This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 290 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 290 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which amendment gave Washington D.C. 3 electoral votes? A) 24th. B) 18th. C) 15th. D) Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Show. 2. Why do we have third parties? A) They only worry about one issue, always. B) They have never really impacted U.S elections. C) They act as watchdogs, keeping other parties in check. D) They are major influences on American politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They act as watchdogs, keeping other parties in check. 3. This party favored LOOSE interpretation of the Constitution A) Federalists. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 4. How many Parties are recognized with the Election Commissioner A) 750. B) 754. C) 760. D) 764. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 750. 5. What is most common form of political participation? A) Voting. B) Protesting. C) Running for office. D) Debating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voting. 6. Which party believed the common man should participate/rule the government? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 7. The first step in the public process in which the group determines the problem is ..... A) Policy Implementation. B) Policy assessment/evaluation. C) Agenda setting. D) Policy Formulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agenda setting. 8. What is the purpose of primaries and caucuses? A) To promote a party's beliefs and goals. B) To determine the winner of the presidential election. C) To choose a party's candidate for president and select delegates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To choose a party's candidate for president and select delegates. 9. Who supported the common man? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 10. The party that uses the symbol of a donkey and the color blue is the A) Republican Party. B) Libertarian Party. C) Green Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Party. 11. What's the purpose of propaganda A) To make you act in a certain way. B) To force a society to think something. C) To persuade you. D) To entertain you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To persuade you. 12. The responsible party model is based on all of the following EXCEPT A) Each party must present a clear platform. B) Party candidates must commit to carrying out that platform (and are disciplined if they fail to do so. C) The majority party must accept responsibility for the performance of the government. D) The minority party must loyally support the platform of the winning majority party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The minority party must loyally support the platform of the winning majority party. 13. A ..... is one who believes government should be active in supporting political and social change A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 14. What is a protective tariff? A) A tax on exported goods (goods sent out). B) A tax on imported goods (goods brought in). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tax on imported goods (goods brought in). 15. Wanted the common folk to be in-charge A) Federalist. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 16. How old do you have to be to run for Senate (USA) A) 25. B) 30. C) 35. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30. 17. Who founded the democratic-republicans? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Abraham Lincoln. C) George Washington. D) Alexander Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 18. In a winner-take-all system, A) The party winning the majority of the votes wins all the seats up for election in the legislature. B) Coalition governments are common. C) Unless a party wins, there is no reward for the votes it gets. D) Legislative seats are allocated according to each party's percentage of the nationwide vote. E) If no single party gets a majority vote, a runoff election is held between the top two parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unless a party wins, there is no reward for the votes it gets. 19. What does it mean when a candidate has been ELECTED into an office A) They are a Senator. B) They elect the position they want. C) They won their party's primary election. D) They won the general election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They won the general election. 20. Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party? A) The election of Andrew as president. B) The use of protective tariffs. C) The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. D) The abolition movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The election of Andrew as president. ← 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