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Political Parties Quiz 34 (60 MCQs)

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1. What type of states are targeted heavily during campaigning because of the winner-take-all system
2. Which Document did the Federalist want to replace the Articles of Confederation?
3. To add to or take part in something
4. Benchmark:2.8 Complexity:DOK 2 Which spending increase would the Democratic Party likely support?
5. You must join a political party in order to vote in the general election.
6. Responsible for carrying out laws
7. Which of the following best defines a two party system?
8. Political Parties have naturally formed over time because
9. What is communism?
10. Organized groups with similar views on government
11. Propaganda technique conveying that a candidate is a "regular" person, just like everyone else
12. When MORE than 2 candidates get significant numbers of votes in an election and votes are divided between the two most similar parties, sometimes the opposition party wins. This is called .....
13. Political parties have similarities. Which from below is NOT a similarity of political parties?
14. Who was elected as president in 1860 by the Republican Party?
15. Why are state propositions important?
16. They were concentrated in New England.
17. One major disadvantage of the multi-party system is that is provides broader representation of the people.
18. How many political parties are there?
19. Why are campaign ads and posters referred to propaganda?
20. Mrs. Bell is standing outside a local polling place passing out pamphlets to inform the electorate about the Democratic Party on Election Day.
21. Often times votes for minor parties are seen as " ..... " votes.
22. This political party's platform supports raising taxes in order to support domestic programs, such as healthcare, schools, transportation, infrastructure, and other public works.
23. A political system consisting primarily of two major parties, more or less equal in strength
24. How many electoral votes make up the entire United States?
25. Election held to choose a candidate of a particular party (narrowing it down to just one candidate)
26. According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation's economy?
27. He believed the U.S. economy should be based on farming (policies should protect and support the interests of yeoman farmers).
28. A political party's belief, position, or principle on an election issue is called a (n) .....
29. Which of these is the first step in the policymaking process?
30. Why are Political Parties Organized
31. Which political party emerged in the mid-1800s and started the third party system in the United States. This party system lasted from 1860-1896.
32. What is the main type of volunteer work that is asked of party members?
33. A presidential power that allows the president to shoot down acts of congress:
34. Rising campaign costs give an advantage to what type of individuals?
35. The political party which believes in Marxism-Leninism is [AI2011]
36. Which type of organization gets its members elected to public office so that its views can become public policy?
37. Which of the following groups has tended to support the Democratic party in recent decades?
38. All members are elected AT-LARGE:
39. Which age group is MOST LIKELY to vote
40. Who among the following is the founder of BSP
41. Two or more political parties work together to run the government in a .....
42. What is the name for representatives in interest groups who contact officials directly?
43. Which below is NOT true of political parties?
44. Which of the following principles describes the philosophies of the Federalist Party?
45. Which of the following third parties advocates for an extremely small government that does not get involved with business or people's lives?
46. The political party generally associated with conservative values is .....
47. Although he lost the election, his revolt against "King Caucus" led to the adoption of the nominating convention.
48. A strategy by which organized interests seek to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of the legislature.
49. Linkage Institutions are organization that connect people to their .....
50. The shifting of voting patterns and formation of new coalitions of party supporters in known as
51. A powerful local party organization that consistently wins elections and controls political appointments is called a .....
52. Supports neighborhood public schools and high-quality public charter schools.
53. This branch can impeach the President
54. Supported by opposing political parties
55. Changing party allegiance, from the party under which a person got elected (to a legislative body) to a different party:
56. What is a role of the media in elections?
57. Which Amendment granted women the right to vote?
58. Their Domestic Policy involved:No National Bank
59. TRUE or FALSE:The United States has a 2-party system.
60. What political party did George Washington belong to? (a)
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