This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 53 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fact or Opinion:Watching fireworks on the 4th of July is lots of fun. A) Opinion. B) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion. 2. People who actually vote for the President and Vice President A) Propaganda. B) Editorial. C) Forum. D) Electors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electors. 3. SS.7.C.2.10Sarah felt very strongly about an issue in the news. She wrote to her representative in Congress and expressed her feelings on the issue. Then she wrote a short editorial for the local newspaper and sent it off. Which statement describes Sarah's activities? A) She was starting her own special interest group. B) She was participating directly in government. C) She was forming her own political party. D) She was acting as a lobbyist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was acting as a lobbyist. 4. Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force? A) Official bilingualism. B) External threats. C) Common language. D) Shared religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Official bilingualism. 5. What limits opportunities for many people to run for office? A) Voter suppression. B) Rising campaign costs. C) Knowledge about how elections work. D) Voter apathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising campaign costs. 6. People who are in the political center ..... A) Vote only during Presidential Elections. B) Never vote. C) Fall in the middle of political spectrum. D) Sometimes make it hard to calculate votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fall in the middle of political spectrum. 7. The requirements for a majority vote in the electoral college favors a ..... A) Political Party. B) Two-Party System. C) Third Party. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-Party System. 8. One thing campaign finance reform has done is: A) Change the Electoral College. B) Increase the number of voters. C) Put limits on campaign contributions. D) Require voters to register for a political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put limits on campaign contributions. 9. Popular Vote is ..... A) A suggested idea or plan of action. B) The most liked person in school. C) The total number of votes a candidate gets from voters. D) The idea that voting is a cool thing to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The total number of votes a candidate gets from voters. 10. Which of the following led to conflicts between Britain and its colonies? A) The Seven Years' War. B) The French and Indian War. C) The American Revolution. D) The spread of nationalism in Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The French and Indian War. 11. Who makes up the Electoral College? A) People appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidate. B) All citizens eligible to vote. C) Members of the U.S. Congress. D) State governors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidate. 12. A large meeting or conference in which political parties meet A) Convention. B) Political Cartoons. C) Conservative. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convention. 13. Loyalty and devotion to one's country is called ..... A) Nationalism. B) Nationality. C) Balkanization. D) Centrifugal Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nationalism. 14. What determines the number of electors each state receives in the electoral college? A) The amount of tax dollars collected from the state. B) The geographic size of the state. C) The year the state entered the United States. D) The number of members it receives in Congress based on its population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The number of members it receives in Congress based on its population. 15. A survey taken every ten years which gives the government demographic data about the population. A) Census. B) Reapportionment. C) Redistricting. D) Gerrymandering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Census. 16. The American political process is characterized by a ..... system. A) Three-party. B) Open-door. C) Two-party. D) Multi-party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two-party. 17. Which of the following is NOT a factor in predicting who will vote? A) Age. B) Education. C) Income. D) Gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gender. 18. The process to choose the president and vice president is called the ..... A) Campaign cost. B) Election Fraud. C) Electoral College. D) Popular Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral College. 19. A role of political parties is to monitor office holders. To monitor means to ..... A) Support and assist. B) Watch, observe and listen to. C) Recruit and nominate. D) Consult and request. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watch, observe and listen to. 20. Rising campaign costs A) Require candidates to conduct extensive fundraising activities. B) Open the opportunities for many people to run for office. C) Give an advantage to middle income and poor candidates. D) Discourage the development of PACs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Require candidates to conduct extensive fundraising activities. 21. A group that works to win elections A) Political Party. B) Political Action. C) Political Candidate. D) Political Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Party. 22. A political party that believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need A) Republican. B) Socialist. C) Democratic. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic. 23. What document gives our right to vote? A) Constitution. B) A binder. C) School website. D) A book of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constitution. 24. You must register at least ..... before an election. A) 10 days. B) 31 days. C) 22 days. D) 6 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22 days. 25. A large group of people who are united by common cultural characteristics, such as language and ethnicity, or shared history. A) Nation-state. B) Stateless nation. C) Nation. D) Multinational state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nation. 26. Choose the best description for the following phrases:-Separating fact from opinion-Detecting bias-Evaluating sources-Identifying propaganda A) How to Select a PAC to Raise Funds. B) How to Register to Vote in an Election in Virginia. C) How to Evaluate Campaign Materials to make Informed Decisions. D) How to Increase Voter Turnout in an Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How to Evaluate Campaign Materials to make Informed Decisions. 27. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the leaders of which party? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 28. What was the immediate cause for the United States' entry into World War I? A) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. B) Germany's military alliance with Mexico. C) Repeated attacks on merchant ships by the German military. D) The German invasion of Belgium and France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repeated attacks on merchant ships by the German military. 29. After looking at the chart, what can you assume about voter turnout? A) Older and younger people vote at the same rate. B) Older people vote more than younger people. C) Younger people vote more than older people. D) Middle age groups are the least likely to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Older people vote more than younger people. 30. Affirmed "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) established the idea that all people are equal under the law A) Charters of VA. B) Articles of Confederation. C) Declaration of Independence. D) VA Declaration of Rights. 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