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1 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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1.1 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
1. Most Americans fall here on the political 3. Which type of system is the United
spectrum sharing ideas from both political States?
parties.
A. One Party
B. Two Party
C. Three Party
D. Awesome Party

4. Most impactful legislation providing

A. Liberal African Americans the right to vote
B. Moderate A. 15th Amendment
C. Conservative B. Civil Rights Act of 1964
D. Fascist
C. Voting Rights Act of 1965
2. Choose the correct option D. Civil Rights Act of 1954

5. What are the two most important agents

of political socialization?
A. family and school
B. mass media and gender
C. peer groups and race
A. Transfer D. historic events and opinion leaders
B. Name Calling
6. Most Americans fall here on the Political
C. Testimonial Spectrum sharing ideas from both political
D. Glittering Generalities parties.

1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B
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12. Which group does NOT consistently sup-

port the Republicans?
A. Business interests

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B. Environmentalists
A. Liberal C. Religious conservatives
D. Wall Street and financial interests
B. Moderate
C. Conservative 13. How does media influence political behav-
ior?
D. none of above
A. Media influences political behavior
7. uses “everyday people” to appeal to au- through shaping public opinion, dissem-
diences inating information, setting the agenda,
and framing political issues.
A. appeal to authoirty
B. Media influences political behavior by
B. appeal to fear promoting conspiracy theories.
C. plain folk C. Media only influences political behav-
ior through advertising.
D. bandwagon
D. Media has no influence on political be-
8. “Corporations can’t be trusted to treat havior.
people fairly they need to be regulated in
14. Which of the following is an example of
order to protect workers.”
media influence on elections?
A. Liberal A. Political advertisements
B. Conservative B. Voter registration drives
9. By voting in elections, people fulfill one of C. Social media campaigns
the most important responsibilities of citi- D. Debates
zenship.
15. In a(n) , all registered people in the U.S.
A. True may vote.
B. False A. closed primary
B. open primary
10. Usually raise taxes to support government
programs. C. blanket primary
D. runoff primary
A. D
B. R 16. Who is this?

11. The 26th Amendment allowed to vote

for the first time in all elections.
A. African-Americans
B. Women
C. 18-year-olds
D. Immigrants

7. C 8. A 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. A

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A. Kristoff B. Republican Political Party

B. Olaf C. Democrat Political Party
C. Aladdin D. The Tea party
D. Random Dude
22. Lynda has been ruled mentally incapaci-
17. How many Electoral College votes do you tated by a judge. She is considered a
need to win A. cannot voter

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A. 270 B. person with low political efficacy
B. 435
C. likely voter
C. 538
D. none of above
D. 700
23. Law that banned soft money and forced
18. Which amendment lowered the voting age candidates to explicitly acknowledge ap-
to 18? proval of all TV ads.
A. 15th A. Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of
B. 19th 1946
C. Show B. Federal Election Commission Act of
D. 26th 1971
C. Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of
19. What is the definition of politics? 2002 (McCain-Feingold Act)
A. The process by which we select our
D. Hatch Act of 1939
governmental representatives and what
policies they produce. 24. Based on the information shown on the ta-
B. The institutions and processes ble, which candidate won the election?
through which public policies are made
for society.
C. A system of selecting policymakers
and of organizing government so that pol-
icy represents the public’s preferences.
D. A choice government makes in re- A. Democratic Party
sponse to a public concern. B. Libertarian Party
20. Political Efficacy C. Republican Party
A. Influence has no real impact in elec- D. Green Party
tions
25. What is a moderate?
B. Influence has a high impact in elec-
tions A. Someone who favors liberalism
B. Someone who doesn’t follow politics
21. If a person is considered “liberal” they
are more likely to choose which political C. Someone who has some liberal and
party? some conservative beliefs
A. Liberal Political Party D. Someone who favors conservatism

17. A 18. D 19. A 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. C
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26. Information, especially of a biased or mis- 31. Choose the correct option
leading nature, used to promote or publi-
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A. Media
B. Propaganza
C. Propaganda
D. Presidential election

27. loss of jobs, loans called in, intimidation,

violence, literacy tests
A. examples of how black voters were dis-
enfranchised
B. how whites felt after blacks voted
A. Testimonial
C. what happened to new immigrants
B. Name Calling
D. none of above
C. Card Stacking
28. What is the primary goal of political par- D. Repetition
ties?
A. to create a national platform 32. Independent agency of the executive
branch that is responsible for enforcing
B. to attract members who agree on is- election laws?
sues
A. Securities and Exchange Commission
C. to get their candidates elected (SEC)
D. to collect campaign contributions B. Federal Communication Commission
(FCC)
29. Joseph lives in California. On Election
Night, he starts seeing the returns come in C. Federal Elections Commission (FEC)
as he’s getting off of work. He sees one D. Federal Depositors Insurance Corp.
candidate has a huge lead and chooses to (FDIC)
not vote. This is an example of
A. voter fallout 33. The declared policy of a political party or
group.
B. ballot ignoring
A. ideology
C. time-zone fallout
B. liberal
D. cannot voter
C. bias
30. In rural areas, you would most likely find D. platform
more In large cities, you would most
likely find more 34. the right to vote
A. democrats, independents A. empowerment
B. Democrats, Republicans B. party identification
C. Republicans, Democrats C. natural right
D. Republican, Independents D. suffrage

27. A 28. C 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. C

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35. Which of the following is NOT a principle B. Informing and Activating Supporters
of a valid public opinion poll? C. Bonding Agent Function
A. representative sample D. Watchdog Function
B. sampling error
41. Which two groups have the strongest im-
C. emotional language pact on political socialization in the United
D. “I don’t know” responses States?
A. mass media/family

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36. What is the purpose of voter ID laws?
B. schools/family
A. Prevent immigrants from voting
C. income/family
B. Prevent voter fraud D. race/schools
C. Prevent the poor from voting
42. What type of election requires a voter to
D. To discourage voters only vote for the party they are registered
as?
37. Factors that affect lifestyle such as income,
religion, occupation, etc. A. general election
A. Psychological Factors B. open primary

B. Sociological Factors C. closed primary

D. blanket primary
38. The candidate chosen by a political party
to run for a particular office 43. are private organizations whose mem-
bers share certain views and objectives
A. platform and work to shape the making and content
B. spin of public policy.
C. nominee A. Political party
D. delegate B. Interest groups
C. E-communities
39. Tradition, history, and the fact that Amer-
icans’ beliefs appear to be split among 2 D. Professional associations
factions can be noted as the reasons why: 44. What party values personal responsibility,
A. caucuses and conventions disap- is pro life and for lower taxes and less gov-
peared as forms of nominating candidates ernment regulation?
to run for office. A. Libertarian Party
B. the U.S. has a two-party system. B. Democratic Party
C. the winner-take-all approach to send- C. Republican Party
ing delegates to the national convention D. Responsibility Party
disappeared.
45. True or False:The Bipartisan Campaign
D. third parties never win elections.
Reform Act of 2002 (aka the McCain-
40. What describes that political parties have Feingold Bill) eliminated the soft money
to ensure good performance by those loophole.
within their party? A. True
A. Nominate candidates B. False

36. B 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. C 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. B
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46. What month is the Indiana primary held? C. do not attempt to influence the policies
A. March of government.

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B. May D. do not nominate candidates for office
C. August
51. In 2017, the Republican party passed sev-
D. November eral new tax cuts and the Trump admin-
istration decreased regulations on busi-
47. An election where only those voters reg-
nesses. What party function is this?
istered with that particular political party
may vote to select a particular candidate. A. Informing and Activating Supporters
A. open primary B. Governing
B. closed primary C. Watchdog Function
C. open general
D. Bonding Agent Function
D. closed genreal
52. The amendment that allows 18 year old to
48. What is the term for a person’s beliefs that
vote.
can change how they feel about the gov-
ernment and make a change in public pol- A. 15th
icy?
B. 19th
A. political efficacy
C. Show
B. political trust
D. 26th
C. political socialization
D. political culture 53. How are a state’s electoral votes deter-
mined?
49. What month do the people vote for Presi-
dent of the United States?

A. January A. Multiply the number of Senators and

House of Representatives.
B. December
C. November B. The number of Senators a state has.

D. March C. The number of Senators and Represen-

tatives a state has.
50. Unlike the major political parties, interest
groups D. Only the number of Representatives a
state has.
A. are acccountable to the public as a
whole. 54. Which amendment gave African-
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B. The institutions and processes

through which public policies are made
for society.
C. A system of selecting policymakers
and of organizing government so that pol-
icy represents the public’s preferences.
D. A choice government makes in re-
sponse to a public concern.

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58. The adoption of the motor-voter program
resulted in
A. 13s
A. More Democrats being registered
B. 14th
B. More Republicans being registered
C. 15th
C. An increase in voter registration
D. 19th
D. A decrease in voter registration
55. What is a primary election?
59. What is an advantage of Voter ID laws?
A. A primary election is a final election
in which voters of a political party choose A. increase voter registrations at BMV lo-
their party’s candidates for an upcoming cations
general election. B. reduce fraud by confirming voter iden-
B. A primary election is a type of election tity
where only registered party members can C. get geriatric voters to the correct
vote. polling location
C. A primary election is a process where D. BMVs have had an increase in revenue
candidates from different political parties
compete against each other. 60. What conclusion can be drawn from ana-
D. A primary election is a preliminary lyzing the chart?
election in which voters of a political party
choose their party’s candidates for an up-
coming general election.

56. A Political Action Committee (PAC):

A. Deals with campaign money
B. Selects who will vote
C. Speaks on behalf of a Special Interest
Group
D. Gains votes by using propaganda A. The majority of Americans take get in-
volved in the political process through do-
57. What is the definition of government? nating money to a campaign.
A. The process by which we select our B. Volunteering for a political campaign is
governmental representatives and what the way that most baby boomers partici-
policies they produce. pate in politics.

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C. Attendance at political rallies has in- 66. Roles of Third Parties

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that most Americans participate in govern-
C. Innovator
ment.
D. All Are Correct
61. Religion and moral issues tend to be 67. Which state allows potential voters to reg-
A. Conservative ister at 17 years of age and cast a ballot in
the primary as long as their 18 birthday is
B. Liberal
before the general election in November?
62. Candidates from the same political party A. Louisiana
campaign throughout the country to B. New Jersey
A. Win the friendship of party members C. Mississippi
B. Win the votes of party members D. Virginia

C. Win the chance to continue in politics 68. How many electoral votes are needed to
become President of the United States?
D. Win the lottery
A. 100
63. Suffrage has been granted to many groups B. 270
in the US in which of the following ways?
C. 435
A. By amendments to the Constitution D. 538
B. By Presidential executive orders 69. One who favors traditional views & val-
C. By a two-thirds vote in the House ues in government & society & who is cau-
tious regarding change; proponent of lim-
D. By rulings of the Supreme Court
ited government and private property
64. Who can vote in a closed primary A. Liberal
A. all qualified voters may vote B. Conservative

B. only declared party members 70. What type of political party system does
the US have?
C. voters must vote a split ticket
A. Multi-party
D. voters must complete separate ballots
B. Two party
for both parties
C. Single party
65. What is voter turnout? D. Coalition style
A. Number of candidates in an election 71. What is the main purpose of the primary
B. Number of registered voters election?

C. Number of votes cast for each candi-

date
D. Percentage of eligible voters who cast
their vote

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A. See who is old enough to vote 76. The measurable difference between the
B. pick the new president party choices of women and men
C. narrow down the field of candidates A. Caucus
D. count how many voters are registered B. Absentee Voting
C. Gender Gap
72. Which amendment set the voting age to
18? D. Voter Caging
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is very close, people are
A. more likely to vote.
B. less likely to vote.
C. unlikely to notice.
D. more likely to join a political party.

A. 26th amendment 78. What is political socialization?

B. 24th amendment A. The process by which individuals ac-
quire their culinary tastes and prefer-
C. 19th amendment
ences.
D. 23rd amendment
B. The process by which individuals ac-
73. Which mass media source is where 60% quire their social media habits and pref-
of Americans obtain their information on erences.
the news? C. The process by which individuals ac-
A. Newspaper quire their political attitudes, beliefs, and
B. Radio values.

C. Magazine D. The process by which individuals ac-

quire their religious attitudes, beliefs, and
D. TV values.
E. Social Media
79. Which reason below is not a part of low
74. The drawing of electoral district lines to voter turnout in the United States
the advantage of the party in power. A. The lack of political efficacy
A. Gender Gap B. mistrust in government
B. Precinct C. registration process
C. Gerrymandering D. Being too educated and politically com-
D. Suffrage petent
75. Which of group is least most likely to 80. All of the following are characteristics of
vote? a person who does not vote except:
A. High school dropouts A. younger than 35
B. 30-44-year-olds B. lives in the south
C. White protestants C. lives in rural areas
D. Blue-collar workers D. long-term resident of a community

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81. Most people read news from sources that 86. What describes the role of 3rd parties in
agrees with their political ideology. American Politics today?

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A. True A. They can serve as a spoiler and steal
votes from the two major parties in an
B. False
election and help the other party win.
82. This describes how today most people get B. They can push or pull the major party
their news from media sources that al- to adopt other policies that they previ-
ready confirm their beliefs and it leads to ously didn’t consider.
polarization. C. They can bring more attention to cer-
A. Echo chamber tain issues.
B. Social Media D. All of the above.
C. Partisan 87. Which of the following is a potential conse-
D. confirmation media quence of the pattern shown in the chart?

83. What is political ideology?

A. A set of beliefs, values, and ideas that
guide political behavior and policy prefer-
ences.
B. A form of political party
C. A type of government system
D. A method of voting A. Local news sources have become
more important than national news
84. What was the purpose of the Motor Voter sources forregistered voters
Act? B. Registered voters are no longer using
A. insure that voters have a valid ID sources of news that are targeted to their
specificpolitical affiliation.
B. increase voter registration
C. Public radio has been overrun with po-
C. prevent the elderly and disable from
litical content.
voting
D. The rise of Internet news sources has
D. allow the government to know your led to the decline of traditional print media
party affiliation sources.
85. A positive aspect of interest groups is that 88. What is the contemporary view of democ-
they racy?
A. help stimulate interest in public affairs A. Democracy is the preferred form of
B. use propaganda to convince people be- government.
lieve a certain way B. Democracy leads to ineffective govern-
C. eliminate the need for factions in gov- ment.
ernment C. Democracy is the rule of the mob.
D. there is nothing positive about interest D. Democracy is the system that guaran-
groups tees personal liberty.

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89. Political Socialization 93. What type of Propaganda?

A. The process by which people gain their
political attitudes and opinions
B. The process by which people do not
gain their political attitudes and opinions

90. any organized group whose members

share a common goal and try to promote

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A. Namecalling
their interests by influencing government
policymaking and decision making B. Fear

A. Interest group C. Transfer

D. Testimonial
B. Political action committee
C. Political Party 94. How did the 24th Amendment expand vot-
ing rights to Americans?
D. Mass Media
A. States could charge poll taxes in elec-
91. The three universal requirements States tions
use for a person to be eligible to vote are B. Literacy tests were required so minori-
ties learned to read
C. It made poll taxes illegal
D. It did nothing to expand voting rights
95. Which group of Americans were the ben-
eficiaries of the U.S. electorate expansion
in the 1800’s?
A. residence, gender, and income. A. African Americans
B. citizenship, property ownership, and B. Women
gender. C. Non-literate and non-land owning
C. citizenship, residence, and age. white males
D. income, employment, and age. D. Teenagers
96. An election where anyone of any political
92. Redistricting is:
party affiliation may vote to select a can-
A. When district boundaries are drawn in didate for a particular party
order to benefit the party in power and A. open primary
help it stay in power
B. closed primary
B. When seats in the House of Represen-
tatives are redistributed among states be- C. open general
cause of changes in population D. closed general
C. When district boundaries are redrawn 97. What is the process of voting?
to reflect changes in population.
A. The process of voting involves individ-
D. A measurement of the US population uals casting their votes to determine the
that occurs every ten years weather forecast.

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B. The process of voting involves individu- 101. Which state helped launch the women’s’
als casting their votes to elect a president. suffrage movement in the US that culmi-
nated in the th amendment?

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C. The process of voting involves individ-
uals casting their votes to select a candi- A. California, 24th
date or make a decision on a particular is-
sue. B. Wyoming, 19th

D. The process of voting involves individ- C. Wyoming, 23rd

uals casting their votes to choose a new D. Nebraska, 26th
color for a traffic light.
102. What does the U.S. Constitution say
98. Which form of mass media is now the
about political parties?
principle source of political information for
about 80% of the population in the United A. Political parties are necessary for a
States? united country
A. television B. Political parties are unconstitutional
B. newspaper C. The Constitution says nothing about
C. podcasts political parties
D. radio D. Political parties are beneficial
99. What factors influence political culture? 103. The amendment was passed in the
A. Geographical location, personal expe- year 1971 and set the national voting age
riences, and family background influence. to be 18
B. Political leaders, government policies, A. 26th
and international relations influence.
B. 1st
C. Historical events, social and economic
conditions, religious beliefs, education, C. 14th
and media influence. D. none of above
D. Climate change, technological ad-
vancements, and cultural diversity influ- 104. What is bias in the media?
ence.
A. Showing two sides of the argument
100. The right to vote B. News reported in a partial/prejudiced
manner
C. Only providing facts
D. none of above

105. People in rural areas tend to favor

A. Democrats
A. Suffrage
B. Literacy B. Republicans
C. Political Socialization C. Independents
D. Political Efficacy D. none of above

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106. uses facts and figures to show one side 110. What is political participation?
as positive and the other side as negative.
A. Watching political debates
The message shows only positive informa-
tion about the person, product, or idea be- B. Donating to political campaigns
ing promoted, and it shows only damaging C. Involvement in the political process
information about the opposition or compe-
tition. D. Voting in elections

A. Name Calling 111. To prevent fraudulent voting, most

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B. Card Stacking States require voters to

C. Testimonial A. pay a poll tax

B. be able to read and write in English
D. Glittering Generalities
C. be able to speak English
107. What is the main focus of politics in a
D. register to vote
democracy?
A. Who gets what, when and how. 112. In the United States, a political party is
made up of a group of people who
B. How to maximize benefits and mini-
mize costs. A. disagree on how to resolve the basic
issues affecting the country.
C. How to maintain order and collect
taxes. B. work to get a candidate elected to a
political office
D. How to select policymakers and orga-
nize government. C. work separately to support one major
program or policy.
108. Gerrymandering is: D. create negative campaign adds
A. When district boundaries are drawn in against the other party.
order to benefit the party in power and
help it stay in power 113. A secret ballot is used to
B. When seats in the House of Represen- A. prevent voter fraud
tatives are redistributed among states be- B. prevent people from voting more than
cause of changes in population once in an election
C. When district boundaries are redrawn C. persuade people to vote more often
to reflect changes in population.
D. prevent voter intimidation
D. A measurement of the US population
that occurs every ten years 114. What type of voting do people prefer
because it is easier especially if you are
109. What two men were responsible for the not familiar with candidates/issues (effi-
idea of scientific polling? cacy)?
A. George Bush and Elmo Stevens A. split ticket voting
B. Alf Landon and Franklin Roosevelt B. straight ticket voting
C. George Gallup and Elmo Roper C. priority offices voting
D. E.G. Bradshaw and Curious George D. random voting

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115. Republican Party A. Among registered voters, there was

A. Liberal a steep increase in social media usage
to followpolitical figures in all age groups

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B. Conservative and party affiliations.
116. Which of the following elections have the B. Of those using social networking sites,
greatest voter turnout? those registered as Republicans were
A. Election for Governor more likelyto vote than those who were
B. Election for Congressmen registered as Democrats.
C. Election for President C. Registered voters in the 65+ age
D. Election for Sheriff group did not increase their use of social
media to followpolitical figures.
117. What factor is the most influential in
shaping a person’s beliefs in political so- D. Those who are younger are more likely
cialization? to be registered to vote than those who
are older.
A. opinion leader
B. peer groups 121. a public official seeking reelection to the
C. education system position he or she currently occupies
D. family A. incumbent
118. What age can you vote? B. swing voter
A. 15
C. prospective voter
B. 18
C. 19 D. trustee
D. 20
122. Which state holds the first election dur-
119. What factors can influence voter ing the primary season, but does not use
turnout? a primary voting system?
A. Gender, marital status, and employ- A. Iowa
ment status.
B. New Hampshire
B. Geographic location, weather condi-
tions, and campaign advertising. C. Rhode Island
C. Age, education level, income level,
D. Nebraska
race/ethnicity, political interest, and ac-
cessibility to polling locations.
123. What is the process of how family, me-
D. Religious beliefs, social media usage, dia, education and ethnicity influence your
and political party affiliation. political beliefs
120. Which of the following statements is re- A. political ideology
flected in the data in the chart?
B. political efficacy
C. political socialization
D. policial theology

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124. Practice of drawing lines within a vot- C. pundit

ing district that favor a particular political D. fiscal
party, politicians or group of people
A. censure 129. In a closed primary
B. gerrymandering A. voters must vote a split ticket.
C. Congress B. all qualified voters may vote.
D. apportioned C. only declared party members may vote

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D. the doors to the election must remain
125. The first and most important source of closed at all times.
our politics is This makes a lot of sense
since kids either want to emulate their par- 130. A set of ideas, beliefs about how
ents or reject their ideas. government should operate and how much
government should be involved in our day
to day lives.
A. Political Ideology
B. Political Party
C. Political Spectrum
D. Two Party System
A. family
B. media 131. The “Right” is associated with which
party?
C. ethnicity
A. Democratic
D. gender
B. Republican
126. A poll that takes place as voters leave C. Undecided
the primary election is
D. Libertarian
A. a push poll
B. a straw poll 132. What do lobbyists try to do?

C. a random sampling poll A. help Congress in writing legislation for

the common good
D. an exit poll
B. help the President to choose Supreme
127. What is the process by which people gain Court justices and Cabinet members
their political attitudes and opinions? C. ensure the federal budget balances
A. party identification D. influence the decisions made by gov-
B. political ideology ernment officials
C. political opinion 133. Both women & African Americans tend to
D. political socialization favor candidates

128. A survey used to gauge public opinion A. Democratic

concerning issues or to forecast an election B. Republican
A. delegate C. Independent
B. poll D. none of above

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134. The U.S. state worth the most amount of B. single-issue

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A. Florida D. splinter
B. Texas
140. Which may be said of a moderate?
C. California
A. Moderates are considered to be fur-
D. Ohio ther to the right than Republicans
135. What is the purpose of the electoral col- B. Moderates disagree with both Conser-
lege? vatives and Liberals on every issue
A. To select members of Congress. C. Moderates are not interested in poli-
tics
B. To determine state governors.
D. Moderates share some beliefs of liber-
C. To oversee local elections. als and some of convervatives
D. To determine the President and Vice
141. How does voter registration effect voter
President of the United States.
turnout?
136. Why do third parties struggle to win elec- A. Causes an increase
tions? B. Causes a decrease
A. They don’t have enough members to C. No effect
get 51% of the vote.
D. none of above
B. They can’t get enough signatures to
get on the ballot. 142. What is public policy?
C. They don’t have enough members to A. The process by which we select our
get a plurality. governmental representatives and what
policies they produce.
D. They are illegal in most states.
B. The institutions and processes
137. Which war led to the passage of the 26th through which public policies are made
Amendment? for society.
A. World War II C. A system of selecting policymakers
B. The Vietnam War and of organizing government so that pol-
icy represents the public’s preferences.
138. Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, D. A choice government makes in re-
person, or group compared with another, sponse to a public concern.
usually in a way considered to be unfair
143. When the media only shows/publishes
A. bias
one side of an issue, the media is
B. platform
C. pundit
D. liberal

139. Which of the following types of third par-

ties are the longest lasting and are based
on a particular set of beliefs?
A. ideological A. displaying bias

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B. offering a forum
C. evaluating sources
D. holding government officials account-
able

144. Forcing people to pay for the right to vote

was called a ?

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A. Literacy Test
B. Poll Tax
A. Bandwagon
145. If a poll comes within this average % of B. Plain Folk
a sampling error, it is considered a good C. Glittering Generalities
poll.
D. Card Stacking
A. 1%
149. If someone is an independent voter who
B. 3%
is not completely loyal to either party,
C. 10% what reasonable assumption can be made
D. 20% about their ballot?
A. It will reflect straight-ticket voting
146. Third parties that form when the econ-
B. It will reflect ballot fatigue
omy is poor with the goal of changing the
circumstances in the economy C. It will reflect time zone differences

A. ideological D. It will reflect split-ticket voting

B. economic protest 150. Which countries have mandatory voting?

C. single issue A. USA
D. splinter B. Australia
C. Canada
147. Why is it so hard for 3rd parties to gain
D. Denmark
traction in the US? (You can choose more
than one answer) 151. There is in the Constitution that re-
A. Political parties make it difficult to get quires the United States to have two po-
on the ballot. litical parties.

B. There are high thresholds for getting A. an amendment

into political debates. B. legislation
C. Winner take all system usually forces C. nothing
voters to choose between 2 candidates D. provision
most likely to win.
152. Which of the following Supreme Court
D. 3rd parties get a lot of funding because
decisions made it dramatically easier for
most people don’t like 2 party system.
PACs to spend money in campaigns?
148. Choose the correct option A. Buckley v. Valeo

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D. Citizens United v. FEC D. Informing & Activating
153. Do you have to own land to vote in the 158. How do modern social media sources af-
United States? fect politics differently from the way the
A. No print media did in the past?
B. Yes A. Social media allows political access for
far fewer numbers of citizens in rural ar-
154. Minor party or independent candidates eas.
may be required to obtain a certain # of
B. Social media allows politicians to inter-
signatures in this path to the nomination
act directly with citizens to gather policy
A. caucus opinions.
B. primary C. Social media assured that descriptions
C. convention of political issues are well researched and
factual
D. self-announcement
D. Social media assures that reports of
E. petition
political issues are unbiased and thor-
155. Which term is the best meaning of “suf- oughly analyzed
frage”?
159. Which of these elections has the highest
A. the right for women to protest turnout?
B. the right to vote in elections A. Off-year elections
C. citizenship B. Midterm elections
D. freedom C. General Presidential elections
156. reading newspaper articles, *watching D. Local elections
campaign rallies *giving money to candi-
dates 160. Which of the following is NOT a require-
ment for a presidential candidate?
A. campaign contributions
A. At least 35 years old
B. political participation
B. Natural born US citizen
C. lobbying
C. College educated
D. propaganda
D. US resident at least 14 years
157. A town hall meeting has been sched-
uled by the local chapter of the Republi- 161. In the event that no majority is reached
can Party. This meeting will be used to in the Electoral College, who is responsible
discuss the current issues and how the Re- for choosing the President?
publican Party intends to pass legislation A. The House of Reps
dealing with these issues. Which function
of a political party is being described in this B. The Senate
example? C. The Congress
A. Bonding Agent D. The former President

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162. What decreased the voting age from 21 A. suffering

to 18?
B. the right to vote
A. 15th Amendment
B. 19th Amendment C. cancelling the election
C. 26th Amendment D. hurting someone
D. Voting Rights Act
163. Write-in candidates are a form of 167. Polls based on interviews conducted on

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election day with randomly selected vot-
A. primary ers.
B. caucus
A. Sampling error
C. self-announcement
D. petition B. Opinion polls
E. convention C. Exit polls
164. What do you call a person who tries to D. Random sample
persuade public officials to do things that
an interest group want them to do?
168. Type of primary where voter is allowed
A. lobbying
to decide what ballot to vote on.
B. peer group
A. Closed primary
C. lobbyist
D. pundit B. Blanket primary
165. Procedure of voter identification in- C. Jungle Primary
tended to prevent voter fraud
D. Open Primary

169. Study the chart below, which shows

voter turnout in Florida for federal elec-
tions, 2000 through 2016, and answer
the questions below. Year Turnout1.
2000 70%2. 2002 55%3. 2004 74%4.
A. Registration 2006 47%5. 2008 75%6. 2010 49%7.
2012 72%8. 2014 50%9. 2016 74%
B. Party Identification
C. Literacy A. The turnout increase in each presiden-
tial election.
D. Electorate
B. The turnout decrease during presiden-
166. What is suffrage?
tial election years.

C. The turnout was similar in the years of

presidential elections.

D. The turnout went up during non presi-

dential election years.

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173. One who believes government should
be active in supporting political & social
change; open to new behavior & ideas that
are nontraditional; progressive
A. Liberal
A. Plain Folk B. Conservative

B. Glittering Generalities 174. What is one responsibility of an American

C. Card Stacking citizen?

D. Transfer A. help in a campaign

B. volunteer in an election
171. She had always voted Democrat, her
C. vote in a presidential election
was very strong.
D. pay their taxes

175. A(n) is a group of persons who seek

to control government through winning
elections and holding public office.
A. interest group
B. political action committee
C. political party
D. 527 organization
A. Party Identification
B. Political Efficacy 176. When is the general election held?
A. first Tuesday after first Monday in May
C. Poll Tax
B. first Tuesday after first Monday in
D. Political Socialization
November
172. Which of the following are reasons why C. first Tuesday in October
people do not vote?
D. first Tuesday in November
A. not interested in issues or candidates
177. The most important factor that influences
B. failure to register gain our basic attitudes that shape our po-
C. bad weather litical opinions is
D. wrong polling location A. the media

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B. church 183. The two main parties in the United States

C. friends today are the
D. family
178. To manipulate the boundaries of an elec-
toral district to favor one political party
A. Political Socialization
B. Gerrymander

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C. Conservative A. Democrats and Republicans
D. Elector B. Federalist and Anti Federalist
179. This term influences if someone votes and C. Democrats and Whigs
their belief in making a political difference
D. Democrats and Independent
A. political efficacy
184. How people develop their political knowl-
B. political socialization
edge, values, and opinions
C. political pandering
A. liberal
D. political governing
B. nominee
180. Which animal is associated with the Re- C. political socialization
publican Party?
D. incumbent
A. Elephant
B. Donkey 185. Choose the correct option

C. Lizard
D. dog
181. Organization that regulates campaign fi-
nance in the United States.
A. FDC
B. FCC
A. Card Stacking
C. FEC
B. Testimonial
D. FRC
C. Bandwagon
182. The Democratic party held impeachment D. Transfer
hearings against President Trump for
threatening to withhold military aid for 186. What technique is the key to the accuracy
Ukraine in exchange for investigating his of public opinion polls?
political rivals. What function of political
parties is this?
A. Nominating function
B. Bonding Agent Function
C. Watchdog function
D. Informing and Activating Supporters

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A. indexing C. be denied based on race, color or pre-

B. question format vious condition as a slave

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C. random sampling D. none of above

D. sample size 192. How do voters who vote for third party
candidates “disrupt” the two-party sys-
187. Select all that are reasons for lower voter tem in American politics?
turn out
A. They could “split” the vote from their
A. feeling like vote doesn’t count candidate and the other party would win.
B. access to polling location B. They don’t disrupt the two-party sys-
C. weekend voting tem.
D. not being affiliated with Democrats or 193. Elected officials make decisions every
Republicans day that affect our lives and voting gives
E. interviews with candidates on YouTube us a voice in those decisions.
A. True
188. A group of people who seek to control the
government through the winning of elec- B. False
tions and the holding of public office
194. The most common process of choosing a
A. communists nominee for President involves voters se-
B. capitalists lecting their nominee for Presidential can-
didate by marking a ballot. This nominat-
C. political party
ing method is known as
D. politicians
A. Self-announcemnet
189. The right to vote in political elections B. Caucus
A. Suffrage C. Primary
B. Political Socialization D. Petition
C. Platform
195. One person is in charge
D. Spin
A. Autocracy
190. Democratic Party B. Democracy
A. Liberal C. Anarchy
B. Conservative D. none of above
191. When the Civil War was over, the United 196. Casting ballots for candidates from differ-
states ratified the 15th amendment which ent parties for different races in the same
promised that a person’s right to vote election
could not
A. Ideological Party
A. be denied based on whether you were
male or female B. Splinter Party

B. be denied even if a person was not a C. Single Issue Party

citizen D. Split Ticket voting

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197. Based on voter turnout statistics, it is B. Card Stacking

clear that many people C. Plain Folk
A. believe voting is too time consuming.
D. New Ideas
B. have never voted.
C. find voting for President more impor- 201. People who fall into this category sup-
tant than voting for members of Congress. port funding of social programs, higher
taxes in order to provide government ser-
D. tend to vote in off-year elections if the vices, and government involvement in reg-

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ballot is not too long. ulating the economy.
198. When people don’t turn out to vote be-
cause they don’t care, it is known as
what?

A. Liberal
B. Moderate
C. Conservative
D. none of above

A. Voter Apathy 202. This body is responsible for for electing

the President
B. Ballot Fatigue
C. Sleep-in Voters A. The People

D. proCannot Voters B. The Electoral College

C. The Supreme Court
199. Which is NOT a way that voter turn out
could be improved? D. The Pope
A. offer more political parties and candi- 203. Choose the correct option
dates
B. universal voter ID laws
C. extend voting dates
D. make election day a national holiday
E. make it easier to get an absentee bal-
lot

200. This technique is designed to send the

message that a product or person is “just A. Bandwagon
like you.” An advertiser will show an
B. Testimonial
ordinary-looking person who vouches for
how well a product works C. Transfer
A. Name Calling D. Name Calling

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204. What is an another meaning for political B. There are no third (minor) parties to
ideology? chose from

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A. A political opinion that a group of peo- C. it’s written in the constitution that we
ple have must always have only two major parties
B. A political belief that a group of people D. it makes it easier for voters to decide
have how to vote
C. A political payment a group of people
209. What is the traditional view of democ-
have
racy?
D. A political cause that a group of people
A. Democracy is the preferred form of
have
government.
205. How does political culture differ across B. Democracy leads to ineffective govern-
countries? ment.
A. Political culture is determined solely C. Democracy is the rule of the mob.
by economic factors.
D. Democracy is the system that guaran-
B. Political culture is the same across all tees personal liberty.
countries.
C. Political culture differs across coun- 210. Men & those in white collar professions
tries due to various factors such as his- tend to favor
torical events, social norms, values, and A. Democrats
ideologies.
B. Republicans
D. Political culture is influenced by cli-
C. Independents
mate and geography.
D. none of above
206. Why do some worry about too much
money in politics? 211. The person currently holding office
A. There is too much discord and fighting. A. platform
B. Money might make a politician too rich. B. delegate
C. Money could cause too much freedom C. bias
of speech
D. incumbent
D. Money could have a corrupting influ-
ence on politicians. 212. One of the major influences of a third
party is its ability to
207. Residency is not a requirement to vote in
a state. A. introduce new ideas or press for a par-
ticular issue
A. True
B. define itself in a way that wins majority
B. False support by appealing to the political cen-
ter
208. What is the major reason the U.S. is a
two-party system? C. reflect both liberal and conservative
A. Tradition-we’ve always had a two party views
system D. organize to win elections

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213. How long have we had a 2 party system? 218. Which of the following are reasons why
A. Since the American Revolution people do not vote?
B. Since the Era of Good Feelings ended A. not interested in issues or candidates
C. Since the Civil War B. failure to register
D. Since the 1896 Presidential Election
C. bad weather
214. How many votes are are necessary for a
D. wrong polling location
candidate to carry the electoral college?

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A. 100 E. believe their vote doesn’t count
B. 400
C. 538
D. 270
215. Convicted felons still have the right to
vote.
A. True
B. False
216. What are the goals that a government 219. What are some examples of political par-
pursues in all of the areas of human af- ticipation?
fairs?
A. Watching political debates, discussing
A. public agenda
politics with friends and family, following
B. public affairs political news
C. public policy
B. Voting, joining political parties or in-
D. public opinion terest groups, participating in protests or
217. Choose the correct option demonstrations, running for office, con-
tacting elected officials
C. Signing petitions, attending town hall
meetings, writing letters to the editor
D. Donating money to political campaigns,
volunteering for political campaigns, at-
tending political fundraisers

220. An election to choose a political party’s

candidate for an upcoming general election
is called
A. local election
A. Bandwagon
B. referendum
B. Slogan
C. Testimonial C. primary election
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221. uses famous people or figures to en- 225. drawing the boundaries of legislative dis-
dorse/sell a product tricts in bizarre or unusual shapes to favor
one party

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A. testimonial
A. gerrymandering
B. stereotyping
B. lizarding
C. to the nose
C. snaking around
D. red herring
D. sleazymandering
222. What other requirement is necessary in
order to vote? 226. How people think or feel about particular
things.
A. Random Sample
B. public opinion
C. sampling error
D. political socialization

227. The functions of the major parties in

United States politics include
A. Must be married. A. providing a mehcanism for the conduct
B. Must be a citizen. of government
C. Must be able to read and write. B. nominating candidates for office

D. Must be able to pay a toll. C. insuring the good performance of their

elected candidates
223. Choose the correct option D. all of these are true

228. A politician’s attempt to shape the way

the public looks at an issue or event
A. poll
B. bias
A. Glittering Generalities C. renounce
B. Transfer D. spin
C. Card Stacking
229. Associated with conservatives, this polit-
D. New Ideas ical party holds onto its traditional values.
They favor lower tax rates and believe the
224. Most political candidates spend their government should play less of a role in
money on the following the lives of its citizens.
A. political dinners A. Democrat
B. debate prep B. Republican
C. campaign staff C. Reactionary
D. media ads D. Radical

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230. According to voting data in 2016 which D. Purge them to remove citizens who
demographics were most likely to vote for have moved/passed away
Hillary Clinton?
A. Jewish Americans 234. Why are states like Ohio and Florida re-
ferred to as “swing states?”
B. African Americans
C. Protestant Americans
D. White Americans

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231. What is a primary?
A. A primary is like an election-people
vote for their choice to be the candidate
for President.
A. They consistently vote Democrat.
B. A primary is when people from a dis-
trict get together and discuss who they B. They consistently vote Republican.
want to be their candidate. Then they vote-
the winner in that vote gets that district. C. The consistently “swing” between vot-
ing Democrat or Republican.
C. A primary is just what is sounds like-
the first (primary) election before the D. They consistently “swing” between
Presidential election. voting for smaller political parties.
D. What ever political party does not
235. What is it called when the person asking
have a sitting President (and they haven’t
scientific polling questions attempts to em-
served two terms) decides who will be
phasize/influence a certain response?
their choice to run for President
A. Random Sampling
232. “The instability, injustice and confusion
introduced into the public councils have B. Interviewer Bias
been the mortal diseases under which pop-
C. Response Loading
ular governments have everywhere per-
ished “ Federalist #10In the quoted ex- D. Data Tracking
cerpt, James Madison was warning about
the evils of 236. Associated with liberals, this political
A. alliance systems party has a more progressive ideology.
They believe the government should play
B. political parties a more active role in the lives of its citi-
C. voting rights for all people zens.
D. Republican form of government A. Democrats
233. What must States do to preserve the in- B. Republicans
tegrity of their poll books?
C. Reactionary
A. Register as many citizens as possible
D. Radical
B. Post them online for the public to see
C. Automatically pre-register teenagers 237. A political party’s views on all major is-
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242. There are two major political parties in

the United States the Party and the
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A. Democratic
B. Green
C. Libertarian
A. Platform D. Republican
B. Petition
243. Which of the following are required by
C. Statement every State to vote in an election?
D. Declamation A. US Citizenship
B. Being a resident of the State
238. What political party has the chief value
of equity, is pro choice and is for larger C. Must be at least 18 years old
government? D. Must show ID at the polls
A. Republican Party
244. Choose the correct option
B. Democratic Party
C. Libertarian Party
D. Equality Party

239. Rhode Island was the first state to give

women the vote.
A. True
A. Voter turnout in midterm elections gen-
B. False erally decreased between 1966 and 2014.
240. The Voting Rights Act reinforced the 15th B. Voter turnout in midterm elections in-
Amendment. creased substantially between 1982 and
2010.
A. True
C. Voter turnout in presidential elections
B. False generally increased between 1940 and
1948
241. focuses on the main factors that
make someone a Conservative or a Liberal. D. Voter turnout in presidential elections
consistently decreased between 1972 and
2008.

245. The 19th Amendment expanded voting

rights to which group of people?
A. Political Socialization A. Women
B. Political Thoughts B. 18 year olds
C. Political Electorate C. All freed slaves
D. Suffrage D. All Americans

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246. A strong supporter of a political party 251. Used to carry over approval or author-
ity from something or someone that is re-
A. conservative
spected to something they would want to
B. partisan appear good, or have us accept. Transfers
C. elector feelings from one thing to another.

D. bias A. Bandwagon
B. Glittering Generalities
247. A consistent set of beliefs by

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groups/individuals C. Transfer

A. ideology D. Bandwagon

B. conservative 252. Left wing

C. liberal A. Liberal
D. platform B. Conservative

248. How would you classify a person who did 253. Current Office Holder
not vote because it conflicted with their
A. Coalition
daily schedule and they didn’t make time
for it? B. Incumbent
A. Cannot voter C. Suffrage
B. Non-vote D. Propaganda
C. A voter with ballot fatigue 254. Which statement below best describes an
D. A voter who believes in political effi- open primary?
cacy A. Voters can choose which party’s pri-
mary election ballot they want to use to
249. What is the electoral college?
vote
A. A group of electors chosen to elect
B. The voting booths are open and the se-
state governors
cret ballot is not used
B. A group of electors chosen to elect
C. Voters can cross party lines voting for
members of Congress
candidates of different parties in the pri-
C. A group of electors chosen to elect the mary election
President and Vice President
D. The election is open to all candidates
D. A group of electors chosen to elect lo- who want on the ballot, not just those ap-
cal officials proved by the party leadership

250. Which Amendment gave women the right 255. Which Amendment gave 18-20 year olds
to vote? the right to vote?
A. 15th A. 17th
B. 17th B. 19th
C. 19th C. 24th
D. 24th D. 26th

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256. What is this ad an example of? C. Supremacy Clause

D. 3rd Amendment

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260. What is a strategy an interest group
might use to influence an election’s out-
come (results)?
A. pay candidates to quit running
B. run TV and newspaper ads
C. conduct public opinion polls
D. hire high-powered lobbyists to influ-
ence legislators

261. A person who is seeking election

A. appeal to authority A. Campaign manager
B. bandwagon B. Politician
C. glittering generalities C. Official
D. ad nauseam D. Candidate
257. How do minor parties contribute MOST 262. This is the belief that citizens understand
to the political process? politics (political culture) and can influence
A. They place other presidential candi- politics; this is also the amount of faith cit-
dates on the ballot besides the Republi- izens have in their government.
cans and Democrats A. political socialization
B. They influence the major parties to B. political efficacy
adopt their ideas
C. political culture
C. They don’t contribute anything to the
D. political ideology
political process
D. Minor parties do not exist in the United 263. What is a plurality?
States because they have been outlawed. A. high voter turnout
258. What is the dominant linkage institution B. the largest number of votes caste for
in American politics? an office
A. Political parties. C. members of the majority party
B. Interest groups. D. getting a majority of votes in an elec-
tion
C. The media.
D. The public. 264. People who work together in attempt to
help shape public policy
259. Which of the following is MOST impor-
tant for protecting interest group activi- A. Interest group
ties? B. Political Party
A. 1st Amendment C. Third Party
B. 14th Amendment D. Two-Party System

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265. The official statement of a party’s pol- C. Voter turnout among Caucasians con-
icy goals, released as part of the national sistently increased between 1988 and
party convention, is known as 2000.
A. grassroots organization D. Voter turnout among Caucasians gen-
B. the party in the electorate erally decreased between 2004 and 2016.

C. the party platform 268. Choose the correct option

D. the party pyramid

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266. Which role of the media is portrayed
when ABC News, NBC News, CBS News,
Fox News, and CNN News aired the pres-
idential debates?

A. creating political cartoons A. Card Stacking

B. broadcasting different points of view B. Transfer
C. holding government officials account- C. Name Calling
able D. Glittering Generalities
D. publishing an op-ed
269. Attitudes held by a significant number od
267. Which of the following best describes a people concerning governmental and polit-
trend shown in the chart above? ical questions are known
A. Public Opinion
B. Public Policies
C. the Mass Media
D. Interest Groups

270. According to rational choice theory, how

do individuals make decisions?
A. By considering the costs and benefits
A. Voter turnout among African Amer- and choosing to maximize benefits and
icans increased substantially between minimize costs.
1988 and 2012. B. By following the preferences of the
B. Voter turnout among African Ameri- public.
cans generally decreased between 1992 C. By compromising and bargaining with
and 2004 others.

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D. By considering the interests of interest 275. Which is NOT a FEDERAL requirement to

groups. vote?

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A. Be 18 years old by the general election
271. A group of people who come together
who share common ideas about how gov- B. Register to vote
ernment should be governed and who seek C. Have a valid government issued ID
to get their candidate elected to office.
D. Meet state’s residency requirements
E. Be a U.S. citizen

276. A political party meeting

A. General Election
B. Closed Primary
C. Caucus
A. Political Party D. Open Primary
B. Political Ideology 277. Which of the following citizens is most
C. Political Spectrum likely to participate in politics?

D. Two Party System A. A 65 year old male high school gradu-

ate
272. Why do Republicans and Democrats tra- B. a 35 year old college educated woman
ditionally keep their political platforms
C. a 70 year old female college professor
broad?
D. a 40 year old man with an associate’s
A. To attract as many votes as possible.
degree
B. They don’t have strong political plat-
forms. 278. Which is a qualification to vote?

273. The goal of a political party is to

while the goal of an interest group is to

A. influence public policy/win elections

B. overthrow the government/maintain
order in government A. graduate high school
C. nominate candidates/win elections B. pay all of your taxes

D. win elections/influence public policy C. own a house

D. be a U.S. citizen
274. People in larger, more urban areas tend
to favor 279. A person whose pol. views favor more
local, limited govt, less govt regulations,
A. Republicans
conformity to social norms &values; rough
B. Democrats on criminals
C. independents A. liberal
D. none of above B. renounce

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C. conservative 284. How many electoral votes does a candi-

D. solidarity date need in order to win the electoral col-
lege?
280. Where people first gain their political be- A. 117
liefs?
B. 170
A. Family
C. 270
B. Peers
D. 165

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C. School
D. Media 285. When voting, if you vote for candidates
from both political parties it is referred to
281. Read the information and answer the as
question below:Many states have imple- A. split ticket voting
mented laws that would require United
States citizens who are registered voters B. straight ticket voting
to present their driver’s license or pass- C. illegal
port in order to vote in elections. Which
D. political socialization
statement was most likely made by a critic
of these laws? 286. A meeting for selecting delegates to the
A. “Disenfranchisement is not a problem national party convention in places such as
in the United States.” a church, school, or auditorium.
B. “Voter fraud is an under-reported A. Factions
problem in the United States.” B. PACs
C. “States should not be required to C. Super PACs
gain preclearance in Washington for new
laws.” D. Caucus

D. “Voter identification laws make it 287. A special tax, demanded by States, as a

harder for some Americans to exercise condition of voting
their fundamental right to vote.”

282. What granted African American males

the right to vote?
A. 15th Amendment
B. 19th Amendment
C. 26th Amendment A. Poll Tax
D. Voting Rights Act B. Stamp Tax
283. People with similar ideas usually belong C. Electoral Tax
to the same D. Registration Tax
A. Political party
288. The 26th amendment greatly increased
B. Voting precinct voter turnout because
C. Primary group A. it eliminated discriminatory voting
D. Gym laws

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B. lowered the voting age to 18 294. protected the rights of African American
voters by banning literacy tests
C. passing grandfather clauses

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D. required voters to pass a literacy test
B. 19th Amendment
289. An organized effort to win an election C. 26th Amendment
A. delegate D. Voting Rights Act
B. platform 295. A person who has the right to vote in the
C. spin electoral college

D. campaign A. bias
B. elector
290. A person whose views favor more govt C. liberal
involvement in business, social welfare,
minority rights, &increased govt spending D. partisan

A. conservative 296. How do most states choose their nomi-

nees for president?
B. liberal
A. Primary
C. ideology
B. Caucus
D. campaign
C. State Electoral College
291. It is the citizen’s belief that he has polit- D. State Constitutional Congress
ical power and government will listen to
him. 297. What are the main political ideologies?
A. liberalism, conservatism, socialism,
A. political apathy
communism, fascism, and anarchism
B. political efficacy B. environmentalism, feminism, national-
C. civic engagement ism, populism
D. civic virtue C. capitalism, democracy, monarchy, dic-
tatorship
292. Right Wing D. authoritarianism, theocracy, technoc-
A. Liberal racy, meritocracy

B. Conservative 298. In a , only declared party members

may vote.
293. Which of the following is NOT a common A. closed primary
characteristic of a Republican?
B. open primary
A. white collar job or businessman
C. blanket primary
B. Protestant D. runoff primary
C. union member
299. Types of Third Parties
D. white
A. Ideological, Single Issue, Economic
E. older Protest, Splinter

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B. Freedom, Unreasonable, Closed 304. Which government philosophy does our

US government use?
C. Right, Wrong, Left, Right
A. force
D. Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Catholic
B. social contract
300. “Taxes are too high! The government C. evolutionary
should be smaller and taxes should be
lower!” D. divine right

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A. Liberal 305. When are voting rights denied?
B. Conservative

301. The Primary Election elects:

A. The general election candidates
B. The president A. If someone has been convicted of a
felony
C. The mayor
B. If someone has not paid their taxes
D. The governor
C. If someone has not lived in a state for
302. Illinois 4th District runs along an inter- more than 60 days
state because of what requirement with D. If someone is traveling outside of the
congressional districts? country on Election Day

306. The political arm of an interest group that

is legally entitled to raise money in order
to contribute funds to candidates or politi-
cal parties.
A. 527 Groups
B. Independent expenditures
C. PACs
D. Super PACs
A. they must protection minority rights. 307. The Democratic Party is about to pursue
B. each district must be contiguous an important health care package that they
wish to bring in front of the House of Rep-
C. diversity.
resentatives. The Democratic leadership in
D. they must be equal in population and the House calls for a social gathering to dis-
land mass. cuss why all party members should vote
for this bill. Which function of a political
303. uses vague words and phrases party is being described?
A. glittering generalities A. Bonding Agent
B. testimonial B. Informing & Activating
C. stereotyping C. Watchdog
D. appeal to fear D. Governing

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308. The general election candidates elects: 313. Indiana Voting Requirements:Be 18 by
general election, have a valid state ID, not
A. The Primary candidates
currently serving prison sentence, and

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A. Register by 10 days before election
C. The president day
D. The governor B. Live in the state for 6 months before
the election
309. What is the role of political parties in
C. Have a high school diploma
American politics and policy?
D. Live in precinct 30 days before election
A. To provide policy information.
B. To organize government and represent 314. Why are political parties essential to
the public’s preferences. democratic government?
A. Candidates are unable to run for office
C. To select policymakers and influence
if they do not belong to a political party.
policy decisions.
B. Political parties provide a link between
D. To maintain order and collect taxes.
representatives in public office and their
310. Which state has the first primary during constituents.
the general election year? C. Political parties are the only way to in-
fluence government and enact change.
A. Iowa
D. Government officials only work to
B. New Hampshire
bring about reforms that appeal to the
C. Rhode Island biggest political parties.
D. Nebraska 315. using negative words and bad names to
create fear and dislike for people, ideas, or
311. Which of these means of nominating a
institutions
candidate involves a long meeting in which
members representing candidates may try A. Bandwagon
to persuade voters to vote for their candi- B. Glittering Generalities
date?
C. Testimonial
A. Self-announcement
D. Name Calling
B. Petition
316. Which of these is mentioned in the Con-
C. Primary stitution?
D. Caucus A. Interest Groups

312. The amendment to the Constitution B. Political Parties

gave women the right to vote in the year C. The Electoral College
1920 D. PACs
A. 1st
317. Type of primary where only registered
B. 19th voters are allowed to participate.
C. 14th A. Closed primary
D. none of above B. Registered primary

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C. Open primary 322. Which is one of the universal require-

D. Blanket primary ments for voting in the United States?
A. higher education
318. an election in which voters choose among
candidates from different parties to fill an B. legal residency
elective office C. literacy
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B. primary election
323. What type of election allows a voter to
C. caucus decide which party ballot they want when
D. winner-take-all they walk into the polls so anyone can
vote including independents
319. More voters tend to go the polls to vote A. general election
in what type of election?
B. open primary
C. closed primary
D. blanket primary

324. Declare that one will no longer engage in

or support
A. renounce
B. bias
C. spin
A. Off-year D. delegate
B. Mid-term 325. A function of a political party is
C. Presidential
A. Making sure all eligible voters are reg-
D. Local istered.

320. the first election in the process is B. Working with other political parties to
ensure fair campaigns.
A. first vote
C. Helping to get information to the pub-
B. first election lic concerning important issues.
C. general election D. Safeguarding first amendment rights.
D. primary election
326. Which person probably has the most po-
321. Which is true about Super PACs? litical efficacy?
A. are not regulated by the FEC A. A person who never votes
B. are allowed to coordinate with candi- B. A person who votes early
dates C. A person who votes early and donates
C. cannot use express advocacy ads money to candidates
D. can receive unlimited donations and D. A person who votes on election day if
spend as much as they want it isn’t raining

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327. Supports military spending. and evaluations regarding his/her politi-

A. D cal world.

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in the past.
328. Based on the chart, which of the follow- D. The distribution of the population’s be-
ing approaches would a group trying to in- liefs about politics and policy issues.
crease voterturnout be most likely to pur-
sue? 332. What is the definition of democracy?
A. The process by which we select our
governmental representatives and what
policies they produce.
B. The institutions and processes
through which public policies are made
for society.
C. A system of selecting policymakers
A. Lobby legislatures to allow for “vote at and of organizing government so that pol-
home” systems in rural areas. icy represents the public’s preferences.
B. Host a voter education night for elec- D. A choice government makes in re-
tion campaign volunteers. sponse to a public concern.
C. Lobby Congress to increase pay for
333. Right to vote for all races
poll workers on election day.
D. Use radio ads to publicize locations for A. 15th amendment
neighborhood polling places. B. 19th amendment

329. The right to vote C. 24th amendment

A. Suffrage D. 26th amendment

B. Precinct 334. Which amendment did the Voting Right

C. Ballot Act of 1965 reinforce?
D. Poll Tax

330. Outlawed unfair voter registration meth-

ods and literacy requirements.
A. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
B. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 A. The 15th Amendment protects minori-
ties’ right to vote
331. What is political socialization?
A. All the people who might be interest B. The 1st Amendment’s freedom of
group members because they share the speech
same common interest. C. The 13th Amendment makes slavery il-
B. The process through which an in- legal
dividual acquires his/her particular D. The 10th Amendment allowing states
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335. What are ways you can participate in 339. An effort to gain support in order to win
democracy? an election
A. vote A. Platform
B. volunteer in your community B. Effort
C. join a political party C. Campaign
D. all of the above D. Propaganda
336. Which of these statements about the

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340. What is the role of interest groups in
party platforms of the Republicans and American politics and policy?
Democrats
A. To provide policy information.
A. Democrats tend to support 2nd amend-
ment rights more strongly than Republi- B. To organize government and represent
cans do the public’s preferences.
B. Republicans would be less likely C. To select policymakers and influence
to raise taxes on the wealthy than policy decisions.
Democrats D. To maintain order and collect taxes.
C. Democrats typically support more mil-
341. All of the following are significant rea-
itary spending
sons for nonvoting in the United States
D. Republicans support all public colleges elections today EXCEPT
being funded entirely through taxes
A. apathy or distrust of politics
337. Who wins a presidential election? B. a person has a felony
A. The candidate with the most electoral C. widespread use of literacy tests
votes.
D. a person may believe that their vote
B. The candidate with the most popular
won’t matter
votes.
342. Which of the following is true of southern
338. What is a caucus?
states?
A. A caucus is when people from a district
A. They have always leaned Republican
get together and discuss who they want
to be their canidate. Then they vote-out B. They have always leaned Democratic
loud/by standing in a certain area-the win- C. They have no political leaning
ner in that vote gets that district.
D. They were once loyal to the Demo-
B. What ever political party does not have cratic Party but now loyal to the Republi-
a sitting President (and they have not cans
served two terms) decides who will be
their choice to run for President. 343. Which word best describes someone to
C. A caucus is just what it sounds like-the the right on the political spectrum?
first (primary) election before the Presi- A. Moderate
dential election.
B. Libertarian
D. A caucus is like an election-people for
their choice to be the candidate for Presi- C. Conservative
dent. D. Liberal

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344. The “Left” is associated with which C. Republican party

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349. In local elections, which of the following
B. Democratic is probably the most common means of be-
C. Undecided ing nominated
D. Green Party A. self-announcement
B. caucus
345. Type of election that determines the nom-
inee of a given party. C. primary
A. General D. petition
B. Primary 350. The Motor Voter Law
C. Referendum A. Allows you to register to vote when you
D. Initiative get a drivers license
B. allows you to vote through the mail
346. Which of the following are functions of a
political party? C. prevents you from voting if you don’t
have a driver’s license
A. put up candidates and offer social
gatherings D. a. prevents you from voting if you have
an unpaid traffic ticket.
B. make robocalls and fund campaigns
C. put up candidates and fund campaigns 351. What is a closed party meeting where
members of the party choose who will
D. none of these run?
347. A group of people who are trying to gain A. Caucus
power by winning elected office are called B. Primary
A. a political party C. Nominating Convention
B. an interest group D. Electoral College
C. a lobbyist
352. This technique always shows the subject
D. partisanship of the message in a positive light, but pro-
vides little or no information.
348. You want to run for political office in
your city. You feel the government should A. Testimonial
be less involved in people’s lives both so- B. Glittering Generalities
cially and economically. Private organiza-
tions provide plenty of services to help C. Bandwagon
those in need and government regulation D. Name Calling
cost too much and hinders the market econ-
omy. Which of the following political par- 353. What are voting rights?
ties would you most likely endorse you? A. The privilege to serve on a jury
(from above scenario) B. The ability to run for political office
A. Southern independent party C. The legal right of individuals to partici-
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their vote in elections or on important is- C. Only read one source of information so
sues. you don’t get confused.
D. The right to protest and demonstrate D. Explore a variety of sources of political
information
354. “It is vital that the United States have a
large military in order to protect all Amer- 358. How can the company conducting an opin-
icans from threats by terrorist groups.” ion poll reduce the margin of error?
A. Liberal A. ask fewer questions

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B. Conservative B. survey a larger sample
C. use mail instead of phone
355. People who fall into this category
supportlow taxes, limited governmentin- D. limit the survey to college graduates
volvement in regulating the economy and
359. Selecting people to run for office repre-
funding for a strong national defense.
sents which job of political parties?
A. Nominating
B. Watchdog
C. Spoiler
D. Informing the public
360. “Winner take all” means that all of a
A. Liberal state’s electoral votes go to the candidate
B. Moderate who had the majority of votes in that
state.
C. Conservative
D. none of above
356. What are the three main components of
public policy in American democracy?
A. Linkage institutions, policymaking in-
stitutions, and rational action.
B. Public concerns, policymaking institu- A. True
tions, and rational action.
B. False
C. Linkage institutions, public concerns,
and rational action. 361. Which statement best describes the
D. Linkage institutions, public concerns, chart?
and policymaking institutions.
357. What would be your BEST advice to a per-
son who wants to learn more about politi-
cal issues?
A. Pay attention only to newspapers sto-
ries.
B. Watch only television news and com-
mentary shows daily.

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A. With one election, the winning candi- C. issue

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B. Winning candidates have never re-
ceived more than 60 percent of the pop- 365. Select all of the following that are meth-
ular vote. ods used in the nominating process:
C. In all elections, the winning candidate A. Official endorsed social media post
has gotten more than 50 percent of the
B. caucus
popularvote.
D. In some elections, the winner received C. convention
less than 60 percent of the electoral vote. D. all of these are methods of nomination
362. What three factors predict who is likely 366. Unlike the major political parties, interest
to vote? groups
A. try to influence public opinion
B. do not attempt to influence the policies
of government
C. do not try to nominate candidates for
office
A. Age, Education, Favorite hobby
D. political parties and interest groups
B. Hair color, Education, Income
are the same thing.
C. Age, Zip Code, Income
D. Age, Education, Income 367. About 55% of total eligible voters cast
ballots during the 2016 election.
363. How can individuals participate in politics
A. True
and influence public policy?
B. False

368. What were Literacy Tests?

A. Tests created to see who could read
and write
B. Tests you take to fore vehicle registra-
tion
A. Vote and/or campaign for candidiates C. Tests created to keep African Ameri-
B. Join an interest group cans from voting
C. Express opinions D. none of above
D. All of the choices
369. Led by a King or Queen
364. What term describes a political party’s A. Monarchy
formal statements of basic principles,
stands on major issues, and objectives? B. Oligarchy
A. platform C. Representative Democracy
B. plank D. none of above

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370. Person’s ability to read/write C. More Education

D. Strong Party Loyalty

375. Every person has a equal chance of being

picked for a survey:
A. random sample
B. straw poll

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A. Literacy
C. representative sample
B. Registration
D. push poll
C. Gender Gap
D. Suffrage 376. Which amendment gave African American
men the right to vote?
371. A political party’s general plan for how
they will govern A. 13s
A. Plank B. 15th
B. Platform C. 17th
C. Plan D. 19th
D. Perspective
377. Which animal is associated with the
372. The primaries for the 2020 general elec- democratic party?
tion have concluded, which two candidates
are left? A. Lizard
A. Donald Trump B. Dragon
B. Bernie Sanders C. Donkey
C. Joe Biden D. Elephant
D. Kamala Harris
378. People turning away from the major po-
373. Define public policy litical parties.
A. Emergency government loan to save A. Dealignment
firm from collapse.
B. Realignment
B. Cutting government spending
C. Critical election
C. Influence of politics and economy on
each other; what government should do D. Party polarization
in the economy.
379. are those means of communication
D. What a government tries to do; the
that reach large audiences?
choices it makes among alternatives
A. Medium
374. All of the following are characteristics of
a person who votes regularly except: B. Mass Media
A. Male C. Magazines
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380. The media influence politics primarily by B. candidate

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C. endorsing candidates. 385. Liberals are related to which party?
D. relying on sound bites. A. Republican
381. What is the role of the media in American B. Democrat
politics? C. libertarian
A. To provide policy information. D. independent
B. To organize government and represent
the public’s preferences. 386. The government should make changes to
help people and the environment. This
C. To select policymakers and influence statement reflects
policy decisions.
A. Conservative ideology
D. To maintain order and collect taxes.
B. Sideliner ideology
382. There are 5 functions of political parties. C. Liberal ideology
Two are:Bonding Agent & Nominating Can-
D. Empathetic ideology
didates. Select the other three below.
A. Activating Supporters 387. Campaign money with the most strict of
limits
B. Being a Watchdog
A. Hard money
C. Informing Students
B. Soft money
D. Governing
C. Private money
E. Hosting fundraisers
D. Corporate money
383. which of the following elects the presi-
dent? 388. Voter ID laws may disenfranchise all of
the following EXCEPT
A. popular vote
A. poor
B. general election
B. caucasians
C. primary election
C. elderly
D. electoral college
D. minority groups
384. A candidate who is not part of any party
E. disabled
is considered?
389. How does political socialization influence
political behavior?
A. Political socialization influences polit-
ical behavior by shaping individuals’ be-
liefs, values, and attitudes towards poli-
tics.
B. Political socialization has no influence
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C. Political socialization only influences C. women.

political behavior in certain individuals. D. senior citizens over 70.
D. Political socialization influences politi-
cal behavior by shaping individuals’ physi- 394. What would be the most accurate source
cal appearance. to find information about candidates’
views during an election?
390. A contest to see who can earn the most A. a special interest group’s website
votes
B. a record of the candidates’ voting his-

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A. Election tory on issues-related legislation
B. Selection C. a TV commercial sponsored by a polit-
C. Nomination ical party
D. The Voice D. a social media post
E. Rock, Paper, Scissor 395. Why are third parties still important in
our two party system?
391. A survey of public opinion.
A. increase turn out by offering more
A. sampling error
choices
B. exit polls
B. popular issues are adopted by the big
C. poll parties
D. public opinion C. act as the loyal opposition

392. How do Political Action Committees D. ensure fair campaign spending

(PACs) influence government? 396. How does political culture shape political
A. advising the President behavior?
B. staffing Congressional offices A. Political culture has no impact on polit-
C. financially supporting causes and cam- ical behavior.
paigns B. Political behavior is solely determined
D. sending written summaries of cases to by individual preferences.
the Supreme Court C. Political culture only affects political
behavior in certain countries.
393. The group of people with the lowest
voter turnout rate is D. Political culture shapes political behav-
ior by influencing the values, beliefs, and
attitudes of individuals towards politics.

397. What is the term that deals with those

attitudes held by a significant number of
people on matters of government and pol-
itics?
A. public affairs
B. public opinion
A. college graduates. C. public agenda
B. young people. D. public politics

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398. What did Citizens United vs. FEC (2010) 403. What are the 2 main U.S. political par-
create? ties?

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A. Soft Money A. Federalists and Republicans
B. Super PACs B. Democratic Republicans and
Democrats
C. PACs
C. Democrats and Republicans
D. Lobbyists
D. Whigs and Populists
399. How a political party feels on certain is-
404. Today many states require that all voters
sues is stated in their
A. be citizens of the United States and
A. radio addresses
residents of the State
B. mailings
B. meet specific literacy requirements
C. pamphlets C. be familiar with the candidates and is-
D. platforms sues before voting.
D. be natural-born citizens of the United
400. A person with higher education and who
States.
owns his own business is more likely to
choose which political party? 405. Each state in the United States must al-
A. The Green party low voters to vote in all elections within
that state.
B. The Republican Party
A. True
C. The Democratic Political Party
B. False
D. The “Kick-Back” Party
406. People who influence political views be-
401. To become a member of a political party cause they are in a particular position that
in the US, you may have some specific knowledge or ex-
A. must register with the party pertise are called
A. peer groups
B. pay yearly dues
B. family
C. simply believe that you are a member
C. interest groups
D. pass a credit check
D. opinion leaders
402. Which is NOT a way that the media af-
fects government? 407. Which of the following is a sign of an in-
accurate poll?
A. monitor elected officials to ensure re-
A. clear wording
sponsible behavior
B. large sampling error
B. influence voters’ criteria for evaluat-
ing candidates C. confusing interpretation
C. encourage voters to share their beliefs D. representative sample
and views
408. What is an organized group of people
D. shape legislation (laws) by influencing who share a common goal and actively at-
Congressional voting tempt to influence lawmakers?

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A. ideology group 414. Which of these statements about Ameri-

B. interest group can politics is NOT true?

C. political party A. A third party candidate has very little

chance of winning a major election
D. political action committee
B. It is incredibly expensive to run a pres-
409. Which event led to the proposal and rati- idential campaign
fication of the 26th Amendment? C. The main goal of a single-issue third
party is to get elected

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A. Women’s Suffrage Movement
B. Vietnam War D. Democrats fall on the left of the politi-
cal spectrum while republicans fall on the
C. Civil Rights Movement
right
D. World War II
415. What would a person need to do if they
410. What is a grant of money from the gov- could not vote on election day, but still
ernment called? wanted to vote?
A. loan A. Fill out an absentee ballot
B. subsidy B. Request a voting extension
C. refund C. Vote online
D. none of these D. Have their neighbor fill out an extra
ballot at the polls
411. All of the following are the universal cri-
teria for voting except: 416. usually involve celebrities or other re-
spected individuals endorsing or officially
A. education
supporting a product idea. The person
B. citizenship giving the testimonial could be famous,
C. residency requirement knowledgeable about the product (doctor
talking about a medical product) or just
D. age an ordinary person claiming a product has
412. What term describes the range of politi- worked.
cal views in our political system? A. lead advice
A. political identification B. Testimonial
B. political spectrum C. Bandwagon
C. political ideology D. Last ditch effort
D. political culture 417. Why did the Supreme Court rule that a
portion of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform
413. It is a group people who seek to control
Act of 2002 was unconstitutional?
governments through the winning of elec-
tions and holding of public office. A. Money spent in campaigns is protected
by the 1st amendment.
A. interest group
B. Money spent in campaigns is protected
B. political action committee by the 4th amendment.
C. political party C. Too much money was being spent in
D. city council politics.

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D. Campaign spending is protected by the D. Third-party candidates for president,

FEC. even when they win nearly 20 percent of
the popularvote, may not get any electoral

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418. Which of the following candidates cre- votes.
ated a coattail effect for their party?
421. If a tie occurs in the Electoral College, this
A. Ronald Reagan
part of Congress elects the President.
B. Andrew Johnson
A. Senate
C. Herbert Hoover
B. House of Representatives
D. Barack Obama C. Pentagon
419. What type of propaganda is this? D. Ohio
422. What legal, formal means were used
to prevent African Americans from voting
from the 1860’s through the 1960’s?
A. holding separate elections
B. white primaries
C. having to vote at a single precinct
D. giving African Americans a separate
day to vote

A. Glittering Generality 423. voters of a party choose the candidate

for an election to be held at a later date
B. Bandwagon
A. general election
C. Loaded Words
B. recall election
D. Name-Calling
C. referendum
420. Which of the following statements is NOT D. primary election
supported by the data in the table on the
previouspage? 424. Why do citizens join interest groups,
even if it may not be rational?
A. Because they want to maximize bene-
fits and minimize costs.
B. Because they want to compromise and
bargain with others.
C. Because they want to follow the pref-
A. Third-party candidates for president erences of the public.
have little chance of winning.
D. Because they are incentivized to do so.
B. Third parties and third party candi-
dates seldom remain a long term force in 425. When is the presidential election held?
Americanpolitics. A. 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in
C. Third-party candidates can never get November every 2 years
enough electoral votes to play a role in se- B. 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in
lecting thepresident. November in even numbered years

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C. 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in 430. Which of the following citizens is most
November every 4 years likely to vote?
D. 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in A. A 65 year old African American high
November every 6 years school graduate
B. A 25 year old hispanic with an asso-
426. The practice of voting for candidates of ciate’s degree
only one party in elections
C. a 45 year old white college professor
A. Absentee Voting

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D. an 18 year old African-American just
B. Gerrymandering starting college
C. Straight-Ticket Voting 431. What political party values freedom
D. Suffrage (both economically and personally) above
all else?
427. All of the following are significant rea- A. Republican Party
sons for non-voting in U.S.A elections to-
day EXCEPT B. Green Party

A. rules and regulations that make regis- C. Democratic Party

trations and voting difficult D. Libertarian Party
B. widespread use of religious and liter- 432. What are the only 2 states to decide Elec-
acy tests toral College votes based upon congres-
C. apathy or distrust of politics sional districts and majority voting, and
not “winner take all”?
D. long term mental or physical illness or
illnes on an election day

428. According to rational choice theory, what

may dictate whether an individual or
group achieves what it wants?
A. The distribution of resources.
B. The preferences of the public. A. California Texas
C. The compromise and bargaining with B. Missouri Kansas
others.
C. New York Arizona
D. The interests of interest groups.
D. Nebraska Maine
429. A representative to a party’s national 433. Over time, the ideas first developed by
convention chosen by local voters to vote minor parties are often by major par-
for a particular candidate. ties
A. delegate A. suppressed
B. nominee B. borrowed
C. platform C. ignored
D. incumbent D. attacked

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434. Who controls the process of nominating 440. What is this ad an example of?
candidates for office in the United States?

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A. The Federal Election Commission
B. The Political Parties create their own
process
C. Each state choses their own process
D. We choose candidates on The Voice

435. To favor one side over another

A. symbolism
B. Bias A. stereotype
C. Propaganda B. glittering generalities
D. slogans C. bandwagon
436. A person who does not belong to a polit- D. ad nauseam
ical party is sometimes called an
441. What system is used to elect the Pres-
A. communist ident and Vice President of the United
B. independent States?

C. outsider A. Winner-Take-All System

D. socialist B. Plurality System

C. Electoral College System
437. Prohibits the federal government and
states from denying the right to vote D. Proportional Representational System
based on gender. 442. Voters’ perceptions of the party, candi-
A. 15th Amendment dates, and issues
B. 19th Amendment A. Psychological Factors
B. Sociological Factors
438. Conservatives are related to which polit-
ical party? 443. Which alternative plan for the Electoral
A. Jury College’s winner take all model at the
State level would not have the problem of
B. Republican
gerrymandering?
C. Democrat
A. District Plan
D. Independent
B. Popular District Plan
439. A minor party that is based on a set of C. Popular Proportional
beliefs
D. The current model
A. economic protest
444. George Washington suggested that polit-
B. splinter ical parties would lead to which of the fol-
C. ideological lowing in America?
D. single-issue A. An end to democracy

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B. A stronger democracy 450. Which one of the following is an action

C. Monarchies that does not involve participation in the
political process?
D. Division among Americans
A. creating a blog to write about politics
445. describes people choosing to go along B. reading about politics in the newspa-
with the rest of the crowd per
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B. Testimonial the repeal of a law
D. giving money to a Political Action Com-
C. Name Calling
mittee
D. Glittering Generalities
451. Having no choices in political parties is a
446. A political analyst, commentator, or disadvantage of which political system?
columnist who usually works for a news- A. One-party system
paper or magazine, or in broadcasting.
B. Two-party system
A. spin
C. Multi-party system
B. pundit
D. none of above
C. renounce
452. The Presidential Election elects:
D. campaign
A. The President
447. “Everyone else is doing it, you should B. The Governor
too!”
C. presidential candidates
A. red herring
D. Primary candidates
B. stereotyping
453. Choose the correct option
C. ad nauseam
D. bandwagon

448. Amendment that granted suffrage rights

to women
A. 15th
B. 19th A. Bandwagon
C. Show B. Testimonial
D. 24th C. Name Calling

449. The Voting Rights Act was signed into D. Transfer

law in what year? 454. What affects a person’s voting behavior?
A. 1569 A. Where someone lives
B. 1659 B. their gender
C. 1965 C. their education level
D. 1492 D. all of the above

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455. Choose the correct option D. Transfer

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become extremely important in electoral
politics?
A. TV and Magazines
B. Newspapers and TV
A. Glittering
B. Testimonial C. Internet and Newspapers
C. Bandwagon D. TV and Internet

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