This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 50 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is gridlock? A) The ability to compromise and enact legislation. B) The inability to compromise and enact legislation. C) The inability to form a government. D) The ability to form a government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The inability to compromise and enact legislation. 2. What is the earliest and one of the most significant agents in the political socialization process? A) Peers. B) School. C) Family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family. 3. What was the name of the first bank that the U.S. government established in 1791? It was set up by Alexander Hamilton. Aimed at helping states pay their debts from the American Revolutionary War. A) First Citizens Bank. B) US Central Bank. C) First National Bank. D) Chime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First National Bank. 4. What type of government system does Canada have? A) Monarchy. B) Dictatorship. C) Democracy. D) Oligarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democracy. 5. What kind of poll uses leading questions in order to encourage a particular answer from respondents? A) Straw poll. B) Push poll. C) Exit poll. D) Random poll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Push poll. 6. Name the first political parties in America A) Jeffersons and Hamiltons. B) Democratic-Republicans and Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans and Federalists. 7. Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of political parties A) Bias. B) Pressure. C) Campaigns. D) Distraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Campaigns. 8. A platform is a series of statements expressing a political party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues. When is a political party's platform written? A) At the state and local caucses. B) After the party's candidate wins. C) After the exit polls have closed. D) At the party's national convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the party's national convention. 9. This coalition focuses on middle aged/older voters, is usually made up of older white men. A) Republican Coalition. B) Democratic Coalition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican Coalition. 10. True or False. Generally, Americans vote for candidates they agree with and whose party has pledged to handle problems in a way they agree with. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Presidents are elected through the popular vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. In what year did Democrats and Republicans become the major political parties in the United States? A) 1824. B) 1828. C) 1854. D) 1860. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1860. 13. Step of public policy process which recognizes a specific problem (civic issue) A) Agenda setting. B) Formulation. C) Implementation. D) Evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agenda setting. 14. Other organizations also promote public policy. Sometimes they actually do it better than the political parties. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The beliefs and policies of each political party are listed in their- A) Slogans. B) Laws. C) Platforms. D) Bills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platforms. 16. The organization of Republicans within the House and Senate that meets to discuss and debate the party's positions on various issues in order to reach a consensus and to assign leadership positions. A) Conference. B) Caucus(congressional). C) Caucus(electoral). D) Nominating convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conference. 17. Candidates were John Adams and Thomas Pinckney A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 18. A political party that challenges the 2 major parties A) 3rd Party. B) 2 Party System. C) Platform. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3rd Party. 19. A state that does not show consistent affiliation with either party and may give majority to either one is referred to as ..... A) A Super State. B) An inconsistency. C) A Swing State. D) An outlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Swing State. 20. The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years old. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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