This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 145 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 145 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Party supports environmental regulations A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 2. What term describes the movement of people shedding their party IDs? A) Dealignment. B) Realignment. C) Coalignment. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dealignment. 3. A person who have been sentenced to suffer imprisonment for not less then one year is disqualified to vote. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 4. Who believed in creating a National Bank to help stabilize the U.S. economy? A) Jefferson. B) Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hamilton. 5. In which previous presidential election did George W. Bush edge out Al Gore (by just 1 single electoral vote)? A) 2000. B) 1996. C) 2004. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2000. 6. The Green Party is a single issue party because they focus on the issue of A) The environment. B) Education. C) Individual freedoms. D) Taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The environment. 7. "Party of the People" is a nickname for: A) Republican Party. B) Birthday Party. C) Neither Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Party. 8. Which number amendment provides for the electoral college? A) 16th. B) Show. C) 7th. D) 12th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12th. 9. Ronald Reagan was known as a A) Conservative. B) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservative. 10. The formal structure of the political party and the active members responsible for coordinating party behavior and supporting party candidates A) Party realignment. B) Party platform. C) Third parties. D) Party organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party organization. 11. What was unusual about the election of 1800? A) None ran for president. B) A woman was elected. C) Both candidates received the same number of electoral votes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both candidates received the same number of electoral votes. 12. Political parties in Northern Ireland: A) Sinn Fein and the Green party. B) Sinn Fein and the Union party. C) Sinn Fein and the DUP. D) Sinn Fein and the Catholic party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sinn Fein and the DUP. 13. A type of primary that is a closed door election where only selected members may participate. A) Direct Primary. B) Caucus. C) Closed Primary. D) Open Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caucus. 14. What term broadly describes the psychological attachment a person has to a political party? A) Party affinity. B) Party Identification. C) Political tribalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party Identification. 15. Electors meet at their state capitols to cast their ballots on A) January 6. B) January 20. C) The Tuesday after the first Monday in November. D) The first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. 16. Advocate for the 2nd amendment, right to bear arms A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 17. Why did Democratic-Republicans support agriculture more? A) To employ immigrants. B) To feed Britain. C) Most people in America were farmers. D) To oppose factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most people in America were farmers. 18. Which is the reason why states have voter registration? A) To keep people from voting more than once. B) To protect the voting rights of aliens and transients. C) So political parties can contact voters at election time. D) So states can enforce laws that require citizens to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To keep people from voting more than once. 19. Political parties play a major role in our government by: A) Giving citizens an opportunity to participate in the political process. B) By setting voting requirements. C) By revolving around a political personality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving citizens an opportunity to participate in the political process. 20. Parties that have split away from a major political party A) Economic Protest Parties. B) Ideological Parties. C) Single-Issue Parties. D) Splinter Parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Splinter Parties. 21. The new president and vice president are sworn in on A) January 6. B) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. C) January 20. D) The first Monday after the second Wednesday in January. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) January 20. 22. What is the role of interest groups in the political process? A) To provide campaign management support for their candidates. B) To influence public policy. C) To organize voter registration drives. D) To raise money for the political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To influence public policy. 23. Recent public opinion polls have shown that most Americans A) Oppose the idea of big government in principle, but favor it in practice. B) Have strong opinions on the proper scope of government. C) Favor the idea of big government in principle, but oppose it in practice. D) Oppose big government. E) Favor big government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oppose the idea of big government in principle, but favor it in practice. 24. Where did the Federalists draw most support from? A) Wealthy northern business people. B) Southern farmers. C) Western frontiersmen. D) New England fishermen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wealthy northern business people. 25. What did George Washington warn against in his farewell address? A) Political parties are good for the country. B) Political parties are bad for the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political parties are bad for the country. 26. What is a signed document submitted to an officer regarding his/her personal information? A) Agreement. B) Declaration. C) Affidavit. D) Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affidavit. 27. Political Party with the least members? A) Majority party. B) Loser party. C) Third party. D) Minority party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minority party. 28. Which party favored rule by the people? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 29. What primarily determines how people will vote? A) Parent's political affiliation. B) Party affiliation. C) Age. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Age. 30. When the Republican party learned that a senator from another party was accused of taking a bribe, they immediately released the story to the press. A) Educating the electorate. B) Helping candidates win. C) Monitoring actions of officeholders. D) Nominating candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monitoring actions of officeholders. 31. The four similarities of political parties are: A) Help, Educate, Recruit, Monitor. B) Hippos, Eat, Ripe, Mangoes. C) Reflect, Identify, Define, Organize. D) Really, Interesting, Dark, Omen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflect, Identify, Define, Organize. 32. A political party is a group of people ..... A) Who share the similar beliefs about the judicial branch. B) Who share the similar beliefs about Governor. C) Who share the similar beliefs about government. D) Who share the similar beliefs about the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who share the similar beliefs about government. 33. Andrew Jackson was a leader of the ..... Party. A) Whig. B) American. C) Republican. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic. 34. In this step of the public policy process, the group would pick one plan from those brainstormed during the Policy Formulation step A) Agenda Setting. B) Policy assessment/evaluation. C) Policy Implementation. D) Policy Adoption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Policy Adoption. 35. Process of settling differences through discussion of issues A) Negotiation. B) Persuasion. C) Consensus Building. D) Compromise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negotiation. 36. Affective polarization is the degree to which ..... A) Members of opposite parties dislike each other. B) A country's electoral system affects its level of polarization. C) Polarization affects Congressional retirements. D) Voters exhibit "split-ticket" preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Members of opposite parties dislike each other. 37. What kind of party is focused on overall, radical change to society? A) Splinter. B) Awesome. C) Ideological. D) Single-Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ideological. 38. Donkey, blue, & left describe the ..... A) 3rd party. B) Democrat party. C) Conservative party. D) Republican party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat party. 39. Smaller, minority party A) Political Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Republican Party. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Party. 40. What is the Bloc Québécois' position on healthcare? A) They support a public, universal healthcare system. B) They support a private healthcare system. C) They support a mixed healthcare system with both private and public options. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They support a public, universal healthcare system. 41. The legislative party with over half the seats in a legislative body, and thus significant power to control the agenda A) Personal politics. B) Minority party. C) Majority party. D) Proportional representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majority party. 42. Minor parties play the "spoiler role" in elections by A) Using negative campaign advertisements. B) Raising controversial issues. C) Taking media attention away from major parties. D) Taking votes away from one of the major parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking votes away from one of the major parties. 43. T or F:Third parties have become more successful in recent years. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 44. What function of a political party makes sure that the men/women that are being nominated are both qualified and have good character? A) Nominating Candidates. B) Educating the Public. C) Operating the Government. D) Bonding Agent. E) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bonding Agent. 45. True or False:Initially, several people from the same party run against one another for the same office. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. George Washington was eventually considered to be part of what political party? A) Federalists. B) Anti-Federalists. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 47. Political parties exist at every level of government. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 48. The election where members of a party elect their nominee (candidate) to run in the general election A) Ballot. B) Primary. C) General election. D) Pin the tail on the donkey/elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary. 49. When is the party's platform announced? A) The National Convention. B) Super Tuesday. C) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novemeber. D) Inauguration Day, Jan 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The National Convention. 50. Their Domestic Policy:Favored Agriculture A) Federalist. B) Anti-Federalist. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic-Republicans. 51. True or False:Once a candidate has won a (or several) primary elections, they can sit back and relax until the general election. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 52. What does an interest group do? A) Influences Government. B) Works at Congress. C) The Unspeakable. D) Imitates Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Influences Government. 53. To amend means to A) Change. B) Vote. C) Protest. D) Create. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change. 54. The ..... supported states' rights (keeping power in the hands of the states). A) Federalists. B) Republicans. C) Democratic-Republicans/Anti-Federalists. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic-Republicans/Anti-Federalists. 55. Which of these is not the name of a faction in the Labour Party? A) Stop the War Coalition. B) New Labour. C) European Research Group. D) Momentum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) European Research Group. 56. Which of the following MUST a citizen do before voting? A) Say the Pledge of Allegiance. B) Pay a poll tax. C) Pass a literacy test. D) Register to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Register to vote. 57. Depending on the minority party's strength, the majority may need to compromise with ..... A) The President. B) A judge. C) Congress. D) The Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congress. 58. The Democratic-Republicans stood for all these except ..... ? A) Farmers were Southerners. B) Believed a strong national government would preserve. C) Believed everyone was able to make an intelligent decision. D) Promoted republicanism, political equality, and expansionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believed everyone was able to make an intelligent decision. 59. They felt government should be led by educated people. A) Democratic-Republican. B) Federalists. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 60. What is the Bloc Québécois' position on federalism? A) They support a strong federal government. B) They support a weak federal government. C) They do not support federalism. D) None of above. 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