This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 357 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 357 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 impact political participation? A) All persons who passed a literacy test could vote. B) All children of foreign citizens could vote. C) All African-Americans could now vote. D) All women could now vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All African-Americans could now vote. 2. Most support for this party came from New England A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 3. How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win? A) 50. B) 270. C) 538. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 4. What was the result of the rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers in Kansas? A) It led to a peaceful resolution and a unified government. B) It led to the immediate admission of Kansas as a free state. C) It led to violence in Kansas in 1855. D) It resulted in Kansas being divided into two separate territories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It led to violence in Kansas in 1855. 5. Interest groups have strict rules about how they can collect and donate money to political campaigns. They must form a ..... that follows strict government rules about giving money to political candidates. A) Advocate. B) Public opinion. C) Political action committee. D) Endorsement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political action committee. 6. What is NOT a function of political parties? A) Nominate candidates. B) Inform supporters. C) Act as a watchdog. D) Determine qualifications for candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determine qualifications for candidates. 7. The NRA, antiabortion activists, and other powerful interest groups demonstrate A) Interests groups always work for the public good. B) Interest group influence over policy has declined in the last 20 years. C) Majority opinion on an issue can sometimes be overridden by a powerful minority. D) The most powerful interest groups are those that support unconventional positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majority opinion on an issue can sometimes be overridden by a powerful minority. 8. Who is in charge of elections? A) State Governments. B) The National Government. C) Local Governments. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State Governments. 9. A primary in which voters must be registered party members in order to participate is called a(n) ..... primary. A) Closed. B) Open. C) Blanket. D) Referendum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closed. 10. When states gives all electoral votes to the popular vote winner, this is known as ..... A) Proportional System. B) Winner Take All. C) Unanimous System. D) Electoral College system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winner Take All. 11. Democratic presidents such as Kennedy and FDR fought for what causes A) The environment. B) Climate change. C) Civil rights or liberties. D) The corona virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civil rights or liberties. 12. When you vote with a split ticket, you A) Give all your votes in one day. B) Share your votes among two or more parties. C) Vote for candidates all in the same party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Share your votes among two or more parties. 13. Under which Constitutional right does campaign finance fall? A) Right to petition. B) Freedom of speech. C) Freedom of the press. D) Right to assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freedom of speech. 14. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?A state governor meets with a city mayor and state senator from the same party to discuss the governor's policy on education. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unite Levels of Government. 15. A(n) ..... party focuses on overall changes in society. A) Representative. B) Ideological. C) Theologicial. D) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideological. 16. A society consisting of several different cultures and groups. A) Homogeneous. B) Majority. C) Minority. D) Pluralistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pluralistic. 17. Function which includes criticizing policies & behavior of other parties A) Nominating candidates. B) Governing. C) Bonding agent. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watchdog. 18. We currently have A) A minority government. B) A majority government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A minority government. 19. ..... supported a Central Bank. A) Federalists. B) Jeffersonians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 20. Did Washington warn the Nation about the problems Political Parties could have on our country? A) Yes. B) No. C) Whose Washington?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. ← 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