This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 107 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 107 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. George Washington believed that Political Parties were ..... A) Create a National Bank. B) Improve the Nation. C) Dangerous to the country. D) Overpower State Governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangerous to the country. 2. The supporters of whom were first to form political parties? A) Washington. B) Franklin & Adams. C) Jefferson and Hamilton. D) Auntie & Cinton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jefferson and Hamilton. 3. A ..... is a group of people with broad, shared interests. They join together to help the candidates they support win elections in America. A) Anarchist group. B) Pharmaceutical company. C) Workers union. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political party. 4. The Republican Party is more likely to support increasing the government's role in providing social programs. A) F. B) T. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. 5. The Libertarian Party DOES NOT ..... A) Want more personal freedom and less government involvement. B) Favors free speech, religion, personal privacy, and the right to carry guns. C) Want more federal spending on public transportation, housing, and other basic industries. D) Favors a free market economy, and reduced taxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Want more federal spending on public transportation, housing, and other basic industries. 6. Which type of political party focuses exclusively on one social, economic, or moral issue? A) Ideological Party. B) Single-Issue Party. C) Splinter Party. D) Multi-Issue Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single-Issue Party. 7. The current party era began in 1968. (I happen to disagree with the text which puts it at 1964.) Which of the following describes the current party era? A) Republican dominance at the national level. B) Democratic dominance at the national level. C) Divided government at the national level. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divided government at the national level. 8. If you vote for the candidates of the same party for different offices ..... A) You split your vote. B) You vote the straight ticket. C) You split your ticket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You vote the straight ticket. 9. Which political party focused primarily on individual liberty A) Federalist. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 10. In what famous speech did George Washington warn against political parties? A) Proclamation of 1763. B) Farewell Address. C) Gettysburg Address. D) Declaration of a New Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farewell Address. 11. What is the symbol of NCP A) Clock. B) Lotus. C) Hand. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clock. 12. Which ideology emphasizes traditional values and takes a cautious approach to change? A) Socialism. B) Liberalism. C) Conservatism. D) Libertarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservatism. 13. Any party that has less support than one of the major political parties in the US is a ..... A) Splinter party. B) Economic protest party. C) Minor party. D) Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minor party. 14. Which is NOT a centre left party? A) Liberal Democrats. B) Plaid Cymru. C) SNP. D) Brexit Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brexit Party. 15. What is the main function of political parties? A) Mobilize opposition. B) Contest elections. C) Shape public opinion. D) Run the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contest elections. 16. Over-regulation of political parties cannot be counterproductive. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Elections which are held in the middle of a president's term are called A) Midterm elections. B) Indirect Elections. C) Single member district elections. D) Closed primary elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midterm elections. 18. What sort of system do we have in the United States? A) Multiparty system. B) One-party system. C) Two-party system. D) Minor Party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two-party system. 19. THE CLEARLY VISIBLE INSTITUTIONS OF A DEMOCRACY ARE: A) SOCIETIES. B) POLITICAL PARTIES. C) PRESSURE GROUPS. D) PEOPLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) POLITICAL PARTIES. 20. UK and USA have which party system A) Single party system. B) Multi party system. C) Two party system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two party system. 21. Which of the following is the most likely to vote, according to voter trends? A) A 24 year old high school drop-out working at minimum wage. B) A 40 year old high school graduate working on a farm. C) A 18 year old high school graduate working part time at his dad's company. D) A 50 year old college graduate working as a doctor in a hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A 50 year old college graduate working as a doctor in a hospital. 22. What section of the United States Constitution outlines Executive Power? A) Article 3. B) The Preamble. C) Article 2. D) Article 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 2. 23. Party that focuses exclusively on one major social, economic, or moral issue A) Open Primary. B) Single-issue Party. C) Splinter Party. D) Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single-issue Party. 24. This party supports the idea of promoting prayer in schools. A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 25. Functions of political parties:1. recruit & nominate candidates 2. monitor actions of office holders 3. educate people about campaign issues 4 ..... What is missing? A) Support opposing candidate. B) Help candidates win elections. C) Require a membership fee. D) Create forums and debates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help candidates win elections. 26. Congressional district A) A political party that is represented in Congress. B) The geographic area that is served by one member in the House of Representatives. C) A group of people who are elected to represent a specific area. D) A type of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The geographic area that is served by one member in the House of Representatives. 27. This political party supports the military by spending a lot more money on it than the other party. A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 28. An election in which the voters of various parties choose candidates to run for office in a general election A) Ballot. B) Primary election. C) Platform. D) Legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary election. 29. This party advocates for change and a much larger government? A) Republican Party. B) Green Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Party. 30. Which political party has been the longest in power since 1945? A) The Conservative Party. B) The SNP. C) The Labour Party. D) The Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Conservative Party. 31. An area that has a specific number of voters; a captain leads these areas A) Platforms. B) Congressional district. C) Political Party. D) Precinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precinct. 32. Which is NOT an enumerated power of Congress? A) Create lower federal courts. B) Protect patents and copyrights. C) Punish pirates and counterfeiters. D) Make treaties with foreign countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make treaties with foreign countries. 33. This party favors less government programs to help those in need A) Communist. B) Republicans. C) Libertarians. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 34. Their Domestic Policy:Opposed Tariffs A) Federalist. B) Anti-Federalist. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic-Republicans. 35. Which of the following are Republicans NOT known for? A) Smaller government. B) Lower taxes for everyone. C) Higher military spending. D) Equal Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equal Rights. 36. Political parties get money by A) Holding fundraisers and taking donations. B) Charging constituents. C) Using their own money. D) Using tax money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holding fundraisers and taking donations. 37. Felt the government needed to represent more agricultural [farming] interests because 90% of Americans were still farmers A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 38. What did Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton have in common? A) They were both in George Washington's cabinet. B) They both served in the Army during the Revolutionary War. C) They both ran for president in 1796. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were both in George Washington's cabinet. 39. A primary in which voters do not need to declare a party before voting, but may vote in only one party's primary. A) Open Primary. B) Split Ticket. C) Closed Primary. D) Direct Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open Primary. 40. America's political parties receive their power specifically: A) Through interpretation of the Constitution (the right to assemble). B) Directly from the words in US Constitution. C) From the President. D) From Congress and Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through interpretation of the Constitution (the right to assemble). 41. When was BSP formed A) 1984. B) 1982. C) 1986. D) 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1984. 42. Which US political party would likely approve of a plan for the government to take over all businesses? A) Democrats. B) Libertarians. C) Communists. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communists. 43. Republicans support A) Smaller government and tradition. B) Large government and change. C) Democratic party. D) Higher taxes and more social programs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smaller government and tradition. 44. What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ban? A) Paying taxes. B) Literacy test. C) Electoral college. D) Voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literacy test. 45. The government of the United States;A form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments. A) Federal government. B) Communist government. C) Monarchy government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal government. 46. People who say they do not support a political party. A) Independent Voters. B) Write-In Candidate. C) Political Party. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Voters. 47. Which Propaganda technique tries to change your mind by offering unclear and vague statements. A) Bandwagon. B) Card Stacking. C) Glittering Generalities. D) Plain Folk. E) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glittering Generalities. 48. Political Parties publicize their official position on issues and vision for the country through their development of A) Speeches. B) Platforms. C) Perspectives. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platforms. 49. What is the basic responsibility of citizens? A) Eating. B) Campaigning. C) Voting. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voting. 50. What is ticket-splitting? A) Voting for all candidates on a party's ticket. B) Voting for write-in candidates. C) Voting for the same candidates in election after election. D) Voting for candidates from different parties in the same election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voting for candidates from different parties in the same election. 51. Differences between political parties are ..... A) Stated in the party platforms and reflecting in campaigning. B) Stated in the U.S. Constitution. C) Listed in the Preamble. D) Expressed in the 18th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stated in the party platforms and reflecting in campaigning. 52. Which party wants lower taxes and more personal accountability? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 53. Alexander Hamilton backed the ..... party. A) Democratic-Republican. B) Federalists. C) Mario. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 54. People who cannot go to the polls can request an ..... ballot in advance. A) Electorate. B) Apathy. C) Absentee. D) Exit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absentee. 55. The main purpose of the Alien Act was to A) Decrease Democratic-Republican support by making it harder for immigrants to become citizens. B) Decrease Federalist support by making it harder for immigrants to become citizens. C) Increase Federalist support by making it easier for immigrants to become citizens. D) Increase Democratic-Republican support by making it easier for immigrants to become citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease Democratic-Republican support by making it harder for immigrants to become citizens. 56. An independent candidate can contest elections in india A) No. B) Some times. C) May be. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes. 57. What is a similarity between political parties in a two-party system? A) Supporting communism. B) Influencing public policies. C) Promoting anarchy. D) Advocating for dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influencing public policies. 58. What is the job of the electoral college? A) To elect the vice president only. B) To negate the influence of voters in the election process. C) To elect the president and vice president. D) To elect senators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To elect the president and vice president. 59. Lobbyists today are people who generally A) Work within the governmental process to affect policies. B) Work illegally to get their group's needs met. C) Use unfair propaganda to get a group's point across. D) Are hired by the government to support certain policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work within the governmental process to affect policies. 60. To vote you must be a U.S. citizen. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. ← 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