This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 119 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 119 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You want to get a law passed requiring radon detectors in all houses. What type of group would you most likely organize to help reach that goal? SS.7.C.2.10: A) City council. B) Political party. C) Interest group. D) Focus group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest group. 2. Why is it important to learn political views? A) Allows citizens to be informed of the type of government. B) Allows citizens to be informed of the type of society. C) Allows citizens to be informed of the type of Constitution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allows citizens to be informed of the type of government. 3. Which of the following is NOT one of America's two major political parties> A) Republicans. B) Libertarians. C) Democrats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Libertarians. 4. A person who prefers traditions and is not open to change in society is a- A) Liberal. B) Libertarian. C) Socialist. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservative. 5. Funding that congressional committees debate and decide how to divide up A) Mandatory spending. B) Pork barrel spending. C) Entitlements. D) Discretionary spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discretionary spending. 6. Left or Right? Republican Party A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 7. A key role of a political party that is out of power is to A) Select third-party candidates. B) Run the government. C) Hold a closed primary. D) Act as a watchdog over the party in power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Act as a watchdog over the party in power. 8. (a) is the only president in U.S. history who refused to get involved in party politics. A) Benjamin Franklin. B) Barack Obama. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) A George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A George Washington. 9. Who are PARTISAN? A) A person who's strongly committed to a party, group or a fraction. its marked by side & inability to take a balanced view on an issue. B) A person who is an active member of any party. C) The leader of a party. D) Al of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who's strongly committed to a party, group or a fraction. its marked by side & inability to take a balanced view on an issue. 10. To run for president, a U.S. citizen must be: A) At least 35 years old. B) Native-born. C) Living in the United States for at least 14 years. D) All of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers. 11. Which of the following are NOT factors that predict which citizens will vote? A) Education. B) Career. C) Income. D) Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Career. 12. Students under the age of 18 cannot play a role in the American political system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. A SuperPAC is different from a PAC because it A) Can accept unlimited funds to any specific campaign. B) Can only accept limited funds for a specific campaign. C) Cannot accept funds unless they are designated to a campaign. D) Can accept unlimited funds but not to a specific campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can accept unlimited funds but not to a specific campaign. 14. The arguments over Hamilton's financial plan reflected serious ..... among the new nation's leaders. A) Disagreements. B) Agreements. C) Bonding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disagreements. 15. Which political party did not want protective tariffs? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 16. Which THIRD Party wants little or no Government interference? A) Green Party. B) Socialists. C) Libertarians. D) Communists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Libertarians. 17. What Political Party wanted strong federal government? A) Whig. B) Democratic-Republican. C) Know-Nothing Party. D) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federalist. 18. I don't really see myself as being a liberal, but I also don't identify as a conservative either A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Independent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent. 19. Which of the following is NOT a qualification to register to vote in VA? A) At least 18 years of age by the day of registration. B) Citizen of the US. C) Resident of VA and voting precinct. D) At least 18 years of age by the day of the general election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At least 18 years of age by the day of registration. 20. Voters today are less likely to vote as a Democrat or Republican because A) Both parties see the other party as the problem. B) They want their views to be heard and a 3rd party will hear them. C) They are tired of the constant fighting between parties. D) The last president brought so much distrust upon the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are tired of the constant fighting between parties. 21. The Sedition act was an issue because it went against the bill of rights-freedom of speech. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Which was the first political party established in the Bahamas? A) DNA. B) FNM. C) PLP. D) UBP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PLP. 23. Which of the following is an example of a political party in the United States? A) Democratic Party. B) Unicorn Party. C) Pizza Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 24. What colors are assigned to a state during an election? A) Red=democrats; Blue=republican. B) Red= president; Blue = vice president. C) Red= Republican; Blue= democrat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red= Republican; Blue= democrat. 25. Jefferson went on to become the ..... president of the U.S. A) And. B) An offer. C) Ch. D) Item. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An offer. 26. A political party seeks to control government by: A) Winning elections. B) Making false accusations against their opponents. C) Raising campaign money. D) Discrediting political opponents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winning elections. 27. The person running for re-election who already has the job A) Incumbent. B) Midterm. C) Candidate. D) Electoral vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incumbent. 28. Believes in traditional values. A) Republican Party. B) Democrat Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican Party. 29. A person's beliefs or way of understanding something A) Philosophy. B) Acquire. C) Negotiate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philosophy. 30. What is part of voter Mobilization and Education? A) Finding candidates that fit the party's agenda and can win votes and have influence. B) People working to help a candidate win an election. C) Sharing the issues so people vote for your party's candidate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sharing the issues so people vote for your party's candidate. 31. What is the most important function of the national convention? A) Writing the party's platform. B) Adopting the party's rules. C) Advancing State and local candidates. D) Picking the party's presidential candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Picking the party's presidential candidate. 32. Do political parties often hold fundraising events to support their activities and campaigns? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. Each political party has a ..... which is a statement of main beliefs and guiding principles of that group. A) Majority. B) Distinguisher. C) Platform. D) Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platform. 34. Which political party thought that a strong federal level of government was needed for the United States to succeed as a nation? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 35. Which of the following parties once had a position of power in the U.S. government? A) Green. B) Libertarian. C) Whig. D) Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whig. 36. Event at which a party formally chooses and announces its political party's candidates for president and vice president, it also starts the election campaign. A) Independent Voter. B) National Convention. C) Platform. D) Party Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Convention. 37. Group of voters with common interests who want to influence the government by electing their party's candidate into office A) POLITICAL PARTY. B) THIRD PARTY. C) POLITICAL CENTER. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) POLITICAL PARTY. 38. Those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution; those are "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers. A) Executive Powers. B) Subjective Powers. C) Political Powers. D) Implied Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Implied Powers. 39. How many members and senators are there in federal Parliament? A) 76. B) 150. C) 226. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 226. 40. IN SOME COUNTRIES, SUCH AS THE ....., MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF A PARTY CHOOSE THE CANDIDATE. A) USA. B) INDIA. C) PAKISTAN. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USA. 41. Government actions in the form of laws A) Public policy. B) Public agenda. C) Influence. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public policy. 42. In order to register to vote, you must: A) Show your diploma. B) Pay a small fee. C) Give name, address, and DOB. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give name, address, and DOB. 43. Want to provide social programs and a safety net for citizens A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 44. One who asks voters to write his or her name on the ballot. A) Political Party. B) Caucus. C) Independent Voters. D) Write-In Candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Write-In Candidate. 45. This term means involving or supporting two political parties A) Bipartisan. B) Nonpartisan. C) Partisan. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bipartisan. 46. The Articles of Confederation were eventually replaced by what document? A) Declaration of Independence. B) VA Declaration of Rights. C) U.S. Constitution. D) Magna Carta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) U.S. Constitution. 47. The way that a third-party candidate usually gets on a ballot is by: A) Getting enough voters to sign a petition. B) Getting enough voters to write his or her name on the ballot. C) Having party leaders nominate him or her. D) Winning a plurality in a primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting enough voters to sign a petition. 48. What type of election do we have when we're down to the final 2 nominees? A) Electoral. B) Non-partisan. C) General. D) Partisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General. 49. Who is the smallest president of the United States? A) James Madison. B) James Buchanan. C) James Monroe. D) James Charles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Madison. 50. The U.S. government created this to allow Americans to contribute $ 3 of their taxes to a candidates election fund. A) FECA. B) ASPCA. C) PECF. D) BCRA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PECF. 51. In 1854-anti-slavery Whigs and Democrats, Free Soilers and reformers from the Northwest met and formed this party in order to keep SLAVERY OUT of the territories A) Constitutional Union Party. B) Northern Democrats. C) Southern Democrats. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republican. 52. What political party wants to keep universal healthcare? A) Democrats. B) Libertarians. C) Republicans. D) Green party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 53. Women have always had the right to vote in the United States. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 54. Candidates often attempt to appeal to what portion of the political spectrum to have the best opportunity to win elections? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 55. Which party advocated for states' rights, agrarian economy, and closer ties with France? A) Whigs. B) Democratic-Republicans. C) Federalists. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 56. What was the Military policy of Federalist? A) Large peacetime army. B) Small peacetime army. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large peacetime army. 57. The most votes among all those running for a political office is called A) Plurality. B) Popularity. C) Hoarding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plurality. 58. This party supports public ownership of big business A) Democrats. B) Socialists. C) Libertarians. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialists. 59. Which of the following are roles of political parties? A) Influence voters. B) Win elections. C) Unite levels of government. D) Influence policies and laws. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 60. Which of the following did the Federalists not want to use to increase the nation's economy? A) Agriculture. B) Trade. C) Manufacturing. D) Business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParties QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesPolitical Parties Quiz 1Political Parties Quiz 2Political Parties Quiz 3Political Parties Quiz 4Political Parties Quiz 5Political Parties Quiz 6Political Parties Quiz 7Political Parties Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books