This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 108 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 108 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What percentage of voters felt that their political opinions were represented by the Conservative Party or the Labour Party in the 2019 general election? A) 32.1%. B) 43.6%. C) 75.7%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 75.7%. 2. When are Presidential elections held in the U.S.? A) In July, every 2 years. B) Third Thursday after the fifth Friday of April ever 3 years. C) Sometime in January every 4 years. D) First Tuesday after the first Monday of November every 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First Tuesday after the first Monday of November every 4 years. 3. Which of the following do left-wing people believe in? A) Low government interference in the economy, and traditional values. B) High government interference in the economy, and social justice. C) Absolute freedom for the states, and almost no federal power. D) Conserving the environment is more important than any other issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High government interference in the economy, and social justice. 4. Which party was formed in 1999, following a split in the Congress Party? A) Communist Party of India-Marxist. B) Nationalist Congress Party. C) All India Trinamool Congress. D) Bahujan samaj party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nationalist Congress Party. 5. A famous politician; a noteworthy leader in present or past American government A) POLITICAL CENTER. B) POLITICAL PARTY. C) POLITICAL PERSONALITY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) POLITICAL PERSONALITY. 6. Participating in activities in order to influence government officials A) Influence. B) Lobbying. C) Political official. D) Monitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbying. 7. After a bill is introduced, what is the next step? A) Public Hearing are held to gather information. B) It is assigned to a committee. C) It is changed by Representatives. D) It is voted on by the House of Repesntatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is assigned to a committee. 8. What did Andrew Jackson promote during the 1820s and 1830s? A) Universal suffrage for white men. B) Universal suffrage for all citizens. C) Universal suffrage for women. D) Universal suffrage for all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Universal suffrage for white men. 9. Which party tends to believe that the government should help provide housing, income, education, and jobs for the poor? A) Republicans. B) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrats. 10. In which type of election do we see the state legislature come up with an idea, but then leave to final decision on the matter up to the voters? A) Initiative. B) Referendum. C) Recall. D) Run-off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Referendum. 11. Which party is more likely to be located in a rural area? A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 12. Which political party favored a strong federal government? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 13. Each political party Identifies their important issues and the stances that go with those issues. This set of stances is referred to as A) A policy. B) A plank. C) A Cornerstone. D) A platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A platform. 14. A political party releases a negative TV ad about the beliefs of a candidate from a rival party.Which function of political parties is this an example of? A) Monitoring the opposing party. B) Nominating candidates. C) Helping candidates win elections. D) Educating voters on the important issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monitoring the opposing party. 15. Presidential candidates on election day:Candidate A-receives 58, 789, 456 votes and 256 electoral votes. Candidate B-receives 55, 578, 235 votes and 282 electoral votes. Who is the next President? A) Candidate A. B) Candidate B. C) Neither, the House of Representatives has to vote to see who wins. D) Candidate A and candidate B will become the Vice President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate B. 16. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main roles played by political parties? A) Acting as "watchdogs" on the opposition party's members. B) Nominating candidates for office. C) Helping to operate the government. D) Assisting with the electoral process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assisting with the electoral process. 17. Choose the answer that best completes this sentence. Political parties choose their candidates, ..... they try to get people to vote for them A) WHILE. B) AFTER. C) THEN. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THEN. 18. Which two political parties were dominant in Great Britain? A) Democratic Republicans & Federalists. B) Democrats and Republicans. C) Whigs & Democrats. D) Whigs & Tories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whigs & Tories. 19. How old do you have to be to be able to vote? A) 35. B) 21. C) 18. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18. 20. Election in which only declared members of a party can vote for the party's nominee A) Open primary. B) Closed primary. C) Plurality. D) Direct primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed primary. 21. There are no limitations as to the amount of money that individuals or interest groups can donate to a political campaign A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 22. Which party was started by the beliefs represented by Thomas Jefferson? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 23. Which party does the following description best match:pro-European membership, pro-constitutional change, anti-war in Irak A) The Conservative Party. B) The Labour Party. C) The DUP. D) The Liberal Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Liberal Democrats. 24. Which political party was against a National Bank? A) Whig. B) Federalist. C) Democratic-Republican. D) Know-Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic-Republican. 25. When informing supporters, political parties will NOT A) Take stances on certain issues. B) Campaign for candidates of their party. C) Criticize opponents. D) Bribe people to vote for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bribe people to vote for them. 26. Who is the founder of BSP? A) Jyothibha Phule. B) Dr. Ambedkar. C) Ram himself. D) Sahu Maharaj. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ram himself. 27. Which minor party calls for the elimination of most government functions and programs? A) The Progressive Party. B) The Green Party. C) The Libertarian Party. D) The Socialist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Libertarian Party. 28. The FNM officially became a political party in ..... A) 1991. B) 1961. C) 1971. D) 1981. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1971. 29. Minorities, young people, and individuals that are poor tend to have ideologies that lean to the ..... A) Right. B) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 30. Political parties educate the public by giving them information about campaign issues. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. You are required to give a political party affiliation on your voter's registration form. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Which is NOT a federal political party? A) ABC. B) Conservative. C) Liberal. D) BQ. E) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ABC. 33. Hamilton proposed moving the nation's capital to what city? A) Washington DC. B) Richmond, VA. C) New York, NY. D) Charleston, SC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Washington DC. 34. What was the Green Party's original name? A) Ecology Party. B) Pavillion. C) Environmental Party. D) PEOPLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PEOPLE. 35. Independent voters are all moderate voters. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. Voter registration closes ..... days before elections A) 22. B) 25. C) 20. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22. 37. An organized effort to influence the political process and persuade government officials to favor or oppose a specific issue. A) Think Tank. B) Interest Group. C) Political Action Committee. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lobbying. 38. Which political party is on the "Left Wing" of the political spectrum? A) Republican Party. B) Democrat Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat Party. 39. How would the federal government pay the war debt off if they took it off the states hands? A) By increasing tariffs. B) By increasing industry. C) By making states pay taxes. D) Profit as a result of southern slave labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By making states pay taxes. 40. The simplest way to be a candidate is ..... A) Self-nomination. B) Write-in candidate. C) Caucus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-nomination. 41. Which party believed the wealthy/elite/well educated should govern America? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 42. Government should control the entire economy and control all production and distribution of goods A) Socialists. B) Libertarians. C) Communists. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communists. 43. Economic Protest is A) Those who run for or hold elective or appointed offices in the three branches of Gov't at Federal, State, and Local levels. B) Party based on a set of beliefs that can be Libertarian or Marxist. C) Party that demands better times in periods of economic discontent. D) Party led by Thomas Jefferson, and were against the ratification of the Constitution. E) Formed in 1854 made up of Anti-slavery Democrats and former Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party that demands better times in periods of economic discontent. 44. To become a citizen of the United States, an immigrant must have been a lawful, permanent resident for at least ..... years. A) 5. B) 3. C) 7. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 45. Democrats tend to think the government should be responsible for (a) programs. A) A social. B) Every. C) Powerful. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A social. 46. A political party's platform is their A) Office. B) General statement of beliefs and opinions. C) Stance on certain issues. D) Media outlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General statement of beliefs and opinions. 47. George Washington did not like political parties because ..... A) They divided the country. B) They lie to win elections. C) They waste resources. D) They were too cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They divided the country. 48. The term for all forms of communication including radio, TV, newspapers, books, magazines, the internet, recordings, and movies A) Op-Ed Piece. B) Voter Apathy. C) Electoral College. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Media. 49. What is the definition of Federal Mandates A) First step in the state admission procedure. B) A federal order imposed upon the states. C) Law relating to disputes among two or more individuals. D) The reduction of regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A federal order imposed upon the states. 50. If you were a Federalist, all the following would apply to you except ..... A) You believed a strong national government would preserve liberty. B) You would have supported ratifying the Constitution. C) You wanted your leader, George Washington, to be president. D) You were concerned with the preservation of liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You wanted your leader, George Washington, to be president. 51. What is divided government? A) When all houses of the legislature are controlled by the same party as the executive. B) When the legislature has complete control over the executive. C) When one or more houses of the legislature is controlled by the party in opposition to the executive. D) When the executive has complete control over the legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When one or more houses of the legislature is controlled by the party in opposition to the executive. 52. How many judges does the Florida Supreme Court have? A) 9. B) 8. C) 7. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 53. When did American women win the right to vote in elections? A) 1920. B) 1902. C) 1872. D) 1776. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1920. 54. This party joined up with the FNM in the early 70's A) DNA. B) UBP. C) PLP. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UBP. 55. I was the leader of the Anti-Federalists, one of the nations' first political parties A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) George Washington. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 56. Delegates at the national conventions ..... ? A) Are chosen in both primaries and caucuses. B) Are chosen by party "establishments". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are chosen in both primaries and caucuses. 57. A thing of value, often found in nature, that can be used to do or make something A) Prosper. B) Coercion. C) Resource. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resource. 58. Media can affect public opinion by A) Donating to Politic Campaigns and promoting a candidate. B) What they cover and the type of coverage given. C) Objective reporting. D) Hiring more reporters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What they cover and the type of coverage given. 59. Which political party was first to use a national convention? A) Anti-Masons. B) Anti-Federalists. C) Free Masons. D) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-Masons. 60. Before the early 1900's party candidates were chosen A) By party leadership/party bosses. B) By direct primary. C) Open primaries. D) At random. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By party leadership/party bosses. ← 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