This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 136 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 136 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Governments that arise out of one-party systems are usually called A) Dictatorship. B) Monarchy. C) Democracy. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictatorship. 2. IN 2006 ELECTION TOTAL NO OF NATIONALPARTIES INDIA HAS A) 8. B) 7. C) 6. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 3. Who were the main supporters of the Federalists? A) Merchants and wealthy planters in the South. B) Merchants, manufacturers, and skilled craftsmen in urban cities. C) Southern planters and small farmers. D) Small farmers and wealthy planters in the South. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merchants, manufacturers, and skilled craftsmen in urban cities. 4. Party that split up over the issue of slavery A) Democratic Party. B) Whig Party. C) Republican Party. D) American or Know Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whig Party. 5. A group of people who seek to win elections and control government: A) Political Party. B) Primary elections. C) Spoiler. D) Major parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Party. 6. Alexander Hamilton believed that the federal government should act as needed to govern the country well, whether or not those actions were specifically mentioned in the Constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The Republican Party began as the A) Principalantislaveryparty. B) Party ofstates' rights and silver money. C) Party ofbig business interests. D) Party ofthe New Deal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principalantislaveryparty. 8. This party favored strong CENTRAL government A) Federalists. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 9. Why is the U.S. considered a two-party system? A) Since the early 1850s, every President has been either a Democrat or Republican. B) There is a law that only two parties can exist at one time. C) Other political parties do not exist in the United States. D) This is not true, the Untied States is a multi-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the early 1850s, every President has been either a Democrat or Republican. 10. A free rider is ..... A) A member of an interest group. B) A participant in a social movement. C) Someone granted free passage to Washington to lobby or demonstrate. D) Someone who benefits from the actions of a group without joining it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone who benefits from the actions of a group without joining it. 11. What group is best characterized by these aspects:introduce new ideas, can take votes away from the two major parties, often revolve around a Political Personality. A) Conservative (Republican). B) Liberal (Democrat). C) Third Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Party. 12. America's Two Party System:Certain features of government, such as single member districts, are designed to favor two major parties. A) Historical Basis. B) Tradition. C) Electoral System. D) Ideological Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral System. 13. States' rights was a major part of A) The "Midnight Judges". B) The Sedition Act. C) The XYZ Affair. D) The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 14. Which of the following do political parties and the news media have in common? A) Neither serve to foster democratic ideals. B) Both try to inform, inspire, and activate the people with regard to public affairs. C) Neither play a role in nominating candidates for public office. D) Both play a major role in deciding the constitutionality of acts of Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both try to inform, inspire, and activate the people with regard to public affairs. 15. "Party leads to vicious, corrupt, and unprofitable legislation for the sole purpose of ..... "-Not the best interest of the people of the United States. A) Fun. B) Creating love. C) Defeating party. D) Helping everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defeating party. 16. (n):The group of people in a specific region who are entitled to vote in an election A) Electorate. B) Heresy. C) Prophetic. D) Antiquity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electorate. 17. How do modern Democrats and Republicans view taxation? A) Republicans tend to favor tax increases, while Democrats tend to favor keeping tax rates the same. B) Democrats tend to favor tax decreases, while Republicans tend to favor keeping tax rates the same. C) Republicans tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs more than Democrats. D) Democrats tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs more than Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democrats tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs more than Republicans. 18. Propaganda is A) Communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda. B) How a large group of people feel about an issue or candidate. C) A survey of a group of people to gauge that group's opinion regarding various issues and people. D) Using Images and symbols to look like regular Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda. 19. What type of minor party bases its platform on various social, economic, and/or political ideas? A) Ideological party. B) Single-issue party. C) Economic protest party. D) Splinter party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideological party. 20. Instead of an election, some states hold a large gathering of party members to choose the party's nominee for president. This is called a(an) A) Caucus. B) Direct primary. C) Open primary. D) Closed primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caucus. ← 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