This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 92 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 92 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. John Adams became unpopular with both his own party as well as the opposing party due to his handling of A) The impressment issue with England. B) The opening of the lower Mississippi with Spain. C) The undeclared naval war with France. D) The midnight judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The undeclared naval war with France. 2. A conflicting group A) Splinter party. B) Faction. C) Plurality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faction. 3. Activities aimed at weakening established government (a) A) A sedition. B) Partisan. C) Caucus. D) Implied powers. E) Alien. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sedition. 4. ..... believe in maintaining values and traditions. A) Conservatives. B) Democrats. C) Liberals. D) Extremists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservatives. 5. This national convention committee must approve the delegations from each state. A) Committee on permanent organization. B) Rules committee. C) Credentials committee. D) Platform committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credentials committee. 6. Congressional committee assignments are one way that political parties demonstrate control over ..... A) The party-in-the-electorate. B) Party members in Congress. C) Interest groups. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party members in Congress. 7. How do political parties in each state choose their nominee for President? A) Open primaries. B) Closed primaries. C) Caucuses. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. In ..... primaries, only declared members of a party are allowed to vote for the party's nominees. A) Public. B) Closed. C) Limited. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed. 9. "I don't agree with Republicans or Democrats all the time, so I don't want to commit to either one." words a ..... would more likely say. A) Democrat. B) Third party. C) Candidate. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent. 10. Which Supreme Court case is significant because it allows for unlimited financing of elections by corporations (political free speech)? A) Tinker v. Monks. B) Bush v. Gore. C) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. D) Gibbons v. Ogden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. 11. Private meetings, providing political information, and supplying nominations suggestions are examples of what process? A) Lobbying. B) Cohesiveness. C) Pluralism. D) Political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobbying. 12. Different parties of different states can use same symbols A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Nominated John Adams for President A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 14. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between political parties? A) Organize to win elections. B) Influence public policies. C) Reflect both liberal and conservative views. D) Their party platforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their party platforms. 15. Which statement BEST reflects the cartoonist's point of view in this political cartoon? A) Senators are the only politicians influenced by special interest groups. B) Individual citizens contribute large amounts of money to political campaigns. C) Political action committees do little to influence political campaigns. D) Special interest groups have a great deal of influence over elected officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Special interest groups have a great deal of influence over elected officials. 16. Which president didn't believe in political parties? A) James Madison. B) George Washington. C) Benjamin Franklin. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George Washington. 17. Which term describes a political ideology that generally supports limited government intervention? A) Liberal. B) Electorate. C) Majority. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservative. 18. The place where voting is done. A) Inauguration. B) Polish. C) Campaign. D) Polls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polls. 19. Jefferson and Madison believed in ..... A) Representative government. B) Unlimited use of implied powers. C) The dangers of too much democracy. D) A strict interpretation of the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A strict interpretation of the Constitution. 20. Which of the following system of power sharing is also called checks and balance? A) Horizontal division. B) Vertical Division. C) Both. D) NOne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horizontal division. 21. A political party's label that is not of the two mainstream political parties that run the US government. Represents minority ideas. A) Whig. B) Republican. C) Democrat. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Party. 22. Which one of these is a form of propaganda? A) Canvassing. B) Gerrymandering. C) Image Molding. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Testimonial. 23. Which party was formed in 1787? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. C) Democrats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 24. The aim of the 2 main political parties is to A) Win the election by gaining a majority in the Lower House. B) Win the election by gaining a majority in the Upper House. C) Win the election by having the people vote in their leader as Prime Minister. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Win the election by gaining a majority in the Lower House. 25. As ....., political parties serve the role of translating inputs from the public into outputs from policymakers. A) Superdelegates. B) Political converters. C) Machines. D) Linkage institutions. E) Coalitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linkage institutions. 26. A minor political party founded on a particular set of specific beliefs A) Single Issue Party. B) Ideological Party. C) Two Party System. D) Splinter Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideological Party. 27. This parties major function is to campaign for candidates, and to criticize other candidates for their positions. A) Nominate Candidates. B) Inform and Activate Supporters. C) Act as a bonding agent. D) Act as a watch dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform and Activate Supporters. 28. Liberals are where on the political spectrum? A) In the center. B) Somewhat right. C) Far left. D) Somewhat left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somewhat left. 29. Which of these statements about the political spectrum and political parties is true? A) There is no relationship between liberal and conservative with political party affiliation. B) Liberals tend to align with the Republican Party while conservatives tend to align with the Democratic Party. C) Liberals tend to align with the Democratic Party while conservatives tend to align with the Republican Party. D) None of these are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberals tend to align with the Democratic Party while conservatives tend to align with the Republican Party. 30. Why is voter turnout important? A) More voters = a more democratic election. B) More voters = more political division. C) Fewer voters = Better candidates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More voters = a more democratic election. 31. What positive contributions do Third Parties make to American politics? A) Often win the Presidency. B) Introduce new ideas into the political system. C) Siphon off votes from the major parties; change election outcomes. D) They provide funding to major party candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduce new ideas into the political system. 32. Lawyer, businessmen, and plantation owners joined the ..... A) Whigs. B) Unionists. C) Federalists. D) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federalists. 33. You can find the differences between parties by looking at each party's ..... A) List of members. B) Instagram account. C) Platform. D) Twitter feed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platform. 34. A city unit used for electing council members A) Ward. B) Precinct. C) Incumbent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ward. 35. The practice of voting for candidates of more than one party on the same ballot. A) Open Primary. B) Straight Ticket. C) Split Ticket. D) Direct Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Split Ticket. 36. It is ..... to join a political party. A) Mandatory. B) Optional. C) Offensive. D) Irresponsible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optional. 37. In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by the ..... A) Original Constitution. B) Supreme Court. C) 25th Amendment. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25th Amendment. 38. This political party favors a strong federal government. A) Republican Party. B) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Party. 39. Which political party falls to the RIGHT of the political spectrum? A) Democratic. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 40. An organization of citizens that tries to get its members elected to public office and influence public policies and laws. A) Conservative. B) Political Party. C) Liberal. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Party. 41. If you are voting based on how someone has already performed, you are what kind of voter? A) Party line. B) Rational. C) Retrospective. D) Prospective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retrospective. 42. The term "midnight judges" refers to A) Adams attempt to fire Democratic-Republican judges before he left office. B) Adams secret attempt to extend the length of the Alien Act before he left office. C) Adams attempt to "pack" the federal courts with Federalist judges before he left office. D) Adams attempt to add more Democratic-Republican justices to the Supreme Court before he left office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adams attempt to "pack" the federal courts with Federalist judges before he left office. 43. In what ways do minor parties NOT affect politics? A) Acting as critic and innovator. B) Playing the "spoiler" role. C) Drawing attention to otherwise neglected or controversial issues. D) Winning elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winning elections. 44. The legislative party with less than half the seats in a legislative body A) Majority party. B) Minority party. C) Personal politics. D) Proportional representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minority party. 45. Two party system right before the civil war to modern times from 1856-present included: A) Federalists and democratic republicans. B) Democrats and Whigs. C) Democrats and republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats and republicans. 46. Major author of the constitution A) Marshall. B) Adams. C) Jefferson. D) Hamilton. E) Madison. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Madison. 47. Rebuild economy & create jobs A) Republican. B) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 48. What happened to the number of Americans who held mixed political views between 1994 and 2014? A) It did not change. B) No data available. C) It increased. D) It decreased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It decreased. 49. Which of the following would result from the direct election of presidential candidates? A) A national primary would be established. B) Party nominating conventions would be abolished. C) Each vote would count equally in determining which candidate won the election. D) The electoral college would become more influential in the electoral process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each vote would count equally in determining which candidate won the election. 50. How does a political party serve as a watchdog? A) Checks and balances. B) Inform on infractions. C) To help other candidates. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Checks and balances. 51. Which amendment separated elections for president and vice president? A) 14th Amendment. B) 1st Amendment. C) 22nd Amendment. D) 12th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12th Amendment. 52. What color is commonly associated with the Republican Party? A) Blue. B) Yellow. C) Green. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red. 53. Yes or No. When voting for the U.S. President the person with the most votes wins (popular vote) and becomes President? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 54. Which primary system is similar to the electoral college, in that voters only select party delegates who then cast their votes for the party's candidate for president? A) Direct primary. B) Indirect primary. C) Caucus. D) Closed primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect primary. 55. Providing resources and ideas to their candidates A) Nominating Candidates for public office. B) Uniting Government. C) Influencing Policy/Governing. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominating Candidates for public office. 56. Every citizen votes on every issue A) Direct democracy. B) Representative democracy. C) Indirect democracy. D) Inverse democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct democracy. 57. The route the candidates take to reach the voters is called A) TV advertisement. B) Political action committees. C) The campaign trail. D) Stump speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The campaign trail. 58. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for being eligible to vote in the U.S. A) You have to be 18 or older. B) You have to be a citizen or naturalized citizen of the U.S. C) You have to be a taxpayer. D) You have to meet citizen requirements for your state and be registered by a specified date before an election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You have to be a taxpayer. 59. The Political Party that runs the government is: A) Ruling party. B) Factional group. C) Interest group. D) Opposition party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruling party. 60. The first caucus is held in which state? A) Iowa. B) California. C) New Jersey. D) New Hampshire. 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