This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 216 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 216 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first American political party to successfully have a President in office was the A) Whigs. B) Federalists. C) Democrats. D) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 2. SS.7.C.2.10-Influencing GovernmentBased on the government system in the United States, which individual activity is used to directly influence legislative decisions? A) Watching political debates on television. 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. 3. ..... advocated democracy and social equality. A) Federalists. B) Jeffersonians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jeffersonians. 4. The two major political parties in the U.S. are the A) Independents and the Democrats. B) Democrats and Republicans. C) Republicans and the Achievers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrats and Republicans. 5. What does A stand for in the RACE Method? A) Restate. B) Cite Evidence. C) Answer. D) Add on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Answer. 6. Affidavit gives more details about ..... and ..... A) His party and leaders. B) Property and pending criminal cases. C) His native and address. D) His educational qualification and friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Property and pending criminal cases. 7. Define a referendum. A) Allow citizens to vote directly on issues or laws and is started by the legislative level. B) Allow citizens to vote directly on issues or laws started by citizens. C) The procedure by which an elected official may be removed from office by popular vote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allow citizens to vote directly on issues or laws and is started by the legislative level. 8. Which statement describes the Republican Party? A) Believes in democratic government but also that the government should run some of the largest parts of the economy. B) Believes there should be no private ownership of business. C) Believes that the federal government should play a more active role in people's lives. D) Believes that the federal government should play a less active role in people's lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Believes that the federal government should play a less active role in people's lives. 9. This group dominated the political arena from 1860-1932 A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 10. A persons belief that he or she can have an impact on government and policy: A) Peer group. B) Political efficacy. C) Interest group. D) Public opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political efficacy. 11. Which party is considered 'left wing'? A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Libertarian. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 12. What is a Block Grant? A) A reverse grant-in-aid, in which money flows from the states back to the federal government. B) A grant of money used for broader programs with more local discretion in spending. C) A grant with an amount based upon population. D) A grant for a very specific purpose, and usually requires matching funds from local government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A grant of money used for broader programs with more local discretion in spending. 13. An attack ad is televised against the opposing candidate. What is the political party trying to do? A) Influence voters. B) Make money. C) Unite government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Influence voters. 14. What are PACs? A) Political Assumption Course. B) Political Action Committees. C) Political Action Comedies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Action Committees. 15. Which of the following Supreme Court decisions made it dramatically easier for outside money to be brought in campaigns? A) Buckley v. Valeo. B) Citizens United v. FEC. C) Reed v. Reed. D) New York Times v. United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citizens United v. FEC. 16. This major political party believes that the government should play a less active role in people's lives. A) Socialists. B) Communists. C) Republicans. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republicans. 17. These are the party's leaders, activists, and followers. A) Party in the government (PIG). B) Party in the electorate (PIE). C) Party organization (PO). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party organization (PO). 18. Who was the leader of the Whigs? A) Andrew Jackson. B) Henry Clay. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) Alexander Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Henry Clay. 19. Which is not a characteristic of third parties? A) Introduce new ideas and/or press for a particular issue. B) Appeal to a broad, general audience. C) Take votes away from major parties. D) Often revolve around a single political personality (Teddy Roosevelt). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to a broad, general audience. 20. Which of the following was NOT a Democratic president during the 1900s? A) Franklin Roosevelt. B) Lyndon B. Johnson. C) John F. Kennedy. D) Ronald Reagan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ronald Reagan. ← 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