This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 153 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 153 (50 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Makes sure the party in power stays in power and keeps a close eye on the party out of power. A) Watchdog. B) Inform & activates supporters. C) Bonding agent. D) Nominate candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watchdog. 2. In each precinct, a party has a volunteer called a precinct ..... who organizes party workers. A) Boss. B) Captain. C) Chairman. D) Head master. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captain. 3. PRESIDENT OF USA A) BARACK OBAMA. B) JOE BIDEN. C) DONALD TRUMP. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) JOE BIDEN. 4. The process of gathering public support for a candidate A) Conventions. B) Campaign. C) Primary. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campaign. 5. Who were the two influential members of President George Washington's Cabinet? A) John Adams and James Madison. B) Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. C) Benjamin Franklin and John Jay. D) George Washington and John Marshall tags8.C3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. 6. Organized to win elections A) Similarity of political parties. B) Function of political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Similarity of political parties. 7. Symbol was/is a donkey A) Republican Party. B) Whig Party. C) American or Know Nothing Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Party. 8. They envisioned the future of the US in agrarian terms. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 9. Which party is known for being conservatives? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 10. True or False? The Constitution Party supports illegal immigration. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 11. A legal process common in the states that allows citizens to place questions on the ballot to be decided directly by the voters is known as: A) Initiative. B) Referendum. C) Recall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Initiative. 12. The ..... election allows voters to choose the candidate from each party who will run for office in the later ..... election. A) Primary, Closed. B) Caucus, Open. C) Closed, Runoff. D) Primary, General. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary, General. 13. In which type of election do we see only 2 candidates left sanding (1 Republican v. 1 Democrat)? A) General. B) Special. C) Nomination. D) Proportional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General. 14. A party with only a small number of elected members to Parliament is known as: A) A government. B) Independents. C) A coalition. D) A minor party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A minor party. 15. What happened to UKIP in the 2017 general election? A) They gained more popular votes. B) They formed a coalition government. C) They lost their only parliamentary seat. D) They won more parliamentary seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They lost their only parliamentary seat. 16. The document that describes a party's views on all the major issues facing the nation is called the ..... A) Platform. B) Political party. C) Plank. D) Public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 17. Which of the following amendments is NOT about expanding suffrage? A) 19. B) 12. C) 24. D) 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 18. Who strongly opposed Hamilton's plan? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) George Washington. C) Dave Thomas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 19. Party led by Alexander Hamilton A) Democratic-Republican Party. B) Federalist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist Party. 20. Which question led to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties? A) How much authority should the national government have?. B) Should the US establish a republican government?. C) Should the US declare alliances with Britain. D) Should the national government collect taxes?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How much authority should the national government have?. 21. Political party that believes government should control the entire economy, there should be no private ownership and goods and profits should be shared equally. A) Green. B) Socialist. C) Communist. D) Constitutionalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist. 22. What term means the stand the government takes about how issues are handled? A) Majority party. B) Platform. C) Ballot access. D) Public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public policy. 23. The Civil War System occurred: A) 1860-1892. B) 1828-1856. C) 1896-1928. D) 1932-1964. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1860-1892. 24. Political parties work at every level of government (Local, state, federal) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. America is best described as a ..... A) Mulit-party system. B) Two-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-party system. 26. Which political party was formed in 1971? A) Constitution. B) Democratic. C) Libertarian. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Libertarian. 27. True or False:Political Parties try to get individuals to vote for their cause through campaigning A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 28. What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965? A) To make sure states could keep blacks from voting. B) To make sure rights promised to women were protected. C) To make sure there was no housing discrimination. D) To make sure the rights promised by the 14th and 15th amendments were not limited by the states. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make sure the rights promised by the 14th and 15th amendments were not limited by the states. 29. The act of changing the party affiliation of a candidate. A) Transition. B) Turncoatism. C) Revision. D) Altering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turncoatism. 30. Jefferson lost the 1796 presidential election to ..... A) Homer. B) John Adams. C) Sam Adams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Adams. 31. Positive activities of political parties include ..... A) Recruiting celebrities. B) Dividing society. C) Confusing responsibility for government actions. D) Holding party members responsible for their performance in office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holding party members responsible for their performance in office. 32. Which of the following happens second? A) Citizens cast their vote for president. B) The House of Representatives chooses the president. C) No candidate receives a majority of electoral votes. D) Political parties in each state choose electors. E) Electors gather and cast the state's electoral votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citizens cast their vote for president. 33. The shift of party positions from moderate towards ideological extremes A) Divided government. B) Party-in-government. C) Party-in-the-electorate. D) Party polarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party polarization. 34. Which political party favors less government regulation, less taxes for everyone, and less gov't involvement/ programs? A) Republicans. B) Independents. C) Democrats. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans. 35. The person who wins the White House does so with the most number of popular votes. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 36. Third Parties have never had any successes. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 37. In which year Srilanka became independent country? A) 1950. B) 1949. C) 1947. D) 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1948. 38. A bill becomes law when it ..... A) Is approved by the Prime Minister. B) Is passed by both houses and receives royal assent. C) Is passed by the Lower House and receives royal assent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is passed by both houses and receives royal assent. 39. Any person can file a/an ....., signed by a specific number of voters to be placed on the ballot. A) Selfie. B) Lawsuit. C) Petition. D) Taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petition. 40. What is false regarding the political party system in China? A) Decisions are made collectively by the Standing Committee. B) 8 minority parties are allowed to broaden discussion and consult. C) An average individual may have an opportunity to move up within the CCP & have more influence on policymaking. D) Minor parties may participate in the National People's Congress, but their participation is vetted by the CCP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An average individual may have an opportunity to move up within the CCP & have more influence on policymaking. 41. The Democratic Party was organized during the presidential campaigns of ..... A) Franklin Roosevelt. B) Woodrow Wilson. C) Andrew Jackson. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andrew Jackson. 42. If I vote for the whichever candidate I feel does the best job, regardless of political party, I am engaging in ..... voting. A) Rational-Choice. B) Party line. C) Retrospective. D) Prospective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prospective. 43. What is meant by 'Defection'? A) Loyalty towards a party. B) Changing party allegiance. C) Political reforms. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changing party allegiance. 44. This political party generally believes that the government should take care of people. A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Green. D) Libertarians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 45. CE. 5c While the media sometimes uses misleading information called propaganda, more often it uses bias, which means- A) Favoring one side over the other. B) Rising campaign costs. C) Separating fact from opinion. D) Broadcasting different points of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Favoring one side over the other. 46. Who believed in a loose reading (interpretation) of the Constitution? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 47. When politicians run for office, both parties have common goals. What goal is NOT common for both parties to strive for in an election? A) Organize to win elections. B) Reflect both liberal and conservative views on the political spectrum. C) Define themselves in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the center of the political spectrum. D) Try to be the most conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Try to be the most conservative. 48. Super PAC's were creating following A) President Obama signing an executive order. B) A supreme court ruling, Citizens United vs FEC. C) A supreme court ruling, Roe V Wade. D) Congress signing them into law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A supreme court ruling, Citizens United vs FEC. 49. What was significant about the 19th Amendment? A) Made slavery illegal. B) Gave women the right to vote. C) Eliminated using literacy test to vote. D) Created the electoral system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gave women the right to vote. 50. Which political party traditionally supports tax cuts for all Americans? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. ← PreviousRelated 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