Multiple-Choice Questions.
To assess your knowledge and skills in government and politics answer these sample multiple-choice questions. The correct answers will appear below the questions.
Read the following passage from a campaign-season article regarding vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Republican John McCain had earned the party’s selection as presidential candidate in 2008 and chose Palin as his running mate.
1. Which of the following statements is most consistent with the author’s argument in this passage?
(A) No vice president should expect to become president.
(B) This vice presidential candidate is not ready to be president.
(C) The vice president’s job is not that important.
(D) The candidate is not that experienced, but can learn on the job.
2. Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
(A) A candidate’s experience and knowledge should matter more than their uniqueness.
(B) A Democrat vice presidential nominee would be a better than a Republican VP nominee.
(C) The chances of a president dying in office does not warrant this concern.
(D) A woman just isn’t fit for the second highest office in the land.
3. What factor might those who agree with Kathleen Parker also point out?
(A) The fact that several presidents have died while in office
(B) That the Republican party platform is another reason to vote against Mrs. Palin
(C) More women should run for Congress before running for vice president
(D) The constitutional system for presidential succession needs revisited
Read the following segment from a news report and answer the questions that follow.
Donald Trump has delegates to clinch GOP nomination
By MJ Lee, CNN National Politics Reporter
Updated 9:15 PM ET, Thu May 26, 2016
Donald Trump has the delegates to clinch the GOP presidential nomination, according to a CNN delegate count Thursday.
While Trump has had the nomination locked down for weeks, he has now reached the threshold of 1,237 delegates with the help of previously uncommitted delegates who now support his candidacy. A handful of states, including the large prizes of California and New Jersey, will hold the final primaries on June 7 . . .
4. Which of the following statements can you most likely conclude from the online news excerpt above?
(A) This predicted victory premature.
(B) Donald Trump will earn enough electoral votes to become president.
(C) This news report cannot be trusted because it is from the Internet.
(D) The Republican party will nominate Donald Trump at its national convention.
5. Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the above excerpt?
(A) A presidential nominee cannot yet be determined because California and New Jersey have not yet voted.
(B) Trump’s clinching of these delegates is a combination of primary election results and promises made by unpledged convention delegates.
(C) This report is correct, because the candidate has received more than the 270 electoral votes required.
(D) This report is likely in error because it fails to examine the process in Iowa and New Hampshire
6. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects voter activity in U.S. midterm elections?
(A) Incumbent members of the House of Representatives have a 60 percent chance of winning re-election.
(B) Voter turnout in midterm elections is higher than turnout in presidential elections.
(C) A president’s party typically loses seats in the Congress during a midterm election.
(D) Seats in Congress change hands due to term limits more frequently than challengers defeating incumbents.
7. Which of the following statements best characterizes the presidential nomination system in the United States?
(A) The presidential nomination system includes all voters in America.
(B) The highly ideological wings of the parties and voters in a few states tend to determine the nominee.
(C) The nomination process has tended to produce more moderate candidates.
(D) The nomination process climaxes at heavily viewed and suspenseful party convention
8. Which of the following voter turnout rates was most common in U.S. presidential elections from 1972 until 2000?
(A) 30-40 percent
(B) 40-50 percent
(C) 50-60 percent
(D) 70-80 percent
9. Which of the following statements best summarizes voter registration process in the United States?
(A) Voter registration guarantees easier management and accuracy in the elections process.
(B) Voter registration is a national process that is uniform among the states.
(C) States can require citizens to register to vote as much as one year in advance of an election.
(D) National and statewide efforts to make registration easier has drastically increased voter turnout.
10. The elections that produce the largest voter turnout are the
(A) City elections
(B) Judicial elections
(C) Senatorial elections
(D) Presidential elections
11. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act?
|
National Voter Registration Act |
Help America Vote Act |
|
| (A) | Allows for absentee voting | Makes punch cards more reliable |
| (B) | Addresses voting for people with disabilities | Allows military personnel to return home to vote |
| (C) | Allows voter registration at state agencies | Requires the ability for voters to confirm their vote |
| (D) | Requires voter ID at the polls | Requires states to pay for upgrades |
And the answers are . . . B, A, A, D, B, C, B, C, A, D, and C
What could you examine or review to assure you can answer on this type of question, or a harder one, next time again?