Political Parties Quiz

A group of citizens with common interests who want to influence the government by electing candidates to public office is called a __________.

• political party

• interest group

• lobby

• committee

Parties pick __________ who agree with their beliefs and try to persuade voters to support them.

• candidates

• spectators

• opponents

• bystanders

Anyone may join a political party by simply __________ himself/herself a member.

• declaring

• appointing

• assigning

• nominating

The United States has had two major parties since the early 1800s, known as the __________.

• two-party system

• multi-party system

• single-party system

• coalition system

__________ wanted a strong national government and strong president; founded by Alexander Hamilton.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• Whigs

__________ wanted less power for the national government and more for state governments; founded by Thomas Jefferson.

• Democratic-Republicans

• Federalists

• Whigs

• National Republicans

Over time, Jefferson’s party grew __________, while the Federalist Party __________ away.

• stronger, faded

• weaker, grew

• stronger, thrived

• weaker, faded

In 1828, the Democratic-Republican party __________; Andrew Jackson emerged as the leader of the new Democratic Party.

• split

• united

• disbanded

• expanded

__________ (National Republicans) formed in 1830 to oppose Jackson.

• Whigs

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Libertarians

The Whigs and Democrats remained the two major parties until the __________.

• 1850s

• 1870s

• 1890s

• 1910s