This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 125 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 125 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Shifting away from both major parties-a rise in independents A) Party dealignment. B) Party realignment. C) Critical election. D) Independent expenditure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party dealignment. 2. What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in terms of territorial decision-making? A) It established a federal mandate for slavery. B) It allowed for state legislatures to decide on slavery. C) It led to a violent uprising known as "Bleeding Kansas". D) It prohibited slavery in the new territories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It led to a violent uprising known as "Bleeding Kansas". 3. Thomas Jefferson believed democracy and liberty depend on ..... people. A) Political parties. B) Ordinary. C) Partisan. D) X, Y, and Z. E) Alien and Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ordinary. 4. Which of the following describes a fundamental difference between political parties and interest groups? A) Political parties are more likely to focus on national politics, whereas interest groups focus on local politics. B) Political parties represent broad arrays of issues, whereas interest groups are more likely to focus on narrow sets of issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political parties represent broad arrays of issues, whereas interest groups are more likely to focus on narrow sets of issues. 5. What is another word for a "bill" (potential law)? A) Legislation. B) Legislator. C) Legislature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislation. 6. How old must a person be to apply for citizenship? A) 21. B) 18. C) 13. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 7. What should you do when evaluating campaign speeches? A) Detect bias. B) Write an editorial. C) Hold a forum for voters to discuss issues. D) Call your mom and ask what she thinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detect bias. 8. Both authoritarian and democratic political systems seek to teach citizens, especially youth, the positive aspects of their political systems because A) It enhances ruling elite's political power over the citizenry. B) Youth think alike. C) Youth will grow up to be supportive citizens. D) Both types of political systems rely directly on citizen support. E) Youth are the most gullible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Youth will grow up to be supportive citizens. 9. Originally published in 1876, this Thomas Nast cartoon in Harper's Weekly magazine shows A) That the lion was the symbol of the Democratic Party. B) That politicians were able to cooperate after the Civil War. C) Americans were worried about the treatment of animals in the west. D) The symbols of the two main political parties in the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The symbols of the two main political parties in the United States. 10. Which party is pro life A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 11. Bipartisan A) Interest group within business community. B) The current officeholder. C) All the people entitled to vote during an election. D) Support for policy by two parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Support for policy by two parties. 12. How do candidates use big data tools help to target voters? A) Pay firms to mine consumer data, census records, & voting behavior in order to supply them w/ names of potential voters. B) Use google to find relevant topics to talk about on the campaign trails. C) It helps calculate the number of votes needed to win an election. D) They rarely do. They prefer to go directly to the voters with their message without data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pay firms to mine consumer data, census records, & voting behavior in order to supply them w/ names of potential voters. 13. In the modern political system, which issue represents a basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats? SS.7.C.2.8: A) The responsibilities of government. B) The frequency of national elections. C) The legality of the U.S. Constitution. D) The support for the U.S. military soldier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The responsibilities of government. 14. Which party was led by Alexander Hamilton and consisted mostly of businessmen and educated people who wanted a strong federal government? A) Tea Party. B) Federalist Party. C) Republican Party. D) Democratic-Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist Party. 15. In which election do more voters participate in? A) Mayor. B) Governor. C) President. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 16. An open primary A) Allows voters to write in a candidate. B) Restricts voters to only party memebers. C) Allows every registered voter to have a say regardless of party affiliation, usually two top vote getters advance. D) Is same as a closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allows every registered voter to have a say regardless of party affiliation, usually two top vote getters advance. 17. Which AP6 country has a multiparty system in which the actual power resides in a single majority party? A) Iran. B) China. C) Russia. D) Nigeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russia. 18. Radical A) A person who is extremely enthusiastic or passionate about something. B) A person who is rebellious or nonconformist. C) Favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms. D) A mathematical expression containing a root. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms. 19. Legal reforms is not a viable way of reforming parties because A) Parties will not agree to pass a law that they do not like. B) Increasing corruption. C) Weakened judiciary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parties will not agree to pass a law that they do not like. 20. Who was the first Republican president of the United States? A) Abe Lincoln. B) Benjamin Franklin. C) Alexander Hamiliton. D) James Monroe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abe Lincoln. ← 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