This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 23 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The US Government uses Checks and Balances A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Who is running against Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election on November 3rd? A) Ronald Reagan. B) Barack Obama. C) Michael Jordan. D) Joe Biden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joe Biden. 3. Which party was created in opposition to the spread of slavery? A) Democrats. B) Prohibition. C) Republicans. D) Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republicans. 4. Which founding father is known as the founder of the Federalist Party? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) George Washginton. C) Alexander Hamilton. D) Benjamin Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alexander Hamilton. 5. What is the definition of 'partisan'? A) A meeting of a political party to choose candidates for an election. B) To quit or leave office. C) Firmly favoring one party or faction. D) A group of people who disagree on all political issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Firmly favoring one party or faction. 6. The process in which voters change party allegiances in response to shifts in party position A) Sorting. B) Reapportionment. C) Proportional representation. D) Safe seat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sorting. 7. What was Alexander Hamilton's job in Washington's cabinet? A) Chief of Staff. B) Secretary of the Treasury. C) Secretary of State. D) Vice President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary of the Treasury. 8. Which of these parties is said to represent South Australia first? A) One Nation. B) Liberals. C) Centre Alliance. D) Greens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centre Alliance. 9. How many major National Parties are in India? A) 4. B) 6. C) 7. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 10. To be a congressional representative, a U.S. citizen must be: A) Native-born. B) A citizen for at least seven years. C) A citizen for at least nine years. D) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A citizen for at least seven years. 11. What is the Bloc Québécois' 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: A) They support proportional representation. 12. "Only rich people can serve in the government" is an opinion based on the ..... campaign? A) Rich people. B) Wealthy. C) High cost. D) Citizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High cost. 13. Historically disadvantaged groups tend to A) Vote Democratic. B) Vote as Independents. C) Vote Republican. D) Vote Libertarian. E) Vote for Green candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vote Democratic. 14. This party felt that the ordinary citizen should take up government positions, and feared a government run by the wealthy few. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Democrats. C) Federalists. D) Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 15. Check off the role of political parties that is best illustrated by the following example? Ex:A group of legislators from the minority and majority parties meets to discuss compromise after a failed vote on a budget bill. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Create Balance. 16. Political parties link the people to the government by A) Representing their ideas. B) Telling the Supreme Court what the people want. C) Creating media the voters like. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representing their ideas. 17. What is a candidate's main goal in campaign advertising? A) To be the very best. B) To provide information to voters. C) To raise political awareness. D) To attract as many votes as possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To attract as many votes as possible. 18. This person is the Supreme Court Justice who expanded the power of the Federal Government A) John Smith. B) John Adams. C) John Locke. D) John Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Marshall. 19. Which party carries the rural vote? A) Green party. B) Conservative or right-leaning party. C) Independent party. D) Liberal or left-leaning party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative or right-leaning party. 20. A video of a candidate pushing his kids on a swing and playing at the park, which type of propaganda is this ..... A) Just Plain Folks. B) Bandwagon. C) Stacked Cards. D) Name Calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Just Plain Folks. 21. The first two presidents of the U.S. had ideas aligned with this party. A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 22. Which of the following is NOT a barrier to voting reported by young voters? A) The need to rearrange work or school schedules. B) Need help discerning between fake news and truth. C) Did not know where to vote. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of the above. 23. To which group of people did the 23rd Amendment extend suffrage? A) Native Americans. B) African Americans. C) Residents of Washington D.C. D) Asian Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Residents of Washington D.C. 24. What role is demonstrated when a 3rd party candidate pulls decisive votes away from one of the major parties? A) Innovator. B) Spoiler. C) Vote Garnisher. D) Critic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spoiler. 25. Which of the following is NOT one of the options for Presidential Action on a bill? A) Put the bill in the "Hopper". B) Approve the bill. C) Do nothing. D) Veto the bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put the bill in the "Hopper". 26. Which political party believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Socialist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 27. 1. What is the Conservative Party's position on taxation? A) They support increasing taxes for individuals and corporations. B) They support decreasing taxes for individuals and corporations. C) They support maintaining current tax levels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They support decreasing taxes for individuals and corporations. 28. Which function of political parties in America involves insuring a candidate's good performance in office? A) Watchdog function. B) Government control function. C) Informer-stimulator function. D) Bonding agent function. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bonding agent function. 29. How does voter registration protect a citizen's vote? A) No one can vote more than once. B) It is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. C) Your Drivers license ID and voter number must match. D) Allows people to vote in any district they happen to be in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No one can vote more than once. 30. "The rebel leaders should be punished and military rule should be set up in the South to enforce these policies." A) Radical Northern Republican. B) President Andrew Johnson. C) Southern White Democrat. D) President Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radical Northern Republican. 31. An interpretation of the constitution:the government of the united states holds only those powers specifically granted to it by the constitution A) Judicial review. B) Impressment. C) Loose or broad interpretation. D) Strict interpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strict interpretation. 32. Which political party is currently one of the two major parties in the United States? A) American Socialist Party. B) Federalist Party. C) Republican Party. D) Bull-Moose Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican Party. 33. Federal law is supreme over state law. A) Elastic Clause. B) Supremacy Clause. C) Commerce Clause. D) Contracts Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supremacy Clause. 34. Which of the following best describes the voting process in America? A) The federal government regulates voter registration so that it is equal in all states. B) State governments regulate voter registration within their respective state. C) All individuals over the age of 16 register to vote when they get their driver's license. D) Anyone may vote regardless of registration status due to all states adopting same-day registration laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State governments regulate voter registration within their respective state. 35. Political action committee A) Represent interest groups and communicate with official. B) How money is earned to pay for political campaigns. C) Organizations that help interest groups raise money for campaigns. D) A group of people who work to influence government about a set of issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organizations that help interest groups raise money for campaigns. 36. The graph below reflects which fact about American voters? A) Independent voters help decide elections. B) Business owners vote for Republicans. C) Political identification helps voters choose candidates. D) Teachers vote for Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent voters help decide elections. 37. A party-based election rule in which the number of seats a party receives is a function of the share of votes it receives in an election A) Third parties. B) Redistricting. C) Proportional representation. D) Reapportionment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proportional representation. 38. Largest number of votes A) Plurality. B) Precinct. C) National committee. D) Majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plurality. 39. Which party was founded by Shyam Prasad Mukherjee A) CPI(M). B) BJP. C) NCP. D) DMK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BJP. 40. This means the power to declare laws unconstitutional A) Judicial Review. B) Implied Powers. C) Presidential Power. D) Election of 1800. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial Review. 41. Party that disappeared by 1857 A) Republican Party. B) Whig Party. C) American or Know Nothing Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American or Know Nothing Party. 42. Propaganda technique involving the use of a celebrity or spokesperson to speak on behalf of a product of candidate A) Testimonial. B) Bandwagon. C) Transfer. D) Card stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testimonial. 43. The candidate is the ..... A) One with the most elected members and can sway the vote on bills. B) One who promotes the views of its supporters by forcing compromise. C) Person running for political office. D) Stand the government takes on certain issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person running for political office. 44. When do by-elections normally take place? A) About every 3 years. B) When the Prime Minister decides. C) When an MP dies or resigns between elections. D) About every 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When an MP dies or resigns between elections. 45. Why did the first political parties form? A) They disagreed on who the first elected president should be. B) They disagreed on the best way to run the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They disagreed on the best way to run the government. 46. A liberal opinion ..... A) Seeks to drastically alter the current public policy and society in general. B) Promotes the idea of equal economic opportunities and favors reform and change. C) Promotes the idea of free enterprise and favors maintaining the status quo. D) Seeks to avoid extremes in opinion and seeks a middle ground between left and right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promotes the idea of equal economic opportunities and favors reform and change. 47. Teddy Roosevelt once ran on a third party ticket-under which name? A) Bull Moose Party. B) Green Acres Party. C) Running Deer Party. D) Wheat Fields Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bull Moose Party. 48. In a proportional representation system, what happens if a party gets 30% of the votes? A) They automatically win all the seats. B) They receive 30% of the available seats. C) They're excluded from parliament. D) They must form a coalition with another party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They receive 30% of the available seats. 49. What is the purpose of a poll? A) To determine what candidates believe in. B) To alter the views of that candidate's opponenet. C) To decide what issues to build a platform on based on what the public thinks. D) To deter the public from doing their own research on the condidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To decide what issues to build a platform on based on what the public thinks. 50. Who were the two explorers who were sent out to explore the Louisiana Territory? A) Lewis and Clarence. B) Lewis and Clark. C) Lewis and Mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lewis and Clark. 51. In the Preamble, what does it mean when it says, "We the people ..... "? A) The constitution was written for all the people of the United States. B) The constitution was only written for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention. C) Referring to "the people" who authored the constitution. D) The people of Massachusetts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The constitution was written for all the people of the United States. 52. This party did not want slavery to expand into new U.S. territories broke away from others. A) Independent Party. B) Democrat Party. C) Republican Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican Party. 53. Which of these is the challenge faced by political party? A) Lack of internal democracy. B) Dynastic succession. C) Growing role of money and muscle power. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 54. What should you read in order to learn about a parties beliefs and opinions on political issues? A) The party's caucus. B) The party's constitution. C) The party's precinct. D) The party's platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The party's platform. 55. The media has roles in elections. Which below is NOT a role of the media? A) Identify the candidates so we can learn about them. B) Write editorials, create political cartoons, and post on social media. C) Pass legislation that will have an impact on the election. D) Broadcast different points of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pass legislation that will have an impact on the election. 56. Influential Republicans include Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, and ..... A) John F. Kennedy. B) Ulysses S. Grant. C) James K. Polk. D) Franklin D. Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ulysses S. Grant. 57. Democrats support A) Larger government and change. B) Low taxes. C) Conservatives. D) More money spent on military. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Larger government and change. 58. The ..... favored development of industry on a national scale. A) Democratic-Republicans/Anti-Federalists. B) Democrats. C) Federalists. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federalists. 59. Who was the first Republican president? A) Ulysses S. Grant. B) Dwight D. Eisenhower. C) Theodore Roosevelt. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abraham Lincoln. 60. Which country is having two party system A) China. B) India. C) USA. 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