This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 31 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Selection of candidates from only one party. A) Plank. B) Platform. C) Straight ticket. D) Split ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Straight ticket. 2. How did Washington feel about political parties? A) He felt they were divisive and did not like them. B) He always sided with Hamilton. C) He always sided with Jefferson. D) He felt they were necessary for a healthy democratic republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He felt they were divisive and did not like them. 3. Which party is okay with higher taxes if they feel it is necessary for the general welfare of citizens? A) Republican Party. B) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Party. 4. Third parties seem to have a hard time have success because people feel like if they vote for the 3rd party, they are just throwing away their vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The party ....., elected by the national committee, manages the daily operation of the national party. A) State chairperson. B) Precinct chairperson. C) National chairperson. D) Ward chairperson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National chairperson. 6. A third party united around a(n) ..... will likely last a long time. A) Catchy slogan. B) Common ideology. C) Single issue. D) Single issue with a strong personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Common ideology. 7. A splinter party is a minor political party that A) Really doesn't like small pieces of wood. B) Split away from a major party. C) Wants to secede from the United States. D) Directs anger and outrage at Wall Street, bankers, or the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split away from a major party. 8. Before a person can vote, they must- A) Pay. B) Graduate college. C) Register. D) Know all the words to the National Anthem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Register. 9. They promoted the creation of a national bank. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 10. How many major political parties are there in the United States? A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 11. Who did President Washington support most? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) John Adams. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamilton. 12. Which party was in favor of strong state government? A) Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 13. Which party was the most right wing in 1919, and wanted a return of the Kaiser? A) SPD. B) ZP. C) DDP. D) DNVP. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNVP. 14. Which Party believes that Capitalism is bad and everything is government owned A) Socialist Party. B) Republican Party. C) Communist Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist Party. 15. A list of people running for government office and a list of choices about laws A) Ballot. B) Platform. C) Literacy test. D) Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ballot. 16. Who is the current governor of Arizona? A) Christmas Cinema. B) Doug Ducey. C) Raul Grijalva. D) Mark Kelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doug Ducey. 17. The requirements for majority vote to win favors a: A) Three party system. B) Two party system. C) One party system. D) Four party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two party system. 18. Which one of the following countries has one party system? A) Germany. B) Japan. C) Indo-China. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 19. The term for a person voting on behalf of a candidate during a national party convention is A) Elector. B) Incumbent. C) Delegate. D) Representative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delegate. 20. What is the main function of third parties in public politics? A) To create chaos in the political system. B) To introduce new ideas or focus on particular issues. C) To promote violence. D) To organize large protests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce new ideas or focus on particular issues. 21. A group of people who seek to control government by winning elections and holding public office are what? A) Dictators. B) Political Parties. C) Presidents. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Parties. 22. Which government office has these requirements? Be at least 30 Citizen at least 9 years Reside in the state to be represented A) President of the United States. B) U.S. Senator. C) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. D) Florida Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) U.S. Senator. 23. From 1932 to 1968, national politics was dominated by which party? A) Federalists. B) Coalition of minor parties. C) Democrats. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats. 24. Whose view on the Constitution believed ..... a strict (narrow) construction (interpretation) of the Constitution is supported by the 10th Amendment which states powers not specifically given to the federal government belong " to the states, or to the people" A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. 25. Who will most presidents hire who focus on conducting polls regularly? A) Vote Gatherer. B) Presidential Surveyor. C) Pollster. D) Poll Setter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollster. 26. What was the influence of the Mayflower Compact? A) To create a list of rights. B) To establish self-government in the U.S. C) To reinforce the laws of England in the new colony. D) To guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To establish self-government in the U.S. 27. Usually raise taxes to support government programs. A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 28. One of the original political parties in the United States led by Thomas Jefferson whose purpose was to discourage support of the US Constitution. A) Federalists. B) Democrats. C) Republican. D) Anti-federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anti-federalists. 29. Ideology that seeks to keep in place the structures of society (smaller government) A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) Reactionary. D) Radical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 30. Does a Presidential candidate need to win both the popular vote and the electoral college vote? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 31. What is the NDP party's position on corporate tax rates? A) They support increasing corporate tax rates. B) They support decreasing corporate tax rates. C) They support maintaining current corporate tax rates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They support increasing corporate tax rates. 32. Who supported stronger states? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 33. Hamilton believed in a loose interpretation for the constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. The two main parties in the United States today are the ..... A) Democrats and Whigs. B) Progressives and Socialists. C) Democrats and Republicans. D) Federalists and Antifederalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats and Republicans. 35. Interest groups are MOST interested in A) Nominating specific candidates. B) Influencing specific public policies. C) Winning a broad range of elections. D) Affecting a broad range of public policy issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influencing specific public policies. 36. Which of the following is NOT a reason that third parties are important? A) They take votes away from the major parties. B) They introduce important ideas into government. C) They help create lower taxes for voters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They help create lower taxes for voters. 37. Which position would most likely be found in the Libertarian Party platform? A) Support for Affordable Care Act. B) Support for higher taxation to provide more government services. C) Support for absolute freedom of speech and religion. D) Support for increased regulation of business to curb the exploitation of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Support for absolute freedom of speech and religion. 38. Only looking out for your parties Intrest A) Selfish. B) Dictatorship. C) Partisan. D) Bipartisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Partisan. 39. Refers to the range of differences in such political views between parties A) Political parties. B) Political spectrum. C) Candidates. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political spectrum. 40. The first challenge to political parties. A) Lack of brains. B) LACK OF TRUST. C) Lack of self confidence. D) Lack of internal democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lack of internal democracy. 41. Which of these is found in a party platform? A) A description of the party's structure. B) A statement of the party's principles. C) A list of the party's campaign donors. D) A plan for getting the party's candidates elected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A statement of the party's principles. 42. Which electoral systems give minority and nationalist parties a greater opportunity for representative influence? A) Single transferable vote. B) Mixed-member proportional. C) Proportional representation. D) First-past-the-post. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proportional representation. 43. 18 year olds received the right to vote based on A) 26th amendment. B) 8th amendment. C) 25th amendment. D) 22nd amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26th amendment. 44. True or False:The French beheaded King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette (guess they were sick of cake) and declared war on Britain. Federalists were horrified and sided with Great Britain, while Republicans were in favor of liberty and sympathized with France. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 45. The bigger the ..... of a state the more electoral votes a state receives. A) Trees. B) Land. C) Population. D) Ceiling fans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 46. Which branch can declare war? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 47. What does it mean when a candidate has been NOMINATED to run for an office? A) They won the general election. B) They have nominal control of something. C) They won their party's primary election. D) They get to choose what issue they want. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They won their party's primary election. 48. What is the stated or declared list of the ideas, positions and plans of a political party or candidate? A) Ballot. B) Platform. C) Election. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 49. An electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office. A) Splinter party. B) Single-issue party. C) Single-member district. D) Party organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single-member district. 50. A group of people from each state who meet in December after an election and vote for presdient A) Electoral College. B) Political party. C) Interest group. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electoral College. 51. Wanted a stronger federal government, pro-business & factories. A) Democrat-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 52. The process by which people form their political attitudes A) Intensity. B) Political Socialization. C) Media. D) Public Agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Socialization. 53. Third parties are important because they can make voters aware of important issues. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Party in Nigeria that is socially conservative but economically liberal. A) APGA. B) APC. C) PDP. D) NNPP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PDP. 55. How many electoral votes are needed to secure the presidency? A) 180. B) 270. C) 360. D) 218. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 56. Most countries use which type of party system: A) Single-party system. B) No political parties. C) Two-party system. D) Multi-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multi-party system. 57. Someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gain A) Twelth amendment. B) Supersede. C) Speculator. D) Commerce clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speculator. 58. What is the name for the process used to select the president and vice president of the United States? A) Winner take all. B) Electoral college. C) Popular vote. D) Majority vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral college. 59. The United States Constitution requires that the government conduct an "actual enumeration" of the population every A) Ten years. B) Presidential election year. C) Five years. D) Year. E) Twenty-five years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ten years. 60. Rich and educated A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. ← 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