This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An organization of citizens who try to influence and control government by getting their members elected to office. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) Interest group. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political party. 2. If a Presidential Candidate wins the popular vote, they win the presidential election A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. The main reason people don't vote is because A) They forget. B) They don't care. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They don't care. 4. One of the classic examples of the supranationalism is the European Union, because this body of member states has A) Transferred some of its power to a central authority. B) Invested all of its power in a prime minster. C) A single annual election. D) A single intergovernmental bank. E) Required its member states not to sign international treaties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transferred some of its power to a central authority. 5. To choose someone to represent a political party A) Elect. B) Nominate. C) Candidate. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominate. 6. Lowest level of voting district. A) Ward. B) Precinct. C) Two-party system. D) Public opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precinct. 7. What is the most important thing that a political debate can teach a voter about a candidate? A) How much support the candidate already has. B) What kind of TV personality the candidate has. C) Where the candidate stands on certain issues. D) Whether the candidate is comfortable on camera. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where the candidate stands on certain issues. 8. The number of Electoral College votes a state gets is determined by A) The number of politicians they have in the race. B) The number of legislators a state has total. C) The state's population. D) The percentage of college educated adults living in that state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of legislators a state has total. 9. Which amendment guarantees due process, which means that the state and the country have to respect a citizen's legal rights. A) 1st Amendment. B) 5th Amendment. C) 13th Amendment. D) 14th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5th Amendment. 10. Compare A) To examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences. B) The greater part or number; the number larger than half the total. C) To grow. D) Part of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences. 11. Only citizens who register to vote may participate in primary and general elections. Voter registration closes how many days before an election? A) 7. B) 14. C) 22. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22. 12. The attempt by one country to force its political control over another territory is A) Constitutionality. B) Colonialism. C) Self-determination. D) Sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonialism. 13. A candidate is a A) Idea for a new law. B) Person running for political office. C) Public policy. D) Third party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Person running for political office. 14. Apathy is the number one reason that people fail to vote. What does apathy mean? A) Lack of resources. B) Lack of interest. C) Lack of money. D) Lack of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of interest. 15. This group is protected by the 1st Amendment and also has a responsibility to be fair and unbiased in its reporting of the news. They have an overwhelming ability to influence the public. Individuals have a responsibility to seek out unbiased reporting and to view them with a critical eye. A) Political parties. B) Mass media. C) Opinion polls. D) Campaign ads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass media. 16. What is a petition? A) A formal request for government action to change. B) A group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their beliefs. C) A representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making. D) A mechanism of mass communication including TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, recordings, movies, and books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A formal request for government action to change. 17. The media plays multiple roles in elections. What is missing from this list?-identify candidates-write editorials-broadcast different points of view ..... A) Make political contrbutions. B) Register and vote. C) Emphasize issues. D) Research candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emphasize issues. 18. What are the two major political parties in the U.S. two party system? A) Federalist and Anti-Federalist. B) Republicans & Democrats. C) Communist and Socialist. D) Third Parties & Independents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans & Democrats. 19. My parents haven't decided who to vote for in the governor election. They said they want to make a "reasoned choice among the candidates." I guess that means they'll- A) Evaluate information. B) Join a political party. C) Read political cartoons. D) Fund raise for a candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaluate information. 20. All of the following are similarities between political parties EXCEPT: A) They organize to win elections. B) They want to influence public policy. C) They all only have liberal ideas. D) They define themselves in a way that wins majority support. 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