Political Parties Quiz 109 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the difference between political parties and interest groups?
2. This type of minor party has an extensive party platform that changes very little.
3. The State Central Committee is responsible for .....
4. Which political party favored leadership from the wealthy well-educated
5. Ideology that favors extreme change back to an earlier, more conservative, state
6. A politician who is "liberal" would MOST LIKELY support
7. Adams beat Jackson for presidency when ....., speaker of the house, used his popularity to get Adams elected.
8. While reading an article, you determine that the author is favoring one view over another. Which strategy are you using?
9. The president of the senate (current vice president) counts the electoral votes on
10. True or False:Political parties are REQUIRED by the Constitution.
11. Which party would support reducing the power of the federal government in operating social programs?
12. Every American has a right to affordable health care. The government should provide equal health care benefits for all, regardless of their ability to pay
13. Votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to the electoral vote is known as
14. Which Amendment abolished poll taxes?
15. The symbol of the Republican Party is a
16. Media play an important role in political campaigns. Below are some strategies for evaluating campaign information. Which is NOT a strategy for evaluating campaign information?
17. The means by which a government maintains order or addresses the needs of its citizens.
18. A group of people with common goals who organize to influence and educate the government
19. This branch of government checks the President by overriding a veto with a 2/3 vote
20. What role did political parties play in the Jacksonian democracy?
21. Which electoral system prioritizes the candidate with the most votes in a district?
22. Why has the Government economic support during Coronavirus been so ironic?
23. In order to be able to vote, you have to be 18 by which date?
24. The more educated you are, the more likely you are to
25. What Political Party wanted strong states' rights government?
26. Which party believed in a strict construction of the Constitution?
27. Which issue would the Republican Party most likely support investing tax money into?
28. The best way for a political party to define themselves is to do it in such a way that it wins majority support and appeals to the center of the political spectrum.
29. What do you call campaign statements that can be proven?
30. What was the Donner Party trying to reach by taking the southern route through the Sierra Nevada mountain range?
31. ..... solves the problems of national and international +state issues
32. In the Theory of Parties, the Intense Policy Demanders can be Liberal or Conservative
33. Political party that emphasizes protecting the environment
34. ..... got the second-highest amount of votes, so he became Vice President.
35. The Democratic Republicans were founded based on the views of ..... ?
36. It is under the direct control of the COMELEC. It helps the commission spread awareness on election-related matters. It conducts information dissemination and organizes forums on electoral candidates.
37. Democrats believe in raising taxes on the rich to help the poor.
38. "What is the name of the political party currently in power at the federal level in Canada?"
39. Which of the following has NOT been a government economic scheme to support the economy during the Coronavirus Pandemic?
40. What is the lowest level in a political party organization?
41. Gov. Gray Davis was replaced (recall election) with ..... ?
42. How did the 26th Amendment expand suffrage?
43. It is your obligation as citizen to vote.
44. When voters feel this, they are probably not going to vote in an election, because they are not interested in the candidates and/or the issues.
45. Which of the following statements is true about REPUBLICANS?
46. The American political party process is a ..... party system.
47. All the people who can vote
48. A person who likes a bit of both liberal & conservative ideology is called a
49. If jobs that are awarded for political loyalty rather than for merit or competence, this is an example of
50. Two parties working together
51. Which US political parties would likely approve of reforming healthcare, federal loans and food stamps?
52. A statement of a party's official stand on major public issues.
53. Shown below is a group of Democrats in 2020 debating in what sort of election?
54. An official act by the President forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving his/her sentence.
55. Political system that the United States currently has.
56. The leader when contesting for the parliament it is called
57. A political action commitee is a
58. What influencing technique spreads ideas with the purpose of helping or hurting a particular candidate?
59. Political positions that tend to be nonpartisan are .....
60. A group of law-makers, such as the Senate or the House of Representatives, is known as a .....