This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 126 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 126 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Uk is an example of A) Single party system. B) Bi party system. C) Multi party system. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bi party system. 2. An extreme person who wants complete political or social reform A) Radical. B) 2 Party System. C) Platform. D) 3rd Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radical. 3. The role that regular citizens play in political parties (Party identifiers, Primary campaign voters, Party activists). A) Party activists. B) Party as organization. C) Party in government. D) Party in the electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party in the electorate. 4. Both parties want to win elections so they can influence the laws and public policies. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. True or false? presidents are elected by the popular vote. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 6. This third party candidate actually won (electorally) 5 states in the 1968 presidential election. A) George Wallace. B) Orval Faubus. C) Thomas E. Dewey. D) Ross Perot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George Wallace. 7. George Washing was known as a A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 8. The largest number of votes cast for an office; for example, the Peace and Freedom Party = 194 electoral votes and Libertarians have 344. The P and F party have the ..... A) Plurality. B) Electorate. C) Political spectrum. D) Coalition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plurality. 9. Which of the following is true about voting? A) A person's income and education does not impact voting. B) Everyone is America must vote. C) The largest voting groups is often based on age. D) Voting does not have an impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The largest voting groups is often based on age. 10. SS.7.C.2.10Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist? A) To raise campaign funds for political parties. B) To influence public decision-making for the common good. C) To influence state legislators or members of Congress on issues. D) To advise political candidates on how to manage their election campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To influence state legislators or members of Congress on issues. 11. What determines if a person won a Presidential election and will become the next President? A) They won the Popular Vote in the U.S. B) They campaigned in every state. C) They won over 270 Electoral College Votes. D) They spent over $ 1 Billion on their campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They won over 270 Electoral College Votes. 12. This party is represented by-the color blue, an elephant, and known to have liberal or left-wing policies on how the government should work. A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 13. Each state has a group of people called electors who cast the actual vote for president. This is known as the A) Primary. B) Campaign. C) Electoral College. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral College. 14. The quality of democracy depends on the degree ..... A) Of public participation. B) Or number of political parties. C) Of citizen's literacy. D) Of legal reforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of public participation. 15. In recent times, white males, Protestants, business owners, and higher socio-economic classes have tended to vote for candidates from which major political party? A) Republicans. B) Tea. C) Progressive. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans. 16. The elections in November which decide who will actually take office are called: A) Primary elections. B) Presidential elections. C) Local elections. D) General elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) General elections. 17. Thomas Jefferson belonged to which political party? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 18. A temporary alliance of several groups A) Consensus. B) Coalition. C) Suffrage. D) Faction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coalition. 19. All of the following are ways I can register to vote in Virginia EXCEPT- A) In person at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). B) In person at the registar's office. C) Over the phone. D) By mail application. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over the phone. 20. This function of a political party refers to campaigning, defining issues, and criticizing other candidates in hopes to appeal to the public A) Nominate candidates. B) Inform & activate supporters. C) Act as bonding agent. D) Govern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform & activate supporters. 21. How does a candidate win a state's electors? A) Win a UFC fight. B) Win the popular vote in November. C) Win a dunk contest. D) Win an arm wrestling match. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Win the popular vote in November. 22. Who officially elects the President of the United States? A) Electoral College. B) Congress. C) State legislatures. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electoral College. 23. Which of the following is not one of the 3 elements of the party?' A) Party in government. B) Chief of Party. C) Party in electorate. D) Party organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief of Party. 24. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? A) To protect the rights of the slaves. B) To protect the rights of the people. C) To protect the rights of the state government. D) To protect the rights of the federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protect the rights of the people. 25. Which party is a single-issue party? A) Bull Moose Party. B) Republican Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Prohibition Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prohibition Party. 26. Party which fails to secure majority is known as ..... A) Ruling party. B) Independent. C) Coalition. D) Opposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opposition. 27. Federalists believed in..... A) More power to states. B) More power to people. C) More power to federal government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More power to federal government. 28. Official residence of the Chief Election Commissioner of India is ..... A) Electoral instrument. B) Rashtrapathy Bhavan. C) Raj Bhavan. D) Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electoral instrument. 29. Tasks that involve direct contact with voters or potential voters A) Platform. B) Political Party. C) Grassroots organizing. D) Patronage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grassroots organizing. 30. An independent is someone who ..... A) They parted. B) Is either a Democrat or a Republican. C) Does not identify with a political party. D) Identifies with the Independent Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does not identify with a political party. 31. What two parties were formed when the FIRST political parties emerged? A) The Whig Party and The Democratic Party. B) The Democratic Party and the Republicans. C) The Federalists and The Whig Party. D) The Federalists and The Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Federalists and The Democratic-Republicans. 32. ..... is any party other than on of the major two parties. A) Patronage. B) Single member district. C) Third party. D) Proportional representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third party. 33. Which best describes the political system of the United States? A) The United States does not have political parties. B) Two-party. C) Multi-party. D) Single-party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-party. 34. Election rules vary widely because A) States tend to ignore federal electoral law. B) The federal government does not enforce federal electoral law. C) Each state is responsible for determining how voting will occur and primary rules. D) They don't. FAKE NEWS! Sad!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each state is responsible for determining how voting will occur and primary rules. 35. An expression of opinion or intent voted on by a group A) Elector. B) Constitutional. C) Resolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 36. Who won the Civil War? A) The Eagles. B) The South. C) The Patriots. D) The North. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The North. 37. How many electoral votes do we have right here in North Carolina? A) 4. B) 27. C) 15. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15. 38. Which are NOT left wing ideas? A) Redistribute wealth from rich to poor. B) Support trade union rights. C) Support for free market economics. D) Stress on equality and welfare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Support for free market economics. 39. SS.7.C.2.8Which position would most likely be found in the Republican Party platform? A) Support for the Affordable Care Act. B) Opposition to American intervention overseas in the War on Terror. C) Demand for increased taxation of corporations to support pre-school programs. D) Introduction of tax incentives for small businesses to support better job growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduction of tax incentives for small businesses to support better job growth. 40. What Political Party was founded in 1901? A) Communist Party. B) Socialist Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Reform Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communist Party. 41. Which is NOT a way to become a candidate? A) Nominate yourself. B) Run as a write-in candidate. C) Vote in every election. D) Win a caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vote in every election. 42. A lobbyist is ..... A) Someone hired by an interest group to try to influence government. B) A person that goes to hotel lobbies to try to get a job. C) A person who runs for political office and wants to influence the way laws are made. D) An elected politician who works for the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone hired by an interest group to try to influence government. 43. Seeking to influence legislators to vote for or against a bill A) Campaigning. B) Policy making. C) Participating. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lobbying. 44. To be a senator, a U.S. citizen must at least be: A) 35 years old. B) 30 years old. C) 25 years old. D) 20 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 years old. 45. Splinter Party is A) A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office. B) Forms around a strong personality which has split from a major party. C) When political parties work to ensure the good performance of its candidates. D) When the two major parties find common ground. E) Those who run the political party 'professionals' who run the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forms around a strong personality which has split from a major party. 46. Landmark court case where students gained some rights to free speech by wearing arm bands to protest the Vietnam War. A) Donaldson v. Demetry. B) Tinker v. Monks. C) Brown v. Board of Education. D) O.S. b. Nixon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tinker v. Monks. 47. The party of the Elephant and considered right on the political Spectrum are the ..... A) Green party. B) Democrats. C) Republicans. D) Independents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republicans. 48. Wanted America to grow by farming A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 49. If the Vice President is not available, who leads the Senate? A) They wait for him to be available. B) The President. C) The Speaker of the House. D) The president pro tempore, elected by the Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The president pro tempore, elected by the Senate. 50. How many total votes are up for grabs in the electoral college? A) 100. B) 29. C) 538. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 51. What is the required number of electoral votes to represent a majority? A) 538. B) 270. C) 535. D) 435. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 52. Why are there only two main political parties in the United States? A) Because only two parties have a genuine chance at winning an election. B) Because only one party has a genuine chance at winning an election. C) Because only two parties are legally allowed to exist. D) Because the Founding Fathers intended for the American government to avoid politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because only two parties have a genuine chance at winning an election. 53. Which among the following is an example for state party A) BJP. B) Janata Dal. C) Indian national congress. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Janata Dal. 54. Which one of the following was not a demand of Sri Lankan Tamils? A) Regional autonomy. B) Recognition of Tamil as the official language. C) Rservation of seats in parliament. D) Equality of opportunity in jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rservation of seats in parliament. 55. What would you call a person who has a mix of liberal and conservative beliefs? A) Moderate. B) Medium. C) Undecided. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moderate. 56. What system leads to the targeting of large states during campaigns? A) Two-party system. B) Winner-take-all system. C) Third-party system. D) Primary election system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winner-take-all system. 57. Linkage institutions are channels that communicate the preferences of individuals to the policy makers. All of the following are examples of linkage institutions except A) Congressional committees. B) Interest groups. C) Political parties. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congressional committees. 58. True or false:Interest groups are only internationally based. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 59. Of the main Canadian political parties which party is the most right-winged? A) Green. B) Conservative. C) Liberal. D) NDP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 60. State rights are more important than a strong national government. A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. ← 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