Political Parties Quiz 55 (60 MCQs)

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1. When you vote with a straight ticket, you
2. Political Parties
3. What did the Democratic Republicans believe in?
4. Which one of the following political parties was founded by reviving the Bharatiya Jana Sangha?
5. The very FIRST caucus gets a TON of media attention. Held where?
6. Which one of the following is not a function of political parties?
7. True/False:Republicans and Democrats are the only political parties in the U.S.
8. In terms of political ideology .....
9. Believed in taxes
10. Taxes are too high. When all people have more of their own money to spend, they help our economy to grow. We need to do everything we can to lower taxes for all U.S. citizens.
11. One of a political party's main jobs is to nominate candidates for .....
12. Supported the use of tariffs.
13. Which two states have the first primary elections?
14. George Washington was a huge supporter of the creation of political parties in the United States.
15. A temporary alliance of several groups that come together to form a working majority
16. Farmers, craft workers
17. The Grand Old Party (GOP)
18. All parties other than the main two is considered
19. The technique of using images or pictures to convey a certain message.
20. The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to keep and bear arms. Individuals have the right to defend themselves. More guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens mean less crime.
21. Which of the following best characterizes the American political process?
22. Identify the challenges faced by political parties in India?
23. What is a single-party system?
24. Which political party is being described? [Flannigan says that wealth will trickle down to help those at the bottom if we have a market economy and a government that is small, has few taxes and few regulations.]
25. Which THIRD party wants the government to help citizens more like free college and free health care.
26. Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African-American voters faced this, especially in the American South.
27. ..... occurs after every census to reallocate the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, reflecting shifts in the population of the states and, thus, how many seats each state is allotted.
28. A public official seeking reelection to the position he or she currently occupies
29. What does Andrew Rawnsley ultimately argue will be the impact of Coronavirus on Conservative party ideology?
30. Both political parties work to select their presidential and vice presidential candidates during
31. When 2 major parties work to find common ground to accomplish goals.
32. They felt the country should grow and expand through industrialization.
33. How many national parties are there in India?
34. Smaller government, the free market, and strong national defense are ideas generally associated with
35. Final election in November where voters choose a candidate and the winner takes office.
36. Justin Trudeau is in his ..... term as Prime Minister.
37. An increase in divisions across ideological and party lines ..... e.g., Democrats and Republicans unwilling to compromise.
38. Which individual activity is used directly to influence laws in the United States?
39. The MAIN function of political parties in the United States is to
40. What was the name of the law passed by Federalists, signed by President John Adams, increased waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years, empowered president to arrest and deport dangerous illegal immigrants, & made it illegal to publish defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials?
41. Opposed combining debts
42. What is partisanship?
43. Newspapers often run candidates' views side by side during elections. This is an example of .....
44. What is NOT a reason for a two party system?
45. True or FalseIdeology is based on a system of ideas and ideals.
46. What becomes the norm in multi-party systems?
47. Changed the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age.
48. Organizations formed by interest groups; collect and raise money from groups members give money to candidates who supports their views
49. The best predictors used to determine who will vote are:
50. A political party's statement of beliefs and goals
51. A series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs and positions on Election issues
52. In the mid 1960s, much of the south switched their political support due to their opposition to the Civil Rights Movement. The party they began to support for the remainder of the 1900s was .....
53. Which legislation banned soft money?
54. Sedition means activities aimed at weakening the government. The Alien and Sedition Acts allowed the president to do this .....
55. List four ways some states prevented the enforcement of the fifteenth amendment.
56. The Free Soil Party was primarily concerned about the spread of slavery. It is an example of a(n)
57. Which party believed that industry and manufacturing was the key to the economic success of America?
58. True or False:The Constitution does not mention anything about political parties.
59. In order to win an election, a party is most likely to .....
60. What is Inauguration Day?