This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can you tell where a political party stands on the issues? A) Check the media. B) Check the party platform. C) Check with the president. D) You can never really know where a party stands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Check the party platform. 2. Election in which any voter may help pick any party's candidates. A) Sampling error. B) Open primary. C) Mass media. D) Public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open primary. 3. What is the Murdoch ethnic map used for? A) To establish self-sufficiency in African countries. B) To show the distribution of ethnic groups throughout Africa. C) To promote independence movements in Africa. D) To recognize the different ethnic and cultural groups in Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show the distribution of ethnic groups throughout Africa. 4. Political views in between liberals and conservatives on the Political Spectrum are referred to as being A) Radicals. B) Democrats. C) Republicans. D) In the Center. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the Center. 5. What two states does the Basque nation exist within? A) Northern Spain and France. B) Southern Spain and Morocco. C) Catalonia and Spain. D) Western Spain and Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northern Spain and France. 6. What piece of legislation expanded voter registration to African Americans? A) Civil Rights Act of 1964. B) Voting Rights Act of 1965. C) Amendment 22. D) 15th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voting Rights Act of 1965. 7. Who do lobbyists represent in their work influencing the government? A) Military officers. B) Interest groups. C) Elected representatives. D) Citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest groups. 8. If there is a tie in the electoral college, who decides who wins the presidential election? A) Speaker of the House. B) Senate. C) House of Representatives. D) President of the Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) House of Representatives. 9. What is the purpose of publishing opinion polls as elections approach? A) To create pressure for politicians to act. B) To inform the public about the candidates. C) To accurately predict the election results. D) To influence the outcome of the election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To influence the outcome of the election. 10. Which of the following is an example of a good public opinion poll question? A) Why is the president doing a fair job?. B) Do you think the president is doing a good job, a fair job, or bad job?. C) Why do you think the president is doing such a bad job?. D) Why do you think the president is doing such a good job?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you think the president is doing a good job, a fair job, or bad job?. 11. If North Carolina has 15 electoral votes, how many Representatives does it have? A) 2. B) 3. C) 10. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 12. A presidential candidates needs to win ..... electoral college votes out of ..... to be elected President and Vice President. A) 200 out of 400. B) 270 out of 538. C) 150 out of 300. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270 out of 538. 13. Which amendment to the Constitution forbid the use of a poll tax in national elections? A) Show. B) 24th. C) 15th. D) 19th. E) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 24th. 14. Communism advocates for A) As little government involvement as possible. B) Government funded programs. C) Environmental protection. D) Government control of businesses and the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Government control of businesses and the economy. 15. When a media outlet (ex:newspaper) endorses a candidate, what role are they fulfilling? A) Creating a political cartoon. B) Identifying candidates. C) Broadcasting different points-of-view. D) Publishing an opinion-editorial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Publishing an opinion-editorial. 16. Lack of interest A) Platform. B) Nominating. C) Apathy. D) Campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apathy. 17. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? A) Amy Coney Barrett. B) John Roberts. C) Clarence Thomas. D) Brett Kavanaugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Roberts. 18. The party's candidate for office is chosen directly by voters A) Open primary. B) Closed primary. C) Direct primary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct primary. 19. Which party assumes the role of watchdog? A) The party out of power. B) The party in power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The party out of power. 20. If I want to know what the difference is between the Democrats and the Republicans, where would I look? A) At the news to see what is reported about each party. B) In the newspaper to see what the editor of the paper thinks. C) At political cartoons. D) At the party's platform, usually on their website. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the party's platform, usually on their website. 21. Where along the political spectrum do both political parties try to win votes in the general election? A) Extreme right. B) In the political center. C) Extreme left. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the political center. 22. Which of the following is NOT an example of a foreign policy issue? A) Nuclear disarmament. B) Recognition of other countries' governments. C) Requirements for United States citizenship. D) Membership in alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Requirements for United States citizenship. 23. An alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.; a change made by correction, addition, or deletion. A) Rules. B) Grassroots. C) Amendments. D) Electors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amendments. 24. The opinion section in the local newspaper would be an example of the media ..... A) Writing editorials/op-eds/political cartoons. B) Educating the electorate. C) Broadcasting different points of view. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing editorials/op-eds/political cartoons. 25. Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist? A) To raise campaign funds for political parties. B) To advise political candidates on how to manage their election campaigns. C) To influence public decision-making for the common good. D) To influence state legislators or members of Congress on issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To influence state legislators or members of Congress on issues. 26. The easiest way candidates can reach voters through media is ..... A) Conducting Interviews. B) Holding debates. C) Traveling all over the country. D) Running political advertisements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running political advertisements. 27. The American political system is considered a A) 3 party system. B) 4 party system. C) 2 party system. D) 1 party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 party system. 28. Which statement below is true of major parties? (Republicans and Democrats) A) They differ in their platform. B) They do not appeal to the political center. C) Republicans are ONLY conservative. D) Democrats are ONLY liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They differ in their platform. 29. How does the media play a role in the political process? A) Evaluating sources. B) Identifying propaganda. C) Broadcasting different points of view. D) Detecting bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broadcasting different points of view. 30. The significant difference between political parties and interest groups is that A) Political parties focus on a single issue. B) Political parties pressure government from outside. C) Political parties goal is to elect their members to office. D) Interest groups operate in all areas of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political parties goal is to elect their members to office. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesProcess QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Process Quiz 1Political Process Quiz 2Political Process Quiz 3Political Process Quiz 5Political Process Quiz 6Political Process Quiz 7Political Process Quiz 8Political Process Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books