This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Obeying laws, paying taxes, defending the nation and serving on juries are which of the following for citizens? A) Rights. B) Responsibility. C) Freedoms. D) Rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Responsibility. 2. Particular type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country A) Nationality. B) Centrifugal force. C) Centripetal force. D) Imperialism. E) Colonialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Colonialism. 3. The campaign for Senator Bob sent me a flyer outlining Bob's ideas on certain issues. What political party function is being fulfilled? A) Recruiting and nominating candidates. B) Education the electorate. C) Helping candidates win elections. D) Monitoring actions of office holders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education the electorate. 4. What is a poll? A) Asking people stuff. B) A survey of a population on an issue. C) Sampling and Timing. D) Friends, family, and religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A survey of a population on an issue. 5. Sense of pride in your country. A) Community. B) Pluralistic. C) Nationalism. D) Ethnocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nationalism. 6. Middle of the political spectrum (having both liberal and conservative views) A) Moderate. B) Bias. C) Media. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moderate. 7. TRUE OR FALSE:Third parties never hardly ever win elections in the United States, which means they have no effect on our elections. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. A personal view, attitude, or appraisal A) Bias. B) Fact. C) Opinion. D) Propaganda. E) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opinion. 9. A swing state is a state that: A) Does not always vote for the same party. B) A state with the most electoral votes. C) A state with the least electoral votes. D) A state that does not electoral votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does not always vote for the same party. 10. Third parties have what impact on the political process in the United States? A) Often win elections for public office. B) Introduce new ideas while focusing on a specific issue. C) Have more members than either the Democratic or Republican parties. D) Collect larger sums of money for their campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduce new ideas while focusing on a specific issue. 11. During the campaigning process, why would a presidential candidate hold more moderate views? A) To appeal to the extreme sides of the spectrum. B) To gain the independent/moderate vote. C) To help win the national popular vote. D) To become a third party candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To gain the independent/moderate vote. 12. Why do Democrats and Republicans take similar stands on several issues? A) Because of the way the two party system got started. B) Because the American people share many similar ideas and beliefs. C) Because there really is no difference between these parties. D) Because they are influenced by third parties. E) Because of the lack of cultural diversity in the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the American people share many similar ideas and beliefs. 13. There are ..... congressional districts in the entire United States. A) 9. B) 30. C) 435. D) 1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 435. 14. There are a total of how many electoral votes in the United States? A) 50. B) 150. C) 538. D) 612. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 15. The policy of a state wanting to add territory from another State inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own State is A) The interaction model. B) The gravity model. C) Irredentism. D) Ethnocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irredentism. 16. Media publishes others' opinions A) Platform. B) Conservative. C) Electorate. D) Op-ed piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Op-ed piece. 17. When Shanyu, a member of the Shrumism political party, distrubutes literature about his preferred candidate to his neighbors he is ..... A) Recruiting individuals to run for office. B) Educating the electorate about campaign issues. C) Assisting people in gettitng to their polling locations. D) Helping new voters get registered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educating the electorate about campaign issues. 18. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury:we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery ..... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut." A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 19. What is the most important function of political parties? (According to the FCPS Program of Studies) A) Recruit and nominate candidates. B) Help candidates win elections. C) Educate the electorate about campaign issues. D) Monitor the actions of officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help candidates win elections. 20. Money raised to support a candidate and pay for his/her campaign costs. A) Campaign Result. B) Campaign Finance. C) Campaign Requirement. D) Campaign Interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campaign Finance. ← 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