This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the statements best summarises the goal of interest groups? A) Seeking power and influence to enact influence through government. B) To provide value and commentary to the Australian public on current events. C) To influence government policy and decision making, either for the benefit of those they represent or society more broadly. D) To report on current events to the Australian public. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To influence government policy and decision making, either for the benefit of those they represent or society more broadly. 2. Secretary of State under Washington A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 3. Bonding Agent is A) A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office. B) Forms around a strong personality which has split from a major party. C) When political parties work to ensure the good performance of its candidates. D) When the two major parties find common ground. E) Those who run the political party 'professionals' who run the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When political parties work to ensure the good performance of its candidates. 4. Bills about taxes and money must start here A) Senate. B) House of Representatives. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House of Representatives. 5. George W. Bush edged out Al Gore by just 1single electoral vote, and it comedown to recounting ballots in THIS state? (hint" "dimpled chads") A) Ohio. B) Florida. C) Pennsylvania. D) Oklahoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Florida. 6. Which party supports universal healthcare? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 7. Had a "loose" view of the Constitution A) Hamilton. B) Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamilton. 8. Who thought that men were typically selfish and ignorant? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton. 9. Is Liberal on the right or left side of the Political Spectrum? A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 10. Which party likes unions? A) Republican. B) Democrat?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat?. 11. A signed document submitted to an officer, where a person makes a sworn statement regarding her personal information A) Defection. B) Affidavit. C) Document. D) Legal papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affidavit. 12. Smaller political parties that usually focus on a specific issue or cause are known as A) Platform parties. B) Third parties. C) Primary parties. D) Major parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third parties. 13. A party's endorsement to officially run for office as the candidate of that party is called A) A ballot. B) A ticket. C) A nomination. D) A confirmation. E) An appointment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A nomination. 14. Allowing a political party to put a candidate on the ballot A) Third party. B) Majority party. C) Platform. D) Ballot access. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ballot access. 15. Where on the political spectrum do most Americans fall? A) Liberal. B) Moderate. C) Conservative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moderate. 16. Practice of voting for candidates of different parties for different offices in the same election A) Straight-ticket voting. B) Split-ticket voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split-ticket voting. 17. Who created the symbols for the Republican and Democratic Parties? A) William Tweed. B) Thomas Nast. C) Jerry Holbert. D) Joe Biden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Nast. 18. Oppose long-term welfare. Opportunities should be provided to make it possible for those in need to become self-reliant. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 19. Wanted the rich, educated, elite to be in-charge. A) Federalist. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 20. What was our first president's opinion of political parties? A) He felt they were needed to keep our country strong. B) He believed that individual states could make their own determination whether to have political parties. C) He warned our country against political parties. D) Who was our first President?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He warned our country against political parties. ← 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