This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 237 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 237 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What led to the Voting Rights act of 1965? A) WWII. B) Martin Luther King March/Protest. C) Civil War. D) Election of President George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Martin Luther King March/Protest. 2. In THIS election, voters choose the candidate to represent the party in the general election. A) Primary. B) Plurality election. C) Open election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 3. An election in which voters choose among candidates from different parties to fill an elective office A) Caucus. B) Primary election. C) General election. D) Winner-take-all system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General election. 4. By forming a political party, people gain more influence over government by banding together with others. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Term referring to attempting to influence a public official on an issue A) Ideology. B) Liberal. C) Lobbying. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lobbying. 6. Payment by one nation for protection by another A) Tribute. B) Speculator. C) Let it happen. D) Supersede. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tribute. 7. Which political ideology most likely supports states' rights? A) Anti-federalists. B) Federalism. C) Centrist. D) Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-federalists. 8. If most voters make their 2024 decision for President based on whether Joe Biden has done a good job the last 3+ years, that would be which model? A) Prospective. B) Retrospective. C) Rational-choice. D) Straight ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retrospective. 9. What is the aim of the WTO? A) To established trade blocks. B) To favor developing countries only. C) To promote free trade around the globe. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To promote free trade around the globe. 10. Fundraising is important to a presidential campaign because ..... A) Votes cost a lot of money. B) Campaigns are expensive. C) Commercials are free to candidates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campaigns are expensive. 11. Which of the following statements best reflects a key belief of the Democratic-Republican party? A) "The growing power of the central government is a threat to the rights of the states.". B) "Unless we take steps to encourage manufacturing, our national economy will fail.". C) "The Supreme Court must have the freedom to interpret the Constitution as it sees fit.". D) "The United States must strengthen its economic bond with Great Britain.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The growing power of the central government is a threat to the rights of the states.". 12. Which is NOT a qualification to be able to vote in the United States? A) At least 18 years old. B) US citizenship. C) Residency in a state. D) Able to read English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Able to read English. 13. Align A) To bring people into agreement. B) Strong and healthy. C) A person who follows a leader. D) To come between arguing people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bring people into agreement. 14. America's Two Party System:This system began with two parties:the Federalists and Anti-Federalists A) Historical Basis. B) Tradition. C) Electoral System. D) Ideological Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical Basis. 15. This is written at the National convention each year and contains the goals for the party. A) Platform. B) Plank. C) Candidate. D) Delegate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 16. Which of the following were the FIRST 2 political parties in the United States? A) Federalists vs. Democratic Republicans. B) Democrats vs. Whigs. C) Republicans vs. Know Nothings. D) Democrats vs. Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists vs. Democratic Republicans. 17. SS.7.C.2.10How have Americans' sources of news changed since 1992? A) People no longer obtain news information from television. B) The Internet is gradually replacing newspapers as a source of news. C) More people are now listening to news on the radio than previously. D) There has been a significant decline in the readership of news magazines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Internet is gradually replacing newspapers as a source of news. 18. Which act turned criticizing the government into a no-no? 🚫🗣️ A) Naturalization Act. B) Alien Act. C) Sedition Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedition Act. 19. Which animal is the symbol of the Republican party? A) Elephant. B) Fox. C) Lynx. D) Donkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephant. 20. True or False:Candidates, by law, must disclose where their funding is coming from. 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