This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 279 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 279 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the Missouri Compromise's stance on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska? A) It allowed slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska. B) It banned slavery in Nebraska but allowed it in Kansas. C) It allowed slavery in Kansas but banned it in Nebraska. D) It already banned slavery in Kansas and Nebraska. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It already banned slavery in Kansas and Nebraska. 2. Which political party would accept MORE government involvement in the lives of citizens? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 3. Shirley thinks the death penalty is necessary when people do really awful things. She would most likely vote for a ..... A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 4. The place you go to vote on Election Day is called a A) Polling place. B) Voting commune. C) Caucus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polling place. 5. The purpose of Interest groups and PAC's are to ..... A) Influence government. B) Gain votes. C) Provide money. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. How is a polling place related to a precinct? A) A polling place is in a single neighborhood within a precinct. B) A polling place is the location within a precinct where people vote. C) A precinct is a single neighborhood within a polling place. D) A precinct is the location within a polling place where people vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A polling place is the location within a precinct where people vote. 7. Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state. A) Declaration of Independence. B) Amendment. C) Bill of Rights. D) Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declaration of Independence. 8. Who was in power between 2010 and 2015 in the UK? A) The Labour Party. B) The Conservative Party. C) The Coalition (Conservative + LibDem). D) The Liberal Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Coalition (Conservative + LibDem). 9. Which of the following is true about Americans' trust of the media? A) It has risen significantly since the 1970s. B) It has declined significantly since the 1970s. C) It has declined regarding the electronic media but increased regarding the print media. D) It has increased regarding the electronic media but decreased regarding the print media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has increased regarding the electronic media but decreased regarding the print media. 10. Third parties differ from the two main political parties because third parties ..... A) Have more official members. B) Have more political experience. C) Are older than the two main parties. D) Are often concerned with one issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are often concerned with one issue. 11. What term describes when an interest group becomes so powerful that its leaders begin to work in their own self-interest to broker wealth and power instead of working in the interest of the general membership? A) Iron Law of Oligarchy. B) Iron Triangle. C) Golden Law of Elitism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iron Law of Oligarchy. 12. Institutes impeachment proceedings A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 13. Group of voters who wants to influence the government supporting one candidate for office A) Political party. B) Polling place. C) Soft money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 14. Who is the leader of the Liberal party? A) Anthony Albanese. B) Mark McGowan. C) Scott Morrison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scott Morrison. 15. What is the role of mass media as it relates to elections? A) To provide a biased viewpoint. B) To provide all sides to an issue. C) To make sure their candidate win an election. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide all sides to an issue. 16. When party members meet in small groups through a state to select a party's delegates to convention is called ..... A) A winner-take-all primary. B) Proportional representation. C) A caucus. D) A district plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A caucus. 17. What is an important difference between interest groups and politicalparties? A) Interest groups have more members than political parties. B) Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern. C) Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office. D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particularissues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particularissues. 18. What is a faction? A) A group of close advisers. B) A political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A political party. 19. What party wanted a large peace time army? A) Federalists. B) Whigs. C) Tories. D) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 20. Which function of the party requires them to recruit individuals to run as a party member? A) Nominating. B) Informing. C) Watchdog. D) Bonding Agent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominating. ← 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