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Ideology, Parties, and Voter Patterns Quiz
Ideology, Parties, and Voter Patterns Quiz
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1
Select which perspective DOES NOT match for Liberals/Democrats:
Pro universal healthcare
Pro bigger government
Pro looser gun control restrictions
Pro climate change legislation
2
If you are affiliated (meaning you side with) a political party already, you are more likely to vote:
True
False
3
Which of these descriptors is not common for Democrat voters based on data?
Young people
LGBTQ+ communities
Women
Southern States/rural areas
4
Liberals are associated with ______, whereas Conservatives are associated with ______.
Left; Right
Wrong; right
5
Most Americans actually lay in the center of the political spectrum. They are called...
Extremists
Left-leaning
Right-leaning
Moderates
6
Which of the following is an example of an IDEOLOGICAL party?
Communists; Libertarians
US Marijuana Party
Greenbacks (Anti-Monopoly party)
7
How many electoral votes do you need at minimum to win the presidency?
190
300
538
270
8
Your level of education can impact how you vote?
True
False
9
Are single people more likely to vote than married people?
True
False
10
There are four types of minor parties. Communists and Libertarians are considered this type of minor party...
Economic Protest
Single-issue
Splinter
Ideological
11
Which of the following is NOT a reason that people do not vote?
Apathy (they don't care)
Elections are all rigged and voters don't trust them at all
Conditional: they voted before but don't like their options this time
Disabled/obstructed: physically can't vote or it is made too difficult
12
The electoral college, by law, has to give their votes to the same person who got the popular vote in their state?
True
False
13
Which of the following describes an IDEOLOGICAL minor party?
Do not have a specific set of goals, just a voice of economic discontent.
Based on a particular set of beliefs.
Those parties that split away from a major party to form a small party
Those parties that split away from a major party to form a small party
14
Which of following is one of the roles of political parties?
Inform voters
Text and call them until they vote
Abolish two-party systems
Prevent voting
15
Which of the following most closely describes the main goal of political parties?
Seeks to influence public policy by getting elected to public office
Looking to convert all Americans to their party to takeover the country
16
The clothes you wear can predict how you might vote?
False
True
17
When does the new president get sworn into office?
In December before Christmas
The January after the election
The same November that they win
18
Which of the following describes an ECONOMIC PROTEST minor party?
Do not have a specific set of goals, just a voice of economic discontent.
Based on one specific public-policy matter.
Those parties that split away from a major party to form a small party.
Based on a particular set of beliefs.
19
Are young or older people more likely to vote? Blue=young Red=Old
True
False
20
Does having higher income increase your odds of showing up to vote?
False
True
21
Which of these descriptors is not common for Republican voters based on data?
High school/some college education
Older people
Men
Black, Hispanic, and Asian people
22
Religion can predict how someone may vote?
False
True
23
Select which perspective DOES NOT match for Republicans/Conservatives:
Pro life
Pro higher taxes
Pro smaller government
Pro strict immigration
24
What is the beginning of the two-party system traced back to?
Andrew Jackson with the Democrats
Federalists v. Anti-Federalists
Biden V. Trump (2020)
Abraham Lincoln with the Republicans
25
Which of the following describes a SPLINTER minor party?
Based on a particular set of beliefs.
Do not have a specific set of goals, just a voice of economic discontent.
Based on one specific public-policy matter.
Those parties that split away from a major party to form a small party
26
Which of these is not a factor that influences how you vote?
How many social media accounts you have
Gender
Age
Race
27
Political ideology falls on a ______________.
Spectrum
Curve
28
Who decides how your state votes to elect president?
The popular vote in the state decides
The state governor
The states legislation
The state's electoral college
29
A set of beliefs related to how you see the world around you and what role the government should play is called...
Individualism
Political Parties
Partisanship
Political ideology
30
Which of the following describes a SINGLE-ISSUE minor party?
Based on one specific public-policy matter.
Do not have a specific set of goals, just a voice of economic discontent.
Based on a particular set of beliefs.
Those parties that split away from a major party to form a small party
