This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the following are considered civic responsiblities EXCEPT A) Voting. B) Volunteering in local schools. C) Researching candidates. D) Jury selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jury selection. 2. Manufacturing A) To bring people into agreement. B) Making of goods by hand or machinery. C) Exchange of goods and services. D) To stand out or be noticed for your talents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making of goods by hand or machinery. 3. Majority A) A number that is more than 50 percent of the total. B) The most votes among all those running for a political office. C) Located next to. D) A meeting of political party members to conduct party business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A number that is more than 50 percent of the total. 4. In the upcoming Federal Election there are how many candidates contesting the Moreton seat? A) Four. B) Five. C) Six. D) Seven. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Six. 5. The states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress A) Judicial review. B) Nullify/nullification. C) Let it happen. D) Embargo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nullify/nullification. 6. Interest group:-has positions on a narrow range of interests-represents a particular groupPolitical Party:-holds positions on a wide range of issues-nominates its members for public officeWhich of the following do BOTH groups have in common? A) Holds primary elections. B) Seeks to influence public policy. C) Promotes members' interests through litigation. D) Lobbies members of Congress for its special interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seeks to influence public policy. 7. Which party is in power in the state of Illinois? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Independent Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 8. Unlike an open primary, a closed primary is ..... A) Anyone. B) Only congressional representatives. C) Only available to people who registered in that party. D) Only former presidents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only available to people who registered in that party. 9. "The impeachment of Trump doesn't matter to me because he's the Republican candidate, and I always vote Republican" would be an example of: A) Retrospective voting. B) Prospective voting. C) Party-line voting. D) Rational choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party-line voting. 10. How does the media influence public opinion? A) Regulates the type of media people use. B) Tells people who to vote for. C) Focuses attention on certain issues. D) Gives money to political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focuses attention on certain issues. 11. Which leader was an influential Republican president during the Civil War who signed the document to end slavery in the US? A) Abraham Lincoln. B) Ulysses S. Grant. C) Theodore Roosevelt. D) George H. W. Bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln. 12. Supports creation of a national bank A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 13. A political candidate who describes herself as an " ordinary, hard-working citizen" is using A) Card stacking. B) Plain-folks appeal. C) Name calling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plain-folks appeal. 14. Who was elected as the 2nd President of the United States of America? (a) A) A John Adams. B) Charles Pinckney. C) Aaron Burr. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A John Adams. 15. Which party is generally considered conservative in American politics A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Libertarian. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 16. Parties that hold a particular set of beliefs and have often supported Marxist thinking are known as A) Ideological parties. B) Single-issue parties. C) Splinter parties. D) Economic protest parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideological parties. 17. Samples of public opinion today are usually selected through A) Voter registration lists. B) Random digit dialing. C) Selective respondent profiles. D) Phone books. E) Cities and towns throughout the country believed to be "bellwethers, " which accurately represent the entire nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Random digit dialing. 18. Who was the last 'Old Labour' Prime Minister? A) James Callaghan. B) Tony Blair. C) Harold Wilson. D) Clement Attlee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Callaghan. 19. Who was The United States Politician and leader of the Federalists Party? He advocated for the creation of a National Bank. A) George Washington. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) Alexander Hamilton. D) James Madison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alexander Hamilton. 20. True or False:Candidates for any office should campaign. This includes making speeches, giving interviews, appearing at community events, and answering voters' questions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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