This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 339 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 339 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The president of the senate (current vice president) counts the electoral votes on A) The first Monday after the second Sunday in May. B) January 6. C) The first Wednesday after the third Friday in November. D) January 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) January 6. 2. True or False:Political parties are REQUIRED by the Constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Which party would support reducing the power of the federal government in operating social programs? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Green Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican Party. 4. Every American has a right to affordable health care. The government should provide equal health care benefits for all, regardless of their ability to pay A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 5. Votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to the electoral vote is known as A) The Electoral College. B) A political machine. C) The popular vote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The popular vote. 6. Which Amendment abolished poll taxes? A) 21 st. B) Gand. C) Show. D) 24th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24th. 7. The symbol of the Republican Party is a A) Lion. B) Elephant. C) Donkey. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elephant. 8. Media play an important role in political campaigns. Below are some strategies for evaluating campaign information. Which is NOT a strategy for evaluating campaign information? A) Separate fact from opinion. B) Detect bias. C) Accept everything you read as fact. D) Evaluate sources of information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accept everything you read as fact. 9. The means by which a government maintains order or addresses the needs of its citizens. A) Ideology. B) Public Policy. C) Interest Groups. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Policy. 10. A group of people with common goals who organize to influence and educate the government A) Political party. B) Lobbyist. C) PAC. D) Interest group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest group. 11. This branch of government checks the President by overriding a veto with a 2/3 vote A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 12. What role did political parties play in the Jacksonian democracy? A) They had no impact on the political process. B) They focused solely on economic policies. C) They mobilized voters, organized campaigns, and shaped political agendas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They mobilized voters, organized campaigns, and shaped political agendas. 13. Which electoral system prioritizes the candidate with the most votes in a district? A) Proportional representation. B) Ranked-choice voting. C) First past the post. D) Mixed-member proportional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First past the post. 14. Why has the Government economic support during Coronavirus been so ironic? A) They attacked Jeremy Corbyn in the election last year for the amount he promised to spend to boost the economy. B) They attacked Keir Starmer this year for the amount he promised to spend to boost the economy. C) They failed to see the Coronavirus pandemic coming. D) They've refused to spend any money to help out those struggling economically because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They attacked Jeremy Corbyn in the election last year for the amount he promised to spend to boost the economy. 15. In order to be able to vote, you have to be 18 by which date? A) Election Day. B) The day registration closes. C) Your birthday. D) January 1st. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election Day. 16. The more educated you are, the more likely you are to A) Become rich. B) Be involved in politics. C) Pay more taxes. D) Get more degrees and certifications. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be involved in politics. 17. What Political Party wanted strong states' rights government? A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. C) Whig. D) Know-Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican. 18. Which party believed in a strict construction of the Constitution? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 19. Which issue would the Republican Party most likely support investing tax money into? A) Affordable Housing. B) Military Expansion. C) Social Security. D) Public Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Military Expansion. 20. The best way for a political party to define themselves is to do it in such a way that it wins majority support and appeals to the center of the political spectrum. A) True. B) Only on Sundays. C) False. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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