This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 277 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 277 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lowered the voting age to 18 years old A) 26th Amendment. B) 23rd Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26th Amendment. 2. The Democratic Republican party was most popular among which group of men? A) Wealthy, Educated. B) Common Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Common Man. 3. Which of the following is not a way of acquiring citizenship? A) Birth. B) Naturalization. C) Marriage. D) Friendship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friendship. 4. What is the primary function of third parties in the political system? A) They often win major elections. B) They manage international relations. C) They provide alternatives to the two major parties. D) They control the legislative branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They provide alternatives to the two major parties. 5. Each party holds a national convention every A) Year. B) Two years. C) Four years. D) Five years. E) Six years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four years. 6. The media plays a very important role in the political process of elections. They help by: A) Selecting candidates that will be popular with voters. B) Emphasizing selected issues. C) Broadcasting their preferred point of view. D) Only supporting one candidate over another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasizing selected issues. 7. What are the two types of elections used to decide NOMINEES? A) Primary and General. B) Direct Primaries and Caucus. C) Open and Closed Primaries. D) Indirect and Direct Primaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Primaries and Caucus. 8. The House of Representatives has only 100 members two from each state A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What is the political spectrum position of conservatives? A) Right wing. B) Left wing. C) Extreme. D) Middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right wing. 10. What is a main purpose of an national convention where parties meet during a a presidential election year? A) Nominate party candidates for president/vice president. B) Hold a general election. C) Make laws to send to Congress to be passed. D) Hold a primary election to narrow down the number of candidate from their party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate party candidates for president/vice president. 11. Which political party believes the government shouldcontrol the entire economy, and there should be no privateownership of business? A) Communist Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Republican Party. D) Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communist Party. 12. Identify the second president of the United States A) George Washington. B) John Adams. C) Samuel Adams. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Adams. 13. As the Federalist group collapsed, the ..... came to replace them. A) Whigs. B) Democrats. C) Republicans. D) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whigs. 14. Alexander Hamilton served what position for George Washington? A) Secretary of War. B) Secretary of Treasury. C) Secretary of State. D) Attorney General. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary of Treasury. 15. Which ideology is associated with limited government and traditional values? A) Radical. B) Moderate. C) Conservative. D) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservative. 16. Change unsafe working conditions & huge wealth gap between rich & poor A) Bull Moose Party. B) Dixiecrats. C) Ross Perot & the Reform Party. D) Ralph Nader & the Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bull Moose Party. 17. Which of these is the group of words most associated with the Democratic Party? (a) A) A Left, left wing, liberal. B) Right, right wing, liberal. C) Left, left wing, conservative. D) Right, right wing, conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Left, left wing, liberal. 18. All of the following are ways individuals can influence public policy EXCEPT A) Making political donations. B) Reading the newspaper. C) Joining interest groups. D) Voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading the newspaper. 19. When was the Labor party formed? A) 20 BCE. B) 1890's. C) 1942. D) 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1890's. 20. Plaid Cymru is a party present in..... A) England. B) Scotland. C) Northern Ireland. D) Wales. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wales. ← 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