This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 338 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 338 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Republican Party is often associated with which color? A) Blue. B) Red. C) Green. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 2. If you were a Federalist, all the following would apply to you except ..... A) You were concerned with the preservation of liberty. B) You believed a strong national government would preserve liberty. C) You wanted your leader, George Washington, to be president. D) You would have supported ratifying the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You wanted your leader, George Washington, to be president. 3. What is divided government? A) When all houses of the legislature are controlled by the same party as the executive. B) When the legislature has complete control over the executive. C) When one or more houses of the legislature is controlled by the party in opposition to the executive. D) When the executive has complete control over the legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When one or more houses of the legislature is controlled by the party in opposition to the executive. 4. How many judges does the Florida Supreme Court have? A) 8. B) 9. C) 3. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7. 5. When did American women win the right to vote in elections? A) 1776. B) 1872. C) 1902. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1920. 6. This party joined up with the FNM in the early 70's A) DNA. B) UBP. C) PLP. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UBP. 7. I was the leader of the Anti-Federalists, one of the nations' first political parties A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) George Washington. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 8. Delegates at the national conventions ..... ? A) Are chosen in both primaries and caucuses. B) Are chosen by party "establishments". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are chosen in both primaries and caucuses. 9. A thing of value, often found in nature, that can be used to do or make something A) Prosper. B) Coercion. C) Resource. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resource. 10. Media can affect public opinion by A) Donating to Politic Campaigns and promoting a candidate. B) What they cover and the type of coverage given. C) Objective reporting. D) Hiring more reporters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What they cover and the type of coverage given. 11. Which political party was first to use a national convention? A) Anti-Federalists. B) Anti-Masons. C) Federalists. D) Free Masons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-Masons. 12. Before the early 1900's party candidates were chosen A) By party leadership/party bosses. B) By direct primary. C) Open primaries. D) At random. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By party leadership/party bosses. 13. What is the difference between political parties and interest groups? A) Political parties contest elections, interest groups do not. B) There is no difference between the two. C) Interest groups contest elections, political parties do not. D) Political parties better represent the interest of society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political parties contest elections, interest groups do not. 14. This type of minor party has an extensive party platform that changes very little. A) Ideological. B) Single-issue. C) Economic Protest. D) Splinter Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideological. 15. The State Central Committee is responsible for ..... A) Nominating a candidate to run for city mayor. B) Nominating a candidate to run for president. C) Nominating candidates to run for state elections like senator or governor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nominating candidates to run for state elections like senator or governor. 16. Which political party favored leadership from the wealthy well-educated A) Federalist. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 17. Ideology that favors extreme change back to an earlier, more conservative, state A) Radical. B) Liberal. C) Conservative. D) Reactionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reactionary. 18. A politician who is "liberal" would MOST LIKELY support A) Less government spending. B) Reducing welfare programs. C) Expanding healthcare programs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expanding healthcare programs. 19. Adams beat Jackson for presidency when ....., speaker of the house, used his popularity to get Adams elected. A) Henry Clay. B) The Rock. C) Jefferson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry Clay. 20. While reading an article, you determine that the author is favoring one view over another. Which strategy are you using? A) Separating fact from opinion. B) Detecting bias. C) Evaluating sources. D) Identifying propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detecting bias. ← 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