This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 152 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 152 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To conduct activities in order to influence public officials A) Interest group. B) Media. C) Petitioning the government. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lobbying. 2. A party that focuses on changing society in a major way A) Precinct. B) Ideological party. C) Primary. D) Two-party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideological party. 3. One of the advantages of a multi party system is that it allows A) Broader representation of the people. B) Parties to form coalitions which can dissolve easily. C) Influence of more extremists groups. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broader representation of the people. 4. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Congress and the Presidency? A) Congress has greater control over the Bureaucracy. B) Congress has greater control over military leadership. C) Congress has greater control over Budgetary Policy. D) Congress has greater control over Judicial Appointments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congress has greater control over Budgetary Policy. 5. BSP POLLED ABOUT 5 PERCENT AND SECURED 19 SEATS IN THE LOKSABHA ELECTION IN A) 2010. B) 1970. C) 2000. D) 2004. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2004. 6. SS.7.C.2.8Which issue represents a basic disagreement between Democrats and Republicans? A) Whether monopoly capitalism should be replaced by state ownership. B) Whether Americans should unite behind the nation against global terrorism. C) Whether higher levels of taxation should be imposed to pay for more public services. D) Whether current uses of natural resources should be radically replaced by a greater focus on future sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether higher levels of taxation should be imposed to pay for more public services. 7. The only party allowed to rule in China A) Democratic Party. B) Religious party. C) Communist party. D) Republic party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist party. 8. The Sedition Act made it illegal to A) "falsely" criticize or go against the federal government. B) Immigrate to the US if someone was from an "enemy" country. C) Sell goods to countries who were at war, like France and England. D) Vote, if you were not a citizen of the US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "falsely" criticize or go against the federal government. 9. Which of the following can be divided into precincts? A) Cities. B) Counties. C) Wards. D) All of the answers given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers given. 10. Using one thing to represent something else A) Symbolism. B) Bias. C) Propaganda. D) Special interest groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 11. The Republican Party was also known as the Grand Old Party A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. This event allows voters to see their candidate face to face and judge how sincere the candidates are. A) Platform. B) Debate. C) Election Day. D) Canvassing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debate. 13. Something strongly encouraged of all U.S. citizens A) Responsibility. B) Duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Responsibility. 14. The election where voters choose among candidates from different parties to select the office holder A) Pin the tail on the donkey/elephant. B) Caucus. C) Primary. D) General election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) General election. 15. A geographic area that contains a specific number of votes? A) Ward. B) District. C) Precinct. D) Fjord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precinct. 16. What's the point of running campaign ads that show candidates eating french fries at a football game, relaxing on the lake, and/or playing frisbee with his family? A) To make the candidate easier for the voters to relate to. B) To show that the candidate pays taxes. C) To prove the candidate is a birthright citizen. D) To show the candidate looks presidential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make the candidate easier for the voters to relate to. 17. Which campaign strategy is used to measure public attitudes and target (refine) advertisements? A) Email. B) Mass media. C) Polling. D) Advertisements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polling. 18. Which step comes first in the path for a bill to become a law? (You have to know these in order for the test. It's in your study guide.) A) The Vote. B) The Report. C) The Introduction. D) The Proposal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Proposal. 19. The views of Democrats and Republicans can be placed along a ..... A) Political spectrum. B) Direct democracy. C) Indirect democracy. D) Analyzing confluence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political spectrum. 20. Darryl Kim is a naturalized citizen. Can he vote? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 21. This amendment guarantees the right to jury trial in civil suits. A) Cat. B) 8th. C) 5th. D) 7th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7th. 22. The Election of 1800 is important because: A) It was decided in the House of Representatives. B) First peaceful transfer of power. C) John Adams won. D) It was known as the Corrupt Bargain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First peaceful transfer of power. 23. What does democracy primarily mean? A) Voice by/ of the people. B) Decisions made by animals. C) Voice of the government. D) Decisions made by senators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voice by/ of the people. 24. Many Americans agreed with George Washington's belief that (a) were harmful to good government. A) A political parties. B) Federalists. C) Partisan. D) X, Y, and Z. E) Alien and Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A political parties. 25. TV/radio ads, debates, websites all qualify as what function of political parties? A) Recruiting and nominating candidates. B) Educating the electorate (voters). C) Helping candidates win elections. D) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educating the electorate (voters). 26. Party identification tends to ..... A) Heavily support one party. B) Drastically switch from one party to the other. C) Stay pretty even. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stay pretty even. 27. What is the primary reason for the U.S. involvement in Korea and Vietnam? A) An imperialist longing to annex colonies. B) A fear of the international spread of Communism. C) The hope of expanding American frontiers westward. D) A aid desire to help these people improve their economies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fear of the international spread of Communism. 28. A precinct is ..... A) The physical facility in which one votes. B) Two or more wards combined. C) A satellite office/station for a major police department. D) A single voting district for a city or county. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A single voting district for a city or county. 29. Sarah Nordquist has not registered. Can she vote? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 30. Which role is a party member performing when he or she tells leaders about concerns neighbors have? A) Campaigning for candidates. B) Informing citizens. C) Carrying the people's message. D) Operating the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying the people's message. 31. Which of the following is a reason why a citizen might choose not to vote? A) Disbelief in the system. B) Lack of interest in politics. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 32. People join political parties to gain more influence over government by banding together with others. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. The first political parties in the U.S. were established in the 1790s because of differences between ..... A) John Adams and Ben Franklin. B) Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine. C) George Washington and James Madison. D) Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. 34. What is the main reason for the rise of single-issue parties? A) To try to get a single idea passed. B) To focus on changing the country in some way. C) To support government ownership of industry. D) To arise around a strong individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To try to get a single idea passed. 35. Who led the Federalists group under America's first parties? A) Abraham Linclon. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) John Adams. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Adams. 36. What is the symbol of INC A) Hand. B) Lotus. C) Clock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hand. 37. An individual part of the party platform? A) Sub-Section. B) Platform. C) Plank. D) Bench. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plank. 38. National party organizations are NOT responsible for A) Determining the location of the national convention. B) Determine the states' electors for the Presidential Election. C) Ratify the presidential nominee's choice of a national chairperson,. D) Creating a party platform of political positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determine the states' electors for the Presidential Election. 39. The electoral college has ..... members. A) 570. B) 460. C) 538. D) 333. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 40. Candidates that don't represent any political party are called ..... ? A) Minor. B) Coalition. C) Independents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independents. 41. When there is a strong backing for a particular social movement what typically is started? A) Socialism. B) Third Party. C) Social Anxiety. D) Grassroots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Party. 42. Only registered party members can vote in this type of primary A) Open primary. B) Closed primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed primary. 43. Citizen of the United States, Resident of Virginia, and 18 years or older by the date of the election. A) Reasons why people don't vote. B) Requirements for Registering to vote in Virginia. C) Requirements to run for Political Office. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Requirements for Registering to vote in Virginia. 44. This Amendment allowed citizens to directly vote for US Senators A) 23rd Amendment. B) 15th Amendment. C) 17th Amendment. D) 19th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17th Amendment. 45. A political party that holds a great deal of influence in a country us known as a- A) Minor Party. B) Third Party. C) Major Party. D) Single-issue party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Major Party. 46. ..... advocated for more widespread voting rights. A) Jeffersonians. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jeffersonians. 47. What kind of government did Republicans favor? A) An executive branch with 3 presidents. B) Strong state government. C) Strong national government. D) No government at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong state government. 48. A citizens belief that political participation can greatly impact their government is ..... A) Political Efficacy. B) Good faith. C) Activism. D) Political Optics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Efficacy. 49. A student is looking for sources to answer the supporting question "How did political parties lead to conflict?" . Which source is most relevant for answering the question? A) A journal of compromises made between the two political parties. B) Newspaper showing how political parties led to the Era of Good Feelings. C) A map showing farms in the 1790s. D) An article showing political campaign attacks in 1800. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An article showing political campaign attacks in 1800. 50. A political party can best be described as: A) A group of people who want to influence the government. B) A group of people who run for office. C) A group of people who run marathons. D) A group of people who buy shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of people who want to influence the government. 51. Bawn et al (2012) A Theory of Political Parties A) Agree that parties are driven by politicians and their ambitions. B) Disagree that parties are driven by politicians and their ambitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disagree that parties are driven by politicians and their ambitions. 52. Any nonviolent, legal means of encouraging or disapproving government action, directed to the judicial, executive or legislative branch A) Petitioning the government. B) Monitor. C) Lobbying. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petitioning the government. 53. A location where voting takes place A) Polar Plunge. B) Pole Vault. C) Polling Place. D) Polling Alley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polling Place. 54. Who drafted and signed the U.S. Constitution and made significant contributions to science, diplomacy, literature, and the shaping of the American nation? A) James Madison. B) George Washington. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) Benjamin Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benjamin Franklin. 55. The Framers of the Constitution established the Electoral College because they ..... A) Highly trusted the average voter's judgment. B) Had doubts about the average person's ability to select a candidate. C) Knew that voters would research candidates. D) Wanted Congress to have a say in presidential elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had doubts about the average person's ability to select a candidate. 56. Which political party believes in enviormental topics and keeping our Earth clean? A) Nature Party. B) Earth party. C) Green Party. D) Socialist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green Party. 57. Concerns of the public ..... A) Campaign. B) Platform. C) Public Office. D) Public Issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public Issues. 58. Which language is spoken by majority of Belgiuns? A) Dutch. B) German. C) French. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dutch. 59. Who created the political cartoons? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Nast. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Nast. 60. Who is the founder of BJP A) Ram himself. B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee. C) Mamata Banerjee. D) None of above. 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