This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 161 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 161 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The effect of rising campaign costs A) Reduces budget to run for office. B) Gives republicans an advantage. C) Gives special interest groups increased influence. D) Increases how many people run for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gives special interest groups increased influence. 2. Historically, candidates attempt to win these type of voters over in order to win elections: A) What are moderate voters Alex. B) What are radical voters Alex. C) What are reactionary voters Alex. D) What are underage voters Alex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What are moderate voters Alex. 3. People with high income lean toward what part of the political spectrum? A) Conservative. B) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservative. 4. Media influences the political process in all of the following ways EXCEPT ..... A) Building awareness of particular issues. B) Showing bias toward political parties. C) Informing the population about government actions. D) Requiring people to vote to access content. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Requiring people to vote to access content. 5. What was the impact of the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution on the American political process? A) Women were allowed to vote in elections in all states. B) Citizens who were 18 years or older were allowed to vote in elections. C) Those who could not afford to pay poll taxes could still vote in elections. D) Restaurants and hotels could not practice discrimination against Vietnam veterans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citizens who were 18 years or older were allowed to vote in elections. 6. Which option reflects a long term policy goal? A) Collecting canned food to give to the poor. B) Collecting signatures to run for public office. C) Collecting soap and shampoo to send overseas. D) Collecting signatures to put an amendment on the ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Collecting signatures to put an amendment on the ballot. 7. Wealthy bankers in the Northeast would support this party. A) Federalist. B) Anti-Federalist. C) Democrat. D) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 8. The most significant third party candidate was ..... A) Abe Lincoln. B) Teddy Roosevelt. C) Richard Nixon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teddy Roosevelt. 9. Amendment:Minimum age for voting cannot exceed 18 A) 15th. B) 19th. C) 24th. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th. 10. Which group rarely wins elections, but can still significantly impact the results? A) Third parties. B) Teachers. C) Congress. D) The Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third parties. 11. Jennifer Rudkin wants to help in her neighbor's campaign for mayor, but she is 13 years old. Can she do it? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. Based on the government system in the U.S., which individual activity is used to directly influence legislative decisions? A) Watching political debates on TV. B) Discussing political issues at work. C) Collecting opinions for a yearbook. D) Gathering signatures for a petition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gathering signatures for a petition. 13. Our political process can be characterized as a A) Two-party system. B) One-party system. C) Third-Party system. D) Closed party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two-party system. 14. Minor parties seldom win elections at the national level. Which of the following best describes a factor that prevents minor parties from winning elections? A) Gridlock. B) Lack of political efficacy. C) Proportional member districts. D) Winner-take-all electoral system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winner-take-all electoral system. 15. Which is considered a citizenship responsibility rather than an obligation? A) Obeying the law. B) Paying taxes. C) Attending civics meetings. D) Registering for Selective Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attending civics meetings. 16. "Winner take all" elections, or contests in which only one candidate is elected to each office on the ballot are known as ..... elections. A) Two-party system. B) Single-member district. C) Mulitparty. D) Bipartisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single-member district. 17. Originally state's had the right to control voting practices. However, the federal government has become more involved over time because of the amount of discrimination done by the states. Which of the following constitutional principles explains this shift in power? A) Popular Sovereignty. B) Limited Government. C) Judicial Review. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federalism. 18. Which political party would be the *BEST* fit if you were an abolitionist? A) Democrat. B) Democratic-Republican. C) Republican. D) Anti-Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican. 19. How many parties are required in any democratic system to compete in elections in order to come to power? A) Less than two parties. B) More than two parties. C) At least two parties. D) At least three parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At least two parties. 20. Right-wing Republicans who meet at the Conservative Political Action Convention can be seen as a ..... A) Political faction. B) Political party. C) Splinter party. D) Voting bloc. 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