This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 421 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 421 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Funding required by law for certain programs A) Mandatory spending. B) Pork barrel spending. C) Entitlements. D) Discretionary spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandatory spending. 2. What is the Liberal Party's position on gun control? A) They support stricter gun control measures. B) They support looser gun control measures. C) They support maintaining current gun control measures. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They support stricter gun control measures. 3. Washington didn't think one person should make all the decisions in government so he created a ..... ? A) Cabinet. B) Congress. C) Committee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cabinet. 4. Political parties ....., or select, men or women to run for public office. A) Coalition. B) Nominate. C) Alter. D) Influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominate. 5. The system that awards all electoral votes to the winning presidential candidate is known as- A) Winner-take-all. B) Congressional representational. C) Popular vote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winner-take-all. 6. How old must you be to run for President of the U.S.A.? A) 25. B) 30. C) 35. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35. 7. Who lost in the election of 1800? A) John Adams. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) William Marbury. D) James Madison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Adams. 8. In order to identify differences between the political parties, one must- A) Participate actively in a campaign with only one party. B) Attend Republican Party meetings. C) Discuss politics regularly with your neighbor. D) Listen to both political party platforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Listen to both political party platforms. 9. Uses famous people or figures to endorse/sell a product A) Testimonial. B) Stereotyping. C) To the nose. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testimonial. 10. Voter registration closes ..... days before an election. A) 18. B) 21. C) 22. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22. 11. This British PM served 3 consecutive terns A) Margaret Thatcher. B) Gordon Brown. C) John Mayor. D) Tony Blair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tony Blair. 12. Type of election open only to members of that political party A) Open primary. B) Closed primary. C) General election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed primary. 13. The Libertarian Party would fall under which type of minor party? A) Ideological party. B) Single-issue party. C) Economic protest party. D) Splinter party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideological party. 14. President Trump supports healthcare reform and attempts to broker a deal between Republicans to get the new healthcare bill passed. A) Chief Legislator. B) Party Chief. C) Chief Executive. D) Chief Administrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief Legislator. 15. What the origins of the Republican Party? A) Stems form Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans. Founded by Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren; popular in the Southern states-party of the "common man". B) Formed in 1854; Split from Democrats-Republicans from those who wanted to support the Antislavery movement. Abraham Lincoln was this party's first president. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formed in 1854; Split from Democrats-Republicans from those who wanted to support the Antislavery movement. Abraham Lincoln was this party's first president. 16. Which political party favored an agrarian/farming society? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 17. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? A) James Madison. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) Montesquieu. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thomas Jefferson. 18. There are limits on the amount of money someone can donate to a candidate. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Obama wants to run for president again. Is he allowed to? Why? A) No, because he is too old. B) No, because he served 2-4 year terms. C) Yes, he can serve a third term. D) Yes, he can do whatever he wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, because he served 2-4 year terms. 20. What is a state that mostly votes Democratic called? A) Red state. B) Blue state. C) Purple state. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue state. ← 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