This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 79 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 79 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A party's state office hosts a conference for party members to discuss the party's goals for the state. A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. B) Help Candidates Win the Election. C) Educate the Public About Issues. D) Monitor the Actions of Officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Educate the Public About Issues. 2. Where were the "Torries" from? A) The U.S.A. B) England. C) Great Britain. D) South America. E) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Britain. 3. Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote? A) 13s. B) 15th. C) 17th. D) 14th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15th. 4. Which of the following Americans was most likely to support the Democratic-Republican Party? A) Laborer. B) Merchant. C) Farmer. D) Doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farmer. 5. What is a state that sometimes votes Republican, and sometimes votes Democratic? A) Red state. B) Blue state. C) Purple state. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purple state. 6. In most states (but not all), who usually draws district boundaries? A) State legislatures. B) The Supreme Court. C) The Senate. D) The House of Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State legislatures. 7. What is an open primary? A) You must be asked to participate. B) You must be registered in that political party to vote. C) You do not need to be registered, but you just have to choose one. D) No matter your political party you can vote in the primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You do not need to be registered, but you just have to choose one. 8. When someone is seeking to win public office, such as President, he or she is called a what? A) Platform. B) Candidate. C) Congressmen. D) Nominee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate. 9. 'Lotus' is a political symbol of which party? A) Indian National Congress. B) CPI (M). C) Bahujan samaj party. D) Bharatiya Janata Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bharatiya Janata Party. 10. Keeping citizens informed and holding leaders accountable is the primary role of the A) Sampling. B) Conservative. C) Public Agenda. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Media. 11. How is representation determined in the House of Representatives? A) Equal representation. B) By the population of the state. C) Voting. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the population of the state. 12. The National Democratic Convention is an example of A) Party in Government. B) Party as Organization. C) Party in the Electorate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party as Organization. 13. Who won the case? A) No one. B) Madison. C) Marbury. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marbury. 14. How many days before an election does registration close? A) 27. B) 30. C) 22. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22. 15. What are the two major parties of the United States. A) Green Party and Libertarian Party. B) Democrat and Republican. C) Democrat-Republican and Federalist. D) Testimonial and Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat and Republican. 16. Despite not recognizing the name of a candidate, a member of the electorate votes for every Republican candidate because he is a Republican. What does this best represent? A) Straight-ticket voting. B) Split-ticket voting. C) Absentee voting. D) Primary voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straight-ticket voting. 17. Local parties inform citizens largely through ..... A) Canvassing. B) Phone calls. C) Emails. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canvassing. 18. Lotus is the symbol of the Bhartiya Janata Party A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. If you own some U.S. Treasury bonds: A) The federal government owes you money. B) You are lending money to the public. C) You will have to pay interest on the bonds. D) You are indebted to the bank that issued the bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The federal government owes you money. 20. Which of the following would be considered a "Conservative" US President? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt. B) John F. Kennedy. C) Lyndon B. Johnson. D) George W. Bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George W. Bush. 21. How old do you have to be in order to vote A) 18. B) 20. C) 25. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 22. Which one is NOT one of the six types of propaganda? A) Bandwagon. B) Plain Stacking. C) Testimonial. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plain Stacking. 23. What best describes Democratic Party politics? A) Conservative, Small gov't, maximize individual freedoms. B) Liberal, Active gov't, focus on equality. C) Focus on combating climate change. D) Wants to end federal income tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal, Active gov't, focus on equality. 24. Is voting a duty or responsibility? A) Duty. B) Responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Responsibility. 25. An agreement made by the president with another country's leaders without needing the Senate's consent A) Veto. B) Domestic policy. C) Executive agreement. D) Pardon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Executive agreement. 26. A set of statements describing a party's view on major issues A) Platform. B) Public Policy. C) Ballot Access. D) Minority Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 27. What percent of the population currently votes? A) 100%. B) 60-70%. C) 45-55%. D) 85-90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 60-70%. 28. Goal of political parties A) Increase voter turnout. B) Influence public opinion. C) Elect people to office.Gain control of government. D) Promote social change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elect people to office.Gain control of government. 29. Concurrent powers are those powers: A) That are held soley by the federal government. B) That are held soley by the state governments. C) That are shared by State governments and Federal government. D) Are given to neither Federal or State governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That are shared by State governments and Federal government. 30. The candidate who received 270 (or more) electoral votes has won the: A) Electoral Vote. B) Popular Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electoral Vote. 31. The Labor party holds the seat of Moreton? True or False A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. In most states, a person can join a political party when registering to ..... A) Vote. B) Enlist in the military. C) Drive. D) Attend school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vote. 33. The efforts of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his fellow civil rights workers resulted in A) A break in historical continuity that began in the years after the Civil War. B) Great political change, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. C) The creation of a multiracial American society. D) Little change for African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great political change, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 34. A politician who is "fiscally liberal" would MOST LIKELY support A) Reducing welfare programs. B) Increasing military spending. C) Increasing minimum wage. D) Less government spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increasing minimum wage. 35. Agreed with Hamilton's idea that the national government should absorb the states' Revolutionary War debt A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 36. What is another name for the Republican party? A) Grand Old Party. B) Grand New Party. C) Grandpas Party. D) Greatest Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grand Old Party. 37. Which party believed in the power of Congress over the president? A) Republican Party. B) Whig Party. C) Democratic-Republican Party. D) Federalist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whig Party. 38. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about political parties in the US A) Most candidates run as independents. B) Political parties have gained power in our government except the House of Representatives. C) There is an increasing number of independents. D) Political parties have coherent ideologies shared by all members. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is an increasing number of independents. 39. Pick the best answer:Democratic-Republican believed that a government should be. A) A strong central government. B) An unorganized union. C) An organized union. D) A strong state government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A strong state government. 40. Political parties distribute literature (flyers, books, etc.) about their candidates in order to- A) Assist people in getting to their polling places. B) Educate the electorate about campaign issues. C) Recruit individuals to run for office. D) Help new residents register to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educate the electorate about campaign issues. 41. What are the qualifications to become President? A) 20 years old, natural born citizen, lived in the US for 10 years. B) 25 years old, natural born citizen, lived in the US for 10 years. C) 35 years old, natural born citizen, lived in the US for 14 years. D) 30 years old, natural born citizen, lived in the US for 13 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35 years old, natural born citizen, lived in the US for 14 years. 42. Party machines in large cities relied primarily on ..... to reward friends and punish enemies. A) Third parties. B) The civil service merit system. C) Local judges. D) Patronage. E) City police departments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patronage. 43. Mom is on the left of the political spectrum. She is for drastic changes, and she has progressive views. She believes that that it is the job of the government to help solve the issues in society. This makes her a/an A) Conservative Republican. B) Candidate. C) Liberal Democrat. D) Entrepreneur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberal Democrat. 44. What is the definition of 'caucus'? A) A meeting of a political party to choose candidates for an election. B) To quit or leave office. C) Firmly favoring one party or faction. D) A group of people who disagree on all political issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A meeting of a political party to choose candidates for an election. 45. A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations A) Political Action Committee (PAC). B) Incentive Committee. C) Political Committee. D) Congressional Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Action Committee (PAC). 46. Which of the following is NOT a factor in predicting which people will vote? A) Your age. B) Your income. C) Your level of education. D) Your race. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your race. 47. Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose Party took roughly 20% of the vote in the election of 1912. This MOST ACCURATELY shows that: A) Third parties can take away votes from the 2 major parties. B) Third parties are not important. C) Third parties rarely have an impact on elections. D) Third parties introduce new issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third parties can take away votes from the 2 major parties. 48. If voters choose to vote for candidates of more than one political party, they are voting a(n) ..... A) Closed ticket. B) Open ticket. C) Straight ticket. D) Split ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Split ticket. 49. The terms Left and Liberal identifies A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 50. Dad is on the right of the political spectrum. He is against abrupt changes, and he has traditional views. He also wants as little government involvement and spending as possible. This makes him a/an A) Conservative Republican. B) Candidate. C) Liberal Democrat. D) Entrepreneur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservative Republican. 51. Political parties formed as an alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties, also known as minor parties A) Third parties. B) Proportional representation. C) Reapportionment. D) Safe seat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third parties. 52. "The effect of party is to always supplant established power. In a monarchy it checks the king, in a democracy it controls ..... ?" A) George Washington. B) Larry the llama. C) The president. D) The people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The people. 53. Which president warned against forming political parties? A) John Adams. B) George Washington. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) James Madison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George Washington. 54. System or organization for exercising authority over a body of people A) Political parties. B) Dictatorship. C) Government. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government. 55. This party favors lower taxes A) Democrats. B) Communists. C) Libertarians. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republicans. 56. Because of the high cost of campaigning, candidates must do all of these except A) Fire staff to save costs. B) Gain support from interest groups. C) Appeal to PACS. D) Hold fundraising events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fire staff to save costs. 57. What party wanted a STRICT interpretation of the Constitution? A) Democratic. B) Federalists. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic-Republicans. 58. According to Federalist Party leaders, the ..... Acts, passed in 1798, would protect the nation's security. A) Sugar. B) Intolerable. C) Townshend. D) Alien and Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alien and Sedition. 59. Gave women the right to vote A) 26th Amendment. B) 15th Amendment. C) 19th Amendment. D) 23rd Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 19th Amendment. 60. The Whig party is ..... A) Party led by Alexander Hamilton for the "rich and the well born". B) The process political parties name candidates for public office. C) Party that has one public policy matter but fades when issue is adopted by the 2 parties. D) Devotion to the interests of one section of a country. E) Party led by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. Represented bankers, industrialists, merchants and plantation owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Party led by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. 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