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Political Parties Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. A way citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments?
2. Which political party wanted a STRICT interpretation of the Constitution?
3. Which political party thinks that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes?
4. A candidate who runs for office with another candidate who is running for a different position
5. According to Hamilton:what is a strong central government?
6. Groups in society overlap on this attribute.
7. Benefits sought by groups that are broadly available and can not be denied to nonmembers
8. Candidates for the larger political parties are chosen at party meetings called
9. What voting group is extremely important for presidential candidates to win votes from?
10. Which type of party typically introduces new ideas and presses for particular issues?
11. What was the response to Washington's statement that political parties were dangerous to the country.
12. A voter generally joins a political party in order to
13. Which of the following describes a political party's platform?
14. Who is the leader of the ALP?
15. What does GOP stand for and which party does it refer to?
16. The party that loses the elections and does not form the government is called .....
17. Which political party wanted to keep a good trading relationship with Britain?
18. Only citizens who ..... may participate in primary and general elections.
19. Which political party supports heavy government involvement in your life?
20. The New Deal coalition fell apart after nearly four decades of political control with the movement of ..... from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
21. An organization that tries to get political power by electing members to public office so that their political ideas can become laws or policies
22. Where would you find a political party's stance on issues?
23. Even though this president saw a lot of the policies the Federalists wanted passed, he NEVER JOINED a political party, and remains the only president who never joined one
24. Which type of organization pools campaign contributions from members and then donates those funds to campaign for or against a candidate? They often represent a special interest group.
25. A liberal person is most likely to believe that
26. A state governor meets with a city mayor and state senator from the same party to make sure they will support the governor's policy on education.
27. Hamilton believed the federal government had ..... that were not expressly forbidden in the Constitution. This ideas justified his starting a national bank.
28. What is another name for a voting district?
29. The series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues is called a .....
30. Family, social groups, education, and political conditions all contribute to
31. Even though the 15th amendment said the right to vote could not be denied because of race, some states passed laws to keep blacks from voting. What is one way they used?
32. This institution officially elects the president and vice president; a candidate must receive at least 270 votes to win
33. Two candidates decide to attend a county fair to promote their campaign while wearing jeans and rolling up their shirt sleeves. This campaign strategy is known as:
34. A certain set of ethical ideals of a large group that explains how society should work.
35. A system in which two major parties dominate the politics of a country?
36. How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?
37. Voters who take part in primary elections are more likely than general election voters to
38. Most primary elections are held in the .....
39. Which age group has the largest number of people of voting age
40. Which legislative act echoed the 15th and 24th Amendments by prohibiting discriminatory practices such literacy tests and grandfather clauses?
41. Do parties shape public opinion?
42. Which one of the following is true for what the Democrats believe in?
43. How can a third party influence an election?
44. Which of the following statements about voting behavior in national elections is most accurate?
45. A group of citizens that share common ideas about the way the government should carry out or do its work
46. The progressive "Bull Moose" Party is an example of a .....
47. How many electoral votes do you need to win?
48. Government officials use what to communicate with the public?
49. When an important person announces their support for a candidate.
50. Which civic action is related to influencing politics
51. What is the main goal of the political party?
52. Those on the left are known as .....
53. Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate?
54. A political party that believes in individual freedom and believes the only purpose of government is to protect this freedom
55. CE. 5c Mail propaganda, television ads, and phone calls during elections are Political Parties way of:
56. What type of party system do we have in the United States?
57. The government is limited to only two political parties in a two-party system.
58. How many votes did UKIP get in 2015?
59. Pressure on a person or group to do something
60. The period of the coalition from 2010-2015 could be described as (according to the text book)
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