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Political Parties Quiz 59 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... was an unintended result of changes to the Federal Election Campaign Act that allowed parties to raise and spend money on voter registration and other campaign materials without limits on spending or the size of contributions that they could accept.
2. Ideally, citizenship refers to:
3. After our party's candidates are known, we need to attract as many voters as possible. Members of our party can show their support by placing campaign posters in their yards.
4. Candidates in order to win elections do which of the following?
5. The party-in-the-electorate is made up of people who .....
6. What is the term for the phenomenon where the number of votes decreases for offices listed further down the ballot?
7. The United States experiences a economic decline. Unemployment goes up Housing prices go up. Salaries go down.
8. Which level of election is most likely to have more voter participation?
9. Radical, reactionary, and extreme views tend to attract most US voters.
10. Donald Trump is a .....
11. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?Party leaders meet with a senator who is not supporting the party's platform on environmental issues.
12. Why does the two major political parties have both liberal and conservative views?
13. What two precendents did George Washington set?
14. This political party is believed to be more "hands on"
15. Which of these was NOT a member of the Federalist Party?
16. ..... PARTY IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO COME TOGETHER TO CONTEST ELECTIONS AND HOLD POWER IN THE GOVERNMENT.
17. A naturalized citizen may lose his/her citizenship if he/she
18. A political system with two strong political parties
19. Which party was famous for carrying out assassinations of government officials?
20. Political parties offer a way for-
21. Liberal Democrats
22. Which series shows the correct sequence of steps to becoming President of the United States?
23. Government should be actively involved in promotion of the social welfare of nation's citizens
24. Which of the following represents the American political-system?
25. What is the term for the belief about the purpose or role that government should play in society?
26. Which elections see the best voter turnout?
27. Made up of individuals who organize to win elections, operate government, and influence public policy.
28. The Republican Party is said to be more ..... than the Democratic Party.
29. This party is more likely to propose ideas that help the long term unemployed.
30. Which of the following is a similarity of political parties?
31. What is a political system in which two political parties dominate the electoral process and control the government?
32. What are the 2 parties in our two party system?
33. When someone votes for candidates from different parties in the same election.
34. Which one of the following is the most visible institution in a democracy?
35. What is a precedent?
36. There is less difference between the two main US parties than there is between parties in some other countries.
37. What is the best definition of "platform?"
38. Poll taxes used to be charged in certain states and they kept poorer people from voting because they did not have the money. What amendment outlawed charging taxes to vote?
39. There is (a) in the Constitution that requires the United States to have two political parties.
40. Elected officials sometimes leak information to the press
41. What is the formula for determining the General Election?
42. Rising campaign costs lead to:
43. The Republican party believes that .....
44. What is the goal of political action committees?
45. In order to take office, a candidate must gain both a plurality and majority of votes.
46. Support the idea that the national government should take an active role in solving the nation's domestic problems.
47. I'm committed to my political party! I am .....
48. All of the following are similarities of political parties EXCEPT:
49. What amendment gave 18 year olds the franchise?
50. The founder of the FNM was?
51. Supports social welfare programs helping people in need
52. Which one of the following is not a component of a political party?
53. Which type of election is typically held in August between members of the same political party?
54. What is the Conservative Party's position on gun control?
55. Type of primary where any voter, regardless of party affiliation, is allowed to vote.
56. A partisan means a person who is strongly committed to a party group or faction
57. A party's state office asks party membersto write their legislators and ask them to vote "no" on a state tax bill.
58. The "X, Y, Z Affair" refers to
59. Supported a strong central government
60. The (a) party believed that government with state's rights was necessary in the United States.
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