This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 48 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is soft money? A) The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem. B) Donations given to political parties and not designated for a particular candidate's election campaign. C) The ideas and attitudes that most people hold about elected officials, candidates, government, and political issues. D) A candidate that challenges the two major parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Donations given to political parties and not designated for a particular candidate's election campaign. 2. The number of electors in the Electoral College for each state is based on the number of- A) Political parties with valid candidates. B) Registered voters in the state. C) Representatives and senators that a state has in the United States Congress. D) Votes a candidate receives in both state and national elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representatives and senators that a state has in the United States Congress. 3. Obeying laws, paying taxes, defending the nation and serving on juries are which of the following for citizens? A) Rights. B) Freedoms. C) Responsibility. D) Rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Responsibility. 4. Particular type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country A) Centripetal force. B) Colonialism. C) Nationality. D) Imperialism. E) Centrifugal force. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonialism. 5. The campaign for Senator Bob sent me a flyer outlining Bob's ideas on certain issues. What political party function is being fulfilled? A) Recruiting and nominating candidates. B) Education the electorate. C) Helping candidates win elections. D) Monitoring actions of office holders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education the electorate. 6. Sense of pride in your country. A) Ethnocentrism. B) Pluralistic. C) Nationalism. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nationalism. 7. Middle of the political spectrum (having both liberal and conservative views) A) Moderate. B) Bias. C) Media. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moderate. 8. TRUE OR FALSE:Third parties never hardly ever win elections in the United States, which means they have no effect on our elections. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 9. A personal view, attitude, or appraisal A) Bias. B) Fact. C) Opinion. D) Propaganda. E) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opinion. 10. A swing state is a state that: A) A state that does not electoral votes. B) A state with the most electoral votes. C) A state with the least electoral votes. D) Does not always vote for the same party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Does not always vote for the same party. 11. Third parties have what impact on the political process in the United States? A) Often win elections for public office. B) Collect larger sums of money for their campaigns. C) Introduce new ideas while focusing on a specific issue. D) Have more members than either the Democratic or Republican parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduce new ideas while focusing on a specific issue. 12. During the campaigning process, why would a presidential candidate hold more moderate views? A) To appeal to the extreme sides of the spectrum. B) To gain the independent/moderate vote. C) To help win the national popular vote. D) To become a third party candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To gain the independent/moderate vote. 13. Why do Democrats and Republicans take similar stands on several issues? A) Because of the way the two party system got started. B) Because the American people share many similar ideas and beliefs. C) Because there really is no difference between these parties. D) Because they are influenced by third parties. E) Because of the lack of cultural diversity in the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the American people share many similar ideas and beliefs. 14. There are ..... congressional districts in the entire United States. A) 30. B) 1, 000. C) 435. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 435. 15. There are a total of how many electoral votes in the United States? A) 612. B) 50. C) 538. D) 150. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 16. The policy of a state wanting to add territory from another State inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own State is A) Ethnocentrism. B) The gravity model. C) Irredentism. D) The interaction model. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irredentism. 17. Media publishes others' opinions A) Platform. B) Op-ed piece. C) Electorate. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Op-ed piece. 18. When Shanyu, a member of the Shrumism political party, distrubutes literature about his preferred candidate to his neighbors he is ..... A) Assisting people in gettitng to their polling locations. B) Helping new voters get registered. C) Educating the electorate about campaign issues. D) Recruiting individuals to run for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Educating the electorate about campaign issues. 19. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury:we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery ..... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 20. What is the most important function of political parties? (According to the FCPS Program of Studies) A) Recruit and nominate candidates. B) Help candidates win elections. C) Educate the electorate about campaign issues. D) Monitor the actions of officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help candidates win elections. 21. Money raised to support a candidate and pay for his/her campaign costs. A) Campaign Interest. B) Campaign Result. C) Campaign Finance. D) Campaign Requirement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Campaign Finance. 22. Refusing to have dealings with a person, organization, etc. A) Boycotts. B) Referendums. C) Fundraising. D) Apportionment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boycotts. 23. A person "currently" holding office and running for re-election A) Incumbent. B) Political Party. C) Former President. D) Elector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incumbent. 24. Number of Representatives plus number of Senators for a state. Virginia has 13 total (11 Reps & 2 Senators) A) House of Representatives. B) Congressional Representation. C) Conservative. D) Swing State. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congressional Representation. 25. This word means to "monitor/keep an eye on" A) Watchdog. B) Candidate. C) Primary. D) Funds. E) Center. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watchdog. 26. ..... parties rarely win major elections and have never won a presidential election. Many ..... parties revolve around a single-issue, others focus on changing society in a major way and others revolve around a personality (e.g., Teddy Roosevelt for the Bull Moose party). A) Single-issue. B) Third. C) Ideological. D) Radical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third. 27. Who was the first president elected by the Democrat Party? A) George Washington. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) James Madison. D) Andrew Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andrew Jackson. 28. An attempt to put a slant on a story for a specific purpose. A) Canvassing. B) Propaganda. C) Lobbying. D) Incumbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Propaganda. 29. These laws have expanded who can legally vote in elections A) The Bill of Rights. B) The Voting Amendments. C) The Civil Rights Act. D) All of the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Voting Amendments. 30. A boundary established by a legal document, like a treaty or a survey. A) Delimited boundary. B) Defined boundary. C) Consequent boundary. D) Administrative boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defined boundary. ← 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