This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 36 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a helpful thing political parties do for their candidate? A) Raise money. B) Educate voters about their candidate. C) Campaign for their candidate. D) Campaign for their opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Campaign for their opponent. 2. Donald Trump is chosen as the 2020 Republican Presidential nominee. Which function does this represent? A) Monitoring officeholders. B) Educating voters. C) Nominating candidates. D) Helping candidates win. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nominating candidates. 3. Generally speaking, this party strongly advocates for environmental regulations, raising taxes on the wealthy and social equality A) Libertarian. B) Reform. C) Green. D) Constitutionalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green. 4. One who favors traditional views & values in government & society & who is cautious regarding change; proponent of limited government and private property A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 5. Belonged to the Democratic-Republicans and wanted a nation of Farmers A) Thomas Jefferson. B) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 6. No. of seats won in 2014 General Elections A) 32. B) 35. C) 33. D) 34. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 34. 7. Two-party system A) A political party that challenges the two major parties. B) A series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues. C) To advance a cause or an idea. D) A system of government in which two parties compete for power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A system of government in which two parties compete for power. 8. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had different ideas about ..... A) How powerful the central government should be. B) How long the workday should be. C) Whether people could have individual rights. D) How strong the economy should be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How powerful the central government should be. 9. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?A new law passes the Senate, where one party has a majority, but fails in the House of Representatives, where the other party has a majority. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence Laws and Policy. 10. Which of the following is not a requirement in order to vote in the United States? A) Must be at least 18 years old. B) Must be a citizen of the United States. C) Must declare political party membership. D) Must be a resident of the state/locality in which you wish to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must declare political party membership. 11. The parry platform is the only factor determining the party membership of a person A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. A rough draft of a law A) Proposal. B) Bill. C) Legislation. D) Warrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill. 13. If there is a tie and no candidate receives the 270 votes, what happens? A) They have a re-vote. B) The House of Representatives decides the winner. C) The Supreme Court declares the winner. D) We flip a coin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The House of Representatives decides the winner. 14. America is becoming less democratic. Only the rich can afford to run for government ..... What explains this opinion? A) Number of elections. B) Expensive registration fees. C) High campaign costs. D) Influence of lobbyists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High campaign costs. 15. What is the total number of votes in the electoral college? A) 270. B) 100. C) 538. D) 535. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 16. In the presidential election, the raw totals of how many people voted for each candidate are tallied and released. This is referred to as A) The Popular Vote. B) The Numerical Guide. C) The Natural Vote. D) The Presidency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Popular Vote. 17. Vote by sixty Senators to end a filibuster and bring a vote on a bill A) Seniority rule. B) Special session. C) Fence. D) Pocket veto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fence. 18. True or false. You have to be native born and a resident for 14 years to become president. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What Amendment prohibited the Poll Tax? A) 15th Amendment. B) 19th Amendment. C) 23rd Amendment. D) 24th Amendment. E) 26th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24th Amendment. 20. Parties that split from a major party A) Bipartisan. B) Ideological parties. C) Splinter parties. D) Economic protest parties. 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