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This quiz tests Whig or Democrat? Whig Politics Knowledge Quizzes, Trivia, IQ Tests
This Politics IQ Quiz is based upon the selector Whig or Democrat? by Collatis.
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Whig

Show what you know by answering true or false to the following. Answer ''false'' if neither applies or if you're not sure. Your score will be calculated on the next page.

Your first question is below.


A strong central government is preferable to state's rights.
True False

We must modernize economically to survive in this ever changing world.
True False

It is America's destiny to span from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and to achieve it by any means necessary.
True False

The federal government should take an active role in the economy.
True False

Tariffs should be very low, or non existent, in order to keep prices low and encourage trade.
True False

Education is a fundamental right that should be guaranteed through universal public schooling.
True False

The government should not subsidize internal improvements such as infrastructure.
True False

Slavery should not be allowed to spread to any of the new western states.
True False

The state should have control of the militia, along with a standing army and a strong navy.
True False

The use of gold is preferable to any sort of national currency.
True False

A national bank makes trade easier and is superior to borrowing from the private banking system.
True False

We should not force any peaceful indigenous people from their land.
True False

Executive power reigns supreme over the legislative and judicial branches of government.
True False

A fundamental tenet of democracy is that the educated man is no greater than the common man.
True False

We should establish "normal schools" in order to properly train teachers and to standardize practices.
True False

We should seek to annex Texas, even if doing so would risk war with Mexico.
True False

An egalitarian agrarian society with a focus on agriculture is ideal.
True False

A transcontinental railroad should be built in order to promote national unity and to allow speedy transportation from one coast to another.
True False

The federal government should not interfere in the affairs of the states or intrude upon their sovereignty.
True False

The American System of economics (tariffs, a national bank, infrastructure, etc.) is more efficient than the free-trade, laissez-faire British System.
True False

We must modernize socially to survive in this ever changing world.
True False

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