This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 65 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Term for when citizens fail to vote because of a lack of interest A) Voter Apathy. B) Boredom. C) Electoral College. D) Voter Registration Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voter Apathy. 2. In a winner-take-all system, the candidate who wins receives- A) 2/3 of the state's electoral votes. B) 90% of the state's electoral votes. C) All of the state's electoral votes. D) Half of the state's electoral votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the state's electoral votes. 3. If a candidate wins the popular vote in Virginia, they receive all their electoral votes because of the ..... A) Two-party system. B) Winner-take-all system. C) Congressional method. D) Lobbying method. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winner-take-all system. 4. A country that is formally independent in the world but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from another country A) Satellite state. B) Colonialism. C) Decolonization. D) Imperialism. E) Centrifugal force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satellite state. 5. What is the president's annual speech to Congress in which he proposes new laws? A) State of the State. B) Annual Press Conference. C) State of the Union. D) State of the Commonwealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State of the Union. 6. An organization of individuals with broad, common interests who organize to win elections, to operate government, and influence government policy is called a political ..... A) Platform. B) Party. C) Candidate. D) Ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party. 7. The group that actually casts the votes that select the President/Vice President. A) Media. B) Electoral College. C) Popular Vote. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral College. 8. By identifying issues, making contributions, lobbying, and expressing opinions A) Individuals & interest groups can influence public policy. B) Only people under 18 can influence public policy. C) Registered voters can influence public policy. D) Immigrants can influence public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individuals & interest groups can influence public policy. 9. Where are the differences between parties stated? A) Their electorate. B) Their platform. C) Their budget. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their platform. 10. The issue the Republican Party was founded on. A) Opposing slavery. B) Dividing america. C) Admitting new states. D) National banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposing slavery. 11. Which of the following is NOT an example of media? A) Radio. B) Public Meetings. C) Newspapers. D) TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Meetings. 12. Which of the following is not considered mass media A) Newspapers. B) CNN. C) Social media. D) Flyers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flyers. 13. They believe that the federal government should not play a big role in people's lives. Favor lower taxes and less government spending on social programs. Believe in less government intervention in business and the economy. "Grand Ole Party" :attracting white men, older people, and people with high school (or less)/some college education. A) Third. B) Democracy. C) Republican. D) Minority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican. 14. Voting unit that combines a number of smaller voting districts. A) Poll. B) Endorse. C) Ward. D) Precinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ward. 15. Why do political parties try to include both liberal and conservative views? A) To get the most votes of liberals. B) To purposely lose. C) To show bias. D) To get the political center. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To get the political center. 16. What is the purpose of a primary election? A) To help narrow the field of candidates in Presidential elections as a part of the election process. B) To spread certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate the audience. C) To support causes that affect the lives of Americans in general. D) To establish a political organization designed to support candidates by contributing money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help narrow the field of candidates in Presidential elections as a part of the election process. 17. A news article that gives the author's OPINION about an issue is called ..... A) A platform. B) A third party. C) An editorial. D) To propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An editorial. 18. Which election usually has the greatest percentage of voters? A) School Board. B) State Representatives. C) President. D) Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 19. The United States has ..... dominant political parties? A) 1. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 20. What was a main reason the United States launched the Bay of Pigs Invasion? A) The United States wanted to defend Cuba from a Soviet invasion. B) Cuba was publicly installing Soviet nuclear weapons. C) The United States wanted Fidel Castro to take power in Cuba. D) Cuba was developing strong links with the Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cuba was developing strong links with the Soviet Union. 21. What is the first amendment? A) Freedom of Speech, religion, press, and assembly. B) Right to bear arms. C) Cannot be forced to house soldiers. D) Protection from unreasonable search and seizure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom of Speech, religion, press, and assembly. 22. SS.7.C.2.8What has been a negative impact of political parties on American government? A) Political parties offer alternatives and encourage debate. B) Political parties offer opportunities for civic participation. C) Divisions between parties often prevent government from getting things done. D) Political parties serve as useful bridges uniting members Of the legislative and executive branches behind common goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divisions between parties often prevent government from getting things done. 23. An organization that tries to elect its members to public office so that its views can become public policy A) Political spectrum. B) Political party. C) Political action committee. D) Grass roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political party. 24. How does the winner-take-all system affect campaigning? A) Candidates target small states. B) Candidates target large states. C) Candidates target eastern states. D) Candidates target western states. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidates target large states. 25. This Amendment outlawed poll taxes. A) 15th. B) Show. C) 19th. D) 26th. E) 24th. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 24th. 26. Which of the following types of data is most likely to be biased? A) Results of the 2000 United States census. B) Results of a political poll taken by the Green Party. C) Income tax returns from northern and southern states. D) County health statistics on immunization programs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Results of a political poll taken by the Green Party. 27. This type of party arises to promote a social, economic, or moral issue & fade away after it is no longer relevant or is adopted by a major party. A) Independent Party. B) Ideological Party. C) Single Issue Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single Issue Party. 28. This word means "voters" A) Electorate. B) Platform. C) Function. D) Educate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electorate. 29. Who is a famous member of the Other Russia party? A) Dmitry Medvedev. B) Vladimir Zhirinovsky. C) Garry Kasparov. D) Vladimir Putin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garry Kasparov. 30. An economic system in which many businesses are owned and run by the government A) Communism. B) Traditional. C) Free Enterprise. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialism. ← 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