This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 265 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 265 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the following are purposes of political parties in the U.S. EXCEPT A) Protest when the other parties win the presidency. B) Help run campaigns. C) To serve as a watchdog on the party in control of the government. D) Encourage citizens' to get out and vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protest when the other parties win the presidency. 2. Rich, educated businessmen A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 3. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between the Democratic and Republican Parties? A) Influence Public Policy. B) Appeal to Political Center. C) Party Platform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party Platform. 4. What are the names of the two THIRD parties in the United States today? A) Socialist and Libertarian. B) Democratic and Republican. C) Socialist and Republican. D) Democratic and Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socialist and Libertarian. 5. Laws cannot unreasonably discriminate against individuals. A) Equal protection Clause, 14th Amendment. B) Due Process, 14th Amendment. C) Supremacy Clause. D) Privileges and Immunities Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equal protection Clause, 14th Amendment. 6. What is the minority party? A) The legislative party with the most seats in a legislative body. B) The legislative party with the least seats in a legislative body. C) The legislative party with over half the seats in a legislative body. D) The legislative party with less than half the seats in a legislative body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The legislative party with less than half the seats in a legislative body. 7. Federal programs that guarantee payments to individuals who meet certain criteria set by law A) Fence. B) Entitlements. C) Logrolling. D) Benefits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entitlements. 8. Alexander Hamilton was a ....., while Thomas Jefferson was a ..... A) Federalist, Democrat. B) Democrat, Whig. C) Federalist, Democratic-Republican. D) Republican, Whig. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federalist, Democratic-Republican. 9. How does an initiative get placed on a ballot? A) Special Election. B) Through Petition. C) Write Ins. D) Open Discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through Petition. 10. THE CONGRESS SOUGHT TO BUILD A MODERN SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A) GANDHIJI. B) J.NEHRU. C) INDIRA GANDHI. D) C.R THAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J.NEHRU. 11. How many electoral votes should the candidates get to win the election? A) 200. B) 270. C) 170. D) 150. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 12. How many votes must a candidate receive to win? A) 300. B) 275. C) 538. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 270. 13. Laws that were meant to make it more difficult for immigrants (aliens) to become citizens and to punish those who spoke out against the government A) Theory of States Right. B) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. C) Alien and Sedition Acts. D) Nullification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alien and Sedition Acts. 14. What is one positive impact political parties have on our country? A) They encourage new ideas and encourage voting in elections. B) The put more money into the election process. C) They discourage people from voting in elections. D) They encourage people to only think about a limited number of issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They encourage new ideas and encourage voting in elections. 15. Jefferson's party was called the- A) Federalists. B) Democrats. C) Whigs. D) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Republicans. 16. Identify which group was extended voting rights by the following amendments:Twenty-sixth Amendment A) 18 Year Olds. B) African Americans. C) Immigrants. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18 Year Olds. 17. This Supreme court decision that declared the recount of votes in a presidential election unconstitutional. A) United States v. Nixon. B) Miranda in Arizona. C) Bush v. Gore. D) Washington D. C. v Heller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bush v. Gore. 18. Similarity between interest groups and political parties A) Seek change in the government. B) Nominate candidates. C) Focus on policy. D) Cover a wide variety of issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seek change in the government. 19. How do political candidates raise money for their campaign? A) Money from members. B) (PAC) and Superpaces. C) Media. D) Pluralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (PAC) and Superpaces. 20. Which system/election is more common? A) Primary. B) Caucus. 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