This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 150 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 150 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a function of political parties in the United States? A) Mobilize the voters. B) Elect federal judges. C) Help fund campaigns. D) Recruit prospective candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elect federal judges. 2. One of the advantages of a multiparty system is that it gives voters more choices at the polls. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. An independent candidate is: A) A candidate who has not been accepted as a member of a political party. B) A candidate who runs in the election but is NOT supported by an political party. C) The candidate of a county that has only one political party (example:China). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A candidate who runs in the election but is NOT supported by an political party. 4. Includes the attitudes and ideas that most people hold about elected officials, candidates, government, and political issues. A) Public Policy. B) Public Attitude. C) Public Opinion. D) Public Agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public Opinion. 5. That is Mass Media? A) Forms of communication that transmit information to large numbers of people. B) Media that dealing with the political parties in the mass news cycle. C) Forms of communication created by politicians to distribute propaganda to the masses. D) Tic Gram, Face Toc, Insta-Mail, Yahoo and the internets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forms of communication that transmit information to large numbers of people. 6. Democrats are known for having ..... values and beliefs. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) No. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 7. The largest number of votes cast for an office A) Partisan. B) Consensus. C) Plurality. D) Coalition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plurality. 8. A period (1816 to 1824) of non-partisanship and patriotism-only one party existed after the collapse of the Federalist. A) New Deal Coalition. B) Era of Good Feelings. C) Dealignment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Era of Good Feelings. 9. A supporter of policies that are socially progressive and promote social welfare. A) 2 Party System. B) Radical. C) Liberal. D) 3rd Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberal. 10. The US has two main political parties, A) The Democratic Party and the Republican Party. B) The Democratican Party and the Republican Party. C) The Democratic Party and the Republic Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Democratic Party and the Republican Party. 11. What is the term used for a party's core beliefs? A) Party framework. B) Party platform. C) Party playlist. D) Party bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party platform. 12. Which party tends to create policies that favor the less wealthy? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 13. I am a donation from individual person or a political action committee. I go to a specific candidate and am regulated by the FEC. What am I? A) . B) Hard Money. C) Federal funds. D) Soft Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard Money. 14. How is the number of electoral votes decided for each state? A) Population of the state. B) By the number of representatives in the House of Representatives. C) By the state's Congressional representation. D) By the number of senators in each state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the state's Congressional representation. 15. Before you can vote you must..... A) Be 18 years old. B) Be a citizen. C) Register to vote. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 16. Protective tarrifs A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 17. Wanted a WEAK central government. A) Federalist. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 18. The formal ceremony when the new president is sworn in. A) Inauguration. B) Convention. C) Debate. D) Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inauguration. 19. A corporate organization that tries to get political power by electing members to public office so that their political ideas can become laws or policies A) Third parties. B) Political party. C) Party platform. D) Interest group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political party. 20. A more Liberal political party today A) Bull Moose. B) Anti-Federalists. C) Democrat. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrat. 21. Which party favored less power for the national government and more for the states in the early days of the United States? A) Federalists. B) Democrats. C) Whigs. D) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic-Republicans. 22. Which party favors allowing businesses to make as much money as possible? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 23. Which of the following is not a purpose of political parties? A) Inform voters. B) Nominate candidates. C) Watchdog for other party. D) Nominate cabinet members. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nominate cabinet members. 24. Liberal Democrats served in coalition with which party? A) Labour. B) Scottish National Party. C) Green Party. D) Conservatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservatives. 25. What does the word veto mean? A) To jump. B) To approve a law. C) To sign a law. D) To say no to a law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To say no to a law. 26. The Constitution requires a candidate for the presidency to be: A) *At least 30 years old*A natural born citizen of the United States*A resident of the United States for 14 years. B) *At least 35 years old*A natural born citizen of the United States*A resident of the United States for 15 years. C) *At least 35 years old*A natural born citizen of the United States*A resident of the United States for 14 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) *At least 35 years old*A natural born citizen of the United States*A resident of the United States for 14 years. 27. UPA IS THE ALLIANCE OF A) BJP. B) RJD. C) BJD. D) CONGRESS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CONGRESS. 28. When a president is elected, these are the promises they made during the campaign they will try to accomplish. A) Interest Groups. B) Mandate. C) Gerrymandering. D) PACs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandate. 29. What type of election causes an increase in voter turnout? A) Primaries and caucuses. B) Presidential Elections. C) Local Elections. D) Referendums. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presidential Elections. 30. What types (demographic) of Americans heavily support Bernie Sanders? A) Middle-class white. B) Senior citizens. C) Foreign-born. D) Millennials (young). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Millennials (young). 31. Where do moderates fall on the linear political spectrum? A) Far left. B) Middle. C) Far right. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle. 32. An election in which party members select people to run in the general election A) Closed Primary. B) Open Primary. C) Direct Primary. D) Suffrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Primary. 33. The Electoral College is a group of people who ..... A) Vote on behalf of the people of their state to choose the president. B) Study the electoral process in the US and propose improvements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vote on behalf of the people of their state to choose the president. 34. What caused the a challenge to the constitutional authority of the national government? A) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. B) Sedition act. C) Peace with France. D) Washington's farewell address. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 35. To favor one side over another A) Symbolism. B) Bias. C) Propaganda. D) Slogans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bias. 36. They keep close watch on the entire election process and perform other election-related tasks A) Election watchdogs. B) Election Commissioner. C) COMELEC chairman. D) Chief Electoral Officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election watchdogs. 37. Interest groups have been criticized for limiting representative democracy for all of these reasons except A) Providing unbiased information to lawmakers. B) Hyperpluralism leads to gridlock. C) Favoring narrow interests over broad interests of the general public. D) Overrepresenting elites at the expense of the general public. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Providing unbiased information to lawmakers. 38. The parties which are found throughout the countries are known as A) National parties. B) Regional parties. C) Multi party system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National parties. 39. Which of the following best describes voter purging? A) Deleting voters from registration lists without their knowledge due to inactivity. B) Closing polls early to limit voter access. C) When candidates engage in aggressive tactics to obtain voters. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deleting voters from registration lists without their knowledge due to inactivity. 40. Who supported farming as the basis of the economy? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 41. Choose the names of the two major political parties in the U.S. A) Democrats and Republicans. B) Libertarian and Socialist. C) Communist and Socialist. D) Democrats and Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats and Republicans. 42. Today it is not known who will be chosen as a party's presidential candidate until after the national convention. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. What defines and highlights the differences between political parties? A) The party's platform. B) The media. C) The internet. D) The candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The party's platform. 44. If u miss this YOU FAILWhat factor most determines your political views? A) Job. B) Family. C) Income. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 45. Marriage equality is important. Men and women should be able to marry anyone they choose." A) Conservative. B) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal. 46. This amendment increased popular sovereignty by giving residents of Washington, D.C., three votes in the Electoral College A) 23rd Amendment. B) 26th Amendment. C) 19th Amendment. D) 17th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23rd Amendment. 47. Democratic Economic Belief A) Let it happen. B) Keynesian Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keynesian Economics. 48. Check off the role of political parties that is best illustrated by the following example? Ex:Party volunteers spend a Saturday afternoon at the park handing out party-sponsored voting guides. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Influence Voters. 49. What was the primary focus of the Free Soil Party in the United States? A) To support industrialization. B) To advocate for women's rights. C) To end slavery in the western territories. D) To promote agricultural development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To end slavery in the western territories. 50. In order to win the most votes, parties try to reflect ..... views and opinions. A) Extremely liberal. B) Both liberal and conservative. C) Extremely conservative. D) Unusual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both liberal and conservative. 51. When one major party is not in power, it can act as the ..... on the other party A) Watchdog. B) Gatekeeper. C) Scorekeeper. D) Timekeeper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watchdog. 52. "I'm voting for Joe Biden because he gives me hope that we will be able to unify our country and begin to get things done across party lines" would be an example of: A) Prospective voting. B) Rational choice. C) Retrospective voting. D) Party-line voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospective voting. 53. True or False:In a presidential campaign, the choice of party candidate is typically determined through a series of primary elections. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 54. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which includes foreign automobile manufacturers, (previously known as the American Automobile Manufacturer Association) would fit in what category of interest groups? A) An organized interest. B) An economic interest group. C) A special interest. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 55. TOTAL NO OF MAJOR ALLIANCES IN 2004 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION A) 5. B) 4. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 56. Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to- A) A struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights. B) The creation of reservations for American Indians. C) A compromise over slavery in western territories tags8.5C. D) The establishment of the first U.S. political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The establishment of the first U.S. political parties. 57. Which amendment lowered the minimum age for voting from 21 to 18? A) 19th. B) 15th. C) 24th. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th. 58. A person who comes to live in a new country A) Arrogant. B) Immigrant. C) Deport. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigrant. 59. The ..... Party wants to share wealth with workers. A) Federalists. B) Green. C) Socialists. D) Communists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communists. 60. Which political party wants bigger government and more taxes? A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. ← 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