This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 66 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Virginia, registration closes ..... days before the election. A) 5. B) 100. C) 270. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22. 2. WHICH ONE IS A REQUIREMENT TO VOTE? A) LICENSED DRIVER. B) RESIDENT OF VA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RESIDENT OF VA. 3. While people are reluctant to give money to an individual candidate, they are often more willing to give money to a particular cause, such a special interest group's PAC or a political party. This kind of fundraising is easier than hard money donations, so it is called ..... A) Dark Money. B) Hard Money. C) Easy Money. D) Soft Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soft Money. 4. This word means "inform" A) Function. B) Educate. C) Electorate. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educate. 5. The U.S. Census results have the most impact upon membership in the: A) Senate. B) Democratic Party. C) Federal courts. D) House of Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) House of Representatives. 6. What is NOT an effective way to analyze campaign advertisements? A) Identifying propaganda. B) Detecting bias. C) Separating fact from opinion. D) Accepting everything as truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accepting everything as truth. 7. Which of the following is a place where citizens can go to register to vote? A) A Church. B) Divisions of Motor Vehicles (DMV). C) A Fire Station. D) A School. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divisions of Motor Vehicles (DMV). 8. Guarantees the right to a speedy, impartial public trial in criminal cases with counsel and the right to cross examine. A) Item. B) Cat. C) 7th. D) 10th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Item. 9. The Socialist Party believes that A) Government should provide public services like free education and health care. B) Government should provide public services like free food and health care. C) Government should provide public services like free work and health care. D) Government should provide public services like free transportation and health care. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government should provide public services like free education and health care. 10. The group of people who take part in the poll A) Sample. B) Bias. C) Objectivity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sample. 11. Marcy is employed by the Republican party. Part of her job is to write reports about the activities and achievements of the elected officials. What function of political parties is this describing? A) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. B) Organizing and supervising polling centers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. 12. What court case was a major setback to campaign finance reform and made it possible to donate unlimited amounts of money to PAC's and Super PAC's that support political candidates? A) Marbury v. Madison. B) Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections. C) Citizen's United v. Federal Elections Committee. D) Brown v. Board of Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citizen's United v. Federal Elections Committee. 13. Political parties do NOT- A) Recruit and nominate candidates. B) Educate citizens about campaign issues. C) Monitor office holders. D) Count the electoral vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Count the electoral vote. 14. Guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government. A) Ch. B) 1st. C) Cat. D) 10th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1st. 15. The smallest number of electors any state can have is: A) 2. B) 3. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 16. Which is NOT a factor that influences voter turnout? A) How old you are. B) How much money you make. C) State you live in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State you live in. 17. Which of these was not an issue the Supreme Court dealt with in the Citizens United Case? A) Did Citizens United break the law trying to stream their movie for free?. B) Are the Federal Election laws Citizens United Broke Constitutional?. C) Can money be considered a form of free speech under the 1st amendment?. D) Are interest groups allowed to spend money on political ads?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are interest groups allowed to spend money on political ads?. 18. SS.7.C.2.12 (L2)This newspaper headline describes a community problem.What problem was the ordinance meant to address? A) Concerns about local businesses. B) Threats to public education. C) Threats to public safety . D) Concerns about parking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threats to public safety . 19. A statement of a political party's belief or plan A) Conservative. B) Liberal. C) Bias. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 20. Forces that unite nations are called ..... A) Centrifugal forces. B) Centripetal forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centripetal forces. 21. A process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position. A) Election. B) Referendum. C) Campaign. D) Grassroots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election. 22. Virginia currently has 13 votes in the Electoral College. In the winner-take-all system, the candidate who wins the state of Virginia receives- A) Half of the state's electoral votes. B) 2/3 of the state's electoral votes. C) 90% of the state's electoral votes. D) All of the state's electoral votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the state's electoral votes. 23. Is the identity with a group with legal/personal attachment to a country. A) Centripetal force. B) Imperialism. C) Centrifugal force. D) Colonialism. E) Nationality. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Nationality. 24. Political parties' stances on current issues is their ..... A) Theory. B) Platform. C) Ballot. D) Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 25. The phenomenon of people leaving government to take jobs in the economic sector that they regulated is called: A) The golden parachute. B) The glass ceiling. C) The silver lining. D) The revolving door. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The revolving door. 26. What is a news station showing by reporting only on one candidate? A) Bias. B) Propaganda. C) Sources. D) Facts and opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 27. In which year, first general elections to Lok Sabha were held in India? A) 1948. B) 1950. C) 1951. D) 1954. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1951. 28. Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines whether or not someone is likely to vote? A) Income. B) Age. C) Climate. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 29. Which of the following is NOT a role of media during campaigns? A) Posting information on social media pages. B) Identifying candidates. C) Sharing points of view. D) Creating PACs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creating PACs. 30. Mass Media is ..... A) Local posters. B) Small audiences. C) Newspapers with worldwide subscribers. D) Political flyers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Newspapers with worldwide subscribers. ← 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