Political Parties Quiz 108 (60 MCQs)

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1. What percentage of voters felt that their political opinions were represented by the Conservative Party or the Labour Party in the 2019 general election?
2. When are Presidential elections held in the U.S.?
3. Which of the following do left-wing people believe in?
4. Which party was formed in 1999, following a split in the Congress Party?
5. A famous politician; a noteworthy leader in present or past American government
6. Participating in activities in order to influence government officials
7. After a bill is introduced, what is the next step?
8. What did Andrew Jackson promote during the 1820s and 1830s?
9. Which party tends to believe that the government should help provide housing, income, education, and jobs for the poor?
10. In which type of election do we see the state legislature come up with an idea, but then leave to final decision on the matter up to the voters?
11. Which party is more likely to be located in a rural area?
12. Which political party favored a strong federal government?
13. Each political party Identifies their important issues and the stances that go with those issues. This set of stances is referred to as
14. A political party releases a negative TV ad about the beliefs of a candidate from a rival party.Which function of political parties is this an example of?
15. Presidential candidates on election day:Candidate A-receives 58, 789, 456 votes and 256 electoral votes. Candidate B-receives 55, 578, 235 votes and 282 electoral votes. Who is the next President?
16. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main roles played by political parties?
17. Choose the answer that best completes this sentence. Political parties choose their candidates, ..... they try to get people to vote for them
18. Which two political parties were dominant in Great Britain?
19. How old do you have to be to be able to vote?
20. Election in which only declared members of a party can vote for the party's nominee
21. There are no limitations as to the amount of money that individuals or interest groups can donate to a political campaign
22. Which party was started by the beliefs represented by Thomas Jefferson?
23. Which party does the following description best match:pro-European membership, pro-constitutional change, anti-war in Irak
24. Which political party was against a National Bank?
25. When informing supporters, political parties will NOT
26. Who is the founder of BSP?
27. Which minor party calls for the elimination of most government functions and programs?
28. The FNM officially became a political party in .....
29. Minorities, young people, and individuals that are poor tend to have ideologies that lean to the .....
30. Political parties educate the public by giving them information about campaign issues.
31. You are required to give a political party affiliation on your voter's registration form.
32. Which is NOT a federal political party?
33. Hamilton proposed moving the nation's capital to what city?
34. What was the Green Party's original name?
35. Independent voters are all moderate voters.
36. Voter registration closes ..... days before elections
37. An organized effort to influence the political process and persuade government officials to favor or oppose a specific issue.
38. Which political party is on the "Left Wing" of the political spectrum?
39. How would the federal government pay the war debt off if they took it off the states hands?
40. The simplest way to be a candidate is .....
41. Which party believed the wealthy/elite/well educated should govern America?
42. Government should control the entire economy and control all production and distribution of goods
43. Economic Protest is
44. To become a citizen of the United States, an immigrant must have been a lawful, permanent resident for at least ..... years.
45. Democrats tend to think the government should be responsible for (a) programs.
46. A political party's platform is their
47. George Washington did not like political parties because .....
48. The term for all forms of communication including radio, TV, newspapers, books, magazines, the internet, recordings, and movies
49. What is the definition of Federal Mandates
50. If you were a Federalist, all the following would apply to you except .....
51. What is divided government?
52. How many judges does the Florida Supreme Court have?
53. When did American women win the right to vote in elections?
54. This party joined up with the FNM in the early 70's
55. I was the leader of the Anti-Federalists, one of the nations' first political parties
56. Delegates at the national conventions ..... ?
57. A thing of value, often found in nature, that can be used to do or make something
58. Media can affect public opinion by
59. Which political party was first to use a national convention?
60. Before the early 1900's party candidates were chosen