This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The role of political parties is outlined in the U.S. Constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which political ideology wants quick change, a change that can be explained(usually to an earlier way of doing things), and is willing to use violence to enact this change? A) Reactionary. B) Revolutionary. C) Conservative. D) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reactionary. 3. Why are government leaders often influenced by special interest groups? A) Special interest groups use methods supported by voters. B) Special interest groups control media coverage of political campaigns. C) Special interest groups provide potential votes and funding for a political campaign. D) Special interest groups provide voters with information about qualifications of candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Special interest groups provide potential votes and funding for a political campaign. 4. Which of these countries has a one-party system? A) USA. B) China. C) UK. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 5. When party rules who does not rule? A) Tadpoles. B) The people. C) The president. D) The US government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The people. 6. Who was the Conservative Prime Minister between 2010 and 2017? A) John Major. B) Boris Johnson. C) David Cameron. D) Theresa May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David Cameron. 7. True or FalseThere have always been two main political parties in the United States. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. A party's belief on one specific topic A) Plank. B) Caucus. C) General election. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plank. 9. The FNM won the government for the first time in? A) 2002. B) 1992. C) 1993. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1992. 10. What is hard money? A) Money given to an individual candidate. B) Money given to a political party. C) Money given to the Democrats. D) Money donated to schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money given to an individual candidate. 11. All of the people entitled to vote in a given election A) Primary election. B) Political party. C) Pluralism. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electorate. 12. What doubled the size of the US? A) California Purchase. B) Canada Purchase. C) Louisiana Purchase. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Louisiana Purchase. 13. Which of the following is an example of a third party? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) The Populists. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Populists. 14. Protect minority rights A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 15. America's Two Party System:Most Americans have a general agreement on fundamental matters. A) Electoral System. B) Historical Basis. C) Tradition. D) Ideological Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ideological Consensus. 16. What best describes a valence issue? A) An issue in which neither side agrees on anything relating to the topic. B) An issue of money. C) An issue in which both sides agree on principle but not on execution. D) An issue in which Sundin can only think of 2 good answer choices and phones it in on the other two. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An issue in which both sides agree on principle but not on execution. 17. Who became president in 1796 with the most electoral votes? A) James Madison. B) Aaron Burr. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Adams. 18. Why do third parties usually fail? A) Winner-take-all election system. B) Difficulty gaining popularity in the polls. C) They have less money for campaigns. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. What animal is the mascot for the Republican Party? A) Elephant. B) Turtle. C) Hippopotamus. D) Eagle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephant. 20. If an elected official bases his/her decisions on what the party as a whole likes, this is called A) Partisanship. B) Coalition. C) Bipartisan. D) Party in power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Partisanship. 21. The ..... are the individual parts of a party's platform. A) Slabs. B) Boards. C) Planks. D) Ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planks. 22. Preliminary elections in which contenders from the same party seek party's nomination are called ..... A) Primaries. B) Mid-term elections. C) Close elections. D) Exit polls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primaries. 23. In order for a Republican and Democratic candidate to run for president, they must first win their party's ..... A) National Convention. B) Primary. C) Independent Voter. D) Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary. 24. Which of the following is not an example of a third party? A) Green Party. B) Republican Party. C) Bull Moose Party. D) TEA Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican Party. 25. The main difference in ideology between Republicans and Democrats is how much of a direct a role the government should take in daily lives of citizens. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Which of the following is NOT a function of all political parties? A) Recruit and nominate candidates. B) Reflect both liberal and conservative views. C) Educate the electorate. D) Help candidates win elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflect both liberal and conservative views. 27. True or False:Political Parties are stated as a main part of our political system in the U.S. Constitution? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Appealing to ordinary people by making a candidate seem to be like them. A) Propaganda. B) Endorsements. C) Stacking the Deck. D) Plain Folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plain Folks. 29. Most people tend to support the same political party of their families. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 30. A Congressional election that occurs between Presidential Elections. This year is an example: A) Direct Primary. B) Off year or Midterm Election. C) Voter Caging. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off year or Midterm Election. 31. Before a candidate can run for office, they must first be what? A) Nominated. B) Paid. C) Campaign. D) Elected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominated. 32. A party platform is ..... A) The list of nominees for a public office. B) A collection of views a party has on the important issues during a campaign. C) The voters who participate in a general election. D) The questions that are asked of candidates during a public debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A collection of views a party has on the important issues during a campaign. 33. What is the name of one of the smaller political parties in the United States? A) Liberal. B) Republican. C) Democrat. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green. 34. To swear someone into office A) Inaugural address. B) Inaugurate. C) Acquire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inaugurate. 35. Believe in strong national government; higher tariffs; govern-ment support of industry. (Alexander Hamilton, John Adams) A) Democratic Party. B) Whig Party. C) Democratic Republicans. D) Federalist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federalist Party. 36. The PPERA 2000 established that a political party could spend a maximum of how much in each constituency during an election cycle? A) £40, 000. B) £50, 000. C) £30, 000. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) £30, 000. 37. A problem within society that impacts the people A) Public Policy. B) Government. C) Civic Issue. D) Interest Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civic Issue. 38. What does "Ruling party" mean? A) Political party that runs government. B) Main party of government. C) The strongest party. D) Most popular party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party that runs government. 39. A political party is a group of people who seek to control ..... by winning elections and holding office. A) Democrats. B) Governing. C) Republicans. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Government. 40. Which of the following individuals campaigned for President as a third party (the Bull Moose party)? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt. B) Donald Trump. C) Theodore Roosevelt. D) Barack Obama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theodore Roosevelt. 41. Which is NOT a function of political parties? A) Recruit and nominate candidates. B) Educate the electorate. C) Help candidates win. D) Influence public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influence public policy. 42. Party supports protecting and providing for the health and well-being of its citizens. A) Communist. B) Green. C) Libertarian. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialist. 43. Granted Women the Right to Vote A) 19th Amendment. B) 15th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 19th Amendment. 44. What do interest groups use to influence courts? A) Certiorari writs. B) Amicus briefs. C) Mandamus briefs. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amicus briefs. 45. Which is NOT a purpose of a political party? A) Inform voters of political positions. B) Coordinate policies. C) Investigate consumer fraud. D) Join like-minded people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Investigate consumer fraud. 46. The age you can 1st register to vote is A) 18. B) 21. C) 25. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 47. The ..... believed that only educated, wealthy men should hold public office. A) Federalists. B) Jeffersonians. C) Republicans. D) Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 48. A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party. A) Independent Voter. B) Platform. C) Candidate. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Voter. 49. Neither of these first two contest (caucus and primary) are in states that are significant electorally-speaking? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. The FNM were members that broke away from the PLP? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 51. Recognised political parties stands for A) Parties that are present only in one of the Federal units. B) Parties recognised by Election Commission. C) Parties that are present in the several units of Federation. D) Communal parties based on regional diversities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parties recognised by Election Commission. 52. The term "bicameralism" refers to the A) Establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules. B) Members of the House of Representatives having two-year terms. C) President having veto power over both chambers of Congress. D) Members of the House and Senate having to appease their mutual constituencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules. 53. Which political party was created by Thomas Jefferson? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Whigs. C) Federalists. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 54. POLITICAL PARTIES DO NOT ENJOY MUCH TURSTS AMONG THE PEOPLE IN SOUTH ASIA. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 55. Who is the leader of the Senate? A) President for the time being. B) Vice President. C) President. D) Speaker of the House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vice President. 56. The District of Columbia did not always allow its citizens to vote in presidential elections. What amendment gave them the right to vote in presidential elections? A) 26th. B) Show. C) 15th. D) 1st. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Show. 57. What a political party or political candidates believe in and STAND for is called their A) Perjury. B) Politics. C) Platform. D) Performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platform. 58. What kind of party system does the United States have? A) One Party System. B) No Parties. C) Multi Party System. D) Two Party System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two Party System. 59. How many Electoral College votes do you need to win A) 435. B) 100. C) 270. D) 535. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 60. I most elections, the candidate with the most votes wins. However in a presidential election a candidate must win a majority in the ..... A) Primary. B) Electoral college. C) National convention. D) Caucus. 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