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Government Unit One Part 2
Test Description: Second part of the first unit exam.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is needed to win a presidential election?
A
Receive a majority of the electoral college votes
B
Win a majority of the votes cast by state legislatures
C
Win a majority of the 50 states on election day
D
Receive a majority of the popular vote
2) Which type of election can have many candidates from one political party on the ballot?
A
A General Election
B
A Primary Election
C
A National Election
D
A Suffrage Election
3) Which of the following is NOT a problem with the Electoral College?
A
The candidate with the most amount of votes from individual American citizens will not necessarily win
B
It is the system that was set up the by founding fathers to help create cohesiveness in the country
C
Electors are not required to vote according to the how the people they are representing voted
D
It is an outdated system
4) What is the popular vote?
A
The popularity of a candidate based on the polls
B
The vote that determines the winner of the Presidential election
C
The total number of people who voted for a candidate
D
The number of electors who voted for a candidate
5) In the United States, third parties have…
A
Only run candidates for Senate and House of Rep. elections since 1980.
B
Been illegal since the Motor Voter bill of 1996
C
Won two presidential elections in 1976 and 1984
D
Acted as election spoilers by taking votes from major parties
6) Which of the following statements would best summarize a Liberal viewpoint?
A
More government programs to help the needy would make the country better.
B
Public Opinion polls should dictate what the government does.
C
A mixture of programs and lower taxes would make the country better.
D
Less government and lower taxes would make the country better.
7) Which of the following statements would best summarize a Conservative viewpoint?
A
More government programs to help the needy would make the country better.
B
A mixture of programs and lower taxes would make the country better.
C
Public Opinion polls should dictate what the government does.
D
Less government and lower taxes would make the country better.
8) How can Third Parties create change if they rarely win elections?
A
They can create false hopes in the minds of voters
B
They can cause major political parties to lose money
C
They can stop global warming
D
They can focus public attention on important issues.
9) A neighbor slips on the ice in front of your house and sues you for medical bills and other damages. What law covers such a dispute?
A
Administrative law
B
Criminal law
C
Civil law
D
Public law
10) Theodore Bundy killed over thirty women. He was punished for these felonies. What type of laws are felonies?
A
Civil law
B
Constitutional law
C
Common law
D
Criminal law
11) Newspapers, the internet, television and magazines can be described as
A
PAC’s
B
Precincts
C
Polling Places
D
Media
12) A president uses these carefully planned events to answer questions from the media.
A
Backgrounders
B
Press Conference
C
Propaganda
D
News Release
13) What type of interest group works to help people in a particular profession?
A
Public Interest Groups
B
Single-Issue Groups
C
Economic Interest Groups
D
Professional Groups
14) An interest group can do all of the following EXCEPT
A
Influence legislators to pass certain bills
B
Shape public opinion through propaganda
C
Contribute money to election campaigns
D
Vote to pass legislation
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