Political Process Quiz 81 (20 MCQs)

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1. Popular Vote is .....

Correct Answer: C) The total number of votes a candidate gets from voters.

2. Which of the following led to conflicts between Britain and its colonies?

Correct Answer: B) The French and Indian War.

3. Who makes up the Electoral College?

Correct Answer: A) People appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidate.

4. A large meeting or conference in which political parties meet

Correct Answer: B) Convention.

5. Loyalty and devotion to one's country is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Nationalism.

6. What determines the number of electors each state receives in the electoral college?

Correct Answer: D) The number of members it receives in Congress based on its population.

7. A survey taken every ten years which gives the government demographic data about the population.

Correct Answer: A) Census.

8. The American political process is characterized by a ..... system.

Correct Answer: B) Two-party.

9. Which of the following is NOT a factor in predicting who will vote?

Correct Answer: D) Gender.

10. The process to choose the president and vice president is called the .....

Correct Answer: A) Electoral College.

11. A role of political parties is to monitor office holders. To monitor means to .....

Correct Answer: B) Watch, observe and listen to.

12. Rising campaign costs

Correct Answer: A) Require candidates to conduct extensive fundraising activities.

13. A group that works to win elections

Correct Answer: A) Political Party.

14. A political party that believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need

Correct Answer: C) Democratic.

15. What document gives our right to vote?

Correct Answer: D) Constitution.

16. You must register at least ..... before an election.

Correct Answer: B) 22 days.

17. A large group of people who are united by common cultural characteristics, such as language and ethnicity, or shared history.

Correct Answer: A) Nation.

18. Choose the best description for the following phrases:-Separating fact from opinion-Detecting bias-Evaluating sources-Identifying propaganda

Correct Answer: D) How to Evaluate Campaign Materials to make Informed Decisions.

19. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the leaders of which party?

Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans.

20. What was the immediate cause for the United States' entry into World War I?

Correct Answer: C) Repeated attacks on merchant ships by the German military.