This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 297 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 297 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern. A) Interest group. B) Political party. C) Party platform. D) Third parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest group. 2. True or False:The electors choose the president but the popular vote chooses the electors. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Naturalized citizens cannot vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. BONUS:Who is our newly elected Speaker of the House as of October 25, 2023? A) Mike Johnson. B) Mike Jordan. C) Kevin McCarthy. D) Michael Gary Scott. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mike Johnson. 5. What political phenomenon occurs when the traditional bases of the two major political parties switch allegiance? A) Dealignment. B) Realignment. C) Non-alignment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realignment. 6. What was the general reaction to the Kansas-Nebraska Act because of the precedent set by the Compromise of 1850? A) Many people were outraged because it contradicted previous laws. B) Many people thought the act was fair because the Compromise of 1850 had applied popular sovereignty successfully in New Mexico and Utah. C) Most people were indifferent to the act. D) The act was widely celebrated as a step towards national unity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many people thought the act was fair because the Compromise of 1850 had applied popular sovereignty successfully in New Mexico and Utah. 7. The organization that rules over campaign laws and ensures proper use of funding is ..... A) Federal Elections Commission. B) Federal Emissions Campaigns. C) Financial Elections Court. D) Federal Elections Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal Elections Commission. 8. It is not necessary to register in order to vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Secretary of Treasury A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton. 10. The leader of the Executive branch at the STATE level is called the ..... A) President. B) Governor. C) Mayor. D) City Commissioner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Governor. 11. Israel and Japan use the ..... election system A) Ranked-choice voting. B) Single party voting. C) Proportional representation. D) Winner-take-all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proportional representation. 12. What was a "Border Ruffian" during the Kansas-Nebraska Act period? A) An antislavery person from Nebraska who supported the Missouri Compromise. B) A neutral observer from Missouri who documented the events in Kansas. C) A prosavery person from Missouri who went to Kansas to battle antislavery forces. D) An antislavery person from Kansas who fought against Missouri settlers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A prosavery person from Missouri who went to Kansas to battle antislavery forces. 13. One of the practical reasons that most prominant candidates for the Presidency and Congress run as a Democrat or Republican is that A) The Constitution was specfically designed with a two party system in mind. B) It's easier to get on the ballet as a major party candidate. C) Most voters want either a genuine liberal or conservative to represent them. D) Most voters don't trust candidates unaffiuliated with a party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's easier to get on the ballet as a major party candidate. 14. What is the Green Party of Canada's position on electoral reform? A) They support proportional representation. B) They do not support electoral reform. C) They support the current first-past-the-post system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They support proportional representation. 15. Which party wants the national government to be more involved in citizens' lives and have more control over how the country is run? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 16. The Census is conducted every 10 years to count the total population in the nation. How can the population affect the Electoral College? A) Change the number of electoral votes. B) It can't affect it. C) It can determine the number of Senators each state gets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the number of electoral votes. 17. "Read my lips. No new taxes." A) Ronald Reagan. B) George Bush. C) Bill Clinton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George Bush. 18. (True or False)A political party's national committee chooses that party's presidential candidates. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Which of these items is NOT associated with the Republican party? A) Right. B) Red. C) Elephant. D) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberal. 20. Who said "I am not among those who fear the people. They, not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom." A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. ← 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