This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 230 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 230 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The official vote for the President and Vice President is done by the- A) Citizens during the popular vote. B) Electoral college. C) Congressional representation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral college. 2. Who is officially nominated (chosen) at a national party convention? A) Senate majority leader. B) Speaker of the house. C) Presidential candidate. D) National committee chairperson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presidential candidate. 3. They won the presidency in 1796. A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 4. In which of the following ways do political parties primarily rely on to finance their election activities? A) Parties solicit funds from private donors who oftentimes contribute large sums of money. B) Parties rely primarily on tax revenue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parties solicit funds from private donors who oftentimes contribute large sums of money. 5. An example of a third party presidential candidate A) Ralph Nader. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) Alexander Hamilton. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ralph Nader. 6. A geographic area that contains a specific number of voters is called a A) County. B) Precinct. C) Junction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precinct. 7. They represent their state at their party's national convention A) Petition. B) Delegates. C) One-system. D) Plank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delegates. 8. Four Major Elements of Both Major Parties A) National Convention, National Committee, National Chairperson, Congressional Campaign Committee. B) Candidates, Platform, Values, Beliefs. C) Process, Function, Acting, Watchdog. D) None are Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Convention, National Committee, National Chairperson, Congressional Campaign Committee. 9. Which individual would NOT be born a U.S. citizen? A) Someone born in the United States. B) Someone born in a U.S. territory, military base, or foreign embassy. C) Someone born to parents who are U.S. citizens. D) Someone born in another country to parents who are not U.S. citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone born in another country to parents who are not U.S. citizens. 10. Where do you vote on election day? A) Online. B) Court House. C) Polling Place. D) Wherever there is a sign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polling Place. 11. Who were the leaders of the first political parties in the United States? A) George Washington-FederalistsJohn Adams-Republican. B) Thomas Jefferson-Democrat-RepublicanAlexander Hamilton-Federalist. C) James Madison-FederalistJohn Jay-Whig. D) James Monroe-DemocratJohn Q. Adams-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson-Democrat-RepublicanAlexander Hamilton-Federalist. 12. Where are different political party views and beliefs found? A) Platform. B) PACs. C) Media. D) Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 13. Why have only 27 amendments been added to the Constitution in the past 200 years? A) The process of adding amendments is very complex. B) The courts strike down many amendments. C) National laws limit the number of amendments. D) Changes in society are too small to require amendments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of adding amendments is very complex. 14. There are 45 million Americans without health insurance. It is the government's responsibility to get more of those people covered, even if it means making a law requiring everyone to buy it. A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 15. Mike Pence is a member of which political party? A) Democratic. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 16. Something that can be proven is a A) Opinion. B) Quote. C) Source. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fact. 17. A system or organization for exercising authority over a body body of people. A) Candidate. B) Government. C) Party Platform. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government. 18. Which one is not a place where you can register to vote? A) The DMV. B) The polling station on election day. C) Online. D) In the Mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The polling station on election day. 19. System in which a party leader rewarded political supporters with jobs or government contracts in exchange for their support of the party A) Political Party. B) Platform. C) Grassroots organizing. D) Patronage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patronage. 20. F A) G. B) H. C) J. D) None of above. 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