Political Parties Quiz 112 (60 MCQs)

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1. True/False:The Republican party holds the political ideology of low-tax rates and believing in a small federal government
2. Green parties, Progressive parties, and Populists parties are examples of what type of party?
3. "Winner take all" means that all of a state's electoral votes go to the candidate who had the majority of votes in that state.
4. Addition to the constitution
5. Federalists supported a strong national government, so the Democratic Republicans supported a ..... national government.
6. This interest group fights for the elderly .....
7. Which party favors active government and supports welfare programs?
8. What determines the number of electoral votes that a state gets?
9. What is a major difference between liberals and conservatives
10. Political pamphlets such as the one in the image have been created to perform which of the following functions?
11. A statement of principles, beliefs, and positions on vital issues.
12. Controls the military and can formally declare war.
13. On which of the following issues do both Hillary Clinton and the Democrat Party have the support of the majority of the American voters?
14. Who plays a decisive role in making laws for a country?
15. How many MAJOR political parties do we have in the US?
16. How many parties are needed in any democratic system to compete in elections and provide a fair chance for the competing parties to come to power?
17. Green Politics is a term usually associated with what party?
18. Who is the current leader of the Liberal Party?
19. The system we use to elect a President is called the
20. After Thomas Jefferson's election in 1800, which political party dominated American government until the Civil War?
21. How many political countries can a country have?
22. THREE COMPONENTS OF A POLITICAL PARTY
23. The #1 factor that influences a persons political views is what?
24. South Carolina ..... from the Union because they feared Lincoln would outlaw slavery in the whole country.
25. Which political party typically advocates for social welfare programs and environmental protection?
26. Which of the following is effective to fight against the growing role of money and muscle power in parties?
27. George Washington was a Democrat
28. All of the following are examples of checks and balances for the executive branch EXCEPT:
29. Which of the following happens fifth?
30. To run for State Senate or State Representative, you must be how old?
31. Which party is more likely to believe in the free market?
32. The Libertarian Party wants extremely ..... government interference.
33. This is an organized group that shares a common goal and tries to promote their interests by influencing government policymaking.
34. The first political party in American history was
35. What political party does Mark McGowan belong to?
36. Income, Education and Age
37. Who won the Election of 1796 becoming the 2nd President of the United States?
38. Which of the following best describes the US government?
39. Which of the following would a Republican most likely agree?
40. Which political party believed the rich should run the country?
41. The most successful third party candidate that won the most votes, but no electoral votes
42. The drawing congressional districts to favor one political party or group over another is best defined by which term?
43. The Democratic-Republicans favored this country because they were overthrowing a King and Queen and giving power to the people
44. A federalist .....
45. Which type of third party only cares about one thing like limiting alchohol?
46. One of the main roles of Federal Parliament is to make and amend laws? True or False
47. An election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees is a (n) .....
48. Political parties are the link between people and their .....
49. For most of the 1900's, African Americans were prevented from voting by:
50. Current President Nominee for Republican Party
51. It is very important for political leaders to hear multiple perspectives on topics from the citizens because
52. Checks and balances
53. What is a cabinet?
54. Southern Democrats supported all of the following, except?
55. The federal government should raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay down the national debt.
56. Democratic-republicans wanted ..... state government.
57. Since 1860's the ..... and the ..... party have dominated American Politics.
58. Believes in more federal government power
59. What is the number of electors a state receives based on?
60. A type of third party that only deals with one specific issue is considered what?