Political Parties Quiz 133 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which government office has these requirements? Be at least 35 A natural born citizen Reside in the US for 14 years
2. The parties have started holding organisational elections but sometimes it is mere formality.
3. When was the high mark of Republican popularity?
4. How are candidates for the presidency nominated in the US?
5. Why might TV and newspaper ads be an incomplete source of information about candidates?
6. Who was the leader of UKIP during the lead up to the Brexit referendum?
7. True or FalsePresident George Washington set a precedent for a two term limit for future Presidents.
8. To get large orders, Indian exporters try hard to cut their own costs by
9. The general election is held in November.
10. Having an effect or impact on the actions, behavior or opinions of others
11. What was the name of the series of major wars led by French Emperor Napoleon against various Europeans powers after the French Revolution; ended with the failed invasion of Russia in 1812 and the loss at Waterloo in 1815?
12. In order to receive the majority of votes, political parties and candidates try to appeal to the ..... of the political spectrum.
13. Which political party would agree with each statement? Statement A:People are responsible for taking care of themselves. Statement B:The government is responsible for taking care of people.
14. In what month did caucus elections take place in Minnesota in 2016?
15. We need to urgently fix our broken immigration system and create a path to citizenship for law-abiding families who are here.
16. Congress has two ways to exercise its power to raise money to run the government: ..... and borrowing money
17. To arrest and deport all aliens who were citizens of foreign nations we were at war with
18. What type of third party exists to support a particular set of beliefs?
19. What is the percentage of Tamil natives of Sri Lanka?
20. Where is a candidate announced as their parties nomination?
21. Rich Henderson is going to be out of town during Election Day. Can he vote?
22. Wealthy and educated Americans
23. How many members are there in the Senate?
24. Alexander Hamilton's political party
25. The election in which a political party determines who will run for office is called a ..... election.
26. What is a referendum/proposition?
27. What are the two major political parties in the U.S. two party system?
28. Election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election
29. The principle of states' rights stated that the powers of the federal government should be limited to those clearly assigned to it by the Constitution.
30. All of the following are aspects of a political party EXCEPT?
31. HINDUTVA IS THE IDEOLOGY OF
32. Which political party favored a strict interpretation of the constitution
33. What type of political system do we have in which we typically vote for a republican or democrat?
34. Which of the following is an example of an "expressed power" ?
35. Which is the independent body entrusted with the responsibility of conducting free and fair elections?
36. Which political party supported protective tariffs?
37. Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican, broke away to start his own minor party for the presidential election of 1912. His new party was called the Bull Moose Party, which was a
38. What qualification do both houses of congress have in common?
39. What is the main function of political parties in serving as a link between branches of government and the people?
40. The last Labour PM was .....
41. Which group is more likely to vote?
42. A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, and conduct/determine policies
43. What is the role of political parties in elections?
44. Which political party wants to keep the status quo?
45. The Democratic-Republican Party tended to be Pro .....
46. America's two major parties are the ..... and .....
47. What did the Motor Voter Act do?
48. Which political party believed in a strict, word for word interpretation of the Constitution?
49. What is an argument in favor of interest groups?
50. What political party began with workers uniting and is total government control?
51. The People who serve in office
52. The President calls on the National Guard to stop a riot
53. The American political process is charaterized by .....
54. Because Thomas Jefferson was affiliated with the Democratic-Republicans, they were also called .....
55. Which of the following decides how many electoral votes a state gets?
56. Why do most people tend to be critical of political parties?
57. What do interest groups do in America?
58. How many U.S. states employ a winner-take-all presidential election system in which all their electors are awarded to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes statewide?
59. Which party believes that individuals should take care of themselves without government help?
60. The goals and principles (beliefs) of a political party or political candidate is called a .....