This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The third step of decision making is A) List your options. B) Consider your options-pros and cons. C) Identify the problem. D) Make the decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consider your options-pros and cons. 2. The Holocaust was an example of a ..... A) Centripetal Force. B) Apartheid. C) Balkanization. D) Genocide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genocide. 3. What does it mean to show Bias? A) To show selfishness. B) To favor one side over another. C) To refuse to take a side. D) To be conceited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To favor one side over another. 4. What is balkanization? A) The process of breaking up a state into multiple other states. B) The process of gaining independence from a ruling state. C) The process of establishing colonies in other territories. D) The process of shifting power from national government to regional government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of breaking up a state into multiple other states. 5. SS.7.C.2.10 (L2)How do the media typically influence government? A) By reporting court procedures. B) By broadcasting campaign advertisements . C) By making political contributions. D) By investigating illegal business practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By investigating illegal business practices. 6. Responsibilities are the ..... of citizenship. A) Shoulds. B) Inessentials. C) Musts. D) Activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoulds. 7. The United States has a ..... system: A) "no-party". B) "multi-party". C) "one party". D) "two party". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "two party". 8. Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. Group of people who work together for similar purposes or goals A) Interest group. B) Electoral college. C) Campaign. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest group. 10. How many electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election? A) 269. B) NONE. C) 270. D) 538. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 11. Which third party revolved around Theodore Roosevelt in 1912? A) A Libertarian Party. B) B Federalist Party. C) D Whig Party. D) C Progressive Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C Progressive Party. 12. In order to win elections, political parties must define themselves in a way that will win the majority of votes. Candidates do this by creating a campaign that is appealing to ....., because most voters are found here. A) Liberals only. B) Conservatives only. C) The president and future vice president. D) The political center. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The political center. 13. What is the name for the process used to select the president and vice president of the United States? A) Winner take all. B) Electoral college. C) Popular vote. D) Majority vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral college. 14. The statement of a political party's beliefs A) Platform. B) Constitution. C) Outline. D) Plus. E) Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 15. Naming a candidate to run for office A) Nominate. B) Procrastinate. C) Delineate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate. 16. How can third party candidates change the outcome of an election? A) Keep voters away from the polls. B) Confuse voters. C) Take votes away from the main parties. D) Distract media from main candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take votes away from the main parties. 17. What is the name of the group of people who casts the actual vote for President? A) Electors. B) Delegates. C) Candidates. D) Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electors. 18. Established the first form of National Gov't. Created a weak central gov't and gave power to individual states A) Articles of Confederation. B) Declaration of Independence. C) VA Declaration of Rights. D) Charters of VA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articles of Confederation. 19. When the winning party in a state is awarded ALL of the electoral votes, it is called ..... A) The Winner-Take-Some system. B) The Winner-Take-All system. C) The Loser-gets-none system. D) The Voter-takes-all system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Winner-Take-All system. 20. In general, Democrats tend to be more ....., while Republicans are often considered to be more ..... A) Conservative; liberal. B) Practical; intellectual. C) Intellectual; liberal. D) Liberal; conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberal; conservative. 21. The amendments of the VA Constitution can ratified by the ..... A) States. B) Voters. C) General assembly. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voters. 22. The best example of broadcasting different points of view is ..... A) Holding a press conference with to democratic candidates. B) Asking one candidate their opinion on every issue. C) All of the above. D) A newspaper publishing a comparison of a republican and democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A newspaper publishing a comparison of a republican and democrat. 23. A party platform is a A) Statement of a party's major issues. B) Candidate's decision to run for office. C) Vice president's views on politics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statement of a party's major issues. 24. Which of the following is NOT a place to obtain a mail-in application to register to vote? A) Division of Motor Vehicles. B) Local grocery store. C) State and Local Government Offices. D) Public Libraries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local grocery store. 25. Money from undisclosed donors through special interest groups, know as 501s, 504s, and 527s (tax code numbers) are called ..... because the public cannot see where the money is coming from. A) Dark Money. B) Soft Money. C) Easy Money. D) Hard Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dark Money. 26. What are political action committees (PACs)? A) A political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money. B) A group of people with the goal of spreading knowledge or awareness about a certain cause or issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money. 27. A person running for office is a A) Contestant. B) Petitioner. C) Candidate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Candidate. 28. Complete the following sentence about the Electoral College.A slate of ..... for each political party is chosen. A) Electoral. B) Electors. C) Popular. D) 270. E) Candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electors. 29. These "other" parties are always present but they only exist to try and highlight a particular issue, but they have no real chance of winning a national election. A) Republicans. B) Democrats. C) 3rd Parties. D) Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Parties. 30. Competition in which candidates of the same political party attempt to get the nomination A) Special Election. B) General Election. C) Primary Election. D) Presidential Election. 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