This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 77 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 77 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the role of the mass media? A) Developing PAC. B) Telling voters how to vote. C) Identifying candidates. D) Detecting bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identifying candidates. 2. Mary is 40 years old she was born in Cuba and became a US citizen at the age of 4 when her parents moved to the state of Florida. Mary wants to become president some day, does she qualify? Why? A) Yes, because she is 40 and a citizen of the US. B) No, because she does not meet the minimum age requirement. C) No, Although she is 40 years old she is a naturalized citizen not a natural born citizen. D) Yes, because she was born in Cuba. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, Although she is 40 years old she is a naturalized citizen not a natural born citizen. 3. Money donated to an individual campaign A) Hard money. B) Soft money. C) Pac money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard money. 4. What is significant about immigration and naturalization? A) Immigrants brought wealth to U.S. B) It leads to an increasingly diverse society. C) Immigrants were sent back to their country. D) More ships had to be built due to the decrease of immigrants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It leads to an increasingly diverse society. 5. TRUE or FALSE:A typical task for a trade association would be to help an industry's workers organize a labor union A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 6. How many Electoral College votes does a candidate need to be elected President of the United States? A) 269. B) 228. C) 270. D) 538. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 7. An association of people who hold similar views or goals A) Political Action Committee. B) Bias. C) Special interest group. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Special interest group. 8. The number of electors each state has is based on each state's representation in ..... A) Just the Senate. B) Just the House of Representatives. C) Congress, both the Senate and House combined. D) The Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congress, both the Senate and House combined. 9. This word describes Democrats and Republicans when they work together A) Partisanship. B) Precinct. C) Bipartisanship. D) Electorate. E) Incumbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bipartisanship. 10. The action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent. A) Nationality. B) Centrifugal force. C) Decolonization. D) Imperialism. E) Colonialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decolonization. 11. Community A) Close to a metropolitan area, provides a small town feel. B) Place where people have a sense of belonging. C) Area that has a low density of population. D) The belief that your culture is superior to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place where people have a sense of belonging. 12. Which of the following is not a form of media? A) Newspapers. B) Internet. C) Mail. D) Television. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mail. 13. What is a responsibility of the U.S. Senate in foreignpolicy? A) Ratifying treaties. B) Negotiating treaties. C) Introducing tax bills. D) Nominating ambassadors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ratifying treaties. 14. Which amendment states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state where in they reside." A) 1st Amendment. B) 5th Amendment. C) 13th Amendment. D) 14th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14th Amendment. 15. Mass media roles in elections A) * Broadcast different points of view * Identify (List) candidates * Emphasize selected issues * Write editorials, political cartoons, op-eds (B[L]EW). B) * Identifying propaganda * Detecting bias * Evaluating sources (and) * Separating fact from opinion (IDEaS). C) T.V., Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, Internet. D) A person who attracts attention to their party (ex. Teddy Roosevelt-Bull Moose). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) * Broadcast different points of view * Identify (List) candidates * Emphasize selected issues * Write editorials, political cartoons, op-eds (B[L]EW). 16. Issue-oriented special interest groups have increased influence in elections. This is a result of- A) Campaign finance reform. B) Parties. C) Democracy. D) Rising campaign costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rising campaign costs. 17. A country that is not full autocratic or fully democratic is referred to as a ..... A) Republic. B) Dictatorship. C) Anocracy. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anocracy. 18. Which amendment reserves many powers to the states, including the power to organize elections, choose the type of ballot, and make rules for elections? A) 1st Amendment. B) 5th Amendment. C) 10th Amendment. D) 20th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10th Amendment. 19. All of the following are roles of mass media EXCEPT ..... A) Evaluating sources. B) Publishing op-ed pieces. C) Creating political cartoons. D) Writing editorials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaluating sources. 20. What is the main goal of primary elections? A) To determine the party's candidate for the general election. B) To decide the policies of the political party. C) To determine the winner of the general election. D) To select the president of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To determine the party's candidate for the general election. ← 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