This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 116 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 116 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Raising worker's wages""Creating good-paying, clean energy jobs""Making the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes""Establishing universal health care""Securing environmental and climate justice" The phrases above identify the primary goals of a political party. Which political party has these objectives as its primary goals? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 2. Most voters have..... views. A) Libertarian. B) Moderate. C) Democrat. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moderate. 3. Independent voters are ..... A) Do not support a particular political party. B) Vote for candidates of only one party. C) Republicans. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do not support a particular political party. 4. On an electoral map, the Republican Party is shown as the color ..... A) Red. B) Blue. C) Green. D) Purple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. 5. The party leader acts as A) As a director for the party. B) Both as a director and a spokesperson for the party. C) Both as a spokesperson for the party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both as a director and a spokesperson for the party. 6. Drawing strangely shaped voting district lines to help one party and hurt the other is called A) Gerrymandering. B) Splintering. C) Purging. D) Balkanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerrymandering. 7. One of the characteristics of American political parties is that is a two-party system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The two major parties find common ground and work together. A) Political party. B) Major parties. C) Minor party. D) Bipartisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bipartisan. 9. Commerce A) Exchange of goods and services. B) A system of making money that focuses on private or individual ownership. C) A person who follows a leader. D) An attitude toward something like an opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exchange of goods and services. 10. What techniques led the Democratic Party to national prominence in the 1830s through 1850s? A) They focused heavily on pro-choice policies. B) They focused focused on building direct relationships with voters rather than on promoting specific issues. C) They opposed the expansion of slavery, and focused on helping to stabilize the Union. D) They focused on economic development, and ignored issues that had remained divisive in Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They focused focused on building direct relationships with voters rather than on promoting specific issues. 11. Republican Party leaders urge voters to call their Congressperson and object to an environmental bill (2) A) Nominate Candidates. B) Influence Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Inform Citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence Policy. 12. In this type of election, only members of a political party can vote. A) Petition. B) Closed primary. C) Nominating convention. D) Open primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed primary. 13. Party supports an increase to the minimum wage. A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 14. The Green Party argues that the ..... expands at the expense of all other species. A) Human population. B) Agriculture. C) Airwaves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human population. 15. Which committees work to reelect incumbents and make sure these seats remain in the party? A) Republican National Committee. B) Democrat National Committee. C) Congressional Campaign Committee. D) Congressional Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congressional Campaign Committee. 16. What is your Quest teacher's name? A) Mrs. Flores. B) Mrs. Quest. C) Mrs. Hammond. D) Mrs. Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Hammond. 17. Nationalization means ..... A) Putting industries into the hands of state. B) Providing free health care for the nation. C) Putting industries into the hands of private enterpreneurs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting industries into the hands of state. 18. What term describes when parties actively work to gain support of diverse demographic groups to win an election? A) Building bridges. B) Building bipartisanism. C) Building coalitions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Building coalitions. 19. When do primary elections happen? A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Summer. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spring. 20. System of classifying different political positions on a set of axes that symbolize different political dimensions A) Liberal. B) Political Spectrum. C) Conservative. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Spectrum. ← 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