This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 98 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 98 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Felt government should be led by the educated A) Federalist Party. B) Democratic-Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist Party. 2. What did the 12 Amendment do? A) Established the official language of the United States. B) President and Vice President run together on a ticket. C) Abolished the electoral college. D) Lowered the voting age to 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President and Vice President run together on a ticket. 3. Keeping the party operating between conventions is the job of the A) Majority or minority whip. B) National committee. C) Elected officials. D) Regional offices. E) Congressional leadership. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National committee. 4. Nations with which type of government usually have a one-party system? A) Traditional. B) Republic. C) Authoritarian. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Authoritarian. 5. What event led to the 26th Amendment? A) Low voting turnouts. B) WWI. C) Civil War. D) Vietnam War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vietnam War. 6. Political socialization is the process of learning about politics. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. Which is not a party system? A) One party. B) Two party. C) Multi-party. D) Four Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four Party. 8. Voting for all the candidates from one political party A) Straight ticket. B) Split ticket. C) Party ticket. D) Loyalty ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straight ticket. 9. Who is considered to be the founder of the Republican Party? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Abraham Lincoln. C) Franklin Roosevelt. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abraham Lincoln. 10. Beside being a U.S.citizen and 18 years of age by the day of the general election, you must be a ..... A) Employed. B) Licensed driver. C) Married. D) State resident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State resident. 11. Proponents of the 19th Amendment believed the national government should play a key role in determining voting qualifications. Opponents maintained states alone have the power to regulate voting. The argument is over the division of powers between different levels of government. What is this concept called? A) 19th Amendment. B) Suffrage. C) Federalism. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federalism. 12. Which position would most likely be found in the Republican Partyplatform? A) Support for the Affordable Care Act. B) Opposition to American intervention overseas in the War on Terror. C) Demand for increased taxation of corporations to support pre-schoolprograms. D) Introduction of lower taxes for small businesses to encourage new jobgrowth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduction of lower taxes for small businesses to encourage new jobgrowth. 13. Is every vote important. A) False. B) True. C) Maybe. D) Only on Sundays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 14. Which concept best describes the armbands used by the students during Tinker v. Des Monies? A) Propaganda. B) Media. C) Bias. D) Symbolism tagsSS.7.C.2.9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism tagsSS.7.C.2.9. 15. A meeting which happens once every four years A) Nomination. B) Republican Party. C) Democratic Party. D) The National Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The National Convention. 16. Do you have to be a resident of your state to become a senator and a house representative? A) YES. B) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 17. Which party was NOT one of the original two political parties? A) Republicans. B) Anti-Federalists. C) Federalists. D) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans. 18. The Democratic party is also known as being ..... A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) Independent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 19. The authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place A) Pocket Veto. B) Legislative Veto. C) Line-Item Veto. D) Congressional Veto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legislative Veto. 20. A conservative believes in which of the following? A) Government should protect the environment. B) The government should spend more on social programs / issues. C) The government should spend more on the military. D) The Free Market is not fair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The government should spend more on the military. 21. This group favors more government support for programs, such as healthcare and public education. A) The Donkeys. B) The Democratic Party. C) The Green Party. D) The Elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Democratic Party. 22. Found in rural areas of the US A) Democrats. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 23. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United Sates or by any State on account of age. A) 26th Amendment. B) 15th Amendment. C) Civil Rights Act of 1964. D) Jim Crow Laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26th Amendment. 24. What type of citizenship must you have in order to qualify to run for the Presidency? A) Natural Born. B) Naturalized. C) None. D) Any. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Born. 25. What is the purpose of a political party's national convention? A) To unify the party. B) To announce the VP. C) Appeal to the entire nation. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 26. The Republican Party was formed in: A) Wisconsin in 1854. B) New Jersey in 1812. C) Kansas in 1880. D) Virginia in 1820. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wisconsin in 1854. 27. An example of a one-party system is: A) Italy's government. B) Canada's government. C) Theocracies such as Iran or the Vatican. D) Thailand's government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theocracies such as Iran or the Vatican. 28. What or who sets the requirements to hold a political office at the state or national level in America? A) National or State Supreme Courts. B) National or State Congress. C) National or State Constitutions. D) The King of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National or State Constitutions. 29. Who is the furthest to the right on the political spectrum? A) Republicans. B) Conservatives. C) Liberals. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservatives. 30. The video we watched in class compared George Washington's cabinet to which movie? A) The Avengers. B) Mean Girls. C) The Fast and the Furious. D) Titanic. E) The Breakfast Club. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mean Girls. 31. Each political party has a county, state, and national committee. Which phrase BEST explains the main purpose of the state party committee? A) To divide the counties and cities into precincts. B) To announce the presidential candidate at the convention. C) To help elect candidates to local and national office. D) To think of ways to limit campaign expenses for candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help elect candidates to local and national office. 32. The specific place (such as a school or library) where a voter must vote on Election Day A) Polling place. B) Voting site. C) District. D) Precinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polling place. 33. Citizens elect "representatives" as their government leaders. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Representative Democracy. C) Bias. D) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representative Democracy. 34. The Donkey is a symbol of the Republican party? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 35. What party was started by Ross Perot that gained a lot of traction in the early 90s? A) Reform Party. B) Ideology or Belief Party. C) Single Issue Party. D) Unity Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reform Party. 36. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?A party's state office hosts a conference for state and local officials to discuss the party's goals for the state. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unite Levels of Government. 37. Political Ideas and future plans of a candidate ..... A) Public Issues. B) Platform. C) Campaign. D) Public Office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 38. Who was the second president of the U.S. A) John Jay. B) John Adams. C) James Madison. D) Alexander Hamilton. E) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Adams. 39. The Electoral College is used to elect- A) Governors. B) President. C) Senators. D) House of Representative Members. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President. 40. Which of the following groups were allowed to vote before the American Revolution? A) All Males. B) All Males with Land Holdings. C) White Males with Land Holdings. D) All White Males. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White Males with Land Holdings. 41. What kind of Party System does the US have? A) A one party system. B) A three-party system. C) No political parties. D) A two-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A two-party system. 42. The Democratic-Republic favored WHAT type of government? A) Loose State Government with Loose Constrution. B) Strong State Government with Stricter Construction. C) No Construction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong State Government with Stricter Construction. 43. What is Washington's warning?"It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions." A) Stay neutral. B) Avoid political parties. C) Stay out of debt. D) Stay united. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avoid political parties. 44. A economic and political system where most property and economic resources are owned and controlled by the state (rather than individual citizens) A) Capitalism. B) Maoism. C) Communism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 45. What is the last thing you do when running for office? A) Campaign. B) Form an exploratory committees. C) Vote for yourself. D) Make sure you meet the requirements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vote for yourself. 46. A country which has a democratic form of government since its independence: A) Bhutan. B) Nepal. C) Pakistan. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 47. No attempts have been made to reform campaign finance laws. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. The following are requirements for which political office?At least 30 years oldUS citizen for 9 yearsLive in the state they represent A) U.S. Representative. B) President. C) U.S. Senator. D) FL Senator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) U.S. Senator. 49. All of the following were beliefs of the Federalists EXCEPT: A) The wealthy and education should hold public office. B) Common people should hold public office. C) We need a strong federal government. D) There should be a national bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Common people should hold public office. 50. The Legislative Branch A) Enforces laws. B) Interprets laws. C) Carries out laws. D) Makes laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Makes laws. 51. What are third parties? A) Democrats and Republicans. B) People not part of any political party. C) Political parties that are not one of the main two parties. D) Political parties that meet on the third day of the month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political parties that are not one of the main two parties. 52. Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself A) 7th Amendment. B) 3rd Amendment. C) 1st Amendment. D) 5th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5th Amendment. 53. Why did the Federalist Party disappear? A) The Louisana Purchase/ Federalist opposition. B) The birth of the Republican Party. C) The Democrat dominance. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Louisana Purchase/ Federalist opposition. 54. After a national census has been taken, changes in population distribution cause the changing of congressional seats among the states. This effect is commonly called A) Congressional redistricting. B) Apportionment. C) Gerrymandering. D) Repportionment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repportionment. 55. Lobbyists try to influence legislators mainly through A) "wining and dining" legislatures. B) Orchestrating petition drives and letter-writing campaigns. C) Threatening to help the legislator's opponent in the next election. D) Providing legislators with information on technical issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Providing legislators with information on technical issues. 56. Which of the following is mentioned as a key function of political parties? A) Managing public funds. B) Regulating media. C) Promoting specific religious ideologies. D) Mobilising voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mobilising voters. 57. The use of a flag flying in the background of an advertisement in as example of ..... A) Symbolism. B) Bias. C) Propaganda. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 58. Independent voters A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither. 59. During a US election, is the outcome effected by Third-party candidates (candidates from minor political parties)? Explain A) Yes. They take votes from one of the other to political parties preventing a majority. B) No. They take votes from one of the other political parties agreeing a majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. They take votes from one of the other to political parties preventing a majority. 60. The media plays a role in the political process by broadcasting ..... A) Stories that are biased against third parties. B) Only conservative ideas. C) Different points of view. D) Only facts instead of opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Different points of view. ← 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