This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 387 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 387 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is TRUE of third parties in the United States? A) They often win elections. B) They are too minor to influence elections. C) They often form around a particular issue or ideas. D) They include Democratic and Republican parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They often form around a particular issue or ideas. 2. When discussing an election, which of the following is accurate? A) It's a celebration of a political party. B) It's a process where citizens vote for their representatives. C) It's a ceremony for elected officials. D) It's a gathering of political candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a process where citizens vote for their representatives. 3. Why did President Washington warn against political parties? A) Because he believed they would lead to corruption in government. B) Because he thought they would weaken the power of the presidency. C) Because he feared they would divide the nation. D) Because he wanted to maintain a one-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he feared they would divide the nation. 4. Why do interest groups pressure lawmakers? A) They want to increase support for their political party. B) They want to increase their membership. C) They want to become a third party. D) They want lawmakers to pass legislation that supports their cause or beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They want lawmakers to pass legislation that supports their cause or beliefs. 5. To enroll people to support a group or idea A) ELECTORATE. B) BALLOT. C) RECRUIT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RECRUIT. 6. Left or Right? Communism A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 7. Individual components of the platform. A) Plank. B) Plurality. C) Platform. D) PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plank. 8. This party advocates to repeal the 16th amendment, which gives Congress the power to levy or impose an income tax A) Democrats. B) Socialist. C) Libertarians. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Libertarians. 9. Single issue party is ..... A) Party led by Alexander Hamilton for the "rich and the well born". B) The process political parties name candidates for public office. C) Party that has one public policy matter but fades when issue is adopted by the 2 parties. D) Devotion to the interests of one section of a country. E) Party led by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. Represented bankers, industrialists, merchants and plantation owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party that has one public policy matter but fades when issue is adopted by the 2 parties. 10. Which of the following is NOT a function of third parties? A) Win elections. B) Change outcome of election. C) Support a particular issue. D) Introduce new ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Win elections. 11. At the conventions, political party leaders select their ..... for the presidency. A) Delegate. B) Nominee. C) Platform. D) Campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominee. 12. What did Theodore Roosevelt do when he was denied the Republican presidential nomination in 1912? A) He organized a third party called the Green Party. B) He organized a third party called the Constitution Party. C) He organized a third party called the Libertarian Party. D) He organized a third party called the Progressive Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He organized a third party called the Progressive Party. 13. What is NOT a formal requirement to be president? A) 35 years old. B) 14 years of residency. C) Military service. D) Born a citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Military service. 14. Political parties inform supporters by- A) Using the media. B) Censoring the media. C) Discouraging communication. D) Discouraging the use of social media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using the media. 15. Most Americans tend to vote a ..... A) Split ticket. B) Straight ticket. C) Simultaneous ticket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straight ticket. 16. Which political party believes in direct government involvement? A) Republicans. B) Independents. C) Democrats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats. 17. WHAT STATE DO WE LIVE IN A) CALIFORNIA. B) NEVADA. C) WASHINGTON. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CALIFORNIA. 18. What group did the Democratic-Republicans favor? A) British. B) Spanish. C) French. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) French. 19. What is one reason why UKIP's support has declined? A) They have become more moderate. B) Formation of a coalition government. C) Leader resignations. D) Emergence of other minor parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emergence of other minor parties. 20. Almost all elections in the United States are based on A) The plurality system. B) The majority system. C) Retention and recall. D) A combination of systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The plurality system. ← 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