This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 144 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 144 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the system of nomination when members of a party are welcome to attend a series of meetings in order to nominate the candidate that will represent the party? A) Open primary. B) Closed primary. C) Direct primary. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caucus. 2. Law which bans racial discrimination related to suffrage rights A) Voting Rights Act 1965. B) Federal Election Campaign Act 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voting Rights Act 1965. 3. Which political party would support lower taxes on the wealthy, decreases in the number of public/government programs, slower minimum wage increases, increases in military spending, and a decrease in government regulations. A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Independents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 4. The First Party System in the United States consisted of the A) Federalists and Anti-Federalists. B) Whigs and Democrats. C) Federalists and Whigs. D) Democrats and Democratic Republicans. E) Federalists and Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Federalists and Democratic Republicans. 5. Which amendment lowered the voting age? A) 15. B) 19. C) 24. D) 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26. 6. One of the first parties was A) The democratic party. B) The loyalist party. C) The fish party. D) The Republican party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Republican party. 7. House of Lords Act to limit the number of hereditary peers and their power: A) 1997. B) 1998 (world champion my brother). C) 1999. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1999. 8. A political party that is smaller than the two larger political parties A) Major Party. B) Minor Party. C) Caucus. D) Open Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minor Party. 9. Who is the 15th president of the United States? A) Theodore Roosevelt. B) James Buchanan. C) James Madison. D) Donald Trump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Buchanan. 10. In Virginia, a citizen may register to vote in all of the following ways except A) Division of Motor Vehicles. B) By absentee ballot. C) At the registar's office. D) By mail application. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By absentee ballot. 11. If Liana wins 40% of the votes and gets more than anyone else then she won with a ..... A) Majority. B) Plurality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plurality. 12. What term refers to the problems that government leaders consider most important and receive the most attention? A) Public agenda. B) Interest groups. C) Public opinion. D) PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public agenda. 13. The Democratic-Republicans wanted taxes to stay ..... A) Low. B) The same. C) High. D) Outrageous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low. 14. (From Structure of Congress)-To end a session of Congress is called: A) Adjourn. B) Bicameral. C) Prorogue. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjourn. 15. While campaigning, candidates should target what kind of states? A) Less populated. B) Swing states. C) Large populated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large populated. 16. A candidate creates a commercial detailing exactly what their plan is for what he/she is going to do when they are elected. A) Name Calling. B) Stacked Cards. C) Glittering Generalities. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stacked Cards. 17. How many total electors are there in the electoral college? A) 2. B) 11. C) 538. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 18. Who is in charge of elections and party funding? A) The Prime Minister. B) House of Lords. C) Electoral Commisson. D) The Privy Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral Commisson. 19. True or False:When you vote in the general election, you are voting directly for a presidential candidate. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which of the following CAN vote in elections? A) Members of the House of Lords. B) Prisoners. C) The Homeless. D) People convicted of electoral fraud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Homeless. ← 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