This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 203 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 203 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is voting important? A) It's not important. B) It lets your voice be heard by voting for what you believe. C) It doesn't matter. D) Go back to the only option that makes sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It lets your voice be heard by voting for what you believe. 2. Who was the leader of the Republican Party? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) John Adams. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. 3. Nomination is ..... A) Party led by Alexander Hamilton for the "rich and the well born". B) The process political parties name candidates for public office. C) Party that has one public policy matter but fades when issue is adopted by the 2 parties. D) Devotion to the interests of one section of a country. E) Party led by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. Represented bankers, industrialists, merchants and plantation owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process political parties name candidates for public office. 4. The mascot for the Republican Party is ..... A) Donald Trump. B) A donkey. C) An elephant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An elephant. 5. How many Senators does each state have? A) 1 per state. B) Determined by population. C) 2 per state. D) Determined by vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 per state. 6. What are the TWO major poltical parties in the United States today? A) The Federalist & Republicans. B) Democratic-Republicans. C) Republicans & Democrats. D) None Of The Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republicans & Democrats. 7. Which person switched from Federalist to Democratic-Republican? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) John Adams. C) James Madison. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James Madison. 8. This party largely wanted to secede from the United States of America during the Civil War. A) Republican. B) Whig. C) Democratic-Republican. D) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democrat. 9. What is the belief that it is our destiny to expand westward and fill the country coast to coast? A) Manifest Destiny. B) The American Dream. C) Expansionism. D) World Domination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manifest Destiny. 10. What is the short form for the Liberal Party of Canada? A) Liberal. B) BQ. C) Conservative. D) Green. E) NDP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 11. If elected to the House of Representatives, how many years is a term? A) 2. B) 4. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 12. Who was Dred Scott? A) A lawyer from Missouri. B) A slave owned by John Emerson of Missouri. C) A judge in the Missouri Supreme Court. D) A politician from Illinois. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A slave owned by John Emerson of Missouri. 13. The first Republican President was A) Abraham Lincoln. B) John Kennedy. C) Andrew Jackson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln. 14. Which political party believes a stronger regulation of the economy? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 15. People are informed citizens and can make decisions for themselves. A) Federalists. B) DRs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DRs. 16. An election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election? A) Direct Primary. B) Caucus. C) Special Election. D) General Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Primary. 17. Conservative/ Right-Wing A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 18. The Electoral College consists of the people who actually vote to elect the president of the United States A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. The ability of the court to strike down a law passed by congress or the states if it conflicts with the constitution A) Judicial review. B) Tribute. C) Loose or broad interpretation. D) Strict interpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial review. 20. Mass communication such as radio, internet, tv, social media, and newspapers are known as A) Media. B) Incumbents. C) Platforms. D) Communications. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Media. ← 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