This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 51 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A small meeting where people within a party vote for the candidate they prefer A) Convention. B) Primary. C) Caucus. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caucus. 2. Since many people want to do what everyone else is doing, you are urged to hop aboard and join the crowd: "Be like all the others in your neighborhood and roller skate under the stars ..... " "Join the younger generation, vote for ..... " A) Name-calling. B) Bandwagon. C) Scientific approach. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 3. Where should you look in order to find the major differences between the political parties? A) Party Platform. B) Party Constitution. C) US Constitution. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party Platform. 4. Why are third parties important? A) They always win elections. B) They are currently in control. C) They introduce new ideas or issues. D) They are always ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They introduce new ideas or issues. 5. Which of the following can PACs not do? A) Donate $ 3, 000 to a federal candidate. B) Donate $ 10, 000 to a political party. C) Donate $ 7, 500 to a federal candidate. D) Donate $ 7, 500 for a political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Donate $ 7, 500 to a federal candidate. 6. Candidate A wins 55% of the popular vote in a state versus 45% for candidate B. If the state each candidate ran in has 20 electoral college votes, how many electoral votes did each candidate win? A) Candidate A won 11 electoral votes. Candidate B won 9 electoral votes. B) Candidate A won 20 electoral votes. Candidate B won no electoral votes. C) Candidate A won 15 votes and Candidate B won 5 votes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate A won 20 electoral votes. Candidate B won no electoral votes. 7. September 11th, was an example of a ..... force which brought the United States together. A) Centrifugal. B) Nationalistic. C) Centripetal. D) Ethnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centripetal. 8. There are two major political parties in the USA. Why do 3rd parties struggle to win elections? A) Winner Take All electoral system. B) They focus on a single issue. C) They revolve around a strong personality. D) They rarely win elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winner Take All electoral system. 9. The number of senators and representatives a state has is equal to ..... A) Popular votes. B) Population. C) Electoral votes. D) Size. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral votes. 10. Definition:the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office A) Bias. B) Policy. C) Controversy. D) Campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Campaign. 11. This is a group of people who were selected in order to discuss specific issues. Political parties will use this in order to target their message. A) Interest Groups. B) Lobbying. C) Political Action Committees. D) Focus Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus Groups. 12. Which is true about PACs (Political Action Committee)? A) They can spend unlimited money on campaigns. B) They can create political movements. C) They can donate only a limited amount to a campaign. D) They produce action movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can donate only a limited amount to a campaign. 13. More traditional A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 14. Which characteristic is a difference between political parties? A) Organizing to win elections. B) Working to win a majority of votes. C) Reflecting both liberal and conservative views. D) Developing platform goals and ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developing platform goals and ideas. 15. Rights not listed in other amendments are not necessarily involved. A) An offer. B) Ch. C) 5th. D) 9th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9th. 16. Which of the following will have the highest voter turn out? A) The Virginia Gubernatorial election. B) Local government general election. C) Presidential election. D) American Idol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presidential election. 17. An organization made up of people who share similar ideas about the way the country should be governed. A) Political party. B) Primary election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 18. People running for office A) Nominate. B) Platform. C) Liberal. D) Candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Candidates. 19. Errors introduced by polling methods that lead to one outcome over others A) Sampling error. B) Objectivity. C) Bias. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bias. 20. A party platform is ..... A) The list of nominees for a public office. B) A collection of views a party has on the important issues during a campaign. C) The voters who participate in a general election. D) The questions that are asked of candidates during a public debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A collection of views a party has on the important issues during a campaign. ← 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