This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 400 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 400 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ratified in 1961, gave Washington DC residents the right to vote for President. A) 19th Amendment. B) 23rd Amendment. C) 24th Amendment. D) 38th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23rd Amendment. 2. Political Parties are not mentioned anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. African Americans (except for the South), Jewish people, Catholics, union members, white southerners (especially farmers), and farmers in general. A) Dealignment. B) Era of Good Feelings. C) New Deal Coalition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New Deal Coalition. 4. What event is considered the origin of the Democratic Party? A) The signing of the Declaration of Independence. B) The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828. C) The Civil War. D) The New Deal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828. 5. The written statement of the party's belief is called the A) Plank. B) Plumage. C) Plaintiff. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 6. Secretary of Treasury under Washington A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton. 7. In the modern political system, which issue represents a basic disagreement between Republican and democratic parties? A) The responsibilities of the government. B) The supremacy of the U.S. Constitution. C) The number of justices on the Supreme Court. D) The U.S. being a member of the United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The responsibilities of the government. 8. Based on the following policy, which political party is most likely to support it: "Increase the personal income tax exemption" ? A) Liberal Party. B) Conservative Party. C) New Democratic Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative Party. 9. In politics, people who fall in the middle range of the liberal-conservative split A) Liberal. B) Moderate. C) Conservative. D) Ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moderate. 10. Primaries and Caucuses are regulated by the Federal Government A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Election is a means by which people choose their official A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Who was the first president from the Democrat party? A) Andrew Jackson. B) George Washington. C) Abe Lincoln. D) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrew Jackson. 13. Which U.S. document tells us the requirements for running for political office? A) State Constitutions. B) U.S. Constitution. C) Declaration of Independence. D) Magna Carta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) U.S. Constitution. 14. A person belonging to or living in a country A) Candidate. B) Political party. C) Citizen. D) Delegate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citizen. 15. Forbids unlawful searches and seizures of persons, homes, and effects without a search warrant A) 2nd Amendment. B) 4th Amendment. C) 6th Amendment. D) 8th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4th Amendment. 16. How many electoral college votes must you win to become president? A) At least 548 votes. B) All the votes. C) 270 or more votes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270 or more votes. 17. Social Democrats A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 18. What is the "Plain Folks" propaganda technique? A) These groups are organizations of people with a common interest that try to influence government policies and decisions. B) Tell voters that you are just like them-an ordinary person with similar needs and ideas. C) A group of citizens with similar views on public issues who work to put their ideas into effective government action. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tell voters that you are just like them-an ordinary person with similar needs and ideas. 19. Which is true? A) The Republicans are to the right and the Democrats are to the left of centre. B) The Republicans are to the left and the Democrats are to the right of centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Republicans are to the right and the Democrats are to the left of centre. 20. A filibuster can happen A) In the Senate. B) In the House. C) In either house of Congress. D) At DQ when you eat too many Buster Bars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Senate. ← 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