This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is community service important in a democratic nation? A) It helps businesses find and train new employees. B) It addresses local needs and serves the public good. C) It lowers unemployment by giving jobs to volunteers. D) It removes the national government's duty to improve society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It addresses local needs and serves the public good. 2. Women gained the right to vote with the: A) The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. B) The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. C) The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. D) The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 3. What are the top leadership positions in the Congress? A) President Pro Tempore of the Senate and House Minority Leader. B) Senate Minority Leader and Speaker of the House. C) President of the Senate and House Majority Leader. D) Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader. 4. Scheduling presidential primary elections early (e.g., February or March) in an election year. A) Big state strategy. B) Small state strategy. C) Early state strategy. D) Front loading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Front loading. 5. Which of the following Supreme Court cases helped decide the 2000 Election? A) Texas v. Johnson. B) Obergefell v. Hodges. C) Bush v. Gore. D) Griswold v. Connecticut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bush v. Gore. 6. The Republican Party was founded in A) 1856. B) 1899. C) 1801. D) 1789. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1856. 7. An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something is A) Canvassing. B) Propaganda. C) Image Modeling. D) Endorsement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endorsement. 8. Would favor building up the military A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 9. Did NOT trust the federal gov't A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 10. The 26th Amendment says that states have to allow the right to vote in which case? A) If the voter pays taxes. B) If the voter is female. C) If the voter is 18 or over. D) If the voter has no income. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If the voter is 18 or over. 11. Wanted a direct-democracy A) Federalist. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 12. "I'm going to vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary because I think he has the best plan to help me with my student loan debt" would be an example of: A) Retrospective voting. B) Party-line voting. C) Prospective voting. D) Rational choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rational choice. 13. Which is NOT a party funding method A) Selling titles for cash. B) Loans, self financing and grants. C) Membership subscriptions. D) Fundraising events and donations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selling titles for cash. 14. Define themselves in a way that wins the majority of support by appealing to the political center A) Similarity of political parties. B) Function of political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Similarity of political parties. 15. What is the main difference between a PAC and a Super PAC A) Super PACs have no limits in the money they can obtain. B) Super PACs can give directly to a candidate. C) PACs must be run by a government official. D) PAC's can only be used by senators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Super PACs have no limits in the money they can obtain. 16. What is a meeting of supporters where they help decide who should be the candidate of that party in the next election? A) Caucus. B) Primary. C) General Election. D) Election Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caucus. 17. How often do presidential elections happen? A) Every four years. B) Every two years. C) Never. D) Every ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every four years. 18. The Naturalization Act affected A) The process by which states could protest against "unjust" federal laws. B) The way that the US conducted foreign policy. C) The way that the president appointed judges to federal courts. D) The length of time that it took immigrants to become citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The length of time that it took immigrants to become citizens. 19. Information which is spread to promote or hurt a cause or group can be defined as ..... A) Fact. B) Campaigning. C) Propaganda. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Propaganda. 20. The House rule that limits the amount of time a member can speak during debate is meant to A) Reduce member participation. B) Encourage polite behavior. C) Increase power of the majority party. D) Allow many bills to be heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allow many bills to be heard. 21. Which party supported a stronger state government? A) Anti-Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. C) Federalists. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 22. The place you vote is called a A) Ballot. B) Domicile. C) Polling place. D) Vestibule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polling place. 23. Which was a result of the Federal Elections Campaign Act? A) Limited individual and PAC donations. B) Banned soft money. C) Limited candidates to only public funding. D) Led to rise of SuperPACs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited individual and PAC donations. 24. Primaries and caucuses tend to differ because A) Primaries are always winner take all while primaries are proportional. B) Primaries always provide more delegates than primaries. C) Political parties have more control over caucuses than primaries. D) Voter turnout is higher in caucuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political parties have more control over caucuses than primaries. 25. Which is NOT a strategy for evaluating campaign material? A) Detecting bias. B) Evaluating sources. C) Identifying propaganda. D) Communicating with government officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communicating with government officials. 26. Committees established by interest groups to support candiates, but they are limited to the amount of donations that they can make. A) Political Action Committee (PAC). B) Soft Money. C) National Convention. D) National Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Action Committee (PAC). 27. Joe Biden is a..... A) Republican. B) Libertarian. C) Democrat. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrat. 28. A type of citizenship in which a foreigner is made the citizen of another country after satisfying the constitutional requirements is called. A) Citizenship by naturalization. B) Honorary Citizenship. C) Citizenship by registration?. D) Diplomatic citizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citizenship by naturalization. 29. An article written in ALL CAPS, and that has Poor Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation ..... A) Is probably unreliable. B) Is probably okay cuz the editor took the day off. C) Shows the authors emotion and authority!!!!!. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is probably unreliable. 30. All of the following are NATURAL BORN citizens except A) A person born in North Carolina to immigrants. B) A person born in England to American citizens. C) A person born in Germany on a US military base. D) A person who immigrated to the US as a 2 year old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who immigrated to the US as a 2 year old. 31. The party that is out of office watches the actions of the other party for mistakes or misuses of power. This is called being a A) Police dog. B) Progressive. C) Watch dog. D) Poor sport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watch dog. 32. A ballot listing all candidates of a given party together under the name of that party; also called an "Indiana" ballot A) Congressional Ballot. B) Official-Party Ballot. C) Party-Column Ballot. D) Office-Bloc Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party-Column Ballot. 33. Since running for office is very expensive, many candidates must- A) Conduct more fundraising activities. B) Invest more money into corporations. C) Increase the reserve amount. D) Pay more taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduct more fundraising activities. 34. Working people should control their own lives and futures through equal distribution of wealth. A) Libertarians. B) Republicans. C) Communists. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communists. 35. Arguments over the ..... led to the formation of the first political parties. A) Bank of the United States. B) Neutrality Proclamation. C) Ratification of the Constitution. D) Treaty of Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bank of the United States. 36. What does political ideologies mean? A) Data used to measure demographics. B) Sets of ethical ideas about how a country should be run. C) Campaigns to run for president. D) How many people live in a certain area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sets of ethical ideas about how a country should be run. 37. Republican party faction of the 1890s to the 1910s, composed of reformers who opposed patronage A) Progressives (Mugwumps). B) Ideological Party. C) Constitutional Unionists. D) States' Rights Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressives (Mugwumps). 38. What is the consequence of the Citizens United Court Decision? A) It allowed unlimited spending by corporations and unions in political campaigns. B) It increased transparency in campaign financing. C) It had no impact on campaign spending. D) It limited spending by corporations and unions in political campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allowed unlimited spending by corporations and unions in political campaigns. 39. What is the Liberal Party's position on the economy? A) They support a purely capitalist economy. B) They support a purely socialist economy. C) They support a mixed economy with both private and public ownership. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They support a mixed economy with both private and public ownership. 40. All of the following are ways interest groups accomplish their objectives EXECPT: A) Run for office. B) Boycotts. C) Lobbying. D) Marches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lobbying. 41. The following are all part of political parties A) Party platform. B) Voter education. C) Candidate recruitment. D) All of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers are correct. 42. Give an example of MEDIA informing the public about government. A) A newspaper report. B) A letter written by a citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A newspaper report. 43. George Washington believed political parties were good for government A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. A survey taken every ten years which gives the government demographic data about the population A) Reapportionment. B) Gerrymandering. C) Electoral college. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Census. 45. What, ironically, were Boris Johnson's political instincts before the Coronavirus? A) The state should never be involved in the private lives of citizens. B) Minimal state interference in people's lives. C) Pro European Union. D) Maximal state interference in people's lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minimal state interference in people's lives. 46. What is one reason for low voter turnout? A) To many Voter Qualifications. B) Voter Apathy. C) Many aren't eligible to vote. D) Many people do not have a political party affiliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voter Apathy. 47. Third Parties rarely win elections but can ..... A) Raise money for the main parties. B) Influence policy without winning elections. C) Take votes from major parties during elections. D) Get a majority of seats in Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take votes from major parties during elections. 48. This political party believed that most power should be with the state government and the federal government should remain weak A) Native Americans. B) Federalists. C) Slaves. D) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic-Republican. 49. Major parties in the us A) Libertarian and Green. B) Republican and Democratic. C) Conservative and Liberal. D) Independent and Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican and Democratic. 50. How old do you have to be to run for President (USA) A) 35. B) 25. C) 40. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35. 51. Which of the following parties first ended the domination of the PRI as far as the office of President? A) AT. B) PAN. C) PRD. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PAN. 52. BERULOSCONI WAS THE PM OF A) ITALY. B) SPAIN. C) ENGLAND. D) FRANCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ITALY. 53. Running for office can be a very expensive thing to do and requires fundraising even though wealthy individuals often run for office. A) Maybe. B) Depends. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 54. What are the two major political parties of today? A) Democrats and Republicans. B) Federalists and Anti-Federalists. C) Democratic-Republicans and the Green Party. D) Republicans and Libertarians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats and Republicans. 55. Which of the following is a mandatory duty each citizen must participate in as an American A) Volunteer service. B) Join the Military. C) Voting. D) Jury Duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jury Duty. 56. Most polling places are held in A) Gymnasiums, parks, churches. B) Schools, churches, libraries. C) School, court houses, warehouses. D) Schools, community buildings, churches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schools, community buildings, churches. 57. What are the two main parties in the United States? A) Remainders and Doctors. B) Republicans and Democrats. C) Federalists and Anti-Federalists. D) Socialists and Libertarians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans and Democrats. 58. Favored Pro-French foreign policy A) Federalist Party. B) Democratic-Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican Party. 59. How old do you have to be vote? A) 20. B) 19. C) 21. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18. 60. Third parties often ..... A) Win elections. 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