This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 253 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 253 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Founding Fathers created political parties in the Constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which answer below is NOT related to interest groups? A) Support candidates who will promote their interests if elected or reelected. B) Directly fund politicians with hard money. C) Sharpen public's and government's attention towards issues. D) Include labor unions, environmental groups, public policy and anti-government organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directly fund politicians with hard money. 3. How did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) impact campaign funding? A) Required candidates to report the amount of money spent on campaigns. B) Required the disclosure of contributions over $ 200. C) Banned soft money contributions to political parties and restricted PACs from creating issue ads of their own. D) Banned hard money contributions to political candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Banned soft money contributions to political parties and restricted PACs from creating issue ads of their own. 4. Wanted to limit the power of Congress through a strict interpretation of the Constitution A) Democratic-Republican. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republican. 5. A person running for government office A) Naturalized citizen. B) Candidate. C) Citizen. D) Ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate. 6. Which vocabulary term means to see to influence a public official or politician on a policy issue? A) Nominate. B) Campaign. C) Lobbying. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lobbying. 7. Lower taxes and smaller government. A) D. B) R. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R. 8. When a person votes for all of the candidates that belong to their own party in a given election, their ballot is considered ..... A) Straight Ticket. B) Multi-Ticket. C) Split-Ticket. D) Ballot Fatigue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straight Ticket. 9. How is the President of the United States elected? A) By appointment from the previous President. B) Chosen by the House of Representatives. C) By popular vote. D) Through the Electoral College system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through the Electoral College system. 10. What are the two primary political parties called in the United States? A) Communist Party and Buddhist Party. B) Socialist Party and Fascist Party. C) Republican Party and Democratic Party. D) Green Party and Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican Party and Democratic Party. 11. Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election A) Straight Ticket. B) Participatory Ticket. C) Australian ballot. D) Split Ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Split Ticket. 12. Which is a qualification for voting in the Commonwealth of Virginia? A) Be a resident and live in your voting precinct. B) Be 21 years of age no later than the day of the general election. C) Maintain citizenship in a democratic country. D) Live in Virginia for a minimum of 18 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be a resident and live in your voting precinct. 13. Manufacturers, worked in business A) Federalists. B) Democrats/ Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 14. What is the general stance of the Republican Party on the government's role in business and the economy? A) They oppose policies that increase the government's role. B) They support some policies and oppose others. C) They support policies that increase the government's role. D) They have no stance on this issue tags8.C3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They oppose policies that increase the government's role. 15. What is the term for a political party pointing out how another party is not performing for the best of the American people? (its a function of a political party) A) Congressional oversight. B) Watchdog. C) Recruiting candidates. D) Federalists motives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watchdog. 16. What type of system does the United States have with regards to political parties? A) One Party. B) Two Part. C) Multi Party. D) Tyranny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two Part. 17. What month does the election take place? A) January. B) February. C) October. D) November. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) November. 18. A poll that takes place as voters leave the election is A) An exit poll. B) A push poll. C) A random sampling poll. D) A straw poll. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An exit poll. 19. The State party organizations A) Are generally loosely tied to the national committee. B) Face tight control by the national committee. C) Are well-disciplined groups. D) Always cooperate with one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are generally loosely tied to the national committee. 20. Which political party is considered the more conservative? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. ← 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