This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What happens if an MP's views are too opposed to those of local activists? A) The MP is automatically endorsed as the candidate for the next general election. B) The MP is deselected and other candidates are considered. C) The MP is given a chance to change their views. D) The MP is removed from the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The MP is deselected and other candidates are considered. 2. An example of a country where two-party system exists A) Pakistan. B) India. C) China. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Kingdom. 3. Political parties are allotted symbols by ..... A) The party leaders. B) The Election Commission. C) The government of India. D) The constitution of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Election Commission. 4. The Democratic Party is represented by what Color & Symbol? A) Red/Elephant. B) Blue/Donkey. C) Blue/Elephant. D) Red/Donkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue/Donkey. 5. Tough on crime, conservative, traditional family values, low taxes, business friendly policies A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 6. Which one of the following is a 'National Political Party'? A) D) Bahujan Samaj Party. B) B) Rashtriya Janata Dal. C) (a) Samajwadi Party. D) C) Rashtriya Lok Dal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D) Bahujan Samaj Party. 7. Which members of parliament are sometimes called the cross-bench? A) Members of the government. B) Independent members and members of minor parties. C) Members of the opposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent members and members of minor parties. 8. What treaty creating a trade relationship between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico is the U.S. a part of? A) WTO (World Trade Organization). B) The United Nations. C) NATO (North American Trade Organization). D) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). 9. Which of the following is a form of media that can influence government? A) A college professor's notes and lectures. B) A printed newspaper. C) A letter written to politician. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A printed newspaper. 10. A district drawn so members of a party can be assured of winning a comfortable margin A) Safe seat. B) Third parties. C) Reapportionment. D) Proportional representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Safe seat. 11. This U.S. political party believes that if they help the nations economy grow, poor people will have a better chance of finding jobs on their own, favoring less government regulation of the economy? A) Republican. B) Libertarian. C) Independents. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 12. The Republican and Democratic parties can choose only one candidate to represent them in an election. A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. B) Educated the Electorate About Campaign Issues. C) Raising Money for the Campaign. D) Monitoring Actions of Officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. 13. What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today? A) Socialist and Republican. B) Democratic and Republican. C) Democratic and Libertarian. D) Socialist and Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic and Republican. 14. Eligible voters pick which party they want to vote for A) Open Primary. B) Caucus. C) General Election. D) Closed Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open Primary. 15. The largest number of votes for one person in an election A) Major party. B) Plurality. C) One-Party system. D) Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plurality. 16. Campaign money with stricter limits and given directly to a candidate A) Soft money. B) Corporate money. C) Hard money. D) Private money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hard money. 17. A donkey is the symbol for A) The Democrats. B) The Green party. C) The Socialist party. D) The Republican party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Democrats. 18. TO GET RECOGNITION EITHER REGIONAL OR NATIONAL MUST SECURE A) 8 PERCENT OFTOTAL. B) 6 PERENT OF TOTAL. C) 9 PERCENT OF TOTAL. D) 7 PERCENT OF TOTAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 PERENT OF TOTAL. 19. True or False:Third parties, in no way, have ever won a presidential election in the U.S. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 20. Which of the following statements about motions for cloture is true? A) They are applied only to budget appropriation bills. B) They are applied to bills that failed in the previous session of Congress. C) They force a bill out of committee so that the full House can vote on it. D) They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vote. 21. Benchmark:2.8 Complexity:DOK 2 The conversation below is part of a political discussion. Lou:I am going to vote for the candidate who will support cutting government spending. Bob:Yes, we spend too much on some programs. Which party's candidates are these voters most likely to support? A) Socialism. B) Democratic. C) Republican. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican. 22. What is one important function of a political party? A) To help candidates run for office. B) To help the candidate win the election. C) To help candidates vote in presidential elections. D) To make sure candidates follow the 23th amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help the candidate win the election. 23. Identify the function based on the following scenario:The Republican Party holds its convention in Dallas, Texas. A) Recruiting and Nominating Candidates. B) Educating the Electorate About Campaign Issues. C) Help Candidates Win Elections and Raise Money for Campaigns. D) Monitoring Actions of the Office Holders (Watch Dogs). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recruiting and Nominating Candidates. 24. Which Amendment does not deal with voting? A) 16th. B) 15th. C) 19th. D) 24th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 16th. 25. Political Parties impact political dynamics on which level of government A) Federal. B) Federal and State. C) Federal, State, Local and International. D) Federal, State, and Local. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federal, State, and Local. 26. A type of primary in which party members meet in small groups to discuss whom to select as a candidate A) Primary. B) Caucus. C) General election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caucus. 27. A Political Party that is not one of the two major parties in the country; a minor party A) Two-Party System. B) Socialist Party. C) Third Party. D) Political System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Party. 28. Which viewpoint is associated with the Democrats' platform? A) Less taxes for the wealthy. B) Large government. C) Smaller government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large government. 29. Made it a crime to criticize the government A) Naturalization Act. B) Alien Act. C) Sedition Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedition Act. 30. If a Presidential candidate does not receive a majority of the votes, what happens next? A) The Supreme Court chooses the president. B) There is a run-off election. C) The House of Representatives chooses the president. D) The Senate chooses the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The House of Representatives chooses the president. 31. In the United States, what party system do we have? A) Single Party. B) Three Party. C) Two Party. D) Multi Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two Party. 32. Thatcher = PM between A) 1979-1990. B) 1978-1975. C) 1983-1991. D) 1952-1954. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1979-1990. 33. Which animal is the symbol of the Democratic party? A) Fox. B) Elephant. C) Lynx. D) Donkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Donkey. 34. Government can help solve problems and a bigger government can help solve bigger problems is an idea generally associated with A) Socialists. B) Liberals. C) Conservatives. D) Libertarians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberals. 35. A Group which works to support a Candidate for office, but is NOT a part of the official campaign team. A) BCRA. B) PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PAC. 36. ..... believe that the government should provide a strong social reform for American's in Need. A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Third Parties. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 37. Voting only for one party on a ballot is called A) Straight Ticket Voting. B) Party Identification. C) Monoticketing. D) Solid Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straight Ticket Voting. 38. The extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action and make policies not spelled out in advance by laws A) Discretionary Authority. B) Legislative Authority. C) Congressional Authority. D) Arbitrary Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discretionary Authority. 39. Only caring about the success of YOUR political party A) Partisan. B) They sailed away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Partisan. 40. How old do you have to be to run for president? A) 25. B) 30. C) 35. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35. 41. Which of these is NOT a way individuals can influence politics and government A) Running for office. B) Voting in elections. C) Petitioning and protesting. D) Reading political articles online. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading political articles online. 42. In general, what is NOT a similarity between political parties? A) They organize to win elections. B) Both liberal and conservative views are reflected. C) Their party platform. D) They try to appeal to the political center. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their party platform. 43. Having prejudice for or against someone or something is called A) Objective. B) Propaganda. C) Bandwagon. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bias. 44. Which of the following is NOT an example of mass media? A) News Magazines. B) Radio. C) Television. D) Community Meetings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community Meetings. 45. The primary role of a third party is to: A) Keep the best candidate from winning. B) Inform the public about the shortcomings of the other parties. C) Highlight an outstanding candidate in order to gain name recognition for the next election. D) Introduce new ideas or push for a particular issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduce new ideas or push for a particular issue. 46. With regards to campaign funding, hard money is ..... A) Funds donated by people or corporations to political parties for general use or educational purposes. B) Funds donated by people or corporations directly to candidates for campaign use. C) Funds raised thorugh tax dollars for public funding of campaigns. D) Funds raised by PACs or Political Actions Committees to produce issues ads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Funds donated by people or corporations directly to candidates for campaign use. 47. A person who believes a mix of government and people should make the country better. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) Moderate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moderate. 48. An economic interest group works to ..... A) Get federal assistance for a state government. B) Gain economic advantages for its members. C) Make U.S. policies favorable to a foreign government. D) Benefit the public as a whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gain economic advantages for its members. 49. When a political party sends delegates to be on the national committee what do those people do? A) They organize the national convention. B) They raise money for their party. C) Both are correct. D) Neither is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are correct. 50. Which of the following is the main event at a national convention? A) Nominating a candidate for president. B) Raising money for the national election. C) Preparing TV and radio advertisements. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominating a candidate for president. 51. What do you call a group of people who share a common interest? A) PAC. B) Interest group. C) Candidate. D) Nominee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest group. 52. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?A group of legislators from the minority and majority parties meets to discuss compromise after a failed vote on a bill. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unite Levels of Government. 53. This part of the political spectrum tends to oppose social change, and favors traditional views or values A) Reactionary. B) Radical. C) Liberal. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservative. 54. Which political party favors higher taxes to support social programs? A) Republicans. B) Communism. C) Democrats. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats. 55. What is the primary goal of political parties? A) To encourage conservative values. B) To get their candidates elected. C) To promote liberal values. D) To help the poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get their candidates elected. 56. Why is a candidate like Donald Trump doing so well in this 2016 Election season? A) Americans want more socialism. B) He had a popular TV show. C) He's got great hair. D) Americans are angry with party "establishments". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Americans are angry with party "establishments". 57. What was the Farmer's Alliance? A) Organization of white farmers and other rural southerners (teachers, physicians, etc). B) An insurance company. C) Alliance of agricultural corporations. D) A game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization of white farmers and other rural southerners (teachers, physicians, etc). 58. The number of electors from each state is equal to the number of ..... from that state. A) Senators. B) Executive departments. C) House of representative members. D) Congress members. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Congress members. 59. This is the most important factor to consider when trying to predict who someone will vote for. A) Gender. B) Geography. C) Age. D) Party Identification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party Identification. 60. We must end waste in the defense budget and make sure that the Department of Defense invests its budget wisely. A) Republicans. B) Libertarians. C) Democrats. D) Communists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats. ← 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