Unit 6 Review - The Political Process

Unit 6 Review - The Political Process

Multiple Choice

What are the two major parties in our two-party system?

• Federalist

  and

  Anti-Federalist

• Green Party

  and

  Reform Party

• Democratic Party

  and

  Republican Party

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the primary goal of a political party?

• Get rid of all other parties

• Win elections

• Spiral the country deeper into debt

Multiple Choice

A chief function of political parties is to —

• conduct door to door surveys 

• nominate candidates for office 

• organize transportation to the polls 

• assist in monitoring overseas elections

Multiple Choice

How are the offices of the legislative branch of both the United States and Texas 

     usually filled? 

• By petition

• By election 

• By succession 

• By appointment

Multiple Choice

How do third party candidates often have the most influence on an election?

• creating more lively candidate debates

• shifting national attention to a particular issue

•  increasing the amount of campaign contributions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a modern third party in U.S. politics?

• Libertarian

• Reform

• Green

• Federalist

Multiple Choice

Which third party candidate split the vote in the 1992 Presidential election?

• Ralph Nader

• Sarah Palin

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Ross Perot

Multiple Choice

Policies of ___________ candidates have often become planks (major issues) in mainstream party platforms.

• Democratic

• Republican

• Third Party

• Interest Group

Multiple Choice

________________ provide a framework for political participation through lobbying.

• Justices

• Interest Groups

• Cabinet Members

• Bureaucrats

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a factor in political socialization?

• Family

• Religion

• Education

• Athleticism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of how you can participate in the political

      process beyond a political party?

• Voting

• Campaigning

• Financial contributions directly to a political party

• Demnstrations

Multiple Choice

How did media coverage of the Vietnam War influence politics

in the 1960s and 1970s? 

• Magazines ran special issues which generated new funding for the military.

• Nightly television broadcasts of death and destruction from the war eroded support for the war.

• Radio broadcasts heartily supporting the war encouraged public support for the war.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following often provide a venue for debates and the voicing of political views?

• Individuals

• Interest Groups

• The Media

• Corporations

Multiple Choice

 Why is a free press a necessity in the United States? 

• Reports the news daily 

• Checks the power of the government by keeping the people informed

• Equalizes the political party powers

• Guarantees separation of powers 

Multiple Choice

Interest Groups make campaign contributions through ____________________.

• Political Action Committees

• Third Parties

• Mediators

• Secret Accounts

Multiple Choice

The process in which each State is given a certain number of seats based on population in the House of Representatives is called __________________________.

• Allotment

• Apportionment

• Allocation

• Acquisition

Multiple Choice

The population of each State is counted every ten years through the ______________. 

• Gerrymander

• Redistricting process

• Census

• Courts

Multiple Choice

 Which Supreme Court case formulated the famous “one-person, one-vote” standard for legislative redistricting, meaning that each vote must be weighed equally?

• Marbury v Madison

• Citizens United v FEC

• Mapp v Ohio

• Baker v Carr

Multiple Choice

States like Alaska, North and South Dakota, and Vermont each have the minimum

  number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives which is __________.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5

Multiple Choice

____________________ is the deliberate manipulation of political boundaries for electoral advantage. 

• Redistricting

• Apportionment

• Acquisition

• Gerrymandering

Multiple Choice

As _________________ grows within a State, the legislative power of the State may increase in the U.S. House of Representatives through the addition of new representatives.

• the economy

• the number of retirees

• population

• a political party

Multiple Choice

Examination of recent voting patterns in national elections reflects concentration of ___________ political party support in the South and Midwest and concentration of ___________ political party support along the West Coast and in the Northeast.

• Federalist; Republican

• Democratic; Republican

• Republican; Democratic

• Major;

  Third

Multiple Choice

 Texas currently has ______ United States Congressional Seats/Districts. 

• 39

• 2

• 36

• 50

Multiple Choice

Due to major Supreme Court decisions, reapportionment increased the political 

 power of _____________ areas and limited the influence of more _________ areas.

• rural; urban

• private sector; military 

• urban; rural

• military; private sector

Multiple Choice

Most Representatives do not represent the entire State, but a smaller area of the state known as a Congressional _____________. 

• Precinct

• Region

• District

• Circuit