This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 156 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 156 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Political parties distribute literature about their candidates in order to-CE 5a, 2012 A) Recruit individuals to run for office. B) Educate the electorate about campaign issues. C) Help new residents register to vote. D) Assist people in getting to their polling places. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educate the electorate about campaign issues. 2. Loose interpretation A) Democrat-Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 3. Which political party favors smaller government and lower taxes? A) Socialists. B) Communists. C) Green Party. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republicans. 4. This means the right to vote A) Suffering. B) Succotash. C) Succulent. D) Suffrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suffrage. 5. Which party is more likely to believe in taxing the wealthy to pay for social programs. A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 6. Mostly made of business leaders A) Federalist. B) Democratic Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 7. The primary function of political action committees (PAC's) is to A) Serve as fund-raising organizations for challengers. B) Provide members of Congress with unbiased information regarding proposed legislation. C) Encourage broader participation in politics among the electorate. D) Raise campaign funds to support favored candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raise campaign funds to support favored candidates. 8. To gain something by purchasing or taking it A) Acquire. B) Resource. C) Blockage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acquire. 9. An individual who falls in the middle of the ideological spectrum A) Precinct. B) Bipartisanship. C) Moderate. D) Plurality voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moderate. 10. The Federalists believed in a ..... central government. A) Weak. B) Strong. C) Nonexistent. D) Overpowering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong. 11. Establishes minimum wage. A) Expressed. B) Implied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implied. 12. Which of the following political terms would most likely be applied to the Democratic party's platform? A) Liberal. B) Anarchist. C) Conservative. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 13. Who are constituencies? A) Officeholders. B) Party Members. C) Voters. D) Federal Employees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voters. 14. This campaign poster is most likely trying to ..... A) Introduce a concern about the President. B) Persuade voters to reelect the candidate. C) Emphasize certain issues about the President. D) Identify a fact relating to the candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade voters to reelect the candidate. 15. Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country? A) Sectionalism. B) Nationalism. C) Popular Sovereignty. D) Secession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sectionalism. 16. The newspaper headline below describes the result of an election: "Richards wins against all odds!" Why might this have been a difficult election for Richards to win? A) Richards is a homeowner. B) Richards is a party leader. C) Richards has less political experience than his opponent. D) Richards has less employment experience than his opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Richards has less political experience than his opponent. 17. Which of the following is not one of the roles political parties play in our system? A) Nomination of Presidential candidates. B) Critic and Innovator. C) Governing the country according to their ideals. D) Making sure the party in power is doing a good job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Critic and Innovator. 18. The (a) party admired Britain's stability. A) A Federalist. B) Political parties. C) Partisan. D) X, Y, and Z. E) Alien and Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Federalist. 19. What is home rule? A) The ability of a national government to control local policies. B) The power of a local government to govern itself. C) The authority of a monarch to rule over a region. D) The power of a religious institution to govern a community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The power of a local government to govern itself. 20. The President helps a member of his political party campaign for the Senate. Which function is being demonstrated? A) Educating the electorate about campaign issues. B) Nominating a candidate for office. C) Helping candidates win elections. D) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping candidates win elections. ← 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