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This document appears to be a multiple choice and true/false assessment on political topics in the United States, including: 1) It asks multiple choice questions about the US political system, the Democratic and Republican parties' beliefs, and components of the electoral college process. 2) It contains true/false statements regarding the Republican party's beliefs, the possibility of winning the popular vote but losing the presidency, and definitions of swing and safe states. 3) The assessment is worth a total of 50 points and tests the examinee's knowledge of US political topics through identification and validation of related statements.

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Political Systems Quiz

This document appears to be a multiple choice and true/false assessment on political topics in the United States, including: 1) It asks multiple choice questions about the US political system, the Democratic and Republican parties' beliefs, and components of the electoral college process. 2) It contains true/false statements regarding the Republican party's beliefs, the possibility of winning the popular vote but losing the presidency, and definitions of swing and safe states. 3) The assessment is worth a total of 50 points and tests the examinee's knowledge of US political topics through identification and validation of related statements.

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Name:___________________ Date:__________

TOPIC 3 ASSESSMENT
50 POINTS

Part 1. Multiple Choice. Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Denote your answer by using CAPITAL LETTERS. Each question is worth three ( 3 ) points.

___ 1. What political system does the United States have?


A. Two-Party System
B. Dictatorship
C. Multi-Party System
D. None of the above

___ 2. What party believes in limited or small government?


A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Green Party
D. Independent Party

___ 3. What party believes that national security is the first obligation of the federal government?
A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Green Party
D. Independent Party

___ 4. What party believes in larger government spending?


A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Green Party
D. Independent Party

___ 5. What party believes in universal health care?


A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Green Party
D. Independent Party

___ 6. How many electors are in the electoral college?


A. 536
B. 537
C. 538
D. 540

___ 7. If Pennsylvania has 18 members in the US House of Representatives, how many electoral college votes
do they have?
A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 22

___ 8. The total number or percentage of votes cast for a candidate by voters in the 50 states and Washington
D.C.
A. Electoral College
B. General Vote
C. Popular Vote
D. Presidential Election

___9. A formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate
A. Presidential Beliefs
B. Political Party
C. Political Platform
D. Presidential Platform

___ 10. A formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing
arguments are put forward.
A. Rally
B. Debate
C. Platform
D. None of these

___ 11. A mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.
A. Rally
B. Debate
C. Platform
D. None of these

___ 12. Which of these states is considered a swing state?


A. Ohio
B. New York
C. California
D. West Virginia
Part 2. True or False. Read each statement carefully to determine its’ validity. Use (+) to identify a true or valid
statement, and (0) to identify one that is not. Each question is worth two ( 2 ) points.

1. _____ The republican party has faith in the private sector.

2. _____ The republican party believes in a market system in which government regulates the economy is best.

3. _____ The democratic party believes that our debt crisis is real and must be addressed.

4. _____ It is possible that a presidential candidate wins the popular vote but does not win the presidency.

5. _____ A safe state is any state that could reasonably be won by either the Democratic or Republican
presidential candidate by a swing in votes

_____ It takes 270 electoral college votes to win the presidential election.

7. _____ Interest groups gather information to provide for elected officials.

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