This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the vocabulary word that means a position of a candidate on a large topic? A) Candidate. B) Platform. C) Patronize. D) Poll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 2. To select candidates to run for public office A) Patronage. B) Nominate. C) Platform. D) Self-Nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominate. 3. The national ..... is the supreme power of the national party organization. A) Assembly. B) Convention. C) Legislature. D) Delegation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convention. 4. A type of political system in which two major political parties compete for power A) Caucus. B) Direct primary. C) Two-party system. D) Third party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two-party system. 5. Primaries and caucuses use different methods but both serve the same goal of A) Electing national delegates. B) Selecting the states elector. C) Selecting supreme court justices. D) Selecting political party candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selecting political party candidates. 6. Elections are held regularly ..... for President of the US A) Every 4 years. B) Every 5 years. C) Every 6 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every 4 years. 7. The elected Senate officer who presides in the Vice President's absence A) The Vice President. B) The President Pro Temp. C) The majority leader. D) The majority whip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The President Pro Temp. 8. What could be an effect of voter ID laws and/or voter suppression in states across the U.S.? A) More people will register to vote and participate on Election Day. B) Less people will be able to vote, which could affect the outcome of an election. C) There won't be any positive or negative effects on any elections. D) People's needs and wants will be more represented. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less people will be able to vote, which could affect the outcome of an election. 9. Which party did this leader belong to, Andrew Jackson? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. C) Democrats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats. 10. Which of the following is generally true of the gerrymandering of congressional districts? A) It results in more Democrats being elected to the House. B) It guarantees that all minority parties will be equally represented. C) It creates districts that favor one political party over another. D) It illegally violates the principle of one-person, one-vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It creates districts that favor one political party over another. 11. The Whig Party opposed which President? A) George Washington. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) Abraham Lincoln. D) Andrew Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andrew Jackson. 12. A political party pays for a series of televised attack ads against a candidate from the other party. A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. B) Educated the Electorate About Campaign Issues. C) Raising Money for the Campaign. D) Monitoring Actions of Officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educated the Electorate About Campaign Issues. 13. Representatives of interest groups who contact lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making. A) Interest Groups. B) Lobbyists. C) Senators. D) Politicians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbyists. 14. What term describes interests groups that coalesce into a larger interest group? A) An organized interest. B) A special interest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the above. 15. This is an organization that seeks to achieve power by electing its members to public office. A) Parliament. B) Political Party. C) Lobbying Group. D) Congressional Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Party. 16. What we had after the 2008 general election A) Truncated government. B) Divided government. C) Unified government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unified government. 17. True or False:Every American has to register with a political party in order to vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Where any registered voter can vote (can only vote for candidates of only one party) A) Primary. B) Closed Primary. C) Open Primary. D) Double Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open Primary. 19. Nadia Rozinsky was not born in the United States. Can she vote? A) Yes, if she has become a naturalized citizen. B) No, never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, if she has become a naturalized citizen. 20. The party of Hamilton A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. 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