This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 38 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Political parties help citizens fulfill their responsibilities by: A) Helping citizens make their voices heard. B) Informing citizens of important issues. C) Providing ways for citizens to participate in the political process. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Which leader wanted to strengthen the economy through agriculture (farming)? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. 3. Those parties that lose in the elections A) Can still run the government. B) Play the role of opposition. C) Cannot criticize the government. D) Can make policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play the role of opposition. 4. What kind of political system makes citizens feel it's pointless to vote? A) Multiparty. B) Two-party. C) Single party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single party. 5. A country with a one-party system usually has a representative democracy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. When was George Washington's farewell address published? A) September 20th, 2022. B) 1893. C) September 19th, 1796. D) 1793. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) September 19th, 1796. 7. The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ..... party. A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Populist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Populist. 8. Political Party that favored the annexation of Texas A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) American or Know Nothing Party. D) Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 9. What term generally describes Democrats view on government? A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) Radical. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 10. A system in which several major and many lesser parties exist. A) Multi party. B) Single party. C) Double party. D) Major party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multi party. 11. What is a multiparty system? A) A system where political parties are banned. B) A system where political parties form coalitions to create public policies. C) A system where one individual or small group holds supreme power in government. D) A system where multiple political parties try to gain a majority in government tags8.C3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A system where multiple political parties try to gain a majority in government tags8.C3.1. 12. A federal system of government in which power is shared between the national and state governments. A) Socialism. B) Communism. C) Democracy. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federalism. 13. Who elects the President and Vice-President of the US? A) The American people. B) Congressmen and Senators from each state. C) Members of the Electoral College chosen by each state. D) Supreme Court justices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Members of the Electoral College chosen by each state. 14. Which of the following most closely resembles a Republican viewpoint? A) A.Government should regulate business to ensure the best chance of success for that business. B) Government should be less involved in social programs. C) A.Government should be quite involved in everyday lives of Americans. D) A.Government involvement in the economy is the best way to keep the economy thriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government should be less involved in social programs. 15. "Raising worker's wages""Creating good-paying, clean energy jobs""Making the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes""Establishing universal health care""Securing environmental and climate justice" The phrases above identify the primary goals of a political party. Which political party has these objectives as its primary goals? A) Libertarian Party. B) Green Party. C) Republican Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Party. 16. Most voters have..... views. A) Moderate. B) Republican. C) Democrat. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moderate. 17. Independent voters are ..... A) Do not support a particular political party. B) Vote for candidates of only one party. C) Republicans. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do not support a particular political party. 18. On an electoral map, the Republican Party is shown as the color ..... A) Blue. B) Red. C) Purple. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 19. The party leader acts as A) As a director for the party. B) Both as a director and a spokesperson for the party. C) Both as a spokesperson for the party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both as a director and a spokesperson for the party. 20. Drawing strangely shaped voting district lines to help one party and hurt the other is called A) Gerrymandering. B) Splintering. C) Purging. D) Balkanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerrymandering. 21. One of the characteristics of American political parties is that is a two-party system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. The two major parties find common ground and work together. A) Minor party. B) Bipartisan. C) Major parties. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bipartisan. 23. What techniques led the Democratic Party to national prominence in the 1830s through 1850s? A) They focused heavily on pro-choice policies. B) They focused focused on building direct relationships with voters rather than on promoting specific issues. C) They opposed the expansion of slavery, and focused on helping to stabilize the Union. D) They focused on economic development, and ignored issues that had remained divisive in Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They focused focused on building direct relationships with voters rather than on promoting specific issues. 24. Republican Party leaders urge voters to call their Congressperson and object to an environmental bill (2) A) Nominate Candidates. B) Influence Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Inform Citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence Policy. 25. In this type of election, only members of a political party can vote. A) Nominating convention. B) Open primary. C) Closed primary. D) Petition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closed primary. 26. Party supports an increase to the minimum wage. A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 27. The Green Party argues that the ..... expands at the expense of all other species. A) Human population. B) Agriculture. C) Airwaves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human population. 28. Which committees work to reelect incumbents and make sure these seats remain in the party? A) Congressional Campaign Committee. B) Democrat National Committee. C) Republican National Committee. D) Congressional Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congressional Campaign Committee. 29. What is your Quest teacher's name? A) Mrs. Hammond. B) Mrs. Flores. C) Mrs. Smith. D) Mrs. Quest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Hammond. 30. Nationalization means ..... A) Putting industries into the hands of state. B) Providing free health care for the nation. C) Putting industries into the hands of private enterpreneurs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting industries into the hands of state. 31. What term describes when parties actively work to gain support of diverse demographic groups to win an election? A) Building bridges. B) Building bipartisanism. C) Building coalitions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Building coalitions. 32. When do primary elections happen? A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Summer. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spring. 33. System of classifying different political positions on a set of axes that symbolize different political dimensions A) Political Spectrum. B) Moderate. C) Liberal. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Spectrum. 34. According to Rawnsley, what impact has Coronavirus had on Conservative Party policy? A) Entrenched it further. B) Minimal impact. C) It has been transformed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has been transformed. 35. Senator Tom Delay resigns from his position as House Majority Leader after a campaign funds scandal A) Helping candidates win. B) Monitoring officeholders. C) Recruiting candidates. D) Educating voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monitoring officeholders. 36. This the redistribution of the fixed number of seats in a legislative body A) Reapportionment. B) Gerrymandering. C) Redistricting. D) Coalescing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reapportionment. 37. Currently, the USA has a(n) ..... A) Three-Party System. B) Multi-Party System. C) One-Party System. D) Two-Party System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two-Party System. 38. Which amendment reserves powers for the states? A) 5th. B) 10th. C) 14th. D) 1st. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10th. 39. What does a political party do? A) Satisfies all political interests and factions. B) Tries to get candidates into office, and organizes the actions of officials elected under the party banner. C) Picks the winners and losers of the primary elections. D) Lobbies elected politicians with the goal of influencing policy . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tries to get candidates into office, and organizes the actions of officials elected under the party banner. 40. The winner-take-all system in the Electoral College leads to A) Candidates targeting densely populated states for campaigning. B) An equal number of electors from each state. C) Electors from two or more parties in the same state. D) Targeting less populated states for campaigning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Candidates targeting densely populated states for campaigning. 41. Identify the political party:It espouses secularismwelfare of the weaker sections and the minorities supports new economic reforms with a human face A) BJP. B) INC. C) BSP. D) Trinamool Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INC. 42. This political party wants to provide services like free health care and higher education A) Libertarian. B) Socialist. C) Republican. D) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialist. 43. Political Parties begin at this level, from the community level. A) Majority. B) Precinct. C) Suffrage. D) Grassroots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grassroots. 44. What is the role of third parties in influencing the political landscape in the US? A) They rarely have any influence. B) They can influence policy by drawing attention to specific issues. C) They typically win major elections. D) They have no role. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can influence policy by drawing attention to specific issues. 45. Process of cooperation through compromise A) Moderate. B) Bipartisanship. C) Plurality voting. D) Precinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bipartisanship. 46. Support tariffs which make people buy American goods A) DRs. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 47. When Washington took office, there were many disagreements about issues that led to A) The formation of the presidents cabinet. B) The rise of political parties. C) People taking up arms against each other. D) Productive conversations about how to solve the issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rise of political parties. 48. Which of these is the not the component of the political party? A) The Followers. B) Leaders. C) Active Members. D) Pressure groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pressure groups. 49. This type of third party focuses solely on one issue A) Political Party. B) Ideological party. C) Single issue party. D) Leader Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single issue party. 50. Democrats believe that the government should ..... A) Let people take care of themselves. B) Take a larger role in people's lives. C) Keep taxes low. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take a larger role in people's lives. 51. What has been a negative impact of political parties on American government? A) Political parties offer alternatives and encourage debate. B) Political parties offer opportunities for civic participation. C) Partisan politics often prevent government from getting things done. D) Political parties act as watchdogs over the actions of each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Partisan politics often prevent government from getting things done. 52. They supported a powerful central government. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 53. Alexander Hamilton served as WHAT to George Washington? A) Vice President. B) Secretary of Treasure. C) President. D) Secretary of State. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary of Treasure. 54. Refers to various means of communication A) Influence. B) Petitioning the government. C) Monitor. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Media. 55. People with no sense of political efficacy A) Display a strong sense of party identification. B) Are also known as "cannot-voters.". C) Feel that any choice they make will have no effect. D) Only vote in off-year elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feel that any choice they make will have no effect. 56. Americans with a higher level of education are more likely to vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. What symbol represents the Republican party? A) Elephant. B) Donkey. C) Ostrich. D) Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephant. 58. An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence the government in support of those views is a ..... A) Plank. B) Political party. C) Public policy. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political party. 59. Which of the following "THIRD PARTIES" believes that the government should control all resources and businesses, and that the "workers" should have power? A) Libertarian Party. B) Communist Party. C) Green Party. D) Socialist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communist Party. 60. Select the best statement related to the advantages of multiparty system. A) Multi-party system provides choice to the voters. B) Multi-party system provides choice to the candidates. C) In Multi-party system regional parties get the representation. D) There is a chance of conflict in this system. 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