This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Process > Governance > Political Process – Quiz 87 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Process Quiz 87 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Definition:the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total A) Minority. B) Expand. C) Majority. D) Similar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majority. 2. Prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of gender. (Women now have the right to vote.) A) 18th Amendment. B) 29th Amendment. C) 19th Amendment. D) 21st Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 19th Amendment. 3. Which states have the most electoral votes? A) Largest population. B) Largest land area. C) Biggest capital. D) Wealthiest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Largest population. 4. ..... parties rarely win major elections and have never won a presidential election. Many of these parties revolve around a single-issue, others focus on changing society in a major way and others revolve around a personality (e.g., Teddy Roosevelt for the Bull Moose party). A) Third. B) Splinter. C) Idealogical. D) Single-Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third. 5. When political parties pass out campaign literature and advertise in commercials, what function of political parties does that involve? A) Identifying Candidates. B) Educating the electorate. C) Establishing Platforms. D) Raising Funds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educating the electorate. 6. Which of the following lists the main roles of a political party in order A) Nomination process, assist in the electoral process, help run the government. B) Help run the government, assist in the electoral process, nomination process. C) Nomination process, help run the government, assist in the electoral process. D) Nomination process, help operate the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomination process, assist in the electoral process, help run the government. 7. The Campaign Finance Reform led to ..... A) Limiting the amount of time candidates could campaign. B) Limiting the amount of commercials a candidate could create. C) Limits the amount individuals may contribute to political campaigns. D) Limits the amount of personal money candidates can use for their campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limits the amount individuals may contribute to political campaigns. 8. SS.7.C.2.9 (L1)Which is a constitutional requirement to run for Congress? A) U.S. permanent resident. B) At least 25 years old. C) At least 30 years old. D) U.S. citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) U.S. citizen. 9. What is public office? A) Community. B) Law. C) Service of govenment. D) Authority of service. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Authority of service. 10. Fact or Opinion:Democrats and Republicans make up the two major political parties in America. A) Fact. B) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fact. 11. What is the purpose of campaign finance laws in elections? A) To regulate funding and spending, ensure transparency, prevent corruption, and promote fair competition. B) To allow unlimited funding and spending in elections. C) To encourage bribery and corruption in elections. D) To limit the number of candidates running for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To regulate funding and spending, ensure transparency, prevent corruption, and promote fair competition. 12. Which amendment gave residents of Washington DC the right to vote? A) 15th amendment. B) 19th amendment. C) 23rd amendment. D) 26th amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23rd amendment. 13. Which of the items below is the only requirement listed in the Constitution when running for office? A) Experience. B) Age. C) Education. D) Criminal record. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Age. 14. The name given to the lowest level of an organization A) Lobbying. B) Grass roots. C) Political party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grass roots. 15. All of the following are similarities between the two major parties in American politics EXCEPT ..... A) Organize to win elections. B) Party platforms are identical. C) Define themselves in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the center of the political spectrum. D) Influence public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party platforms are identical. 16. Recruit and nominate candidates A) Similarity of political parties. B) Function of political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Function of political parties. 17. The American political process is characterized as a ..... system A) One-party. B) Two-party. C) Three-party. D) Four party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-party. 18. Third parties never influence the outcome of an election. They just spend money and waste their time trying to get their candidate and issues noticed. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 19. Is voting a civic responsibility or civic duty? A) Responsibility. B) Duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Responsibility. 20. The world's largest multinational state is A) United States. B) Canada. C) Russia. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russia. ← 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