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Political Parties Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the vocabulary word that means a position of a candidate on a large topic?
2. To select candidates to run for public office
3. The national ..... is the supreme power of the national party organization.
4. A type of political system in which two major political parties compete for power
5. Primaries and caucuses use different methods but both serve the same goal of
6. Elections are held regularly ..... for President of the US
7. The elected Senate officer who presides in the Vice President's absence
8. What could be an effect of voter ID laws and/or voter suppression in states across the U.S.?
9. Which party did this leader belong to, Andrew Jackson?
10. Which of the following is generally true of the gerrymandering of congressional districts?
11. The Whig Party opposed which President?
12. A political party pays for a series of televised attack ads against a candidate from the other party.
13. Representatives of interest groups who contact lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making.
14. What term describes interests groups that coalesce into a larger interest group?
15. This is an organization that seeks to achieve power by electing its members to public office.
16. What we had after the 2008 general election
17. True or False:Every American has to register with a political party in order to vote.
18. Where any registered voter can vote (can only vote for candidates of only one party)
19. Nadia Rozinsky was not born in the United States. Can she vote?
20. The party of Hamilton
21. Which of the following is NOT a helpful thing political parties do for their candidate?
22. Donald Trump is chosen as the 2020 Republican Presidential nominee. Which function does this represent?
23. Generally speaking, this party strongly advocates for environmental regulations, raising taxes on the wealthy and social equality
24. One who favors traditional views & values in government & society & who is cautious regarding change; proponent of limited government and private property
25. Belonged to the Democratic-Republicans and wanted a nation of Farmers
26. No. of seats won in 2014 General Elections
27. Two-party system
28. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had different ideas about .....
29. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?A new law passes the Senate, where one party has a majority, but fails in the House of Representatives, where the other party has a majority.
30. Which of the following is not a requirement in order to vote in the United States?
31. The parry platform is the only factor determining the party membership of a person
32. A rough draft of a law
33. If there is a tie and no candidate receives the 270 votes, what happens?
34. America is becoming less democratic. Only the rich can afford to run for government ..... What explains this opinion?
35. What is the total number of votes in the electoral college?
36. In the presidential election, the raw totals of how many people voted for each candidate are tallied and released. This is referred to as
37. Vote by sixty Senators to end a filibuster and bring a vote on a bill
38. True or false. You have to be native born and a resident for 14 years to become president.
39. What Amendment prohibited the Poll Tax?
40. Parties that split from a major party
41. This is a second primary election between the two candidates with the most votes.
42. Achieve racial justice & equity
43. Which group holds a mix of beliefs that don't necessarily correspond to either group?
44. To be prejudiced towards one side
45. State power is decided by the party that controls this:
46. Must be 35 to run for office
47. When an elected offical decides to run for reelection, we call them the ..... ?
48. There are several factors that can predict which citizens will vote. Which one below is NOT a factor?
49. Amendment ended paying taxes at the polls before voting.
50. Which question would a citizen want to ask to determine whether a lobbyist is working on behalf of the public interest?
51. An election where the plurality winner comes in first is called what?
52. Influence public policies
53. A candidate running for office holds a dinner and asks for people to donate to their campaign for re-election. This is an example of .....
54. What was the military policy of democratic-republicans
55. One of many political parties that does not receive national support.
56. This political party's color is red.
57. Soft Money is not directly given to parties
58. All of the following are reasons why third parties tend to remain minor in the United States, EXCEPT .....
59. Which strengthened early political parties in the US?
60. This party favors more business regulation
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