This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 137 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 137 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following options are correct with respect to MNC's choosing a different country for their operations? A) Cheap labour. B) Proximity to market. C) Availability of natural resources. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Socialist party believes in free college and ..... A) Education. B) Food stamps. C) Big companies. D) Health care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Health care. 3. How are Political candidates officially nominated A) After a series of caucuses and primary elections delegates name their candidates at a "Nomination Convention". B) Candidates eventually force out weaker opponents. C) Candidates must win WWE Summerslam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After a series of caucuses and primary elections delegates name their candidates at a "Nomination Convention". 4. We describe the bias of media outlets as A) False and True. B) Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, Right. C) Progressive, Liberal, Independent, Conservative. D) Print, TV, Radio and Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, Right. 5. Electoral college is used to select A) Senators. B) Representatives. C) President and vice president. D) City council. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President and vice president. 6. Which of the following is a famous third party candidate? A) Luke Hardy. B) Rachel Romasco. C) Peter Kelly. D) Teddy Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teddy Roosevelt. 7. Campaign Periods according to Omnibus Election Code:Presidential candidate-90 daysLocal government candidates-45 daysBarangay posts-15 daysWhich of the following is not correct? A) Presidential candidate. B) Local government candidates. C) Barangay posts. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 8. A list of programs and ideas that the party and the party's candidate will support. A) Party Agenda. B) Party Base. C) Party List. D) Party Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party Platform. 9. The media does not influence public opinion by using bias, symbolism or propaganda. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Which War influenced the passage of the 26th Amendment which dropped the voting age from 21 to 18? A) World War 2. B) Civil War. C) World War 1. D) Vietnam War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vietnam War. 11. The Springfield Mutant Party believes in eliminating taxes on donuts, having garbage carriers get the garbage from inside your home, and making skateboarding a crime. In political science (Government), these issues would constitute. A) Their party platform. B) Their party plank. C) Their public opinion. D) A referendum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their party platform. 12. What is the prime function of political parties in American politics A) Debate. B) Election. C) Nomination. D) Delegation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nomination. 13. If I want to know what the difference is between the Democrats and the Republicans, where would I look? A) At the news to see what is reported about each party. B) In the newspaper to see what the editor of the paper thinks. C) At political cartoons. D) At the party's platform, usually on their website. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the party's platform, usually on their website. 14. This act violated the First Amendment by trying to restrict the freedoms of speech and press. A) Alien Act. B) Sedition Act. C) Theory of States Right. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedition Act. 15. Who said "All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born; the other, the mass of people ..... The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a ..... permanent share in government ..... they therefore will ever maintain good government." A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamilton. 16. How do political parties influence public policy? A) By influencing media coverage. B) By providing financial support to candidates. C) Through proposing and advocating for specific policies, mobilizing public support, lobbying government officials, and participating in the legislative process. D) By organizing protests and demonstrations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through proposing and advocating for specific policies, mobilizing public support, lobbying government officials, and participating in the legislative process. 17. PACs differ from SuperPACs in that A) SuperPACs were ruled unconstitutional. B) SuperPACs have been around longer than PACs. C) PACs are limited in how much money people can donate and can coordinate with the candidate. D) PACs can raise unlimited amounts of money with no restrictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PACs are limited in how much money people can donate and can coordinate with the candidate. 18. Believed economy should focus more on industry A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 19. True or False:Only women were accused of witchcraft in Salem A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which President is considered the father of the modern-day Democratic Party because his creation of government sponsored social welfare programs, including Social Security A) Barack Obama. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. C) Donald Trump. D) John F. Kennedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 21. People not affiliated with any major or minor parties are known as A) Independents. B) Electorate. C) Political efficacy. D) Literate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independents. 22. How has the Internet helped elected officials to communicate with American citizens? A) By eliminating the need for traditional media outlets. B) By reaching wider audiences through new technologies. C) By restricting citizen access to political information. D) By increasing campaign costs to pay for print advertising. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By reaching wider audiences through new technologies. 23. A central issue contributing to the development of political parties in the United States was- A) The expansion of U.S. territory. B) The power of the federal government. C) The diplomatic ties to foreign nations. D) The role of the Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The power of the federal government. 24. Recruiting candidates for office and facilitating electoral choice are functions of A) Political parties. B) Liberals. C) Conservatives. D) Political ideologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political parties. 25. Who casts the OFFICIAL vote for president and vice-president? A) The College of Liberal Arts. B) The College of William and Mary. C) The College of Humanities. D) The Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Electoral College. 26. This party supports cutting taxes which makes it so people have more money in their pocket to spend on what they want. A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 27. Favored agriculture A) Democratic-Republican Party. B) Federalist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republican Party. 28. Conservative Ideology A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 29. Which of these is the ruling party in Nigeria? A) SDP. B) PDP. C) APC. D) APGA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) APC. 30. Third parties can influence public policy. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 31. Supported Great Britain A) DRs. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 32. "Nancy Pelosi's leadership in the House has been awful, I will vote Republican because of it" would be an example of: A) Rational choice. B) Party-line voting. C) Prospective voting. D) Retrospective voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retrospective voting. 33. The set of values and beliefs about a nation and its government that most citizens share is called a A) Cluster sample. B) Public opinion. C) Political culture. D) Peer group belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political culture. 34. What is the role of political parties in the electoral process? A) Nominate candidates for office. B) Enforce campaign finance laws. C) Create new laws. D) Control the media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate candidates for office. 35. Why do third parties tend to remain minor? A) Very few of them actually have a candidate. B) They need signatures in each state just to get on the ballot. C) They have no money whatsoever. D) They are too much in line with "mainstream" thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They need signatures in each state just to get on the ballot. 36. Why are there only two major parties in the United States? A) If there were more parties, a majority would be easier. B) Third parties have never really existed. C) Regardless of party, Americans always disagree. D) We have generally always had two parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We have generally always had two parties. 37. What does the losing party of a national election become? A) Watchdog. B) Opposition. C) Third Party. D) Grassroots movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposition. 38. Modern Democratic Party began with the election of 1828 Andrew Jackson became the first Democrat when the Democratic-Republicans split. A) Democratic Republicans. B) Democratic Party. C) Federalist Party. D) Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Party. 39. SINCE 2004 NCP WAS A MEMBER OF A) UPA. B) NDA. C) LEFT FRONT. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UPA. 40. Which party's color is blue? A) Republican Party. B) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Party. 41. This party felt that wealthy, educated men, should take up government positions. A) Federalists. B) Democrats. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) Monarchies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 42. A political party is a group of people who share similar beliefs about ..... A) The government. B) The judicial branch. C) Congress. D) The president. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The government. 43. Which of the following is a basic disagreement between Socialists and Communists? A) Whether income taxes should be lowered. B) Whether conditions for workers should be improved. C) Whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership. D) Whether the government should provide public services like free education and health care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership. 44. Views on Human Nature:people are selfish and do not care about the country's needs. The political leader that believed this was? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamilton. 45. Roles of Third Parties A) Spoiler. B) Critic. C) Innovator. D) All Are Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All Are Correct. 46. The main base of BSP is in: A) Punjab. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Haryana. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh. 47. The political spectrum which is conservative and usually represents the Republican party? A) Centre/right. B) Centre. C) Right. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right. 48. Political Spectrum is ..... A) Product of the 1912 election. Theodore Roosevelt's party. Also called the Bull Moose. B) The range of political views or ideologies. C) The strong support of the political party and its policy stands. D) The practice of awarding public offices, contracts and favors to those who supported the party in power. E) Competing groups, or in this case, another word for political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The range of political views or ideologies. 49. Greenback Party & Populist Party A) Examples of bipartisanship. B) Examples of the spoils system. C) Examples of splinter parties. D) Examples of economic protest parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Examples of economic protest parties. 50. Which of the following best describes what a loose interpretation of the constitution means? A) We must follow the Constitution exactly as it is written. B) If it is not written down, we cannot do it. C) We don't have to follow it word-for-word, we can interpret it differently as time goes on. D) We cannot add our own understanding onto what it is written. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We don't have to follow it word-for-word, we can interpret it differently as time goes on. 51. They opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 52. Who became the second President of the United States in 1797 and prioritized the preservation of peace and the strengthening of the federal government? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) George Washington. C) James Madison. D) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Adams. 53. The Democratic-Republicans later became known as the ..... A) Democrats. B) Whigs. C) Republicans. D) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 54. This law has since changed, but how was the Vice Presidency decided in the early days of Presidential Elections? A) Whichever candidate was the runner-up, or got 2nd place in total number of vote. B) The Vice President was elected separately by the voting citizens. C) The President gets to hand-pick their Vice President. D) The former Secretary of State automatically becomes Vice President every 4-years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whichever candidate was the runner-up, or got 2nd place in total number of vote. 55. Which issue represents a major disagreement between Communist and Socialist? A) Whether income taxes should be lowered. B) Whether conditions for workers should be improved. C) Whether ALL private businesses should be replaced by state ownership. D) Whether the government should provide public services like free health care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether ALL private businesses should be replaced by state ownership. 56. Review:What is a form of government in which citizens are able to vote for officials that represent what they believe? A) Monarchy. B) Democracy. C) Dictatorship. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 57. Who is the first Democratic President ever? A) Bill Clinton. B) Barack Obama. C) Andrew Jackson. D) Harry Truman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andrew Jackson. 58. The New York Times reported that Senator Bob is running for president. Which role of the media is this an example of? A) Identifying candidates. B) Emphasizing selected ideas. C) Writing editorials. D) Broadcasting different points of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identifying candidates. 59. Select the following that supported federalists A) Jefferson and Hamilton. B) Hamilton and Adams. C) Jefferson and madison. D) Only Madison (maddison is the coolest). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hamilton and Adams. 60. Super PAC's are able to raise unlimited funds because ..... A) Super PAC's keep raised funds for themselves. B) Super PAC's can give money directly to a candidate or political party. C) Super PACs cannot give money directly to a candidate or political party. D) None of above. 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