Government Test #3 - Political Process

· Sit-ins

· Voting

· Campaigning

· Contributing to campaigns

The items listed above are:

• examples of how candidates can be brought up on charges of voter fraud.

• examples of processes used by individuals to affect public policy.

• ineffective at affecting congressional leaders as they debate public policy.

• common tactics used by Congress in the House and Senate during debates.

Bringing the national spotlight to important issues, representing a dissenting faction of a political party, and splitting the vote are all characteristics of third parties.

• True

• False

Which of the following best defines the collection of views shared by a segment of society on issues of interest or concern?

• Public opinion

• Public policy

• Public library

• Public rally

How does public opinion help leaders shape public policy?

• The framers feared trusting the public when it comes to governing, and designed some institutions that insulate government from popular pressure.

• In democratic nations, policies sometimes do not match up with popular opinion.

• Some scholars argue that American citizens lack fundamental political knowledge and have been unpredictable in the opinions they reported to pollsters.

• The choices the government makes and the actions it takes in response to a particular issue or problem.

The diagram above describes the process for electing the President of the United States.

Which step is missing?

• Popular Election

• Party Nomination

• Caucus Nomination

• Election in House of Representatives

After the Constitution was ratified and early in George Washington’s first administration as president, what two new factions emerged?

• The Federalists who supported Alexander Hamilton and the Democratic-Republicans who gathered around Thomas Jefferson

• The Prohibition Party and the Equal Rights Party

• The Populist Party and the Greenbackers Party

• The Dixiecrat Party and the Independent Party

Each state sets its own requirements for registering and voting, subject to limitations placed on it by the U.S. Constitution.

Which constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote?

• 15th

• 19th

• 24th

• 26th

Each state sets its own requirements for registering and voting, subject to limitations placed on it by the U.S. Constitution.

Which constitutional amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 15th

• 19th

• 24th

• 26th

Each state sets its own requirements for registering and voting, subject to limitations placed on it by the U.S. Constitution.

Which constitutional amendment granted black men the right to vote?

• 15th

• 19th

• 24th

• 26th

Each state sets its own requirements for registering and voting, subject to limitations placed on it by the U.S. Constitution.

Which constitutional amendment ended poll taxes?

• 15th

• 19th

• 24th

• 26th