This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 143 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 143 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. T/F:Donald Trump belongs to the Democratic Party A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. To prove your party affiliation you should pay membership dues A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Alexander Hamilton thought that the country should have A) A National Bank. B) Liberty and justice for all. C) A new flag. D) A different president. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A National Bank. 4. She was the first female to be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister A) Ivy Dumont. B) Margarite Pindling. C) Cynthia Pratt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cynthia Pratt. 5. Stirring up rebellion against the government is called A) Alien. B) Sedition. C) Tariff. D) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedition. 6. Which of the following is the correct definition of electorate A) All people who vote. B) All people who want to be elected to office. C) All people who are eligible to vote. D) All those elected into public office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All people who are eligible to vote. 7. Whose job is to recruit and nominate candidates to run for elected office? A) The President. B) The citizens. C) The Supreme Court. D) The political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The political parties. 8. On which issue do Democrats and Republicans most often disagree? A) The rates of taxation for taxpayers. B) The equality of citizens of all ethnic origins. C) The need to defend the United States from attack. D) The need to maintain First Amendment freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rates of taxation for taxpayers. 9. Which one of these statements is not true? A) You cannot split ticket vote in a general election. B) In a closed primary you can only vote for one political party. C) More people vote in presidential elections then in other elections. D) The current office holder running for re-election is the incumbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You cannot split ticket vote in a general election. 10. Which of the following changed the voting ages from 21 to 18 in federal elections? A) 23rd Amendment. B) 15th Amendment. C) 19th Amendment. D) 26th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th Amendment. 11. TRUE OR FALSE:Parties are established in Article V of the Constitution. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 12. What is the significance of the 26th Amendment? A) The legal drinking age became 21. B) The age to obtain a driver's license became 16. C) The eligible age for American citizens to vote became 18. D) The age for American males to join Selective Services became 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The eligible age for American citizens to vote became 18. 13. Voting for candidates across a variety of political parties in an election is referred to as A) Straight-ticket voting. B) Split-ticket voting. C) Independent voting. D) Nonpartisan voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split-ticket voting. 14. Propaganda technique encouraging the viewer to like something or someone because everyone else does A) Bias. B) Issue. C) Perspective. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 15. Supported INTERNATIONAL trade. A) Federalist. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 16. Consensus is A) The people eligible to vote. B) Those who identify themselves as Democrats or Republicans and cast their votes. C) The largest number of votes case for the candidate for office wins. D) 1971 issue that implicated President Nixon, and would later result in his resignation. E) A general agreement among various groups on matters of fundamental importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) A general agreement among various groups on matters of fundamental importance. 17. What are the two main political parties in the United States? A) Democratic Party and Republican Party. B) Socialist Party and Constitution Party. C) Tea Party and Independent Party. D) Libertarian Party and Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party and Republican Party. 18. The functions of a free press in a democracy are all of the following except ..... A) Enable the open exchange of ideas. B) Publish important and essential information. C) Spread conspiracy theories and mudslinging. D) Investigate corruption. E) Hold public officials accountable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spread conspiracy theories and mudslinging. 19. The political party that wins more seats in one house of the national or state legislature becomes the ..... A) Minority Party. B) Republican Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Majority Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Majority Party. 20. Which economist developed rational-choice theory? A) Milton Friedman. B) Adam Smith. C) Anthony Downs. D) John Maynard Keynes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthony Downs. ← 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