This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 255 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 255 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Third parties are formed by different means. When one is created by the separation of a major party that is based on: A) Single issue support. B) Economic protest. C) Splinter. D) Ideological beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Splinter. 2. What are position issues? A) Issues on which virtually all of the public agrees such as peace and prosperity. B) Issues on which the public is divided. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Issues on which the public is divided. 3. Over the last fifty years much of America's population growth has occurred A) On the East Coast. B) In the West and South. C) East of the Mississippi River. D) In the Midwest. E) North of the Mason-Dixon line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the West and South. 4. Parties that organize to compete against the two major American political parties A) Third parties. B) Interest groups. C) Collective goods. D) Pluralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third parties. 5. This political party's color is blue. A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 6. Interest groups and political parties both promote United States democracy by: A) Expressing detailed, ideologically distinct programs. B) Linking citizens to the political process. C) Lobbying members of Congress. D) Increasing domination of the political process by elites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking citizens to the political process. 7. Their Domestic Policy included:High Tariffs A) Federalist. B) Anti-Federalist. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 8. A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials A) Bureaucracy. B) Distinctive Bureaucracy. C) Central Congress. D) Agencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bureaucracy. 9. When are voter turnout rates the highest? A) Presidential Elections. B) Primary Elections. C) Midterm Elections. D) Local Elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presidential Elections. 10. The "right" side of the political spectrum; usually describing Republicans A) ELECTORATE. B) LIBERAL. C) CONSERVATIVE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CONSERVATIVE. 11. What is the current status of UKIP? A) It has merged with another party. B) It is still active but struggling. C) It has completely dissolved. D) It is the largest minor political party in the UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is still active but struggling. 12. This has helped many voters to be more informed A) Propaganda. B) Suffrage. C) Television. D) Voting Rights Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Television. 13. The House of Representatives (then a Democratic majority) impeached former President Trump twice, in 2020 and 2021. This is an example of a party carrying out what function of a political party? A) Nominate people for office. B) Inform citizens. C) Act as watchdog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act as watchdog. 14. People who believe in a smaller role for the government might be considered politically ..... A) Moderate. B) Liberal. C) Conservative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservative. 15. This means "voting for people from two different parties in the same election" . A) Hedged votes. B) Split-ticket voting. C) Straight-ticket voting. D) Spoiling an election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split-ticket voting. 16. A group of people trying to control the Goverment A) Political Intrest group. B) Interest group. C) Political Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Party. 17. The number of senators and representatives a state has is equal to that states: A) Population. B) Geographical size. C) Electoral votes. D) Popular votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral votes. 18. The NAACP, AARP, and NRA are all examples of A) Interest groups. B) Unions. C) Social clubs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest groups. 19. Your political views are optional to share with others. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The ..... allows voters to choose the candidates from each party who will run in the later general election. A) Primary election. B) Split ticket. C) Split election. D) Political platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary election. ← 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