This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 315 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 315 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the founder of AITC A) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. B) Mamata Banerjee. C) Ram himself. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mamata Banerjee. 2. Third parties always win elections. A) Usually. B) True. C) In another world. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False. 3. Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of the history of political parties in the United States during the twentieth century? A) An increase in the number of organized interest groups. B) An increase in the influence of political action committee (PAC) money in congressional elections. C) State adoption of direct primary elections. D) The loss of party patronage power. E) The splitting of the two major parties into a multiparty system. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The splitting of the two major parties into a multiparty system. 4. How did the Democratic-Republicans want to rule the people? A) With a king in charge. B) With a strong government. C) With only Congress in charge. D) With a weak government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a weak government. 5. A reason why Third-Parties (Minor Parties) in this country struggle are A) Lack of Money. B) The United States has historically been a two-party system. C) Our electoral system makes it difficult for Third Parties to compete. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Strong state government A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican. 7. Who is currently the third party? A) The Conservatives. B) The Bloc Quebecois. C) The LIberals. D) The Green Party. E) The NDP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Bloc Quebecois. 8. What was the largest land deal in history? A) Lewis and Clark Expedition. B) Louisiana Purchase. C) Port of New Orleans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Louisiana Purchase. 9. The Democratic Party A) Favors strong federal government. B) Favors strong state governments. C) Wants equal state and federal governments. D) Wants to eliminate the state and federal governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Favors strong federal government. 10. What has to happen for America to be in the midst (currently) of a "party realignment" ? A) Hillary Clinton (Democrat) wins the presidency. B) Donald Trump (Republican) wins the presidency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hillary Clinton (Democrat) wins the presidency. 11. Opposes creation of a national bank A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican. 12. Popular Sovereignty means: A) Democracy. B) People are the source of power for the government. C) Power is limited by the Constitution. D) Power is divided between the state and federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People are the source of power for the government. 13. The Liberal-Democratic Party has never been in the government A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. A platform of a political party: A) Reflects how much money they are spending on campaigns. B) Is the ideas/beliefs of the party. C) Watched the other party for misinformation. D) Is another name for the media (tv, internet, etc). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is the ideas/beliefs of the party. 15. This final step in the public policy process is when a group determines whether a plan is working after it has been in place for a certain amount of time. A) Agenda setting. B) Policy Formulation. C) Policy implementation. D) Policy assessment/evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Policy assessment/evaluation. 16. Flexible interpretation of the Constitution A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 17. What do we use to select the president and the vice president of the United States? A) Rule of law. B) Due process. C) Electoral college. D) PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral college. 18. Women were not included in the 15th Amendment. What was the result of this? A) It led to women boycotting voting. B) It led to the Women's voting union. C) It led to the Women's suffrage movement. D) It led to a change in the voting age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It led to the Women's suffrage movement. 19. Favored a strong central gov't A) Democrat-Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 20. Media presents biased views because A) They are confused by the opinion polls are published. B) They have trouble getting all the information from both sides. C) They support one candidate over the other. D) None of above. 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