This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 130 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 130 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which amendment allowed all men, regardless of their race, to vote? A) 15th. B) Show. C) 19th. D) 24th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15th. 2. Which statement explains why the United States has political parties? A) To enable large numbers of people to accomplish things through government. B) To encourage people to vote. C) To fulfill the requirements of the Constitution. D) To provide election candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To enable large numbers of people to accomplish things through government. 3. How were political parties formed in the United States? A) Both initial leaders formed the first cabinet with Washington as President and could never agree with government decisions. B) Both initial leaders saw that in order to have their first President people needed to vote and started their own propaganda. C) Both initial leaders were appointed by those that participated during the American Revolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both initial leaders formed the first cabinet with Washington as President and could never agree with government decisions. 4. BJP GETS INSPIRATION FROM A) ANCIENT CULTURE OF INDIA. B) BRITISH CULTURE IN INDIA. C) ANGLO INDIAN. D) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ANCIENT CULTURE OF INDIA. 5. The Citizens United vs. FEC case allowed for the establishment of these. A) Super PACs. B) 501(C)(3) committees. C) 527 political committees. D) PACs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Super PACs. 6. The two main ways states send people to the national convention are primaries and: A) Caucuses. B) Campaigns. C) Nominees. D) Absolute majorities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caucuses. 7. He believed the U.S. economy should be based on farming (policies should protect and support the interests of the common man, farmers). A) Secretary Hamilton. B) Secretary Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary Jefferson. 8. The ..... party supported a strong federal government. A) Federalists. B) Anti-Federalists. C) Democratic Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 9. What is fundraising in politics? A) A system to regulate campaign finance. B) A type of political party. C) A biased campaign strategy. D) A method to collect money for political campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A method to collect money for political campaigns. 10. What are state parties? A) The parties who have got 6% votes in state legislative assembly & wins at least 2 seats. B) The parties who have got 6% votes in legislative assembly & wins at least 4 seats. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The parties who have got 6% votes in state legislative assembly & wins at least 2 seats. 11. Presidential candidates participate in a televised debate to discuss their party's goals and platforms. A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. B) Help Candidates Win the Election. C) Educate the Public About Issues. D) Monitor the Actions of Officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Educate the Public About Issues. 12. Which scenario best demonstrates the role of lobbying in government? A) Political ads influence voters in a local election. B) Businesses influence the passage of favorable legislation. C) A political action committee supports a presidential candidate. D) A citizens' group files a lawsuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Businesses influence the passage of favorable legislation. 13. What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828? A) Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment. B) Elimination of the spoils system. C) Renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States. D) Increased levels of voter participation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased levels of voter participation. 14. When members of Congress spend government money on specific projects intended to benefit their home districts to gain political support A) Mandatory spending. B) Pork barrel spending. C) Entitlements. D) Discretionary spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pork barrel spending. 15. True or False:Until the 1900s, many people in the United States did not have the right to vote. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. Which country is having single party system A) India. B) China. C) USA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 17. Which party is most closely associates with the term "liberal" ? A) Socialist. B) Democrat. C) Republican. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 18. Information used to sway or manipulate people's ideas or opinions is called A) Incentives. B) Propaganda. C) Coercives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Propaganda. 19. Functions of a political party include A) Representation, Shape public opinion, Making Law etc. B) Run the government. C) Just rule the government according to their system. D) Be part of the government and work to peoples demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representation, Shape public opinion, Making Law etc. 20. Which group was more popular in the south and emphasized agriculture? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 21. From this information, it can best be concluded that the news media ..... A) Showed little favoritism between polictical parties. B) Displayed a positive bias to the candidate from Party X. C) Showed negative bias toward both political parties. D) Gave more positive coverage to the candidate from Party Y. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Displayed a positive bias to the candidate from Party X. 22. Were formerly known as "Anti-Federalists" . A) Federalists. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 23. How many electors do you need to win the electoral college? A) 259. B) 538. C) 270. D) 272. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 24. Based on the following policy, which political party is most likely to support it: "Implement a wealth tax on the richest 1% of Canadians" ? A) Liberal Party. B) Conservative Party. C) New Democratic Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New Democratic Party. 25. True or false-the US Constitution established the Two-Party System? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. The Democrats platform plank on the military is ..... A) The USA should decrease the amount of $ we spend on the military. B) The USA should spend more on the military to have a stronger military and to protect the USA in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The USA should decrease the amount of $ we spend on the military. 27. Which 2 parties often form a coalition in Australia? A) Labor and Liberal. B) Liberal and Greens. C) Liberal and Nationals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberal and Nationals. 28. Coalition governments sometimes arise out of the A) Multiparty system. B) Two-party system. C) One-party system. D) Third parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiparty system. 29. "Other countries think we are weak. If we don't have a strong national government, we will be attacked and conquered. A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 30. What is another name for the legislative branch? A) Executive. B) Judicial. C) Congress. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congress. 31. Which party was formed in 1792? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. C) Democrats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 32. Which Political Party is being shown in this image? A) Democratic Party. B) Elephant Party. C) Green Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republican Party. 33. Who played a crucial role in the American Revolution as a statesman and helped draft the Declaration of Independence? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) James Madison. C) George Washington. D) Benjamin Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benjamin Franklin. 34. What do you have to request if you know that you will be away from home on Election Day? A) Out of Town Ballot. B) Absentee Ballot. C) Exit Ballot. D) Avoidance Ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absentee Ballot. 35. Why is propaganda like political advertisements created? A) To impartial or fair information. B) To influence the views or opinions of the public or people. C) To give factual or truthful information. D) To monitor people's emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To influence the views or opinions of the public or people. 36. Right to Life & "Know Nothings" A) Examples of splinter parties. B) Examples of economic protest parties. C) Examples of ideological parties. D) Examples of single issue parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Examples of single issue parties. 37. True or False? Fair and Free elections creates trust in democratic institutions. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. To watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose A) Public agenda. B) Monitor. C) Impact. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monitor. 39. Which is not a typical Conservative policy A) Low taxation. B) Increase spending on the military. C) Privatization. D) Widening the welfare state. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Widening the welfare state. 40. Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)? A) Sahu Maharaj. B) B.R. Ambedkar. C) Ram himself. D) Jyotiba Phule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ram himself. 41. Which function of the parties requires them to pressure party-members to behave appropriately? (a) A) Watchdog. B) Informing. C) A Bonding Agent. D) Nominating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Bonding Agent. 42. According to the Constitution the president must ..... A) Be at least 35 years of age. B) Have held one major public office. C) Be a man who owns property. D) Have lived in the U.S. for at least 20 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be at least 35 years of age. 43. What is the result of federal laws making it so that third party candidates to get matching funds for their campaign? A) The US stays a "two-Party" system. B) This changes the electoral college help the third party. C) Third parties start to rise in the US. D) The US is turning into a "three-party" system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The US stays a "two-Party" system. 44. Starting on pg. 306 ..... The American people generally ..... George Washington, due to his service to the nation during the Revolutionary War. A) Admired. B) Disliked. C) Punished. D) Hated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admired. 45. How do multiple perspectives (which are viewpoints) shape people participating in the political process? A) They encourage public officials to consider the effects of their actions. B) They delay the community from making significant process in fixing problems. C) They result in frustration and violence when an agreement can't be reached. D) They unfairly favor those in power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They encourage public officials to consider the effects of their actions. 46. A statement of a partys' political beilefs is called a A) Platform. B) Delegate. C) Bonding agent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 47. Which of the following is not a NEW Conservative Party policy from the last 12 months? A) Leaving the European Union. B) A government scheme to pay parts of the food bill of consumers over the summer. C) A Government scheme to pay the wages of UK workers through tax payers money. D) Providing Free School Meals during the summer holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaving the European Union. 48. Who is the current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (as of 2024)? A) Clarence Thomas. B) Ruth Bader Ginsburg. C) John Roberts. D) Sonia Sotomayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Roberts. 49. Who do members of the House of Representatives serve? A) Citizens in their district. B) Citizens of the whole state. C) Only citizens in their political party. D) Old, wealthy, urban citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citizens in their district. 50. What is the name of the group that officially elects the president and vice president? A) General voters. B) Electoral College. C) Electorate. D) Election group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral College. 51. Since 1968, Republicans not Democrats have dominated the presidency. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. The purpose of a national committee is to do which of the following? A) Raise money and organize campaigns on the state level. B) Raise money and organize campaigns at the local level. C) Organize and plan for the national convention. D) Nominate the chairpersons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organize and plan for the national convention. 53. The following statement is left or right leaning? PEOPLE SHOULD GET WELFARE WHEN THEY NEED IT A) Right. B) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 54. An elector is a member of ..... A) The Selector College. B) The Electoral College. C) The Election College. D) The College of Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Electoral College. 55. Choose the wrong statement about political party. A) Political party contests election. B) Political party acts as an opposition party. C) Political party does not make law. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political party does not make law. 56. True or False, The symbol of the republican party is a donkey. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. The candidate that wins the majority of votes in the state gets all of the electoral votes for that state. A) Winner-take-all. B) Political spectrum. C) Electorate. D) Primary election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winner-take-all. 58. When was the court case? A) 1800. B) 1810. C) 1803. D) 1797. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1803. 59. Presidential elections occur every four years. A) 2 years. B) 6 years. C) 8 years. D) 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4 years. 60. Alexander HamiltonJohn AdamsJohn Jay*James Madison A) Anti-Federalist. B) Federalists. 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