This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A country.It must have a permanent population, sovereignty, established borders and recognition by other countries.Examples:The U.S.Every independent country in the worldEvery member of the United Nations A) State. B) Irredentism. C) Multiethnic state. D) Multistate nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State. 2. Why does California have more electoral votes than Texas? A) California has a higher population than Texas. B) California had more influence in Congress than Texas. C) California has a lower population than Texas. D) California's land area is more than Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) California has a higher population than Texas. 3. Person running for office A) Moderate. B) Candidate. C) Liberal. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate. 4. What are two criticisms of the media? A) Unbiased and positive focus. B) Biased and negative focus. C) Too distracting and bad for our eyes. D) Watchdog and gatekeeper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biased and negative focus. 5. All people that wear glasses are nerds! A) Prejudice. B) Racism. C) Stereotyping. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stereotyping. 6. What do you call campaign statements that can't be proven? A) Fact. B) Detail. C) Bias. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propaganda. 7. SS.7.C.2.8 (L2)This statement is from a political party platform.Which political party's position is represented in the statement? A) Democratic. B) Socialist . C) Republican. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communist. 8. Recruiting and nominating candidates to try and win elections: A) Is done by third parties. B) Is done only at the state level. C) Is a role of the media. D) Is a function of all political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is a function of all political parties. 9. The slate of electors for each state is chosen by ..... vote. A) One. B) Electoral College. C) Popular. D) Every. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Popular. 10. Korea and Vietnam are examples of ..... A) Shatterbelts. B) Irredentism. C) Neocolonialism. D) Chokepoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shatterbelts. 11. Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities. A) Ethnic Cleansing. B) Apartheid Apartheid. C) Balkanization. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balkanization. 12. Which group of people cannot vote? A) Those in prison. B) Those who lack interest. C) Those who are undeducated. D) Those in the West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Those in prison. 13. Who do delegates represent at nominating conventions? A) The interests of the party leaders. B) The interests of the president. C) The interests of the people who vote in their area of the country. D) No one but themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The interests of the people who vote in their area of the country. 14. This phrase means "What most people believe or think about an issue." A) Public opinion. B) Public policy. C) Public restrooms. D) Public agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public opinion. 15. In terms of the political spectrum, what is the political center? A) A place that is mostly liberal. B) A place that does not exist. C) A place that is mostly conservative. D) Where left and right-wing politics are balanced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where left and right-wing politics are balanced. 16. Forces that pull nations apart are called ..... A) Centrifugal forces. B) Centripetal forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centrifugal forces. 17. Who is a candidate? A) An elected official. B) The nominated representative of a political party. C) A member of the electoral college. D) A person who is eligible to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The nominated representative of a political party. 18. How many votes are there in the Electoral College? A) 538. B) 100. C) 438. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 538. 19. Moderates are people who ..... A) Seldom vote. B) Avoid the extremes of either party. C) Referee political debates. D) Volunteer their time at polling stations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avoid the extremes of either party. 20. What are the two most common reasons citizens fail to vote? A) Lack of interest and lack of money. B) Lack of money and lack of time. C) Lack of interest and failure to register. D) Lack of time and failure to register. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of interest and failure to register. 21. The first step of decision making is A) Make the decision. B) List your options. C) Outline the consequences. D) Identify the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identify the problem. 22. More than half of the votes cast. A) Lobbying. B) Majority. C) Sampling error. D) Open primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Majority. 23. Ethiopia and Eritrea were mired in a 20-year conflict. It just ended. The current conflict between the two Horn of Africa countries has its roots in an earlier war. Ethiopia annexed Eritrea in the 1960s, spurring a protracted 30-year conflict. Which of the following terms describes the relationship between these two countries? A) Devolution. B) Supranationalism. C) Autonomous. D) Protruded State. E) Globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devolution. 24. Which statement about third parties is true? A) They rarely win elections, but can draw votes from other political parties. B) They are typically conservative in nature, and rarely introduce new ideas. C) The United States has a two party system, there is no such thing as a third party. D) The third party in the United States is called the Independent Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They rarely win elections, but can draw votes from other political parties. 25. Candidates want to spend time in states with ..... populations because they have the most electoral votes. A) Small. B) Large. C) Shrinking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large. 26. Which term best describes the political system of the United States? A) Nonpartisan. B) Two party. C) Multi-party. D) Single party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two party. 27. The party platform is the ..... A) Slate of candidates who will be running for office that belong to that party. B) Location where candidates are to stand during a debate. C) Roll of all members of the political party. D) List of views the party has on major campaign issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) List of views the party has on major campaign issues. 28. Plessy v. Ferguson established what idea as legal in America? A) Ethnic Cleansing. B) Desegregation of Public Schools. C) Separate but Equal. D) Boycotts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separate but Equal. 29. Which is not a qualification to register to vote in Virginia A) Live in Virginia. B) Be a citizen of the US. C) Be 18. D) Be registered to vote in Alabama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be registered to vote in Alabama. 30. Which one of the following is a U.S. Senator from Arizona? A) Matt Salmon. B) Jeff Flake. C) Jan Brewer. D) Joe Biden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jeff Flake. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesProcess QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Process Quiz 1Political Process Quiz 2Political Process Quiz 3Political Process Quiz 4Political Process Quiz 5Political Process Quiz 6Political Process Quiz 7Political Process Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books