This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 240 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 240 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A way to measure public opinion is called a A) Poll. B) Test. C) Petition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poll. 2. Why are interest groups growing faster than political parties in terms of membership? A) Interest groups are likely focused on one issue rather several. B) Interest groups do not charge membership dues like parties. C) Interest groups do not take stands on important issues. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest groups are likely focused on one issue rather several. 3. What amendment outlawed poll tax? A) 19th. B) Show. C) 24th. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24th. 4. Which Democratic president won the 1828 presidential election? A) John Quincy Adams. B) Andrew Jackson. C) Barack Obama. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andrew Jackson. 5. ..... are taxes on imported goods (goods brought into our country). A) Excise taxes. B) Tariffs. C) Property taxes. D) Goods taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tariffs. 6. What were the political parties of the time A) Conservative, polo, and liberal. B) Liberal, green party, conservative. C) Democratic center, radical change, liberal, green party. D) Liberal and conservador. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberal and conservador. 7. When did the Whigs and Tories become the dominant political parties in Great Britain? A) Late 1500s-early 1600s. B) Late 1600s-early 1700s. C) Late 1700s-early 1800s. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Late 1600s-early 1700s. 8. What did Marbury v. Madison establish? A) Doctrine of judicial review. B) Laws about trade. C) Checks and balances. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doctrine of judicial review. 9. The Republicans are represented by the donkey symbol and the Democrats by the elephant symbol. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Each major political party in America is organized by ..... A) Function. B) Geographic region. C) Social/economic class. D) Function AND geographic region. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Function AND geographic region. 11. The Democratic party supported a strong leader, smaller government, Andrew Jackson, and closing the national bank. The Whig party (opposite of Democrats) would have supported which of the following? A) Strong executive. B) Strong national bank. C) Smaller government. D) Andrew Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong national bank. 12. The method of spreading ideas or information for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person A) Propaganda. B) Transfer. C) Card stacking. D) Name calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propaganda. 13. What term describes demographic groups that have traditionally supported a major party? A) The party coalition. B) The party's bases of support. C) The party's activists. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The party's bases of support. 14. Which political party is being described? [Jennifer believes the government's job is to protect its people but they should not do much else (like regulate commerce).] A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Communist Party. E) Socialist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Libertarian Party. 15. Which best states Thomas Jefferson's position toward the conflict between Great Britain and Napoleon's France? A) He supported the British, believing that they were fighting for democracy. B) He supported the French, believing that they were fighting for democracy. C) He supported neutrality, refusing to back either side. D) He supported military action against both France and Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He supported the French, believing that they were fighting for democracy. 16. Believes in higher taxes for businesses and the wealthy A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 17. Favor loose construction A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 18. The group of electors that casts the official votes that elect the president and vice president A) Ballots. B) Tariffs. C) Electoral college. D) Legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral college. 19. What is a weakness of the multiparty system? A) The voters have no say in the political process. B) The parties in a coalition often have conflicting goals. C) The government has too much power and control. D) The government's ability to create public policies depends on how well the parties in a coalition work together tags8.C3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The government's ability to create public policies depends on how well the parties in a coalition work together tags8.C3.1. 20. Third party candidates are OFTEN ..... ? A) Too extreme with their views. B) Quite successful in local elections. C) Forced by federal law to suspend their campaigns. D) A low-risk alternative to the 2 major party candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too extreme with their views. ← 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