This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 142 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 142 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Served in the Continental Congress A) Hamilton. B) Jefferson. C) Madison. D) Adams. E) Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adams. 2. Many southerners agreed with Hamilton's plan because they didn't mind taking on the north's debt. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Government should play a larger role in people's lives. A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 4. Which of the following do political parties NOT do? A) Act as a watchdog for the party in power. B) Informing citizens about the candidates. C) Nominating candidates. D) Create debate questions for candidates to answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Create debate questions for candidates to answer. 5. The roots of today's Democratic Party are: A) Andrew Jackson's Republican Party. B) The Green Party whose mission is to protect the environment. C) Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party. D) Members of the Democrat Party and the Whig party who disagreed with slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party. 6. All powers not given to the Federal government, are: A) Reserved for the "people" in the Declaration of Independence. B) Given to the States in the 10th Amendment. C) Part of the Elastic Clause and given to no one. D) Non-existent; these powers just don't exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Given to the States in the 10th Amendment. 7. Group of people that selects the president and vice-president A) Electoral college. B) Third party. C) Winner takes all. D) Two party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electoral college. 8. Which of the following is a major job of political parties? A) Nominating candidates for public office. B) Providing aid to their communities. C) Create laws. D) Appoint judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominating candidates for public office. 9. What are the two biggest federal bureaucracy offices? A) EPA and US Postal Service. B) US Postal Service and NASA. C) NASA and Department of Defense. D) Department of Defense and US Postal Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Department of Defense and US Postal Service. 10. What does liberal mean? A) Everyone should have the opportunity to live. B) Everyone should have the opportunity to succeed. C) Everyone should have the opportunity to make money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone should have the opportunity to succeed. 11. A document stating the goals and principles of a political party or political candidate, also known was a political platform. A) Issue Based Platform. B) Qualification. C) Requirement. D) Natural Born Citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Issue Based Platform. 12. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bhartiya Janta Party? A) Revolutionary Democracy. B) Bahujan Samaj. C) Modernity. D) Integral Humanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modernity. 13. Organizations formed to garner support for a certain cause or policy A) Think Tank. B) Political Action Committee. C) Policy Group. D) Interest Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest Group. 14. Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most related to the topic in the cartoon? A) Shaw v. Reno (1993). B) Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010). C) McDonald v. Chicago (2010). D) United States v. Lopez (1995). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010). 15. The first political party in Nigeria was formed in the year A) 1923. B) 1966. C) 1999. D) 1914. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1923. 16. An organization that secures votes for a party's candidates or supports the party in other ways, usually in exchange for political favors as a job in government A) Party-in-the-electorate. B) Party polarization. C) Political machine. D) Critical election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political machine. 17. This party favored ruling by the wealthy/elite of society? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 18. The Federalist Papers were a series of newspaper articles published in 1787 to 1788 to win support for the A) Ratification of the United States Constitution. B) Construction of an interstate canal system. C) Right of a state to succeed from the Union. D) Right of the colonies to rebel against Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ratification of the United States Constitution. 19. The media typically is ..... when reporting the news. A) Conservative. B) Unbiased. C) Liberal. D) Biased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biased. 20. France was an ally for the US A) Democrats/ Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats/ Republicans. 21. How many electoral votes are needed to win the Presidency? A) 520. B) 270. C) 178. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 22. What is the biggest factor in helping politicians to be re-elected? A) Incumbency. B) Age. C) Political Party. D) Campaign donations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incumbency. 23. These are the points you get from each state in a Presidential election. A) Popular Votes. B) Electoral Votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral Votes. 24. In order to achieve victory in the Electoral College, a candidate must acquire ..... points A) 535. B) 270. C) 435. D) 100. E) 538. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 25. When one of these breaks apart, it damages the political parties, the government, and the country. A) Political party. B) Coalition. C) Convention. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coalition. 26. Which of today's two major parties is the oldest? A) Green Party. B) Libertarian Party. C) Democratic Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic Party. 27. Who is the current Conservative foreign secretary? A) Liz Truss. B) Ed Davey. C) Theresa May. D) Stanley Baldwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liz Truss. 28. The Constitution requires that the President must be at least how old? A) 35 years old. B) 25 years old. C) 30 years old. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35 years old. 29. Politicians hold fund-raising dinners in order to: A) Raise money to help pay for the huge expense of running a political campaign. B) Discuss political strategies and obtain individuals perspectives on the issues. C) Meet fellow party members. D) Get around campaign finance reform laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raise money to help pay for the huge expense of running a political campaign. 30. The principle of federalism gives governmental power to A) The county and local governments. B) A strong confederate government. C) The national and state governments. D) A powerful state government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The national and state governments. 31. From 1868 to 1960, what political party held the most power in Georgia? A) Democrats. B) People's Party. C) Whigs. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 32. Which political party is considered to be more liberal? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 33. This democratic president was impeached A) Richard Nixon. B) John F. Kennedy. C) Bill Clinton. D) Abe Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill Clinton. 34. How do political campaigns communicate with the public? A) Through the media. B) Through direct mail. C) Through social media. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. Which function of political parties involves holding a debate? A) Educate the voters. B) Monitor officeholders. C) Help candidates win. D) Recruit candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Educate the voters. 36. What was the Federalists Party's reason behind their view on how the Constitution should be interpreted? A) They wanted to limit the powers of the federal government. B) They wanted a strong National Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They wanted a strong National Government. 37. What type of propaganda uses negative words or feelings against an idea, product or person? A) Name calling. B) Transfer. C) Glittering generalities. D) Snob appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Name calling. 38. Alexander Hamilton believed that America needed to focus on the development of A) Merchants & Banking. B) Farming and Craftsmen. C) Rapping and Singing. D) Plantations and Sailing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Merchants & Banking. 39. When the competition for power is among three or more parties is called ..... A) Single party. B) Bi-Party. C) Multi-party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multi-party. 40. True or False:Most developed countries around the world have a two-party system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 41. Which country did the Founding Fathers borrow the idea of voters needing to own property from? A) England. B) France. C) Spain. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) England. 42. Democrats tend to be immigrants and people living in larger cities A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. Which party was in favor of the British? A) Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 44. Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are ..... elections A) Indirect. B) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect. 45. Which party has a large focus on protecting the environment? A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 46. Which political party was the first to use a national convention to nominate a presidential candidate? A) Federalist Party. B) Anti Masons Party. C) Bull Moose Party. D) Know-Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti Masons Party. 47. What amendment gave Washington DC votes in the electoral college? A) Show. B) 26th. C) 15th. D) 19th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show. 48. Who has the real power in the United Kingdom at present? A) Monarch. B) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parliament. 49. What factors can influence party identification? A) Physical appearance and social media usage. B) Geographic location and political climate. C) Age, gender, and religious beliefs. D) Family background, socioeconomic status, education level, media influence, and personal values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family background, socioeconomic status, education level, media influence, and personal values. 50. Which of the following is a requirement to be President of the United States? A) 30 years old. B) Live in the U.S. for 8 years. C) Possess a law degree. D) Natural born citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural born citizen. 51. Which president warned against political factions? A) Abraham Lincoln. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) James Monroe. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Washington. 52. The most important role of third parties is ..... A) Interrupt elections. B) Distract voters. C) Influence policy. D) Create dissension. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Influence policy. 53. Where are most voters located on the political spectrum? A) Far left. B) Center. C) Far right. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Center. 54. What is the main job/duty of the executive branch? A) To make laws. B) To enforce laws. C) To go to war. D) To interpret laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To enforce laws. 55. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is responsible for A) Checking for voter fraud. B) Supporting states to run elections. C) Regulating the finances of political campaigns. D) Setting up the calendar for elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulating the finances of political campaigns. 56. In U.S. Senate currently, which political party is the minority party? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Independents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 57. According to Tribal Theory the right to vote depends on a particular social status. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. There are only two major parties. A) Dominant-party systems. B) Two-party system. C) Multi-party systems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-party system. 59. John Adams greatest contribution as President was? A) The American Navy. B) The XYZ Affair. C) The Alien and Sedition Acts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The American Navy. 60. A person who runs for political office. A) Debate. B) Platform. C) Candidate. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Candidate. ← 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