This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 170 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 170 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Final election in November where voters choose a candidate and the winner takes office. A) Primary Election. B) Electoral College. C) General Election. D) Provisional Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General Election. 2. Justin Trudeau is in his ..... term as Prime Minister. A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) Fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second. 3. An increase in divisions across ideological and party lines ..... e.g., Democrats and Republicans unwilling to compromise. A) Elite theory. B) Pluralism. C) Party polarization. D) Party platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party polarization. 4. What year was the Republican party founded? A) 2019. B) 1854. C) 1844. D) 1824. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1854. 5. Which individual activity is used directly to influence laws in the United States? A) Watching political debates. B) Discussing politics at school/work. C) Gathering signatures for a petition. D) Collecting opinions for a yearbook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathering signatures for a petition. 6. The MAIN function of political parties in the United States is to A) Narrow down choices for citizens voting in elections. B) Ensure that country remains a representative demoracy'. C) Keep certain types of political candidates out of power. D) Help people with similar political ideas express their views. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Help people with similar political ideas express their views. 7. What was the name of the law passed by Federalists, signed by President John Adams, increased waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years, empowered president to arrest and deport dangerous illegal immigrants, & made it illegal to publish defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials? A) Monroe Doctrine. B) Jay Treaty. C) Embargo Act. D) Alien and Sedition Acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alien and Sedition Acts. 8. Opposed combining debts A) Democrat-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat-Republicans. 9. What is partisanship? A) Supporting the actions of a political party based on personal beliefs. B) Supporting the actions of multiple political parties. C) Supporting the actions of a political party without considering personal beliefs. D) Supporting the actions of a political party without any affiliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supporting the actions of a political party without considering personal beliefs. 10. Newspapers often run candidates' views side by side during elections. This is an example of ..... A) Broadcasting different points of views. B) Separating fact from opinions. C) Identifying propaganda. D) Detecting bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broadcasting different points of views. 11. What is NOT a reason for a two party system? A) History. B) Tradition. C) Electoral System. D) Article 1 of the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 1 of the Constitution. 12. True or FalseIdeology is based on a system of ideas and ideals. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What becomes the norm in multi-party systems? A) Stable government. B) Quick change of government. C) Coalitions. D) Clear winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coalitions. 14. Changed the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age. A) 15th Amendment. B) 26th Amendment. C) 23rd Amendment. D) 24th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 26th Amendment. 15. Organizations formed by interest groups; collect and raise money from groups members give money to candidates who supports their views A) Interest groups. B) PACs (poltical action committees). C) Third parties. D) Political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PACs (poltical action committees). 16. The best predictors used to determine who will vote are: A) Age and gender. B) Lack of interest and income. C) Age, education, and income. D) Length of residency in one place and age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Age, education, and income. 17. A political party's statement of beliefs and goals A) Electorate. B) Platform. C) Mass media. D) Political cartoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 18. A series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs and positions on Election issues A) Platform. B) Candidate. C) Debate. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 19. In the mid 1960s, much of the south switched their political support due to their opposition to the Civil Rights Movement. The party they began to support for the remainder of the 1900s was ..... A) Progressive. B) Democrat. C) Republican. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican. 20. Which legislation banned soft money? A) McCain Feingold Act of 2002. B) Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). C) Buckley v. Valeo. D) Citizens United v. FEC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) McCain Feingold Act of 2002. ← 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