This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 103 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 103 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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) Self determination. D) Colonialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sovereignty. 2. Citizens United were a(n) ..... A) Economic Super PAC. B) A non Economic Super PAC. C) Labor Union. D) Group of Congressmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A non Economic Super PAC. 3. 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) Montgomery, Alabama. B) Atlanta, Georgia. C) New Orleans, Louisiana. D) Selma, Alabama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selma, Alabama. 4. 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. 5. 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) Patriotism. B) Nationalism. C) Devolution. D) Self-Determination. E) Sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nationalism. 6. 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. 7. This survey directly records a persons views or opinions. Politicians then use this data to shape their campaigns. A) Sampling Error. B) Liberal Opinion. C) Polls. D) Charities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polls. 8. If the President does not sign a bill and congress is in session, what happens to the bill? A) It becomes a law. B) It dies. C) It goes back to the House of Representatives. D) It goes back to the Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It becomes a law. 9. An interest group that wants to contribute to candidates for Congress would most likely A) Hire lobbyist. B) Start a web page about spinach. C) Start a web page about spinach. D) Form a political action committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Form a political action committee. 10. 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) Nation-State. C) Self-Determination. D) Devolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-Determination. 11. In its role as a ....., the media keeps an eye on the government which helps democracy. A) Prisoner. B) Watchdog. C) Cheerleader. D) Voice of reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watchdog. 12. How many electoral votes is needed to win the presidential election? A) 270. B) 100. C) 535. D) 27. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 270. 13. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A nation or cultural group that is divided across two or more state borders. 14. To enlist, seek out or attract new members to a group. A) Sign Up. B) Increase. C) Recruit. D) Join. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recruit. 15. Most common political system. A) One Party System. B) Two Party System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two Party System. 16. Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens living in Washington, DC. A) 22nd Amendment. B) 24th Amendment. C) 23rd Amendment. D) 21st Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23rd Amendment. 17. Special interest groups help fund a candidate's campaign by forming ..... A) Political Action Committees (PAC). B) Bankrolls. C) Propaganda Units. D) Money Beds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Action Committees (PAC). 18. True or False:Because of the winner-takes-all system, candidates target states with dense populations for campaigning. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Political independence or the ability of a government to determine their own course, of their own free will. Sovereignty. A government free from external control. State.Examples:The desire for a larger Serb state that led to WWI.Decolonization of AfricaCataloniaKurdistanSouth SudanBarbs A) Colonialism. B) Self determination. C) Nation state. D) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self determination. 20. What is the best title for this list:1 Recruit and nominate candidates 2. Educating the people about campaign issues 3. Helping candidates win elections 4. Monitoring the action of officeholders A) Voter participation in elections. B) Corporative campaign involvement. C) Functions of political parties. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Functions of political parties. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesProcess QuizzesPolitical Process Quiz 1Political Process Quiz 2Political Process Quiz 3Political Process Quiz 4Political Process Quiz 5Political Process Quiz 6Political Process Quiz 7Political Process Quiz 8Political Process Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books