This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 67 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which amendments in the constitution have to do with the rights of citizens? A) None of them. B) The last 10. C) The first 10. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first 10. 2. These are "pre" elections, in which people go to the polls and vote for the candidate that they want to represent their party in the general election. A) Primaries. B) Quorum. C) Caucus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primaries. 3. Why did Barack Obama receive 13 electoral votes from the state of Virginia in 2008? A) He received more votes than any other candidate among Virginia voters. B) He received 13% of the vote in Virginia. C) He received 13% more votes than John McCain. D) Virginia is the 13th largest state that he won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He received more votes than any other candidate among Virginia voters. 4. What kind of party system characterizes the American political process? A) A two-party system. B) A six-party system. C) A four-party system. D) A three-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A two-party system. 5. When evaluating the following websites; which of them would you expect to show the least bias. A) Www.Sanders2020.com. B) Www.democraticagenda.org. C) Www.elephantswin.com. D) Www.housevotes.gov. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Www.housevotes.gov. 6. Split Ticket Voting A) Voting in two places. B) Voting for two candidate. C) Voting for issues, not people. D) Voting for people, not issues. E) Voting for people from both political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Voting for people from both political parties. 7. Who do lobbyist represent in their attempts to influence government? A) Interest groups. B) Military officers. C) Circuit judges. D) Elected officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elected officials. 8. When you ..... a person, you are selecting them to run for elected office. A) Nominate. B) Bias. C) Editorial. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate. 9. An organization of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country or society? A) Senate. B) Cabinet. C) Congress. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Party. 10. Third parties usually win most elections. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 11. A list of candidates for election to an office A) Slate. B) General Elections. C) Apathy. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slate. 12. Identify the vocabulary term for the following definition:THE PROCESS OF REDISTRICTING TO GIVE AN ADVANTAGE TO ONE PARTY OVER ANOTHER A) Filibuster. B) Gerrymandering. C) Electoral college. D) Confirmation process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerrymandering. 13. The term used to describe if you want a higher court to review your case A) Opinion. B) Jurisdiction. C) Court of Appeals. D) Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal. 14. What can congress do if the President decides to veto a bill? A) Override the President's veto with a 2/3rds majority vote in both the House and the Senate. B) Override the President's veto with a simple majority vote in both the House and the Senate. C) Pocket Veto. D) Both houses can declare the President's veto unconstitutional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Override the President's veto with a 2/3rds majority vote in both the House and the Senate. 15. Artwork, drawings, that deal with political issues and often surround current events A) Conservative. B) Editorials. C) Political Cartoons. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Cartoons. 16. Where are different political party views and beliefs found? A) In the Constitution. B) In the party platform. C) In PACs. D) In the media. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the party platform. 17. In a direct primary, only voters registered as party members may vote to elect the party's nominees A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. An independent state with the ability to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.Examples:All 193 members of the United NationsThe U.S.MexicoPhilippines A) Sovereignty. B) Stateless nation. C) Colonialism. D) Self determination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sovereignty. 19. Citizens United were a(n) ..... A) A non Economic Super PAC. B) Economic Super PAC. C) Labor Union. D) Group of Congressmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A non Economic Super PAC. 20. A voting rights march here where peaceful protesters were attacked was one of the things that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. A) Selma, Alabama. B) New Orleans, Louisiana. C) Atlanta, Georgia. D) Montgomery, Alabama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selma, Alabama. 21. Outlines a party's principles, goals, and positions on issues in the US and across the world. They do not have any binding effect on elected officials A) Party Platform. B) Candidate. C) Political Party. D) Ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party Platform. 22. What is the desire for a nation to create and maintain a state of its own? This facilitates loyalty and devotion to the nation. A) Devolution. B) Self-Determination. C) Nationalism. D) Patriotism. E) Sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nationalism. 23. Writings that reflect the opinion of a newspaper or magazine A) Popular vote. B) Op Ed Pieces. C) Editorials. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Editorials. 24. This survey directly records a persons views or opinions. Politicians then use this data to shape their campaigns. A) Charities. B) Liberal Opinion. C) Sampling Error. D) Polls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polls. 25. If the President does not sign a bill and congress is in session, what happens to the bill? A) It goes back to the House of Representatives. B) It dies. C) It becomes a law. D) It goes back to the Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It becomes a law. 26. An interest group that wants to contribute to candidates for Congress would most likely A) Form a political action committee. B) Hire lobbyist. C) Start a web page about spinach. D) Start a web page about spinach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Form a political action committee. 27. The right of all people to govern themselves. Usually a nation, ethnicity, or former colony wants to govern themselves and establish sovereignty over their own state. *Oftentimes may result in independence movements or devolution. A) Sovereignty. B) Self-Determination. C) Nation-State. D) Devolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-Determination. 28. In its role as a ....., the media keeps an eye on the government which helps democracy. A) Cheerleader. B) Voice of reason. C) Prisoner. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watchdog. 29. How many electoral votes is needed to win the presidential election? A) 100. B) 535. C) 27. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 270. 30. Multi-state nation A) State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities. B) Relationship between a state's geographic shape, size, relative location, and it's political situation. C) A nation or cultural group that is divided across two or more state borders. D) None of above. 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