This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 176 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 176 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Intense Policy Demanders A) People who want very broad things from government very strongly. B) People who want very specific things from government very strongly. C) People who want very broad things from government strongly. D) People who want very specific things from government strongly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People who want very specific things from government very strongly. 2. Each state has a constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. In the upcoming, fictional election for mayor, the Craigocrat party is competing against the Democrats and Republicans, and Green Party. The Craigocrats are a ..... party. A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Third. D) Fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third. 4. An example of where we've seen a "secular realignment" ? A) The western states. B) The southern states. C) The east coast. D) The northern states. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The southern states. 5. The democratic party is represented by a A) Donkey. B) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donkey. 6. Which political party spends more money on the military? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 7. Prior to political parties in Texas, people supported a ..... or an issue A) State. B) Platform. C) Person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person. 8. With which of the following issues will we see a HUGE difference of opinion (2016 National Party Platforms)? A) How to deal with the threat posed by ISIS. B) How to fund Social Security. C) How to organize Medicare payments. D) How to choose members of the Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How to deal with the threat posed by ISIS. 9. Tests given to potential voters to see if they could read. If they could not pass the test, they were not allowed to vote. More heavily affected African Americans in the 1850s-1860s. A) Validation Tests. B) Poll Tax and Test. C) Literacy Survey. D) Literacy Tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literacy Tests. 10. This is a formal discussion between candidates about issues, where a moderator poses questions and allows for timed answers from each candidate. A) Debate. B) Convention. C) Committee. D) Council Meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debate. 11. What is a primary election? A) Members of opposing political parties debate for the presidency. B) Members of the same political party try to win the nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Members of the same political party try to win the nomination. 12. Against the national bank; felt that it was unconstitutional A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Republicans. 13. Which of the following is the number one similarity between political parties? A) Influence voters. B) Win elections. C) Amend the Constitution. D) Fundraising. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Win elections. 14. Why do registered voters decide not to vote? A) Registration closed to early. B) Too many qualified candidates. C) Citizens didn't think the issues were important. D) Media confused people with debates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citizens didn't think the issues were important. 15. What are the names of our country's main political parties? A) Democrats and Independents. B) Democrats & Republicans. C) Republicans & Socialists. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrats & Republicans. 16. How do interest groups promote democracy? A) They help officials get elected. B) They help make the president aware of items that were not previously part of his or her agenda. C) They help to communicate the views of industry to staunch the regulatory direction of congress. D) They help to convey the policy views of individuals and groups to public officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They help to convey the policy views of individuals and groups to public officials. 17. What is the significance of political parties in making laws? A) They recruit leaders to run the government. B) They debate and pass laws in the legislature. C) They mobilize opposition. D) They shape public opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They debate and pass laws in the legislature. 18. Identifies the group that you agree with the most. A) Democrat. B) Conservative. C) Federalist. D) Party affiliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party affiliation. 19. Benchmark:2.8 Complexity:DOK 1 What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today? A) Democratic and Republican. B) Democratic and Libertarian. C) Socialist and Republican. D) Socialist and Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic and Republican. 20. A formal set of principle goals which are supported by a political party are known as- A) Plank. B) Ideology. C) Platform. D) Republican Party. E) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platform. ← 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