This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 369 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 369 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following allowed corporations and unions to promote the election of one candidate over another? A) Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). B) Taft-Hartley Act. C) Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010). D) Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims (1964). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010). 2. What is an 'Affidavit'? A) Over-regulation of political parties. B) Decision-making body of the party. C) Details of a contesting candidate. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Details of a contesting candidate. 3. Which political party believes that state governments should be stronger than the central, or federal government? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 4. What era of government is the United States currently in? A) Era of Divided Government. B) Era of the Democrats. C) Era of the Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Era of Divided Government. 5. Voters directly elect all of the following EXCEPT A) House of Representative members. B) Senate members. C) Governors. D) The President and Vice President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President and Vice President. 6. Which party would favor less taxes? A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 7. What article details the executive branch? A) Article 1. B) Article 2. C) Article 3 Article 3. D) Article 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 2. 8. The total number of recognised parties in 2006 were A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 9. Which political party favored an alliance with Great Britain? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 10. An organization of citizens who wish to influence and control the government by getting their members elected to office. A) Write-In Candidate. B) Political Party. C) Independent Voters. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Party. 11. Who do lobbyists represent in their attempts to influence government? A) Military officers. B) Elected officials. C) Interest groups. D) Circuit judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest groups. 12. Why do political parties need to offer policies that are near the center of public opinion? A) To attract more voters from both sides. B) To only attract the opposing sides voters. C) To only attract their parties voters. D) To appeal to the youth of America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To attract more voters from both sides. 13. Advantages of the two-party system include which of the following choices? A) There is a second strong party to take over government if the voters so desire. B) One party is able to win a majority of the votes. C) Voters have a choice. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FRONT? A) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. B) NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE. C) UNITED PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE. D) LEFT FRONT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. 15. You want to get a law passed requiring radon detectors in all houses. What type of group would you most likely organize to help reach that goal? SS.7.C.2.10: A) City council. B) Focus group. C) Interest group. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest group. 16. Why is it important to learn political views? A) Allows citizens to be informed of the type of government. B) Allows citizens to be informed of the type of society. C) Allows citizens to be informed of the type of Constitution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allows citizens to be informed of the type of government. 17. Which of the following is NOT one of America's two major political parties> A) Republicans. B) Libertarians. C) Democrats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Libertarians. 18. A person who prefers traditions and is not open to change in society is a- A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) Socialist. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 19. Funding that congressional committees debate and decide how to divide up A) Mandatory spending. B) Pork barrel spending. C) Entitlements. D) Discretionary spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discretionary spending. 20. Left or Right? Republican Party A) Left. B) Right. 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