This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do candidates have to do because of rising campaign cost? A) Pay for everything themselves. B) Ask the government for money. C) Extensive fundraising. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extensive fundraising. 2. Differences between political parties can be found in the party's A) Pokemon collection. B) Platform. C) Plateau. D) Preamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 3. Whoever wins the Popular Vote ALWAYS wins the Electoral College. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What is a political party's main objective A) To win elections. B) To serve the public. C) To throw the best parties. D) To create laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win elections. 5. What primarily fueled imperialism in the 18th and 19th centuries? A) Need for raw materials and foreign markets. B) Settle new lands and exploit their resources. C) Spread Christianity. D) Reduce population pressures at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need for raw materials and foreign markets. 6. A candidate for President won 51% of Virginia's popular vote. What percentage of Virginia's electoral votes were received? A) 100. B) 49. C) 51. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100. 7. Why will political parties nominate and recruit candidates? A) To boost turnout for primaries and caucuses. B) To count the electoral college vote. C) To fundraise for new candidates. D) To help select candidates before the general election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help select candidates before the general election. 8. While the media sometimes uses misleading information called propaganda, more often it uses bias, which means- A) Favoring one side over the other. B) Separating fact from opinion. C) Broadcasting different points of view. D) Rising campaign costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Favoring one side over the other. 9. Individuals and interest groups influence which of the following? A) Public policy. B) Voter turnout. C) Mass media. D) Lobbying efforts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public policy. 10. The Green Party spent $ 10, 000 on billboards along I-66 and I-95 to remind voters to cast their vote for Carl Smith on November 6th. Which function of political parties is this an example of? A) Recruiting and nominating candidates. B) Educating voters about campaign issues. C) Helping candidates win election. D) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping candidates win election. 11. What must a candidate do in order to win the electoral vote in a state? A) Campaign more in that state than the other candidate. B) Get more people to register for their political party in that state. C) Win the primary election in that state. D) Win the popular vote in that state. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Win the popular vote in that state. 12. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are similar in all of the following ways EXCEPT? A) Organize at the local, state, and national levels. B) Reflect both liberal and conservative viewpoints. C) Influence public policy. D) Share similar viewpoints on most major issues during a campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Share similar viewpoints on most major issues during a campaign. 13. Recruiting and nominating canidates means the same thing? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What responsibility requires citizens to serve, with a group of other citizens, to determine guilt or innocence in court cases if they are called upon? A) Stay informed. B) Defend the country. C) Serve on a jury. D) Participate in the democratic process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serve on a jury. 15. Which political party is currently in power in the Executive? A) The Green Party. B) The Democratic Party. C) The answer will vary depending on the country. D) The Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Democratic Party. 16. Your designated site to vote A) Register's. B) Ballot box. C) Polling place. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polling place. 17. How a political party feels about certain issues is stated in their ..... A) Mailings. B) Radio addresses. C) Platform. D) Pamphlets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platform. 18. When something helps bond the people within a country, it is called a: A) Nation-State. B) Stateless Nation. C) Centrifugal Force. D) Centripetal Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Centripetal Force. 19. The accounts of which of the following are not audited by CAG? A) State government. B) Central government. C) Government companies. D) Panchayats and municipalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchayats and municipalities. 20. A group of people organized to help bring about similar ideas for government is called a A) Principle. B) Platform. C) Company party. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political party. 21. Which of the following amendments were NOT about voting rights? A) 24th. B) Show. C) 5th. D) 19th. E) 15th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5th. 22. Based on the results below, which candidate won the Presidential election? The Republican candidate received 16, 345, 671 of the popular vote and earned 250 of the electoral vote. The Democratic candidate received 16, 222, 301 of the popular vote and earned 272 of the electoral vote A) The Republican Candidate. B) The Democratic Candidate. C) The Third Party Candidate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Democratic Candidate. 23. These were the first 2 political parties. A) Democrat and Republican. B) Federalists and Anti-Federalists. C) Whigs and Tories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists and Anti-Federalists. 24. Which of the following is the media publishing their opinion? A) Political cartoons. B) Writing Op-eds. C) Writing editorials. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. Candidates need ..... electoral votes to win A) 306. B) 538. C) 270. D) 77. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 26. The percentage of voters who participate in presidential elections is usually ..... the percentage of voters who participate in state and local elections. A) The same as. B) Less than. C) Greater than. D) Marginally less than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater than. 27. How does the United States choose the President? A) The candidate with the most money and power. B) The people elect him by voting in an election. C) The one with the least faults. D) The candidate who has the most military experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The people elect him by voting in an election. 28. SS.7.C.2.11 (L3)This poster was placed in public buildings, businesses and schools by a civil rights group.What is a long term policy goal of the interest group? A) Electing candidates. B) Regulating elections. C) Improving citizens' lives. D) Influencing political appointments . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improving citizens' lives. 29. When a political party informs voters about the candidate they are ..... A) Creating their platform. B) Educating the electorate. C) Nominating candidate. D) Raising money for their political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educating the electorate. 30. What would be the best title for this list?-lack of interest-failure to register-belief vote does not count-no time or too busy A) The Media's Role in the Election. B) Reasons Why Citizens Fail to Vote. C) The Electoral Process. D) Factors to Predict Who Will Vote. 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