Political Parties Quiz 148 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which end of the political spectrum would you find reactionaries?

Correct Answer: C) Far right.

2. A period in which the names of the major political parties, their supporters, and the issues dividing them remain relatively stable.

Correct Answer: A) Party system.

3. Describe the role of political factions within the political parties in the Jacksonian era.

Correct Answer: C) Shaping party platforms and policies.

4. Who was the first Democratic president?

Correct Answer: B) Andrew Jackson.

5. Making political contributions (donating money)

Correct Answer: B) Ways interest groups influence public policy.

6. Party dealignment is associated with .....

Correct Answer: A) An increase in divided government.

7. This political party believes in government run health care for all Americans.

Correct Answer: A) Democrats.

8. What is the name for a voter that does not identify with a political party?

Correct Answer: D) Independent Voter.

9. College people lean toward which part of the political spectrum.

Correct Answer: B) Liberal.

10. The president's main responsibility is to:

Correct Answer: C) Enforce laws.

11. An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections

Correct Answer: B) Two-Party System.

12. Believed in strong local government, as opposed to strong national government

Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republican.

13. When political parties keep an eye on candidates from the other party.

Correct Answer: B) Acting as a Watchdog.

14. ..... is an organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence the government in support of those views.

Correct Answer: B) Political Party.

15. The pin identifies several types of third parties. Those types include all of the following EXCEPT

Correct Answer: E) All of the above are types of third parties.

16. A law at the local level

Correct Answer: C) Ordinance.

17. In order to win elections, political parties try to appeal to the political .....

Correct Answer: C) Center.

18. Which president said political parties are bad for democracy in their famous Farewell Address

Correct Answer: C) George Washington.

19. Voting for all candidates of the same party for all positions on an election ballot

Correct Answer: A) Straight-ticket voting.

20. To become a party's presidential candidate one should receive at least 66% of votes in the primaries

Correct Answer: B) False.