This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 82 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 82 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Manufacturers, worked in business A) Federalists. B) Democrats/ Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 2. What is the general stance of the Republican Party on the government's role in business and the economy? A) They oppose policies that increase the government's role. B) They support some policies and oppose others. C) They support policies that increase the government's role. D) They have no stance on this issue tags8.C3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They oppose policies that increase the government's role. 3. What is the term for a political party pointing out how another party is not performing for the best of the American people? (its a function of a political party) A) Congressional oversight. B) Watchdog. C) Recruiting candidates. D) Federalists motives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watchdog. 4. What type of system does the United States have with regards to political parties? A) Two Part. B) Tyranny. C) Multi Party. D) One Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two Part. 5. What month does the election take place? A) November. B) February. C) January. D) October. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) November. 6. A poll that takes place as voters leave the election is A) An exit poll. B) A push poll. C) A random sampling poll. D) A straw poll. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An exit poll. 7. The State party organizations A) Are generally loosely tied to the national committee. B) Face tight control by the national committee. C) Are well-disciplined groups. D) Always cooperate with one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are generally loosely tied to the national committee. 8. Which political party is considered the more conservative? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 9. Luis is 32 years old. He was born in Miami, Florida to parents who immigrated to the United States from Cuba. He earned a law degree from University of Miami and lives in Bradenton, FL. He has decided to run for public office. For which office is he NOT qualified to run? A) President of the United States. B) U.S. Senator from Florida. C) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President of the United States. 10. Favor giving state and local government more control over their own citizens and finances. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 11. Who led the Democratic-Republicans? A) Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. B) Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. C) Aaron Burr and James Monroe. D) John Marshall and William Marbury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. 12. True or false:Third party candidates often win major elections. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 13. What was a poll tax? A) Money you had to pay in order to vote. B) Money candidates had to pay to get their name listed on the ballot. C) Money political parties paid to voters who voted for the "right" candidate. D) Money everyone living in a certain area had to pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money you had to pay in order to vote. 14. Which party was in favor of public involvement? A) Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 15. 1st female vice presidential nominee to appear on a major political party's presidential election ballot A) Shirley Chisholm. B) Geraldine Ferraro. C) Kamala Harris. D) Sarah Palin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geraldine Ferraro. 16. Their Domestic Policy involved a:National Bank A) Federalist. B) Anti-Federalist. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 17. All of the people eligible to vote A) Partisanship. B) Ward. C) Electorate. D) Coalition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electorate. 18. Most Americans describe their political leanings as A) Moderate-liberals. B) Moderate. C) Conservative. D) Liberal. E) Non-ideological. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moderate. 19. This party would most likely want a higher minimum wage A) The Green Party. B) The Conservatives. C) The NDP. D) The Liberal Party. E) The Bloc Quebeccois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The NDP. 20. An official in office who is currently seeking re-election, such as the current republican candidate for president. A) Plurality. B) Sectionalism. C) Factions. D) Incumbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incumbent. 21. Smaller political parties that compete with the two main parties are known as A) Third Wheels. B) Third Parties. C) Committees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Parties. 22. What is the formula for the Primary Election in Indiana? A) The Tuesday after all candidates have filed in May. B) The first Tuesday in May. C) The Tuesday following Memorial Day. D) Tuesday after the first Monday in May. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tuesday after the first Monday in May. 23. Which of the following are in the middle of the political spectrum? A) Conservative. B) Liberal. C) Moderate. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moderate. 24. A widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order A) Solidary Incentive. B) Ideological Movement. C) Social Movement. D) Political Cue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Movement. 25. Views on Economy:should be based on agriculture. The political leader that believed this was? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. 26. This is a set of priorities to accomplish for public action: A) A Public Agenda. B) A Precinct. C) A Two Party System. D) A Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Public Agenda. 27. The Alien and Sedition Acts referred to activities ..... A) Aimed at weakening the government. B) That protected the nation's security. C) Designed to prevent immigration. D) That invited aliens into the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aimed at weakening the government. 28. Third parties are formed by different means. When one is created by the separation of a major party that is based on: A) Single issue support. B) Ideological beliefs. C) Economic protest. D) Splinter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Splinter. 29. What are position issues? A) Issues on which virtually all of the public agrees such as peace and prosperity. B) Issues on which the public is divided. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Issues on which the public is divided. 30. Over the last fifty years much of America's population growth has occurred A) On the East Coast. B) In the West and South. C) East of the Mississippi River. D) In the Midwest. E) North of the Mason-Dixon line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the West and South. 31. Parties that organize to compete against the two major American political parties A) Pluralism. B) Third parties. C) Collective goods. D) Interest groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third parties. 32. This political party's color is blue. A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 33. Interest groups and political parties both promote United States democracy by: A) Expressing detailed, ideologically distinct programs. B) Linking citizens to the political process. C) Lobbying members of Congress. D) Increasing domination of the political process by elites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking citizens to the political process. 34. Their Domestic Policy included:High Tariffs A) Federalist. B) Anti-Federalist. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 35. A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials A) Central Congress. B) Bureaucracy. C) Agencies. D) Distinctive Bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bureaucracy. 36. When are voter turnout rates the highest? A) Primary Elections. B) Presidential Elections. C) Local Elections. D) Midterm Elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presidential Elections. 37. The "right" side of the political spectrum; usually describing Republicans A) ELECTORATE. B) LIBERAL. C) CONSERVATIVE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CONSERVATIVE. 38. What is the current status of UKIP? A) It is the largest minor political party in the UK. B) It is still active but struggling. C) It has completely dissolved. D) It has merged with another party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is still active but struggling. 39. This has helped many voters to be more informed A) Propaganda. B) Suffrage. C) Television. D) Voting Rights Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Television. 40. The House of Representatives (then a Democratic majority) impeached former President Trump twice, in 2020 and 2021. This is an example of a party carrying out what function of a political party? A) Nominate people for office. B) Inform citizens. C) Act as watchdog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act as watchdog. 41. People who believe in a smaller role for the government might be considered politically ..... A) Moderate. B) Liberal. C) Conservative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservative. 42. This means "voting for people from two different parties in the same election" . A) Split-ticket voting. B) Hedged votes. C) Spoiling an election. D) Straight-ticket voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Split-ticket voting. 43. A group of people trying to control the Goverment A) Political Intrest group. B) Interest group. C) Political Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Party. 44. The number of senators and representatives a state has is equal to that states: A) Popular votes. B) Geographical size. C) Population. D) Electoral votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electoral votes. 45. The NAACP, AARP, and NRA are all examples of A) Interest groups. B) Unions. C) Social clubs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest groups. 46. Your political views are optional to share with others. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 47. The ..... allows voters to choose the candidates from each party who will run in the later general election. A) Split ticket. B) Political platform. C) Split election. D) Primary election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary election. 48. Which Party is most likely to want to spend money on more education-related programs? A) Republicans. B) Democrats. C) Libertarians. D) Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrats. 49. What is the number one indicator of how someone will vote? A) Party identification. B) Hot button issues. C) Income. D) Religious beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party identification. 50. The party organization is run by a few leaders and activists with little or no broader public participation. A) Ethnic parties. B) Mass-membership party. C) Party frame. D) Whip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party frame. 51. Shivsena exists as a regional party in A) Bihar. B) Maharashtra. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharashtra. 52. The Democratic-Republicans believed who should have the most power? A) The states. B) The President. C) The central government. D) A king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The states. 53. A representative who uses a combination of votes based on own judgment and voting based on the interests of their constituents A) Delegate Model. B) Partisanship Model. C) Trustee Model. D) Politician Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Politician Model. 54. A ..... is someone who runs for office. A) President. B) Candidate. C) Senator. D) Citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate. 55. An election where voters can choose the candidate to represent their party in general election. A) Primary. B) General Election. C) Debates. D) Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 56. Why does the United States have a two party system? A) Because the Founding Fathers intended for it to be that way. B) Because it developed from the long-standing tradition in Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it developed from the long-standing tradition in Great Britain. 57. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. Which of the following does NOT belong to the federal government? A) Printing money. B) Provide schooling and education. C) Declare war. D) Making treaties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provide schooling and education. 58. Which of the following is NOT true about Third Parties? A) It is impossible for them to win elections. B) They promote action on issues that are important to them. C) They introduce new ideas to the two main political parties. D) They usually revolve around a specific person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is impossible for them to win elections. 59. In the United States, not everyone in the electorate chooses to exercise his or her voting rights. What is the MAIN reason that some people choose not to vote? A) They do not want to pay the poll tax. B) They are apathetic, or lack interest. C) They are members of the military and are not allowed to. D) They feel that election dates are too hard to keep track of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are apathetic, or lack interest. 60. How many Justices serve on the United States Supreme Court? A) 11. B) 9. C) 7. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParties QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesPolitical Parties Quiz 1Political Parties Quiz 2Political Parties Quiz 3Political Parties Quiz 4Political Parties Quiz 5Political Parties Quiz 6Political Parties Quiz 7Political Parties Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books