This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 112 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 112 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True/False:The Republican party holds the political ideology of low-tax rates and believing in a small federal government A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Green parties, Progressive parties, and Populists parties are examples of what type of party? A) 3rd parties. B) Primary parties. C) Party affiliates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3rd parties. 3. "Winner take all" means that all of a state's electoral votes go to the candidate who had the majority of votes in that state. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Addition to the constitution A) Amendment. B) Revising. C) Executing. D) Annexing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amendment. 5. Federalists supported a strong national government, so the Democratic Republicans supported a ..... national government. A) Strong. B) Limited. C) Powerful. D) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limited. 6. This interest group fights for the elderly ..... A) NAACP. B) NRA. C) NCAA. D) AARP. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AARP. 7. Which party favors active government and supports welfare programs? A) Conservative. B) Republicans. C) Blue-collar worker. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democrats. 8. What determines the number of electoral votes that a state gets? A) Congressional representations. B) How long it's been considered a state. C) Location within the states. D) The political party affiliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congressional representations. 9. What is a major difference between liberals and conservatives A) Electoral college. B) The way they look. C) Views on immigration. D) Gerrymandering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Views on immigration. 10. Political pamphlets such as the one in the image have been created to perform which of the following functions? A) Educate the electorate about campaign issues. B) Monitor the actions of officeholders. C) Recruit and nominate candidates for office. D) Show similarities between the views of the two candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Educate the electorate about campaign issues. 11. A statement of principles, beliefs, and positions on vital issues. A) Political Ideology. B) Plank. C) Petition. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 12. Controls the military and can formally declare war. A) Judicial Branch. B) Executive Branch. C) Legislative Branch. D) All 3 branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Executive Branch. 13. On which of the following issues do both Hillary Clinton and the Democrat Party have the support of the majority of the American voters? A) Continuing to provide welfare benefits to those who qualify (and making it easier to do so). B) Completely destroying ISIS (with boots on the ground and full-blown air support). C) Building a HUGE wall across the Mexican-American border. D) Lowering the capital gains taxes on the top 1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continuing to provide welfare benefits to those who qualify (and making it easier to do so). 14. Who plays a decisive role in making laws for a country? A) Constituencies. B) Parties. C) Leaders. D) Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parties. 15. How many MAJOR political parties do we have in the US? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 10 or more. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 16. How many parties are needed in any democratic system to compete in elections and provide a fair chance for the competing parties to come to power? A) One. B) At least 2 parties. C) At least 4 parties. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At least 2 parties. 17. Green Politics is a term usually associated with what party? A) Reform Party. B) Green Politics Party. C) Communist Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green Party. 18. Who is the current leader of the Liberal Party? A) Scott Morrison. B) Anthony Albanese. C) Adam Bandt. D) Barnaby Joyce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scott Morrison. 19. The system we use to elect a President is called the A) Primary Election. B) Electoral College. C) General Election. D) Popular vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral College. 20. After Thomas Jefferson's election in 1800, which political party dominated American government until the Civil War? A) Republicans. B) Democratic-Republicans, or Democrats. C) Whigs. D) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans, or Democrats. 21. How many political countries can a country have? A) One. B) No limit. C) Two. D) Twelve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No limit. 22. THREE COMPONENTS OF A POLITICAL PARTY A) LEADERS. B) ACTIVE MEMBERS. C) FOLLOWERS. D) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THESE. 23. The #1 factor that influences a persons political views is what? A) Education. B) Family. C) Race. D) Gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 24. South Carolina ..... from the Union because they feared Lincoln would outlaw slavery in the whole country. A) Centipeded. B) Seceded. C) Stampeded. D) Succeeded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seceded. 25. Which political party typically advocates for social welfare programs and environmental protection? A) Republican Party. B) Democratic Party . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Party . 26. Which of the following is effective to fight against the growing role of money and muscle power in parties? A) Increase in the number of parties. B) Anti-defection laws. C) Filing an AFFIDAVIT giving details of his property and criminal cases. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filing an AFFIDAVIT giving details of his property and criminal cases. 27. George Washington was a Democrat A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 28. All of the following are examples of checks and balances for the executive branch EXCEPT: A) Supreme Court rules unconstitutional. B) Congress has to approve president's budget. C) Judicial branch has to approve treaties. D) Congress makes the law and the president can veto or accept it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial branch has to approve treaties. 29. Which of the following happens fifth? A) Citizens cast their vote for president. B) The House of Representatives chooses the president. C) No candidate receives a majority of electoral votes. D) Political parties in each state choose electors. E) Electors gather and cast the state's electoral votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No candidate receives a majority of electoral votes. 30. To run for State Senate or State Representative, you must be how old? A) 30. B) 21. C) 35. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21. 31. Which party is more likely to believe in the free market? A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 32. The Libertarian Party wants extremely ..... government interference. A) Limited. B) High. C) All. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited. 33. This is an organized group that shares a common goal and tries to promote their interests by influencing government policymaking. A) Precinct. B) Two Party System. C) Think Tank. D) Interest Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest Group. 34. The first political party in American history was A) The Federalists. B) The Republicans. C) The Whigs. D) The Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Federalists. 35. What political party does Mark McGowan belong to? A) Labor Party. B) National Party. C) Liberal Party. D) One Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Labor Party. 36. Income, Education and Age A) Requirements for Registering to vote in Virginia. B) Requirements to run for Political Office. C) Factors that indicate if someone is likely to vote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factors that indicate if someone is likely to vote. 37. Who won the Election of 1796 becoming the 2nd President of the United States? A) Charles Pinckney. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) John Adams. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Adams. 38. Which of the following best describes the US government? A) Direct democracy. B) Democratic republic. C) Totalitarian. D) Aristocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic republic. 39. Which of the following would a Republican most likely agree? A) I think that many problems could be solved if we returned to strong family values. B) Crime and illegal immigration are some of the major problems in this nation. C) Both are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are correct. 40. Which political party believed the rich should run the country? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 41. The most successful third party candidate that won the most votes, but no electoral votes A) Teddy Roosevelt. B) Henry Wallace. C) Pat Buchanan. D) Ross Perot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ross Perot. 42. The drawing congressional districts to favor one political party or group over another is best defined by which term? A) Apportionment. B) Reapportionment. C) Gerrymandering. D) Congressional redistricting. E) Dealignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerrymandering. 43. The Democratic-Republicans favored this country because they were overthrowing a King and Queen and giving power to the people A) England. B) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 44. A federalist ..... A) Wanted a strong Executive Branch-Executive Branch has more authority than the other branches of government. B) Supported the idea of Checks and Balances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wanted a strong Executive Branch-Executive Branch has more authority than the other branches of government. 45. Which type of third party only cares about one thing like limiting alchohol? A) Protest. B) Splinter. C) Ideological. D) Single issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single issue. 46. One of the main roles of Federal Parliament is to make and amend laws? True or False A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. An election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees is a (n) ..... A) Closed primary. B) General election. C) Direct primary. D) Open primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closed primary. 48. Political parties are the link between people and their ..... A) Politics. B) Legislature. C) Government. D) Beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government. 49. For most of the 1900's, African Americans were prevented from voting by: A) Intimidation, economic retaliation, and violence. B) Poll taxes" that many poor people could not afford. C) Literacy tests. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 50. Current President Nominee for Republican Party A) Joe Biden. B) Donald Trump. C) Jay Inslee. D) Kamala Harris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Donald Trump. 51. It is very important for political leaders to hear multiple perspectives on topics from the citizens because A) Otherwise they won't have anything to talk about at meetings. B) The decisions they make affect a lot of different people. C) It helps them to get elected again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The decisions they make affect a lot of different people. 52. Checks and balances A) A system in which the different parts of a government have powers that affect and control the other parts so that no part can become too powerful. B) Interprets/evaluates the laws. C) Having two parts-used to describe a government in which the people who make laws are divided into two groups. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A system in which the different parts of a government have powers that affect and control the other parts so that no part can become too powerful. 53. What is a cabinet? A) A group of close advisers. B) A political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of close advisers. 54. Southern Democrats supported all of the following, except? A) States' rights. B) Slavery. C) Secession. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abraham Lincoln. 55. The federal government should raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay down the national debt. A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Independent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 56. Democratic-republicans wanted ..... state government. A) Weak. B) Strong. C) Odd. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong. 57. Since 1860's the ..... and the ..... party have dominated American Politics. A) Anarchist, Theocracy. B) Green, Libertarian. C) Communist, Socialists. D) Democratic, Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic, Republican. 58. Believes in more federal government power A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Civics party. D) Third parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 59. What is the number of electors a state receives based on? A) The number of people in the state who voted for the current President. B) The a. number of years the President has been in office. C) The a. number of registered voters a state has. D) The number of representatives a state has in Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The number of representatives a state has in Congress. 60. A type of third party that only deals with one specific issue is considered what? A) Main-Focus Party. B) Biased Party. C) Single-Issue Party. D) Specific problem party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single-Issue Party. ← 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