for women to protest. C) The right to vote in elections. D) Citizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Local elections. C) General Presidential elections. D) Midterm elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General Presidential elections. 19. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a presidential candidate? A) College educated. B) Natural born US citizen. C) At least 35 years old. D) US resident at least 14 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) College educated. 20. In the event that no majority is reached in the Electoral College, who is responsible for choosing the President? A) The Congress. B) The Senate. C) The former President. D) The House of Reps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The House of Reps. 21. What decreased the voting age from 21 to 18? A) Voting Rights Act. B) 15th Amendment. C) 19th Amendment. D) 26th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th Amendment. 22. Write-in candidates are a form of A) Primary. B) Caucus. C) Convention. D) Self-announcement. E) Petition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-announcement. 23. What do you call a person who tries to persuade public officials to do things that an interest group want them to do? A) Lobbyist. B) Peer group. C) Lobbying. D) Pundit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobbyist. 24. Polls based on interviews conducted on election day with randomly selected voters. A) Sampling error. B) Opinion polls. C) Exit polls. D) Random sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exit polls. 25. Type of primary where voter is allowed to decide what ballot to vote on. A) Open Primary. B) Blanket primary. C) Jungle Primary. D) Closed primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open Primary. 26. Study the chart below, which shows voter turnout in Florida for federal elections, 2000 through 2016, and answer the questions below. Year Turnout1. 2000 70%2. 2002 55%3. 2004 74%4. 2006 47%5. 2008 75%6. 2010 49%7. 2012 72%8. 2014 50%9. 2016 74% A) The turnout increase in each presidential election. B) The turnout was similar in the years of presidential elections. C) The turnout decrease during presidential election years. D) The turnout went up during non presidential election years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The turnout increase in each presidential election. 27. One who believes government should be active in supporting political & social change; open to new behavior & ideas that are nontraditional; progressive A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 28. What is one responsibility of an American citizen? A) Volunteer in an election. B) Help in a campaign. C) Vote in a presidential election. D) Pay their taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pay their taxes. 29. A(n) ..... is a group of persons who seek to control government through winning elections and holding public office. A) Political party. B) Interest group. C) Political action committee. D) 527 organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 30. When is the general election held? A) First Tuesday in October. B) First Tuesday after first Monday in November. C) First Tuesday after first Monday in May. D) First Tuesday in November. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Tuesday after first Monday in November. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBehavior QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Behavior Quiz 1Political Behavior Quiz 2Political Behavior Quiz 3Political Behavior Quiz 4Political Behavior Quiz 6Political Behavior Quiz 7Political Behavior Quiz 8Political Behavior Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books