This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which political party wanted to keep a good trading relationship with Britain? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 2. Only citizens who ..... may participate in primary and general elections. A) Register. B) Serve of a jury. C) Have read the Constitution. D) Paid a poll tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Register. 3. Which political party supports heavy government involvement in your life? A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Libertarian. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 4. The New Deal coalition fell apart after nearly four decades of political control with the movement of ..... from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. A) Asians and Hispanics. B) Urbanites. C) Southern conservatives. D) Catholics and Jews. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southern conservatives. 5. An organization that tries to get political power by electing members to public office so that their political ideas can become laws or policies A) Political System. B) Government. C) Party Platform. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Party. 6. Where would you find a political party's stance on issues? A) In their platform. B) In a televised debate. C) In a campaign commercial. D) In the Constitution of the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In their platform. 7. Even though this president saw a lot of the policies the Federalists wanted passed, he NEVER JOINED a political party, and remains the only president who never joined one A) George Washington. B) James Madison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George Washington. 8. Which type of organization pools campaign contributions from members and then donates those funds to campaign for or against a candidate? They often represent a special interest group. A) Super PACs. B) Political parties. C) Federal Election Commission. D) Political Action Committees (PAC's). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Action Committees (PAC's). 9. A liberal person is most likely to believe that A) Government should have little to no power over people's lives. B) Government should play a more active role in business and social issues. C) The President should be able to lead for as long as he or she wants to. D) The United States was once home to a tribe of unicorns that mysteriously disappeared in 1609. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government should play a more active role in business and social issues. 10. A state governor meets with a city mayor and state senator from the same party to make sure they will support the governor's policy on education. A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. B) Help Candidates Win the Election. C) Educate the Public About Issues. D) Monitor the Actions of Officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monitor the Actions of Officeholders. 11. Hamilton believed the federal government had ..... that were not expressly forbidden in the Constitution. This ideas justified his starting a national bank. A) States' rights. B) Sedition. C) Implied powers. D) Ratification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implied powers. 12. What is another name for a voting district? A) Polling place. B) Caucus. C) Precinct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precinct. 13. The series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues is called a ..... A) Plank. B) Platform. C) Floor. D) Soap box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 14. Family, social groups, education, and political conditions all contribute to A) Political parties. B) Conservatism. C) Progressivism. D) Political socialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political socialization. 15. Even though the 15th amendment said the right to vote could not be denied because of race, some states passed laws to keep blacks from voting. What is one way they used? A) Arithmetic tests. B) Literacy tests. C) Physical Fitness tests. D) Civics tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literacy tests. 16. This institution officially elects the president and vice president; a candidate must receive at least 270 votes to win A) Supreme Court. B) Electoral College. C) Senate. D) Conference of Governors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral College. 17. Two candidates decide to attend a county fair to promote their campaign while wearing jeans and rolling up their shirt sleeves. This campaign strategy is known as: A) Stacking the deck. B) Testimonials/Endorsement. C) Plain folks. D) Glittering generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain folks. 18. A certain set of ethical ideals of a large group that explains how society should work. A) Primary elections. B) Two-party system. C) Political ideology. D) Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political ideology. 19. A system in which two major parties dominate the politics of a country? A) One-Party. B) Multi-Party. C) Dictatorship. D) Two-Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two-Party. 20. How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives? A) Every state gets 2. B) Based on population. C) Every state gets 1. D) Only certain states get into the House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Based on population. ← 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