Political Parties Quiz 114 (60 MCQs)

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1. TOTAL NO OF MEMBERS IN THE CONGRESSIN THE LOKSABHA ELECTION OF 2004
2. Which of these is the best example of grassroots mobilization?
3. True or false:all members of the government on the local, state, or national level are party members.
4. Does a candidate have to be a US Citizen to run for the US HOR, US Senate and US President?
5. Which party does the donkey represent?
6. Parties function through .....
7. Identify the political party that emerged out of a mass movement
8. The FNM first won an election in which year?
9. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?A political party holds a huge convention to nominate and celebrate the party's presidential candidate.
10. What political party did George Washington belong to?
11. Which political party holds these beliefs:strong state government, expansion of private business, strong military/focus on national defense, lower taxes, school voucher program and school choice?
12. Which of the following groups examines a candidates record primarily on one specific issues?
13. In Virginia, registration to vote is closed-
14. What does it mean to have an impartial jury?
15. Which pair of words is associated with the Republicans?
16. Hamilton wanted the federal government to take on state debts in order to:
17. This Federalist is know as the "Father of the Constitution"
18. Party believes in workers rights and no private ownership of land.
19. Which one of the following is not a political party?
20. Which political party favors a medium-sized government that uses taxes to pay for public services?
21. Differences in the political parties are stated in the party platforms and during campaigning.
22. The President gets to choose or appoint all of the following people EXCEPT
23. Which is prudent reason for power sharing?
24. Which one is not an effect of a third party
25. What is a good question to ask when evaluating a candidate?
26. Voting for candidates of more than one party on the same ballot
27. True or False:The names of Republican and Democratic candidates are always on the ballot in most states.
28. One major problem with the multi party system is
29. Voting is a basic ..... of all citizens.
30. In favour of tradition, authority, law and order =
31. Reactionaries are where on the political spectrum?
32. Why do the MLAs and MPs are changing parties?
33. People who favor a larger role for the government might be considered politically .....
34. Which of the following is not a linkage institution?
35. The political spectrum includes people who are .....
36. The Federalists and the Democratic Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of a disagreement over .....
37. In a DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY ANY GROUP OF CITIZENS IS FREE TO FORM
38. Why are political parties created?
39. In the Electoral College, how does each state determine how many Electors each state receives?
40. Which type of organization raises/spends money to make campaign ads for or against a candidate with no limits on spending and no direct contributions to candidates or parties?
41. In which of the following systems are elections mostly for show (not really democratic)?
42. Meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office
43. Political party members appear on news programs to discuss actions they are taking to help the American people.
44. Set of beliefs that one can apply to policies and events; one's political "moral" code and world view
45. The agreements and relationships the U.S. has with other Countries
46. Which political party thought the country would be best ruled by the educated elite?
47. Wanted a country based on farming and agrarian
48. A party that is not one of the two major parties
49. Members of the electoral college who actually cast the votes for president?
50. View of the Constitution:Strong Central GovernmentLoose view of Constitution
51. Groups of people with similar ideas of how the government should be run.
52. How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 impact political participation?
53. Most support for this party came from New England
54. How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win?
55. What was the result of the rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers in Kansas?
56. Interest groups have strict rules about how they can collect and donate money to political campaigns. They must form a ..... that follows strict government rules about giving money to political candidates.
57. The NRA, antiabortion activists, and other powerful interest groups demonstrate
58. Who is in charge of elections?
59. A primary in which voters must be registered party members in order to participate is called a(n) ..... primary.
60. When states gives all electoral votes to the popular vote winner, this is known as .....