This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... are created because campaign costs are so high. A) PUN's. B) POW's. C) PVC's?. D) PAC's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PAC's. 2. Every party in India has to register itself with ..... A) Election Commission. B) Parliament. C) Section office. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election Commission. 3. Which of the following statement about political parties is incorrect? A) Parties are not necessary to run the government. B) Parties are often in news about scams and scandals. C) Political parties are the visible form of democracy. D) Political parties shape public opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parties are not necessary to run the government. 4. What occurs when no candidate achieves a majority vote when one is required? A) Fight Club. B) Recount. C) Runoff. D) Remand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff. 5. Which political party wants higher taxes to help the government pay for more services? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 6. Bias means ..... one view over another view. A) Ignoring. B) Supplementing. C) Favoring. D) Hosting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Favoring. 7. Third parties in American politics typically ..... A) Encourage major party candidates to take extreme positions. B) Win elections in American politics. C) Bring new groups into politics. D) Promote a broad range of moderate policy ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bring new groups into politics. 8. What is opportunity cost? A) If you have an amount of money and you only use it on one item, the cost is the benefits of the other item. B) When someone refuses to go to selective service and they have to pay a fee, and they lose and opportunity. C) When you buy an item there is no benefit and you lose your money on something that has no benefits and you can't take it back. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you have an amount of money and you only use it on one item, the cost is the benefits of the other item. 9. 'MY INABILITY TO TO TAKE A BALANCED VIEW ON ANY POLITICAL ISSUE MAKES ME A PARTISAN.' DO YOU AGREE? A) MAY BE. B) NO. C) YES. D) PARTIALLY NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) YES. 10. What is the symbol of the political party? A) Eagle. B) Lion. C) Rose. D) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lion. 11. Which political party favored an economic policy based on agriculture, keeping power with the states, and opposed a national bank? A) Sons of Liberty. B) Libertarians. C) Federalist. D) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic-Republicans. 12. Parties based on a single question in politics A) Economic Protest Parties. B) Single-Issue Parties. C) Splinter Parties. D) Ideological Parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single-Issue Parties. 13. In which year was the Communist Party of India (CPI) formed? A) 1925. B) 1945. C) 1935. D) 1955. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1925. 14. Ways to NOT evaluate campaign media are A) Separate fact from opinion. B) Detect bias. C) Read only one source. D) Identify propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read only one source. 15. What is the name for the series of declarations that detail a political party's positions on election issues? A) Platform. B) Caucus. C) Initiative. D) Plank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 16. A strong central government would be able to ..... A) Create rules and regulations for the entire nation. B) Give power to the states to create their own rules and regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create rules and regulations for the entire nation. 17. The main goal of political parties is to A) Get rid of taxes. B) Get money for more voting equipment. C) Get their candidates elected to office. D) Make sure the voting process works correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get their candidates elected to office. 18. The process of voting to choose a winner A) Election. B) Candidate. C) Third party. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election. 19. Precinct captains are responsible for ..... A) Attending caucuses. B) Nominating the presidential candidate. C) Organizing local volunteers. D) Attend national conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organizing local volunteers. 20. The person in charge of ensuring party discipline. A) Whip. B) Ethnic parties. C) Mass-membership party. D) Party frame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whip. 21. To endorse means A) To formally support. B) To deny. C) To influence public officials. D) To remove from office. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To formally support. 22. In which year did slavery become an important election issue for the first time in the U.S.? A) 1860. B) 1856. C) 1848. D) 1854. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1856. 23. Theodore Roosevelt started which Third Party? A) The Free Soil Party. B) The Progressive Party. C) The Libertarian Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Progressive Party. 24. People who are conservative in their political views lean which direction? A) Middle. B) Left. C) Right. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right. 25. Party platforms can tell us what about political parties? A) Their party's opinions on different political issues. B) Where their candidate went on vacation. C) How many seats their party has in Congress. D) What office their candidate is running for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their party's opinions on different political issues. 26. Supportseliminating the power ofgovernment and social classes tocreate an equal society. A) Republican. B) Democratic. C) Libertarian USA. D) Socialist USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialist USA. 27. This California recall election did NOT involve a primary or caucus. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Even though Washington was against political parties, he was ....., clearly favoring one faction. He usually supported Hamilton. A) Divided. B) Outspoken. C) Enraged. D) Partisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Partisan. 29. When the Democratic Party was founded. A) 1828. B) 1865. C) 1584. D) 1979. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1828. 30. Which factor is most responsible for determining party identification? A) Education. B) Family. C) Job. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 31. Who was the first President of the United States? A) James Madison. B) John Adams. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Washington. 32. What instruction gives legitimacy on a leader/party A) Mandate. B) Constitution. C) Act. D) Prerogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandate. 33. Which is one role that third parties have played within the American political party system? A) Spoiled the election for one of the two major parties. B) Overthrown the government and instituted a new regime. C) Prevented major parties from adopting the ideas of their supporters. D) Campaigned for and won two presidential elections in the 20th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spoiled the election for one of the two major parties. 34. Which leaders and groups disagreed about the French Revolution? A) Thomas Jefferson and the French revolutionary government. B) George Washington and the Democratic-Republicans. C) Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George Washington and the Democratic-Republicans. 35. The division of power between a central government, state governments, and local governments is called A) The United States. B) The Supremacy Clause. C) The Necessary and Proper Clause. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federalism. 36. What was the ruling of the United States Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case regarding African ancestry people's citizenship? A) They could never become citizens of the United States. B) They had the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories. C) They could become citizens of the United States. D) They could sue in federal court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They could never become citizens of the United States. 37. ..... Allots symbols and gives recognition to political parties A) Election commission. B) PM. C) Party leader. D) Party followers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election commission. 38. African American men gained the right to vote with the 26th Amendment. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 39. True or False:In the U.S., only candidates belonging to the Republican or Democratic parties can run for office A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 40. All of the following are characteristics of Republicans except: A) Rural. B) White. C) Young Voters. D) Business Owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Young Voters. 41. Who is someone is not apart of any political party? A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Liberal. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent. 42. According to Article I of the Constitution, how is the legislative (Congress) branch organized? A) Into 435 districts. B) Into 3 branches of government. C) With checks & balances. D) Into a Senate & House of Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into a Senate & House of Representatives. 43. The GOP is associated with the color red and represented by a(n) ..... mascot. A) Elephant. B) Donkey. C) Buffalo. D) Zebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephant. 44. A party's state office runs a phone bank before the election to call party supporters and remind them to support the party's candidate. 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: B) Educated the Electorate About Campaign Issues. 45. Which political party supports higher taxes and larger government A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 46. Who oversees the elections in each state? A) President. B) Secretary of State. C) Attorney General. D) Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary of State. 47. What are "Civil Rights" ? A) Rights forcing equality in society regardless of race. B) Responsibilities for citizens established by the government. C) Rights allotted to US citizens. D) Rights allotted to former US slaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rights allotted to US citizens. 48. What animal represents the Republican Party? A) Elephant. B) Donkey. C) Frog. D) Seal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephant. 49. The United States has ..... dominant political parties? A) 4. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 50. What is the difference between a primary and a caucus? A) Primaries choose delegates, which caucuses choose candidates. B) Primaries are open only to voters who are registered with a party. C) Caucuses are meetings of high-ranking party leaders. D) Caucuses are meetings of party members, and primaries are elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caucuses are meetings of party members, and primaries are elections. 51. What do political parties do during an election? A) Pass laws and solve problems. B) Influence voters by distributing information about candidates and issues. C) Develop public policy and veto laws. D) Organize parties with ice cream and cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence voters by distributing information about candidates and issues. 52. Which President asked Lewis and Clark to go exploring? A) Barack Obama. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) Abraham Lincoln. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. 53. The two main political parties that dominate the American government system. A) Conservative and Whig. B) Republican and Liberal. C) Democrat and Republican. D) Libertarian and Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrat and Republican. 54. BHARATIYA JANA SANGHA IS THE ORIGINAL IDENTITY OF A) CPIM. B) CONGRESS. C) BJP. D) CPI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BJP. 55. Public schools are the best way to educate students. Government should focus additional funds on existing public schools, raising teacher salaries and reducing class size. A) Conservative. B) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal. 56. Which of the following is the age group LEAST LIKELY TO VOTE A) Aged 65 and Older. B) Aged 45-64. C) Aged 26-44. D) Aged 18-25. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aged 18-25. 57. Which political party wanted a weak central government? A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Republicans. 58. Where should you look in order to find the major differences between the political parties? A) Party Platform. B) US Constitution. C) Party Constitution. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party Platform. 59. Granting favors or making appointments to office in return for political support. A) Patronage. B) Split Ticket. C) Platform. D) Nominate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patronage. 60. To send someone away from a country A) Deport. B) Export. C) Resource. D) None of above. 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