This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 109 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 109 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between political parties and interest groups? A) Interest groups contest elections, political parties do not. B) Political parties better represent the interest of society. C) There is no difference between the two. D) Political parties contest elections, interest groups do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political parties contest elections, interest groups do not. 2. This type of minor party has an extensive party platform that changes very little. A) Ideological. B) Splinter Party. C) Single-issue. D) Economic Protest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideological. 3. The State Central Committee is responsible for ..... A) Nominating a candidate to run for city mayor. B) Nominating a candidate to run for president. C) Nominating candidates to run for state elections like senator or governor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nominating candidates to run for state elections like senator or governor. 4. Which political party favored leadership from the wealthy well-educated A) Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 5. Ideology that favors extreme change back to an earlier, more conservative, state A) Radical. B) Liberal. C) Conservative. D) Reactionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reactionary. 6. A politician who is "liberal" would MOST LIKELY support A) Less government spending. B) Reducing welfare programs. C) Expanding healthcare programs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expanding healthcare programs. 7. Adams beat Jackson for presidency when ....., speaker of the house, used his popularity to get Adams elected. A) Henry Clay. B) The Rock. C) Jefferson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry Clay. 8. While reading an article, you determine that the author is favoring one view over another. Which strategy are you using? A) Separating fact from opinion. B) Detecting bias. C) Evaluating sources. D) Identifying propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detecting bias. 9. The president of the senate (current vice president) counts the electoral votes on A) The first Wednesday after the third Friday in November. B) The first Monday after the second Sunday in May. C) January 6. D) January 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) January 6. 10. True or False:Political parties are REQUIRED by the Constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which party would support reducing the power of the federal government in operating social programs? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Green Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican Party. 12. Every American has a right to affordable health care. The government should provide equal health care benefits for all, regardless of their ability to pay A) Conservative. B) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal. 13. Votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to the electoral vote is known as A) The Electoral College. B) A political machine. C) The popular vote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The popular vote. 14. Which Amendment abolished poll taxes? A) 21 st. B) Gand. C) Show. D) 24th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24th. 15. The symbol of the Republican Party is a A) Donkey. B) Dog. C) Elephant. D) Lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elephant. 16. Media play an important role in political campaigns. Below are some strategies for evaluating campaign information. Which is NOT a strategy for evaluating campaign information? A) Detect bias. B) Accept everything you read as fact. C) Separate fact from opinion. D) Evaluate sources of information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept everything you read as fact. 17. The means by which a government maintains order or addresses the needs of its citizens. A) Lobbying. B) Interest Groups. C) Public Policy. D) Ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public Policy. 18. A group of people with common goals who organize to influence and educate the government A) Interest group. B) Lobbyist. C) Political party. D) PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest group. 19. This branch of government checks the President by overriding a veto with a 2/3 vote A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 20. What role did political parties play in the Jacksonian democracy? A) They had no impact on the political process. B) They focused solely on economic policies. C) They mobilized voters, organized campaigns, and shaped political agendas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They mobilized voters, organized campaigns, and shaped political agendas. 21. Which electoral system prioritizes the candidate with the most votes in a district? A) First past the post. B) Ranked-choice voting. C) Proportional representation. D) Mixed-member proportional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First past the post. 22. Why has the Government economic support during Coronavirus been so ironic? A) They attacked Jeremy Corbyn in the election last year for the amount he promised to spend to boost the economy. B) They attacked Keir Starmer this year for the amount he promised to spend to boost the economy. C) They failed to see the Coronavirus pandemic coming. D) They've refused to spend any money to help out those struggling economically because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They attacked Jeremy Corbyn in the election last year for the amount he promised to spend to boost the economy. 23. In order to be able to vote, you have to be 18 by which date? A) Election Day. B) January 1st. C) The day registration closes. D) Your birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election Day. 24. The more educated you are, the more likely you are to A) Become rich. B) Be involved in politics. C) Pay more taxes. D) Get more degrees and certifications. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be involved in politics. 25. What Political Party wanted strong states' rights government? A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. C) Know-Nothing Party. D) Whig. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican. 26. Which party believed in a strict construction of the Constitution? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 27. Which issue would the Republican Party most likely support investing tax money into? A) Social Security. B) Military Expansion. C) Public Education. D) Affordable Housing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Military Expansion. 28. The best way for a political party to define themselves is to do it in such a way that it wins majority support and appeals to the center of the political spectrum. A) True. B) False. C) Never. D) Only on Sundays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. What do you call campaign statements that can be proven? A) Bias. B) Opinion. C) Propaganda. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fact. 30. What was the Donner Party trying to reach by taking the southern route through the Sierra Nevada mountain range? A) Oregon. B) The Great Plains. C) The Rocky Mountains. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) California. 31. ..... solves the problems of national and international +state issues A) BJP. B) Admat. C) DMK. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BJP. 32. In the Theory of Parties, the Intense Policy Demanders can be Liberal or Conservative A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. Political party that emphasizes protecting the environment A) Libertarian Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Green Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green Party. 34. ..... got the second-highest amount of votes, so he became Vice President. A) Washington. B) Jefferson. C) Harrison. D) Obama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jefferson. 35. The Democratic Republicans were founded based on the views of ..... ? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) George Washinton. D) John Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 36. It is under the direct control of the COMELEC. It helps the commission spread awareness on election-related matters. It conducts information dissemination and organizes forums on electoral candidates. A) CenPEG. B) Election Watcher. C) PPCRV. D) NAMFREL. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NAMFREL. 37. Democrats believe in raising taxes on the rich to help the poor. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. "What is the name of the political party currently in power at the federal level in Canada?" A) Green Party of Canada. B) Liberal Party of Canada. C) New Democratic Party (NDP). D) Conservative Party of Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal Party of Canada. 39. Which of the following has NOT been a government economic scheme to support the economy during the Coronavirus Pandemic? A) Free School Meals over the summer holidays. B) The furlough scheme paying wages whilst employers were closed. C) Eat out to help out to support restaurants over the summer. D) Free WiFi to support young people to find work and training online. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Free WiFi to support young people to find work and training online. 40. What is the lowest level in a political party organization? A) Local chairperson. B) State chairperson. C) Precinct worker. D) Precinct captain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precinct worker. 41. Gov. Gray Davis was replaced (recall election) with ..... ? A) Chuck Norris. B) Michael Moore. C) George Clooney. D) Arnold Schwarzenegger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arnold Schwarzenegger. 42. How did the 26th Amendment expand suffrage? A) Giving women the right to vote. B) Extending suffrage to African-Americans. C) Eliminating the poll tax. D) Giving 18 year olds the right to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Giving 18 year olds the right to vote. 43. It is your obligation as citizen to vote. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 44. When voters feel this, they are probably not going to vote in an election, because they are not interested in the candidates and/or the issues. A) Fear. B) Apathy. C) Surprise. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apathy. 45. Which of the following statements is true about REPUBLICANS? A) They want government to be small and to play a small role in people's lives. B) They want the government to make and run lots of social programs to help citizens. C) They favor keeping taxes the same. D) They tend to favor tax increases (especially for the wealthy). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They want government to be small and to play a small role in people's lives. 46. The American political party process is a ..... party system. A) Limited media involvement. B) Open to certain people. C) Three party system. D) Two party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two party system. 47. All the people who can vote A) Electors. B) Interest group. C) Electoral college. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electorate. 48. A person who likes a bit of both liberal & conservative ideology is called a A) 3rd party. B) Candidate. C) Center person. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moderate. 49. If jobs that are awarded for political loyalty rather than for merit or competence, this is an example of A) Patronage. B) Political corruption. C) The Pendleton Act. D) Civil service. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patronage. 50. Two parties working together A) Diplomatic Immunity. B) League of friendship. C) Partisan. D) Bipartisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bipartisan. 51. Which US political parties would likely approve of reforming healthcare, federal loans and food stamps? A) Communists. B) Republicans. C) Green Party. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democrats. 52. A statement of a party's official stand on major public issues. A) Patronage. B) Nominate. C) Planks. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 53. Shown below is a group of Democrats in 2020 debating in what sort of election? A) General. B) Offyear. C) Primary. D) Midterm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary. 54. An official act by the President forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving his/her sentence. A) Termination. B) Pardon. C) Excuse. D) Commutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pardon. 55. Political system that the United States currently has. A) Two Party System. B) One Party System. C) Third Party. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two Party System. 56. The leader when contesting for the parliament it is called A) Member of parliament. B) Member of the legislative assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Member of parliament. 57. A political action commitee is a A) Group that has the backing of a parties nominee. B) A group that raises funds to run advertisments for or against a candidate or issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group that raises funds to run advertisments for or against a candidate or issue. 58. What influencing technique spreads ideas with the purpose of helping or hurting a particular candidate? A) Symbolism. B) Bias. C) Propaganda. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Propaganda. 59. Political positions that tend to be nonpartisan are ..... A) Governor. B) Senators. C) School board members. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) School board members. 60. A group of law-makers, such as the Senate or the House of Representatives, is known as a ..... A) Legislation. B) Legislator. C) Legislature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legislature. ← 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