This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 363 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 363 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Compared to other industrialized democracies, the United States has a ..... voter turnout. A) Much higher. B) Slightly higher. C) Slightly lower. D) Much lower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Much lower. 2. What should you do to be a responsible, politically active citizen? A) Get a job. B) Learn about public issues. C) Teach kids about US history. D) Exercise and eat right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learn about public issues. 3. A Republican "big tent" view would typically shelter A) Mostly moderate to conservative people and interests. B) Mostly liberal to moderate people and interests. C) Primarily people who believe that little to no government is preferable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mostly moderate to conservative people and interests. 4. A person who is a democrat would likely support A) Lowering taxes especially for the wealthy. B) A really strong military. C) Less government regulation of businesses and the economy. D) A social program that would provide housing and education for the poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A social program that would provide housing and education for the poor. 5. Who warned against the existence of political parties? A) Hamilton. B) Jefferson. C) Madison. D) Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Washington. 6. This amendment said the government can't prevent men from voting based on race, color, or servitude A) 15th Amendment. B) 19th Amendment. C) 23rd Amendment. D) 24th Amendment. E) 26th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15th Amendment. 7. TRUE OR FALSEA voter can be considered disqualified to vote if it is found that they have been imprisoned for at least one year without parole or amnesty. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. What is an organized political group? A) Congress. B) Cabinet. C) Faction. D) Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faction. 9. What are statements regarding a political party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues called? A) Platform. B) Pavement. C) Blueprint. D) Landscape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 10. What is Election symbol of INC? A) Lotus. B) Elephant. C) Hand. D) From Laltai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lotus. 11. What issue is raised by single-issue interest groups (SIIGs) concerning democracy in America? A) SIIGs enhance the democratic process by melding into the agendas of political parties. B) SIIGs polarize the electorate making compromise and good politics extremely difficult. C) SIIGs are funded mostly by foreign influences that undermine American democracy. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SIIGs polarize the electorate making compromise and good politics extremely difficult. 12. A set of statements describing a party's views on all the major issues facing the nation A) Platform. B) Campaign. C) Caucus. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 13. Political Party is A) A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office. B) Forms around a strong personality which has split from a major party. C) When political parties work to ensure the good performance of its candidates. D) When the two major parties find common ground. E) Those who run the political party 'professionals' who run the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office. 14. The terms Right and Conservative identifies A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 15. In a closed Democratic primary, a registered Independent voter would be allowed to vote. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 16. What is an another meaning for political ideology? A) A political opinion that a group of people have. B) A political belief that a group of people have. C) A political payment a group of people have. D) A political cause that a group of people have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A political belief that a group of people have. 17. Which term describes a political ideology that generally supports government intervention to promote social and economic equality? A) Conservative. B) Liberal. C) Majority. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal. 18. The Articles of Confederation was the first national ..... in America. A) Letter to the king. B) System of government. C) Declaration of war. D) Collection of banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) System of government. 19. The candidates spend most of their time & money in A) The small electoral states. B) The battleground states. C) The safe states. D) Eating take-out food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The battleground states. 20. Deciding in wartime whether to bomb foreign cities. A) Chief of Party. B) Chief of State. C) Commander in Chief. D) Chief Legislator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commander in Chief. ← 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