Political Parties Quiz 45 (60 MCQs)

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1. An evaluation of reading and writing ability
2. Which of the following could be seen as a weakness of a two-party system?
3. Political group that focuses mainly on policy question
4. The phrase "I only buy American-made products." is an example of .....
5. Jason thinks he has a great idea for a law. What is the best action for Jason to take to get the law passed?
6. Who is the leader of the micro party, the Katter's Australian Party?
7. Which ethnicity had more than 70% voting for the democratic party in the 2012 election?
8. Who was the leader of the Anti-Federalist Party?
9. Which political party favors more government involvement, regulation, and spending?
10. Which viewpoint is associated with the Republicans' platform?
11. Political party that runs the government is .....
12. Which two individuals often disagreed in President Washington's cabinet?
13. Which of these would be needed to have a successful third party at the presidential level?
14. A process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot.
15. The Constitution does not explicitly give the government the power to create institutions like a National Bank.
16. Who nominates new Supreme Court Justices?
17. The map illustrates the results of a presidential election. What change did this election bring about in American politics?
18. Which act forced immigrants to wait 14 years before they could become citizens?
19. Series of statements expressing the political parties principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues
20. Political parties provide candidates with a lot of the money and support they need to run a campaign. So almost all candidates for president are members of a political party.
21. All political parties have access ballot in all 50 states.
22. Which political party was for tariffs and taxes?
23. Position statements on each specific issue in a party's platform.
24. An example of a single-issue party was the
25. Which political ideology wants slow, steady change, a change that can be explained(usually done in some other country), and does not want to use violence to enact this change?
26. Con (disadvantage) of a two-party system
27. If the President does not sign or veto a bill and the Congress is out of session during the 10 day period, the bill does not becomes a law. This is called
28. What does E stand for in the RACE Method?
29. General election
30. A condition in which one or more houses of the legislature is controlled by the party in opposition to the executive
31. Parties are a necessary condition for a
32. Which of the following is a potential danger associated with open primaries?
33. What poltical party believed there should be a national bank?
34. A political party's election to select their presidential candidate for the general election-
35. How do political parties help facilitate electoral choice?
36. How old do you have to be to be a member of the House of Representatives?
37. Who was the leader of the federalists?
38. What is a group of advisers to the President called?
39. When members of a political party act with strong support for only their party, this is .....
40. Which party has a single province as their priority?
41. In this type of convention (previous slide), some of the delegates .....
42. A legal or constitutional device that allows state and local governments to put questions directly to the voters for determination is a:
43. The rise of political parties is directly linked to .....
44. True or False:The main purpose of a political party is to join people together.
45. Strongly support their party and its policies and makes sure Congress remains partisan in their votes.
46. Landmark court case where the president's executive privilege was limited.
47. What are the members of the government called?
48. CE. 5c The media play a very important role in the political process of elections. They help-
49. The Environment Party
50. President Obama campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia.
51. Which MAJOR political party does the Libertarian Party take votes away from?
52. Which political party believes the central government should be in charge of the economy?
53. Which of the following correctly identifies the two main political parties in the United States today?
54. True or false:You MUST have a driver's license to vote.
55. Which of these was used to discriminate against black voters in the American South?
56. When it comes to immigration, conservatives want to ..... immigration laws and liberals want to ..... immigration laws.
57. Proponents of limited government
58. What can a third party do to a major election?
59. Where can a bill originate?
60. Which two political parties formed based on the differing political beliefs of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?