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Political Parties Quiz 29 (60 MCQs)

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1. Whom did the Democratic-Republicans nominate for the office of Vice President for the election of 1796? (a)
2. Strategies for evaluating campaign information include all of the following except?
3. Someone who votes for all Republican politicians would likely fall on the ..... of the political spectrum
4. BSP WAS FORMED IN
5. How to parties act as watchdog's?
6. What is a parliamentary party?
7. In the United States, there have always been ..... major political parties.
8. What is a political ideology?
9. Third parties rarely win, but they can-
10. They were businessmen, large landowners, and professional people
11. What did Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans believe about the national government?
12. Political party known for nominating candidates with conservative views.
13. Voting is a basic ..... of U.S. citizenship.
14. What is the Senate designed to meet the needs of?
15. After the 15th Amendment was passed giving freed slaves the right to vote, some states used certain laws to try to prevent them from voting. These were called "Jim Crow" laws. One was a ..... (which is money a voter must pay to be able to vote)
16. What is one of the main purposes of political parties?
17. What is the Liberal Party's position on taxation?
18. Supported France as an ally.
19. This party would tax the rich to make wealth more even in Canada.
20. What is the official system used to elect our President and Vice President called?
21. What does the Constitution say about political parties?
22. Election that represents a sudden, clear, and long-term shift in voter allegiances
23. President Barack Obama was chosen by delegates at the Democratic National Convention to be the candidate for their party in 2008 and 2012.
24. Method of officially running for office by collecting signatures
25. What is the age requirement to run for the US Senate?
26. Which political party uses the donkey as their symbol?
27. When was the Telugu Desam party formed?
28. Which party is in control of the House?
29. People gradually moving away from both parties is called?
30. This political party believes your success or failures should be based on your own merit
31. Nancy is a 24-year-old college student and she works two jobs plus goes to school to afford her tuition. One of her jobs is in a hospital and she sees people who are struggling to afford their hospital bills. She believes that clean energy is key to stopping climate change. Which political party might Nancy be interested in joining?
32. The major political parties in the U.S.
33. The first political parties in America were?
34. What document can we find a list of requirements needed for federal/national political office?
35. What happens at the national conventions?
36. Which of the following is an example of a psychological factor that can influence how voters cast their ballots?
37. Which amendment extended the right to vote to all American males regardless of their race or whether they had been enslaved?
38. People who support neither the Republicans or Democrats are called
39. Which party or parties would support removing government funded programs?
40. This means "to choose"
41. Between the years 2007 and 2013, the number of Democratic governors decreased and the number of Republican governors increased. What statement below is correct based on that information?
42. A candidate gets this when they receive the majority of the votes cast.
43. True or False:George Washington was in favor of creating distinct political parties.
44. Thomas Jefferson was the leader of the ..... party.
45. Where did the two party system develop?
46. The organization that recognizes political parties as state or national parties is called .....
47. Believed in a LARGE peacetime navy
48. The definition of campaign is
49. The leader of the Democratic party in the 1820s and 1830s was:
50. The overall beliefs of a political party (all of the planks combined)
51. One way to think about the differences between political ideologies is to use the
52. How might a 3rd Party effect an election?
53. What is the official colour of the NDP?
54. An organization of individuals with broad, common interests who organize to win elections, to operate the government, and to thereby influence government policy?
55. President Trump campaigned for fellow Republican Rick Saccone. This represents which function of a political party?
56. Attempt to promote a person or idea.
57. An interest group
58. The term length of a United States Senator is .....
59. The use of something to represent ideas or qualities
60. Within the last 50 years, the electoral process has seen an increase in all of these except
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