This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 38 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Group of people who work together for similar purposes or goals A) Electoral college. B) Interest group. C) Campaign. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest group. 3. How many electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election? A) 269. B) NONE. C) 270. D) 538. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 4. Which third party revolved around Theodore Roosevelt in 1912? A) A Libertarian Party. B) B Federalist Party. C) C Progressive Party. D) D Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C Progressive Party. 5. In order to win elections, political parties must define themselves in a way that will win the majority of votes. Candidates do this by creating a campaign that is appealing to ....., because most voters are found here. A) Liberals only. B) Conservatives only. C) The president and future vice president. D) The political center. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The political center. 6. What is the name for the process used to select the president and vice president of the United States? A) Winner take all. B) Electoral college. C) Popular vote. D) Majority vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral college. 7. The statement of a political party's beliefs A) Outline. B) Constitution. C) Plus. D) Platform. E) Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 8. Naming a candidate to run for office A) Nominate. B) Procrastinate. C) Delineate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate. 9. How can third party candidates change the outcome of an election? A) Keep voters away from the polls. B) Confuse voters. C) Take votes away from the main parties. D) Distract media from main candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take votes away from the main parties. 10. What is the name of the group of people who casts the actual vote for President? A) Electors. B) Delegates. C) Candidates. D) Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electors. 11. Established the first form of National Gov't. Created a weak central gov't and gave power to individual states A) Charters of VA. B) VA Declaration of Rights. C) Declaration of Independence. D) Articles of Confederation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Articles of Confederation. 12. When the winning party in a state is awarded ALL of the electoral votes, it is called ..... A) The Winner-Take-Some system. B) The Winner-Take-All system. C) The Loser-gets-none system. D) The Voter-takes-all system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Winner-Take-All system. 13. In general, Democrats tend to be more ....., while Republicans are often considered to be more ..... A) Liberal; conservative. B) Conservative; liberal. C) Practical; intellectual. D) Intellectual; liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal; conservative. 14. The amendments of the VA Constitution can ratified by the ..... A) Voters. B) Congress. C) States. D) General assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voters. 15. The best example of broadcasting different points of view is ..... A) Holding a press conference with to democratic candidates. B) Asking one candidate their opinion on every issue. C) All of the above. D) A newspaper publishing a comparison of a republican and democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A newspaper publishing a comparison of a republican and democrat. 16. A party platform is a A) Statement of a party's major issues. B) Candidate's decision to run for office. C) Vice president's views on politics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statement of a party's major issues. 17. Which of the following is NOT a place to obtain a mail-in application to register to vote? A) Division of Motor Vehicles. B) Local grocery store. C) State and Local Government Offices. D) Public Libraries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local grocery store. 18. Money from undisclosed donors through special interest groups, know as 501s, 504s, and 527s (tax code numbers) are called ..... because the public cannot see where the money is coming from. A) Soft Money. B) Hard Money. C) Dark Money. D) Easy Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark Money. 19. What are political action committees (PACs)? A) A political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money. B) A group of people with the goal of spreading knowledge or awareness about a certain cause or issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money. 20. A person running for office is a A) Contestant. B) Petitioner. C) Candidate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Candidate. ← 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