This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the popular vote? A) The vote that counts the most in a presidential election. B) The votes cast by the Electoral Collage. C) The only votes that count in a presidential election. D) The votes cast by eligible voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The votes cast by eligible voters. 2. The percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election A) Finance. B) Voter-Turnout. C) Electors. D) Editorial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voter-Turnout. 3. Which political party tends to believe in strong business? A) Liberals. B) Communists. C) Republicans. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republicans. 4. The series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues is called a ..... A) Plank. B) Soap box. C) Floor. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 5. True or False:It is the media's job to broadcast different points of view and to identify the candidates in an election. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. People with a shared culture and spread over several states, may need or want a nation at some point.Examples:The Jewish peopleKoreansGermans (as a people) A) Multistate nation. B) Self determination. C) Autonomous region. D) Nation-state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multistate nation. 7. Who succeeds the president? A) Nobody. The country revotes. B) The chief commander. C) Congress takes over until the term has ended. D) The vice president. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The vice president. 8. What is the name for the policy making process? A) Policy Sphere. B) Political Diagram. C) Iron Triangle. D) Public Policy Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron Triangle. 9. What is the definition of a multination state? A) People who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy. B) A state with a single nation. C) A group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state. D) A state with two or more nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A state with two or more nations. 10. What is the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have? A) 8. B) 21. C) 39. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 11. The difference between the beliefs of political parties ..... A) Can be found by reading each party's platform. B) Is that only one party reflects both liberal and conservative views. C) Is not important in an election. D) Is not available to the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be found by reading each party's platform. 12. Surveys a randomly selected fraction of voters after they have voted and tells pollsters how people voted before the official vote count A) Voting rights review committee. B) Special interest groups. C) Sample police. D) Exit polls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exit polls. 13. How can a state's # of electoral votes change? A) If population changes. B) If the number of senators goes up. C) It can't change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If population changes. 14. This word means "other countries" A) Name. B) Recruit. C) Attract. D) Foreign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreign. 15. Reflect liberal and conservative views A) Function of political parties. B) Similarity of political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similarity of political parties. 16. Why do some countries not allow opinion polls to be published in the final period before voting starts? A) To reduce the economic and organisational pressures. B) To prevent the influence of opinion polls on voter turnout. C) To avoid the cost of conducting opinion polls. D) To maintain the secrecy of the election process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prevent the influence of opinion polls on voter turnout. 17. Republican Donald Trump was encouraged to develop an organization to raise money for his campaign because of the high cost of elections. What is the name of this type of organization? A) Political Action Committee (PAC). B) Third Party. C) Political Party. D) Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Action Committee (PAC). 18. Scenario:Sarah reads an article on a political candidate. She notices it seems to speak very poorly about the candidate. As she finishes the article, Sarah sees that it was written by the opposing party! In seeing this, Sarah detects the ..... in the article. A) Bias. B) Facts. C) Source. D) Grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 19. Why don't all citizens vote? A) They think their vote doesn't count. B) Do not want to. C) Cant read. D) No ride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They think their vote doesn't count. 20. One function performed by political parties is that of acting as a "watch dog." Which of the following describes this purpose of political parties? A) To compromise views held by sectional elements of the party. B) To monitor other parties, keeping informed of their plans and decisions. C) To put forth candidates who will carry out the party's platform. D) To focus and simplify existing government policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To monitor other parties, keeping informed of their plans and decisions. 21. Interest groups are groups of people who- A) Are bias by nature; they share a point of view and join together to influence public policy. B) Make separate donations to different campaigns. C) Select candidates to run for public office. D) Vote for candidates on election day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are bias by nature; they share a point of view and join together to influence public policy. 22. A group that supports a political party and contributes money to the political party. A) Political Action Committee (PAC). B) Primary Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Action Committee (PAC). 23. True of False:The less money you have the more likely you are to vote in an election. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Which one of the following is NOT true about third parties? A) They introduce new ideas. B) They rarely win elections. C) They often revolve around a political personality. D) They usually win most elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They usually win most elections. 25. What type of boundary differentiates a cultural divide? A) Geometric. B) Subsequent. C) Antecedent. D) Consequent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consequent. 26. The Republican Party believes A) Believe that housing, income, education and jobs should be provided by the hidden sector. B) Believe that housing, income, education and jobs should be provided by the public sector. C) Believe that housing, income, education and jobs should be provided by the private sector. D) I have no idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believe that housing, income, education and jobs should be provided by the private sector. 27. A large group of people that are entitled to vote A) Propaganda. B) Ballot. C) Bias. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electorate. 28. The votes cast by citizens in an election A) Campaign. B) Election. C) Popular Vote. D) Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Popular Vote. 29. Which of the following is NOT a role of mass media in elections? A) Identifying candidates. B) Emphasizing selected issues. C) Broadcasting different viewpoints. D) Separating fact from opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separating fact from opinion. 30. These are non-profit organizations that seek to promote their political causes. They cannot be associated with a candidate. These groups cannot be designed to influence a particular election. These groups often make large donations to Super PACs. The donors of these groups often remain anonymous and their donations are referred to as "dark money" A) Democrats. B) 501c's and 527 groups. C) Special interest groups. D) Super political action committees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 501c's and 527 groups. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesProcess QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Process Quiz 1Political Process Quiz 2Political Process Quiz 3Political Process Quiz 4Political Process Quiz 6Political Process Quiz 7Political Process Quiz 8Political Process Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books