This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Democracy for the common man, weak central government and strong state government A) Federalists. B) Anti-Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-Federalist. 2. What is the reciprocal relationship between the president and his party? A) The party determines the president's popularity. B) The president determines the party's brand. C) The party supports the president's initiatives. D) The president supports the party's initiatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The party supports the president's initiatives. 3. What are the two sides of the political spectrum? A) Liberals and Conservatives. B) Radicals and Reactionaries. C) Democrats and Republicans. D) Dumb and Dumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberals and Conservatives. 4. True or False:Presidents are elected based on the popular vote A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 5. What are two ways a citizen can participate in their democracy? A) Write an op ed in the newspaper and call their senator. B) Vote and join a civic group. C) Work on a campaign for a politician and give your opinion to your representative. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 6. Electoral votes for a state are equal to.....? A) Its House reps + Senators. B) Its House reps, Senators, and the governor. C) Its House reps only. D) Its senators only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its House reps + Senators. 7. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS THE FOUNDER OF THE BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY? A) Sahu Maharaj. B) B R AMBEDKAR. C) JOTIBA PHULE. D) RAM SELF. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RAM SELF. 8. Guarantees freedom from quartering soldiers in our homes A) 7th Amendment. B) 3rd Amendment. C) 1st Amendment. D) 5th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd Amendment. 9. What did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions establish as far as states' rights? A) State voting laws. B) Absolution. C) Federal mandates. D) Nullification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nullification. 10. One of the primary function of Primaries and Caucuses is to select delegates to send to the National Convention A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. Minor parties are able to play a "spoiler role" in an election by A) Raising issues that the major parties do not want to address. B) Taking enough votes away from one of the two major parties to cost its candidate the election. C) Waging "mud-slinging" campaigns against both major party candidates. D) Attracting voter and media attention away from the major party candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking enough votes away from one of the two major parties to cost its candidate the election. 12. Which MAJOR political party does the Green Party take votes away from? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 13. Doris Johnson was not the first ..... A) Female senator. B) Ministry of Transport. C) Female Governor General. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Female Governor General. 14. In a ..... the people rule. A) Democracy. B) Oligarchy. C) Monarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 15. What is the political election symbol of congress party? A) Symbol of Lotus. B) Symbol of Hand. C) Symbol of elephant. D) Symbol of clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol of Hand. 16. What is straight-ticket voting? A) Voting for independent candidates. B) Voting for candidates based on their personal characteristics. C) Voting for candidates of the same party. D) Voting for candidates of different parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voting for candidates of the same party. 17. In countries like India, ..... choose candidates for contesting elections. A) Top party leaders. B) Members of party. C) Supporters of party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Top party leaders. 18. When a president signs a bill, it A) Goes back to the Senate. B) Is vetoed. C) Becomes law. D) Goes back to the House. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Becomes law. 19. A Person who is officially running for office A) Nominee. B) Candidate. C) Electorate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate. 20. Most of the nation's founding fathers were in favor of a multiparty political system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 21. To become president a person must either be born in the United States or have at least one parent who is an American citizen. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 22. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN OBJECTIVE OF NCP A) EQUITY. B) UNITARY. C) DEMOCRACY. D) SOCIAL JUSTICE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UNITARY. 23. Why did many farmers, artisans, and former Anti-Federalists support the Democratic-Republican Party? A) The Democratic-Republican's favored the expansion of a strong national government. B) The Democratic-Republican's supported strict restrictions on immigration. C) The Democratic-Republican's supported the use of Tariffs. D) The Democratic-Republican's favored states' rights and the rights of the common man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Democratic-Republican's favored states' rights and the rights of the common man. 24. Which party believes in freedom above all else, and thinks the government only exists to protected that freedom? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Libertarians. D) Socialists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Libertarians. 25. Who formed the Democratic Party after splitting from the Democratic-Republican Party? A) John Quincy Adams. B) Henry Clay. C) Andrew Jackson. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andrew Jackson. 26. Moderates who would sometimes vote for Republicans or Democrats would fall on the ..... of the political spectrum. A) Left. B) Center. C) Right. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Center. 27. Which country has a multi-party system with 20 different parties? A) United States. B) Canada. C) Germany. D) Israel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Israel. 28. Voting age changed from 21 years old to 18 years old. Which amendment is this? A) 12th. B) Taking. C) 26th. D) 14th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 26th. 29. Many members of this political party opposed the Mexican-American War. A) Federalist Federalist. B) Whig. C) Democrat. D) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whig. 30. What are implied powers? A) Powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution but may still be used by the national government. B) Powers that are specifically given to the federal government no matter what. C) Powers that men and women get from being born that no one can take away. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution but may still be used by the national government. 31. What is a political party? A) A group of people who work together to celebrate politics. B) A group of people who have similar ideas about what the government should do. C) A group of people who work together to stop others from voting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of people who have similar ideas about what the government should do. 32. Which one of the following is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party? A) Cultural nationalism. B) Bahujan Samaj. C) Modernity. D) Revolutionary democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural nationalism. 33. Powers of Congress specifically listed in the Constitution are called ..... A) Expressed powers. B) Reserved powers. C) Implied powers. D) Concurrent powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressed powers. 34. The Democratic party wants Dwayne Johnson to run for public office. Which function of political parties is being fulfilled? A) Recruiting and nominating candidates. B) Educating the electorate. C) Helping candidates win elections. D) Monitoring the actions of office holders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recruiting and nominating candidates. 35. Which of the following was labeled as an "extreme" Democratic party group in the 2012 presidential election? A) Communists. B) Advocates for amnesty. C) Socialists. D) ACORN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialists. 36. Political party that tends to be more conservative; supporters tend to be older, white, live in the suburbs or rural areas, tend to have higher incomes; party symbol is an elephant A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican Party. 37. Which end of the political spectrum would you find conservatives? A) Far left. B) Right. C) Left. D) Far right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 38. Which party believed more power should reside with the states? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 39. Which of the following is a unique power held by members of the Senate? A) The ability to filibuster. B) The ability to impeach the president. C) Control of the appropriations process. D) Control of the veto. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability to filibuster. 40. Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what? A) The Mexican Cession. B) The Annexation of Texas. C) The Joint Resolution. D) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mexican Cession. 41. Political parties want to win ..... A) The best grades. B) The lottery. C) Majority support. D) The basketball game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majority support. 42. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India? A) Rajagopalacharya. B) Mr. Balraj Sen. C) Sri Sugumar Sen. D) Shyama Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sri Sugumar Sen. 43. KANSHI RAM IS THE LEADER OF A) CONGRESS. B) CPI. C) BSP. D) BJP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BSP. 44. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS A REGIONAL PARTY? A) C P I (M). B) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. C) B J P. D) NATIONAL CONFERENCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NATIONAL CONFERENCE. 45. The powers of the Executive Branch are defined in ..... of the U.S. Constitution. A) The Preamble. B) Article III. C) Article I. D) Article II. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article II. 46. A political candidate who accuses his or her opponent of " reckless spending politician" is using: A) Plain-folks appeal. B) Glittering generalities. C) Name calling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Name calling. 47. You hold a political office. You can appoint Supreme Court Judges, make decisions about the military and immigration. You are A) A member of Congress. B) A major. C) A governor. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President. 48. The idea that political power should be distributed and shared among various groups in society is known as A) Pluralism. B) Socialism. C) Centrism. D) Libertarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pluralism. 49. Farmers and skilled craftsmen supported this party. A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 50. The Senate Majority Leader is responsible for: A) Approving presidential appointments. B) Overseeing impeachment proceedings . C) Setting the legislative agenda. D) Presiding over the Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting the legislative agenda. 51. What does "politically independent" mean? A) A person is very conservative and identifies as part of the Republican party. B) A person is very liberal and identifies as part of the Democratic party. C) A person is moderate and does not want to be identified by a political party. D) A person that does not believe in voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person is moderate and does not want to be identified by a political party. 52. Which is not an example of how New Labour has departed from Socialism? A) Enlisting the private sector to deliver public services. B) Nationalizing certain industries. C) People need to be aware of their responsibilities to the community as well as their rights. D) Emphasis on wealth creation rather than redistribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nationalizing certain industries. 53. What is Propaganda? A) Help elect candidates who agree with their views and defeat candidates/ballot measures who do not. B) A message that is meant to influence people's ideas, opinions, or actions in a certain way. C) These groups are organizations of people with a common interest that try to influence government policies and decisions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A message that is meant to influence people's ideas, opinions, or actions in a certain way. 54. To become a member of a political party in the US, you A) Pay yearly dues. B) Simply believe that you are a member. C) Must register with the party. D) Pass a credit check. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simply believe that you are a member. 55. The major Conservative party in the U.S. today is the ..... Party. A) Independent. B) Moderate. C) Republican. D) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican. 56. This party is represented by-the color red, a donkey, and known to have conservative or right-wing policies on how the government should work. A) Republican Party. B) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican Party. 57. To be a senator, a person needs to be at least 25 years old, a citizen of the United States for nine years, and a resident of the state from which he or she was elected. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. This statement "From 2000-2006 the cost of college education declined by 25%" is an example of what? A) An Opinion. B) Bias. C) Sources. D) A fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fact. 59. What tends to cause voters to steer away from a political party and its candidates? A) Holding more moderate views. B) Reflecting liberal or conservative views. C) Having radical or extreme views. D) Organizing national and state committees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having radical or extreme views. 60. The major function of political parties in America is: A) Educating the public. B) Presenting solutions to problems. C) Keeping the party in power responsible to the people. D) Nominating candidates for public office and presenting them to voters. 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