Political Parties Quiz 178 (20 MCQs)

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1. How did Federalists want to rule the people?

Correct Answer: A) With a strong government.

2. Which statement reflects Republican views on the role of government?

Correct Answer: A) Republicans favor less government, lower taxes, and greater personal freedom.

3. A political party's platform is a:

Correct Answer: B) Statement of the party's principles and plan of actions.

4. Having no choices in political parties is a disadvantage of which political system?

Correct Answer: A) One-party system.

5. The Democrats and Republicans are the two major parties in the United States, which makes us a:

Correct Answer: A) Two-party system.

6. Who decides when to call a general election?

Correct Answer: C) The Prime Minister.

7. States should have the power

Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans.

8. Which political party believes that there should be less government interference, less taxes, and a strong military?

Correct Answer: A) Republican Party.

9. What are the two major political parties?

Correct Answer: A) Democrats and Republicans.

10. A third party is a party outside the two main political parties.

Correct Answer: A) True.

11. What is an amendment?

Correct Answer: D) An addition to the constitution.

12. How can you describe Nick Clegg's vision of the Liberal Democrats?

Correct Answer: B) Orange Book (Neo Liberals).

13. The technique always shows the subject of the message in a positive light, but provides little or no information.

Correct Answer: C) Glittering Generality.

14. Means of communication that reaches a large audience

Correct Answer: B) Mass media.

15. This is the representation of the range of political beliefs.

Correct Answer: B) Political Spectrum.

16. The FNM later merged with which political party?

Correct Answer: C) UBP.

17. One of the major influences of a third party is its ability to do what?

Correct Answer: D) Introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue.

18. Supporters include organized labor, latinos, and Jews.

Correct Answer: B) Democrats.

19. An election in which members of a political party choose candidates to run for office in the name of the party.

Correct Answer: B) Direct Primary.

20. Some of the highest voter turnout in US history came during the decades of .....

Correct Answer: C) 1880s and 1890s.