This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 113 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 113 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Different groups of people have been given voting rights a different times throughout history. What amendment gave women the right to vote? A) 15th. B) 1st. C) 19th. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 19th. 2. Why did people from the Whig party leave and join the new Republican party? A) The did NOT support slavery. B) They supported slavery. C) They didn't like it anymore. D) Just because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The did NOT support slavery. 3. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES IS ..... I. TO GRASP POWERII. TO DO PUBLIC GOODIII. TO FIGHT ELECTIONS A) I AND III. B) I AND II. C) ONLY I. D) ONLY II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I AND III. 4. In a closed closed Democratic primary, a registered Independent voter would be allowed to vote A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. What Party did John Adams belong to? A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. C) Democratic. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 6. A person who has the right to vote in an election A) Candidate. B) Electoral. C) Platform. D) Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral. 7. Which famous politician and Senator would *NOT* have ever been a Whig? A) Henry Clay. B) John Quincy Adams. C) Daniel Webster. D) John C Calhoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John C Calhoun. 8. Which best describes a political party's platform? A) The types of people that belong to a political party. B) A document that describes the party's beliefs. C) The candidates a party nominates to run for office. D) The percentage of votes a political party gets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A document that describes the party's beliefs. 9. States that could go either way and are important during tight elections are called- A) Swing states. B) Small states. C) Third party states. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swing states. 10. Running for political office is ..... A) Moderate. B) Expensive. C) Cheap. D) Easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expensive. 11. Who was Secretary of State under Washington? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 12. ..... means being associated with a political party. A) Delegate. B) Plank. C) Partisan. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Partisan. 13. What best describes Green Party politics? A) Wants active gov't and focused on equality. B) Focused on combatting climate change. C) Focused on eliminating federal taxes. D) Focused on small gov't and individual freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focused on combatting climate change. 14. Which of the following best characterizes the influence of the news media on public opinion in the United States? A) They are able to influence people with the highest level of education. B) The determine how citizens will vote. C) They affect which issues the public thinks are important. D) They alter the public's views on issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They alter the public's views on issues. 15. Which of the following types of group's main function is to nominate candidates and get them elected to office in order to influence the policymaking process? A) Interest groups. B) Political parties. C) Political action committees. D) Super PACs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political parties. 16. A party platform is a stage where candidates stand when they speak to crowds. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Parties based on a particular set of beliefs A) Splinter parties. B) Bipartisan parties. C) Coalition. D) Ideological parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ideological parties. 18. Which of the following is NOT a cause for the current trend of polarization? A) Gerrymandering. B) Single-member districts. C) Sorting of the voting public. D) The impact of technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single-member districts. 19. What is the main role of political parties in nominating candidates? A) To inform the public of key issues. B) To hold fundraising events. C) To write speeches and design advertising campaigns. D) To conduct primary elections to choose the best candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To conduct primary elections to choose the best candidates. 20. Which political party advocates for a larger government and higher taxes? A) Republican Party. B) Green Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Democratic Party. 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