This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia's views? A) Racist and expansionist. B) Socialist and nationalist. C) Centrist and mixed economy. D) Communist and far-left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centrist and mixed economy. 2. The 2016 Presidential debates were televised nationwide as well as streamed online by most news agencies. These debates demonstrate which role(s) of the media? A) Emphasizing selected issues. B) Producing editorials and op-ed pieces. C) Broadcasting different points of view. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and c. 3. Formed to help pay for advertising and other costs of running for office A) PAC (Political Action Committees). B) Forum. C) Two-Party System. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAC (Political Action Committees). 4. What distinguishes Super PACs from traditional PACs? A) Super PACs can only support candidates from a specific party. B) Super PACs are subject to strict donation limits. C) Super PACs can only engage in direct lobbying efforts. D) Super PACs can directly contribute to candidates' campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Super PACs can directly contribute to candidates' campaigns. 5. All of the following are reasons why Hillary Clinton lost the election, except? A) She won California. B) She lost most of the swing states. C) She ignored the little states. D) She lost the Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She won California. 6. Political parties have all of the following functions except? A) Helping candidates win elections for public office. B) Educating voters about campaign issues. C) Recruiting and nominating the candidates for office. D) Casting votes on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Casting votes on the floor of the U.S. Congress. 7. Which political party tends to support the environment through federal spending and regulations? A) Republicans. B) Socialist. C) Democrats. D) Conservatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats. 8. Qualifications to Vote in Virginia:1. 18 years old 2. State Resident 3.? Which of these qualifications best completes the list above? A) Employed. B) U.S. Citizen. C) High school graduate. D) Licensed driver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) U.S. Citizen. 9. When Rowan goes door to door collecting money for his favorite candidates campaign he is ..... A) Recruiting and nominating candidates. B) Educating the electorate. C) Helping candidates win an election. D) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping candidates win an election. 10. One job of Political Parties is to act as "watch dogs" . What does this mean? A) To keep informed of the other political parties. B) To make sure their plans are kept secret. C) To guard the White House. D) To make sure their platform is carried out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To keep informed of the other political parties. 11. What is the purpose of the Electoral College in the United States? A) To directly elect the President and Vice President. B) To serve as a body of advisors to the President. C) To determine the winner of the popular vote. D) To formally elect the President and Vice President based on state votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To formally elect the President and Vice President based on state votes. 12. Formally choose a candidate for election to represent a specific party A) Endorse. B) Nominating. C) Propaganda. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominating. 13. If Ms. G was running for President, she would focus on winning states with ..... A) More people. B) Less people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More people. 14. What Party is Vladimir Putin a part of? A) Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. B) A Just Russia. C) Communist Party. D) United Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Russia. 15. A message that tries to influence your emotions is called ..... A) Propaganda. B) Bias. C) Candidate. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propaganda. 16. Information presented as fact but that is loaded with opinions, and favors a certain political view is called: A) Propaganda. B) Oration. C) Bias. D) Libel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bias. 17. Which amendment gave all men, regardless of race or ethnicity, the right to vote? A) 19th amendment. B) 26th amendment. C) 15th amendment. D) 24th amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15th amendment. 18. Conventions and caucuses are similar in that both are open to the public. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 19. Rising campaign costs have led to efforts to ..... campaign finance laws. A) Re-use. B) Reduce. C) Recycle. D) Reform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reform. 20. The Democratic Party Favors A) Support increased taxation of private business. B) Support decreased taxation of private business. C) Support decreased supervision of private business. D) Support increased supervision of private business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support increased taxation of private business. 21. A consistent tilt to favor one side of an issue, while ignoring evidence that supports the other side is called A) Opinion. B) Source. C) Bias. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bias. 22. A person who casts an official vote for president is called an ..... A) Editorial. B) Bias. C) Elector. D) Candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elector. 23. A group of people who work together for similar purposes or goals A) Campaign. B) Electoral college. C) Interest group. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest group. 24. What is the primary responsibility of the media in a democracy? A) To promote a specific political ideology. B) To critically evaluate information before sharing it. C) To provide accurate and unbiased information to the public. D) To sensationalize news stories to attract more viewers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide accurate and unbiased information to the public. 25. What is the role of the Electoral College in the election of the President and Vice President? A) To oversee the campaign process for the President and Vice President. B) To directly elect the President and Vice President. C) To cast the deciding votes for the President and Vice President. D) To advise the President and Vice President on policy decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To cast the deciding votes for the President and Vice President. 26. The electoral college has a "winner take all" system. What does this mean? A) The candidate who wins the popular vote wins the presidential election. B) A candidate wins an electoral college vote for each 100 popular votes they recieve. C) The candidate who receives the majority of the votes in a state receives all of the state's electoral votes. D) The candidate who wins the election gets to take all of the other candidate's money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The candidate who receives the majority of the votes in a state receives all of the state's electoral votes. 27. Collection of laws, mandates, or regulations established through political process A) Registrar. B) Public Policy. C) Precinct. D) Forum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Policy. 28. How does the state of Virginia select candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties? A) Through Conventions. B) Through Petitions. C) Through Primaries. D) Through Caucuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through Primaries. 29. He did not belong to any political party. A) Ben Franklin. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Washington. 30. Part of the process that Americans use to elect the president. A) Electoral college. B) Chosen few. C) Election committee. D) Voting block. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electoral college. ← 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