This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 416 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 416 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, and conduct/determine policies A) Partisanship. B) Political Ideology. C) Political Party. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Party. 2. What is the role of political parties in elections? A) Political parties represent different ideologies, mobilize voters, nominate candidates, and organize campaigns. B) Political parties are only involved in local elections, not national elections. C) Political parties are responsible for counting votes in elections. D) Political parties have no role in the election process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political parties represent different ideologies, mobilize voters, nominate candidates, and organize campaigns. 3. What is the purpose of a political party's platform? A) To tell Americans what to believe. B) To outline and make clear their views on important issues. C) To help candidates who don't understand the issues. D) To make it easy for opposing parties to adopt their views. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To outline and make clear their views on important issues. 4. Which political party wants to keep the status quo? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Liberals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 5. The Democratic-Republican Party tended to be Pro ..... A) French. B) Italian. C) Dutch. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French. 6. America's two major parties are the ..... and ..... A) Republicans, democrats. B) Independent, green. C) Republic, dictator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans, democrats. 7. Which statement is true of the Federalist Party? A) It opposed a strong federal government. B) It was popular in the South. C) It was led by Thomas Jefferson. D) It favored manufacturers and business owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It favored manufacturers and business owners. 8. What did the Motor Voter Act do? A) It requires you to renew your driver's license in order to vote. B) It requires states to transport you to the polls on election day. C) It requires states to let you register to vote when you apply for or renew your driver's license. D) It requires you to have a state ID to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It requires states to let you register to vote when you apply for or renew your driver's license. 9. Which political party believed in a strict, word for word interpretation of the Constitution? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 10. What is an argument in favor of interest groups? A) They tell elected officials what the people want. B) They have too much influence on government. C) They encourage corruption among politicians. D) They are almost always nonpartisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They tell elected officials what the people want. 11. What political party began with workers uniting and is total government control? A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Communism. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 12. The People who serve in office A) Party in the Electorate. B) Party Organization. C) Party in Criminals. D) Party in Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party in Government. 13. The President calls on the National Guard to stop a riot A) Chief Executive. B) Chief Administrator. C) Chief Citizen. D) Commander-in-Chief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commander-in-Chief. 14. The American political process is charaterized by ..... A) One political party. B) A dictator and his lackeys. C) A two party system. D) A political party for each state tagsCE5.A-F. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A two party system. 15. Because Thomas Jefferson was affiliated with the Democratic-Republicans, they were also called ..... A) National Republicans. B) Jeffersonian Republicans. C) Jeffersonian Democrats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jeffersonian Republicans. 16. Which of the following decides how many electoral votes a state gets? A) Congressional representation. B) Number of voting districts. C) The geographical size of the state. D) The year the state joined the Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congressional representation. 17. Why do most people tend to be critical of political parties? A) Because they are partisan. B) Because they are committed to a faction. C) Because they promote collective good. D) Because they create social divisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because they are partisan. 18. What do interest groups do in America? A) They work in a practical way to support democracy. B) They force candidates to take a stand on important issues. C) Nothing. They have little impact and aren't worth discussing. D) Puts pressure on elected officials to encourage them to make policy that the interest group wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Puts pressure on elected officials to encourage them to make policy that the interest group wants. 19. How many U.S. states employ a winner-take-all presidential election system in which all their electors are awarded to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes statewide? A) 48. B) Five. C) 26. D) All 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 48. 20. Which party believes that individuals should take care of themselves without government help? A) Republicans. B) Democrats. C) Socialists. D) Communists. 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