This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fundraising by political parties is A) How they select candidates. B) Where their headquarters are located. C) How they get money. D) When they count the votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How they get money. 2. The difference between the beliefs of political parties (a) . A) A can be found by reading a party's platform. B) Is not available to the public. C) Is not important in an election. D) Is that only one party reflects both views. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A can be found by reading a party's platform. 3. Which is not a political party A) Democratic. B) Republican. C) Green Party. D) Sagertarians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sagertarians. 4. Jim is 18 years old and Billy is 17. What amendment allows Jim to vote in the next election but not Billy. A) 13s. B) 24th. C) 28th. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th. 5. In order to get as many votes as possible, where do political parties try to be on some issues? A) Political platform. B) Influence public policy. C) Fundraising activities. D) Political center. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political center. 6. What type of election is used to determine the candidates for each political party? A) Primary. B) Electoral. C) Popular. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 7. Why are opinion polls published by the media? A) To show how people feel about particular issues. B) To manipulate public opinion. C) To create pressure for politicians to act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show how people feel about particular issues. 8. Which of the following is NOT a reason citizens fail to vote? A) Lack of interest. B) Failure to register. C) Issues are too confusing. D) No time or too busy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Issues are too confusing. 9. Which of the following is a major role the media plays in influencing the government/ public opinion? A) Propaganda. B) Bias editorials. C) Watchdog role. D) Publishing opinion columns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watchdog role. 10. Who is an example of a third party political personality? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) John F. Kennedy. C) Theodore Roosevelt. D) Donald Trump. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theodore Roosevelt. 11. The two main political parties we have in this country are the: A) Red Party and Blue Party. B) Major Parties and Third Parties. C) Green Party and Independent Party. D) Democratic Party and Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Party and Republican Party. 12. The number of electors for each state is based on a states ..... representation. This includes the number of Senators + the number of representatives in the House. A) Congressional. B) National. C) Federal. D) Local. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congressional. 13. The governor of Virginia appoints a new secretary for the Department of finance. What role are they fulfilling? A) Chief of state. B) Part chief. C) Commander-in-chief. D) Chief administrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chief administrator. 14. What is the process for a bill to become a law in the United States? A) Introduced in the Senate, then signed by the President. B) Introduced in the Supreme Court, then approved by the Senate. C) Introduced in the House of Representatives, then signed by the President. D) Introduced in either house of Congress, then sent to the other house, and finally signed by the President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduced in either house of Congress, then sent to the other house, and finally signed by the President. 15. Both political parties are trying to persuade this group of voters to their side during the electoral process A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) Moderate. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moderate. 16. Preliminary election within a party in which people can express their preference for a candidate A) Political Party. B) Propaganda. C) Primary. D) Ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary. 17. All of the following are ways citizens can influence politics except- A) Communicating with public officials. B) Obeying the law. C) Joining political parties. D) Being informed about public issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obeying the law. 18. The main task of a national nominating convention is to A) Choose a party's candidate for president. B) Select candidates to run in the party's presidential primaries. C) Elect a president from the top two candidates. D) Nominate delegates to state party conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choose a party's candidate for president. 19. Economic policy that regulates the economy through government taxing and spending (Congress and President). This is also an example of Keynesian theory (deficit spending) at work. A) Fiscal policy. B) Monetary policy. C) Incremental policy. D) Socialist policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiscal policy. 20. A set of objectives outlining the party's issue positions and priorities. Candidates are not required to support their party's platform. A) Political party. B) Party platform. C) Caucus. D) Unified government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party platform. Next →Related QuizzesProcess QuizzesPolitical Process Quiz 2Political Process Quiz 3Political Process Quiz 4Political Process Quiz 5Political Process Quiz 6Political Process Quiz 7Political Process Quiz 8Political Process Quiz 9Political Process Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books