This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 22 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the democratic party color A) White. B) Blue. C) Gold. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue. 2. What is the Conservative Party's position on electoral reform? A) They support proportional representation. B) They support the current first-past-the-post system. C) They do not have a clear position on electoral reform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They support the current first-past-the-post system. 3. A primary in which voters do not need to declare their party preference in order to vote? A) Closed Primary. B) Majority. C) Open Primary. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open Primary. 4. GANDHIJI RETURNED FROM S AFRICA IN A) 1900. B) 1915. C) 1920. D) 1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1915. 5. Why does the Libertarian Party oppose having uniform nationaleducational requirements? A) They feel such standards would probably be too difficult for mostAmerican students. B) They view such standards as unnecessary federal interference ineducation. C) They fear that national standards would cost taxpayers too much moneyto implement. D) They are afraid that national educational standards would not teachstudents enough about the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They view such standards as unnecessary federal interference ineducation. 6. What is the term for a party in a two-party system other than the two major parties? A) Third party. B) Birthday party. C) Tea Party. D) Party of three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third party. 7. What is a temporary organization? A) Different organizations that take care of day-to-day operations of a political party. B) The different institutions that only meet for a few hours or a few days and then dissolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The different institutions that only meet for a few hours or a few days and then dissolve. 8. Sometimes a candidate for public office will be both liberal and conservative in order to get a majority of voters to vote for him/her. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. The President is part of the ..... Branch A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Executive. 10. What percentage of the popular vote did UKIP win in the 2015 general election? A) 12.6%. B) 30.5%. C) 5.2%. D) 20.1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12.6%. 11. What are direct contributions to a candidates campaign called? A) PAC money. B) Soft money. C) Hard money. D) Dark money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hard money. 12. What were the two original political parties in the United States? A) Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist-Republicans and Democrats. C) Whigs and Federalists. D) Whig-Republicans and Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. 13. Emphasis on manifacturing A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 14. Why has the Labour Party been described as "Third Way" ? A) Because it shifted towards centre-right. B) Because it abandoned its objective to bring constitutional change. C) Because it made a coalition with the Conservative Party. D) Because it cut ties with the unions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it shifted towards centre-right. 15. How many days does the President have to respond to a bill once it is given to the President? A) 2 days. B) 5 days. C) 10 days. D) 12 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 days. 16. In recent decades, the Republican Party tends to be supported by all of the following EXCEPT A) Minorities. B) Businessmen. C) White males. D) Protestants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minorities. 17. What has the largest effect on campaigns? A) The candidate's religion. B) Campaign speeches. C) Someones looks. D) Mass media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mass media. 18. Which of these statements is correct? A) Every party in the country has to register with the Election Commission. B) The Commission treats all the parties equally. C) It offers some special facilities to large and established parties. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 19. A group of close friends, religious groups, clubs, and work groups who helps influence ideas on one's opinions is a ..... A) Public opinion. B) Political efficacy. C) Peer group. D) Interest group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peer group. 20. What function of political parties is being described? [Political parties impact the way society views candidates for office. One way this happens is through the campaign advertisements political parties create for or against candidates.] A) Nominate candidates. B) Influence policy. C) Unite government. D) Create balance. E) Inform citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Inform citizens. 21. The statement below is from a political party platform. We, the workers and our allies, need to take power from the hands of the wealthy few, their corporations, and their political operatives. Which political party's position is represented in the statement? A) Democratic. B) Socialist. C) Republican. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communist. 22. To find a solution; to settle a conflict. A) Caucasus. B) Sedition. C) Aliens. D) Resolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolve. 23. Parties need to find viable candidates for a whole range of elected positions at all levels A) Organizing and Coordinating. B) Nominating candidates for office. C) Operating the Government. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominating candidates for office. 24. An organized group of people with similar political views on how the government should be run is called: A) Political party. B) Platform. C) Convention. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 25. Which political party believed the wealthy, elite, and educated should run the nation? A) Know-Nothing Party. B) Democratic-Republican. C) Federalist. D) Whig. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federalist. 26. How many Electoral Votes do you need to become President? A) 200. B) 270. C) 350. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 27. What precedent was established in Buckley v. Valeo? A) Campaign spending can be unlimited. B) Money donations to campaigns are protected by 1st amendment (free speech). C) Corporations are people. D) PACs can use dark money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money donations to campaigns are protected by 1st amendment (free speech). 28. What are Independent? A) People who have chosen not to join a political party. B) People who cannot vote in presidential elections. C) People who can vote for candidates of either party in presidential elections. D) People who choose not to be involved in politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People who have chosen not to join a political party. 29. Which of the following statements about political parties is NOT correct? A) Political parties try to elect their members to public office. B) Conservatives usually support limited government interference, lower taxes, and traditional social values. C) Liberals usually support government action to change policies that are believed to be unfair. D) Third parties are very successful at the federal level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third parties are very successful at the federal level. 30. Be a "natural-born citizen" Be at least 35 years of age Have lived in the United States for atleast 14 years. Which government or political office has these requirements? A) President of the U.S. B) U.S. House of Representatives. C) U.S. Senate. D) Governor of Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President of the U.S. 31. Campaign law that limits the amount that can be donated directly to a campaign A) Buckley v Valeo. B) PAC. C) Citizens United v. FEC. D) FECA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FECA. 32. For Federalists, a loose interpretation of the Constitution would be creating a national A) Hospital. B) School. C) Bank. D) University. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bank. 33. They promoted a continuing alliance with Great Britain. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 34. What stage do most bills "die" in? A) Stage 1:Every Law Starts w/ an Idea. B) Stage 2:The Bill in Introduced. C) Stage 3:The Bill Goes to Committee. D) Stage 4:Congress Debates and Votes. E) Stage 5:Presidential Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stage 3:The Bill Goes to Committee. 35. Jefferson and Hamilton were complete ..... when it came to political views. A) BFF's. B) Opposites. C) Crawling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposites. 36. More than 50 percent of the total votes cast A) Two-party system. B) Majority. C) Third party. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Majority. 37. America's Two Party System:America has a two party system because its always had one. A) Tradition. B) Historical Basis. C) Electoral System. D) Ideological Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tradition. 38. A party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members A) Congressional Campaign Committee. B) National Committee. C) Party Committee. D) National Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congressional Campaign Committee. 39. Which of the following best describes the history of American political parties? A) America has had a one-party system with two branches. B) America has had two parties that are consistently dominant. C) America has always had a three party system. D) America has always responded to a multi-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) America has had two parties that are consistently dominant. 40. Political Party affiliation is often a result of A) Self Interest. B) Experiences. C) Community and Relationships. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 41. What is the highest court in the land? A) Supreme Court. B) Judicial Branch. C) House of Representatives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supreme Court. 42. They believed that most of the power of government should lie in the state governments and the federal government should be weak. A) Democratic-Republican. B) Federalists. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republican. 43. Wanted a STRONG central government. A) Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 44. Governmental system where there are many political parties that influence government. A) Public Policy Process. B) Multiparty System. C) Political Party. D) Two-Party System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiparty System. 45. What is the main goal of political parties? A) To gain political power and influence. B) To ensure economic stability. C) To uphold democratic values. D) To promote social welfare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To gain political power and influence. 46. Donations that are given directly to a political party for general purposes such as voter registration drives. A) National Convention Committee. B) Super PACS. C) Soft Money. D) PACS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soft Money. 47. A group of people who seeks to control the government by winning elections A) Interest Groups. B) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Party. 48. "This is not a time for ideology and orthodoxy" -Which key conservative idea is this quote a great example of? A) Pragmatism. B) Organicism. C) Hierarchy. D) Order and Security. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pragmatism. 49. Ideological Party is A) Those who run for or hold elective or appointed offices in the three branches of Gov't at Federal, State, and Local levels. B) Party based on a set of beliefs that can be Libertarian or Marxist. C) Party that demands better times in periods of economic discontent. D) Party led by Thomas Jefferson, and were against the ratification of the Constitution. E) Formed in 1854 made up of Anti-slavery Democrats and former Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party based on a set of beliefs that can be Libertarian or Marxist. 50. Which of these is the group of words most associated with the Republican Party? A) Left, left wing, liberal. B) Right, right wing, liberal. C) Right, right wing, conservative. D) Left, left wing, conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right, right wing, conservative. 51. What is the "Spoils System" ? A) Andrew Jackson bribing people. B) Providing government jobs to his supporters. C) The ranking of different classes. D) The rights on voting that Jackson enforced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Providing government jobs to his supporters. 52. Which statement best describes how the economic systems of the North and South rely on each other? A) The North grew the food that the Southern slaves ate. B) The South produced the iron used to build the Northern railroads. C) The South grew the cotton and the North turned it into fabric in their factories. D) The North sent the skilled laborers and immigrants to the South to help build its railroads and plantations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The South grew the cotton and the North turned it into fabric in their factories. 53. The right to vote was extended to women in 1920 by the A) 19th Amendment. B) 15th Amendment. C) 26th Amendment. D) 24th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 19th Amendment. 54. Jack did not go vote because he did not like either candidate. This is an example of ..... A) Apathy. B) Bias. C) Laws. D) Impartial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apathy. 55. How many Presidents came before James Madison? A) 4. B) 2. C) 6. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 56. An organization of citizens who have similar views on issues and who work to put their ideas into effect through government action A) Referendum. B) Collective. C) Cooperative. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political party. 57. Thomas Jefferson was the leader of the ..... A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Unionists. C) Whigs. D) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 58. Party dealignment means the A) Inability of the parties to deal with the nation's problems. B) Lack of party cohesion in Congress. C) Decreasing influence of both parties on voters and government. D) Realignment of party coalitions. E) Increasing inability of minority parties to win elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decreasing influence of both parties on voters and government. 59. SS.7.C.2.11Where would you say most teenagers get their news from? A) Internet. B) Newspaper. C) Television. D) Radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internet. 60. Party that splits away from one of the major parties because of some disagreement A) Splinter Party. B) Nonpartisan. C) Candidate. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Splinter Party. ← 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