This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 58 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Appealing to ordinary people by making a candidate seem to be like them. A) Propaganda. B) Endorsements. C) Stacking the Deck. D) Plain Folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plain Folks. 2. Most people tend to support the same political party of their families. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. A Congressional election that occurs between Presidential Elections. This year is an example: A) Voter Caging. B) Caucus. C) Direct Primary. D) Off year or Midterm Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off year or Midterm Election. 4. Before a candidate can run for office, they must first be what? A) Elected. B) Nominated. C) Paid. D) Campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominated. 5. A party platform is ..... A) The list of nominees for a public office. B) A collection of views a party has on the important issues during a campaign. C) The voters who participate in a general election. D) The questions that are asked of candidates during a public debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A collection of views a party has on the important issues during a campaign. 6. What is the name of one of the smaller political parties in the United States? A) Green. B) Liberal. C) Democrat. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green. 7. To swear someone into office A) Inaugural address. B) Inaugurate. C) Acquire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inaugurate. 8. Believe in strong national government; higher tariffs; govern-ment support of industry. (Alexander Hamilton, John Adams) A) Federalist Party. B) Democratic Republicans. C) Democratic Party. D) Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist Party. 9. The PPERA 2000 established that a political party could spend a maximum of how much in each constituency during an election cycle? A) £40, 000. B) £50, 000. C) £30, 000. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) £30, 000. 10. A problem within society that impacts the people A) Government. B) Public Policy. C) Civic Issue. D) Interest Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civic Issue. 11. What does "Ruling party" mean? A) The strongest party. B) Most popular party. C) Political party that runs government. D) Main party of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political party that runs government. 12. A political party is a group of people who seek to control ..... by winning elections and holding office. A) Government. B) Republicans. C) Democrats. D) Governing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government. 13. Which of the following individuals campaigned for President as a third party (the Bull Moose party)? A) Theodore Roosevelt. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. C) Barack Obama. D) Donald Trump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theodore Roosevelt. 14. Which is NOT a function of political parties? A) Recruit and nominate candidates. B) Educate the electorate. C) Help candidates win. D) Influence public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influence public policy. 15. Party supports protecting and providing for the health and well-being of its citizens. A) Communist. B) Libertarian. C) Green. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialist. 16. Granted Women the Right to Vote A) 15th Amendment. B) 19th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 19th Amendment. 17. What do interest groups use to influence courts? A) Certiorari writs. B) Amicus briefs. C) Mandamus briefs. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amicus briefs. 18. Which is NOT a purpose of a political party? A) Coordinate policies. B) Investigate consumer fraud. C) Join like-minded people. D) Inform voters of political positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Investigate consumer fraud. 19. The age you can 1st register to vote is A) 18. B) 21. C) 25. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 20. The ..... believed that only educated, wealthy men should hold public office. A) Federalists. B) Republicans. C) Whigs. D) Jeffersonians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. ← 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