This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties β Quiz 39 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 39 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Draft Americans into the army A) Implied. B) Expressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implied. 2. Why was the 2016 election historically significant? A) Clinton won the electoral college. B) Clinton won the popular vote. C) Trump won the electoral college. D) Trump won the popular vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clinton won the popular vote. 3. It is the job of ..... to separate fact from opinion, detect bias, and identify propaganda in campaigns. A) Lobbyists. B) The media. C) The candidates. D) Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voters. 4. Who was the 26th President of the United States A) James Buchanan. B) Theodore Roosevelt. C) Abraham Lincoln. D) Franklin Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theodore Roosevelt. 5. The majority of citizens have the right to vote. However, not everyone chooses to vote. What factors/ characteristics are MOST likely to indicate to politicians who will vote? A) Education. B) Family's political beliefs. C) Gender. D) Religious beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Education. 6. The United States is an example of this type of party system. A) One party. B) Two party. C) Three party. D) Four party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two party. 7. Which is an example of a splinter (3rd) party? A) Bull Moose Party. B) Libertarian Party. C) Green Party. D) Know Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bull Moose Party. 8. Which person is least likely to participate on election day A) An 18 year old college student. B) A 40 year old surgeon. C) A 30 year old scientist. D) A 65 year old retired teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An 18 year old college student. 9. The head of the Republican Party in Loudoun County hosts a party to raise money for Barbara Comstock, candidate for House of Representatives. A) Support. B) Nominate. C) Educate. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 10. The portion of an interest group that raises funds to donate to campaigns A) Party treasury. B) Special interest. C) PACs. D) FECA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PACs. 11. Which parties were considered to represent the political opinions of the majority of voters in the 2019 general election? A) Conservative Party and Labour Party. B) Liberal Democrat Party and Scottish National Party. C) Green Party and UK Independence Party. D) Plaid Cymru and Sinn FΓ©in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservative Party and Labour Party. 12. The right to vote A) Suffrage. B) Absentee Ballot. C) Open Primary. D) Closed Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffrage. 13. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the power of the federal government. Which man wanted the federal government to have more power than the state governments? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamilton. 14. They were sympathetic to France. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 15. What is the age requirement to run for the FL Senate? A) 35. B) 25. C) 21. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 21. 16. Which type of judgment did voters use with President Obama in the 2012 Election (his re-election bid)? A) Retrospective. B) Prospective. C) General. D) Ultraspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retrospective. 17. It is very tempting to think of ..... ways of reforming politics A) Legal ways. B) Illegal ways. C) Neither of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legal ways. 18. A party's platform describes ..... A) Their party's views on important issues. B) Which candidate their party is choosing. C) How they will get their party's name on the ballot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their party's views on important issues. 19. The Framers of the Constitution supported political parties. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 20. The ..... Branch of our government makes the laws. A) Senate. B) Judicial. C) Legislative. D) Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legislative. 21. Which branch can veto or approve laws? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Executive. 22. Which party is a majority party? A) Bull Moose Party. B) Prohibition Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republican Party. 23. The Federalist party lost support as time went on because they were against ..... A) War. B) Kids meals. C) National banks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) War. 24. What animal is the mascot for the Democratic Party? A) Donkey. B) Bear. C) Tiger. D) Lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donkey. 25. Which political party favors regulating morality and keeping taxes low? A) Democrat. B) None of the above. C) Republican. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican. 26. It is illegal to agree with an opposing party in the U.S. (True/False) A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 27. Which political party function used campaign ads and commercials to carry out informing the voters? A) Electing Candidates. B) Educating the Public. C) Bonding Agent. D) Operating the Government. E) Watchdog Function. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educating the Public. 28. Which is the best answer for three MAIN INDICATORS a person will vote A) Age, Income and Geography. B) Age, Education and Geography. C) Age, Education and Ethnicity. D) Age, Income and Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Age, Income and Education. 29. What kind of political system exists when citizens do not have to deal with political drama? A) Single party. B) Two-Party. C) Multiparty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single party. 30. To prevent fraudulent voting, most States require voters to A) Pay a poll tax. B) Be a natural-born citizen. C) Be able to read and write. D) Register early. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Register early. 31. A state party is a recognised one when A) It wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the general elections and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha. B) It wins atleast 2% of the total votes in the state elections and 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly. C) It wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the state elections and 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly. D) It wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the state elections and 6 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the state elections and 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly. 32. Which branch commands the military? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Executive. 33. Which political party did NOT want a national bank? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 34. Elections are truly won at the most local level (the door-to-door hard work of canvassing)-a geographical political area known as ..... ? A) Precinct. B) Platform. C) Town. D) Unit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precinct. 35. The official statement of a party's policy goals, released as part of the national party convention, is known as A) The party pyramid. B) The party in the electorate. C) Grassroots organization. D) The party platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The party platform. 36. Which one is not a role of a political party? A) Select and Raise money for candidates. B) Inform citizens. C) Decide a national budget. D) Act as a watchdog over the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decide a national budget. 37. Changing party allegiance from the party on which a person got elected to a different party A) Partisan. B) Affidavit. C) Defection. D) Impeachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defection. 38. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? A) Vice President. B) Speaker of the House. C) President. D) President for the time being. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker of the House. 39. Issues considered most significant by government officials. A) Public Agenda. B) Public Opinion. C) Party Platform. D) Planks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Agenda. 40. A third party has never won a presidential election. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 41. How did the Federalist believe in running the economy? A) Through businesses and factories. B) Through slave work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through businesses and factories. 42. What did the 26th amendment do? A) Raised poll taxes. B) Gave women the right to vote. C) Lowered the voting age. D) Make owning a slave illegal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lowered the voting age. 43. Party favored by most Texans A) Democratic Party. B) American or Know Nothing Party. C) Republican Party. D) Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 44. A Political Party that believes the government should control the entire economy and there should be no private ownership of business. A) Libertarian Party. B) Republican Party. C) Communist Party. D) Socialist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist Party. 45. What day are U.K elections held? A) Tuesday. B) Friday. C) Wednesday. D) Thursday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thursday. 46. Which of the following NOT a Party System? A) Two Party System. B) Third Party System. C) One Party System. D) Multi-Party System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Party System. 47. For the 2012 presidential election, the Republican party has several different individuals running. To help the Republican party decide who to support, they will hold primary elections in several states. A primary election is an example of which function of a political party? A) Creating the party's platform. B) Educating the electorate. C) Recruiting and nominating candidates. D) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recruiting and nominating candidates. 48. What is a Splinter Party? A) Long lasting. B) Main political party. C) Always win elections. D) Formed around a strong personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formed around a strong personality. 49. Students can participate in the democratic process by doing what? A) Mailing in their registration when they are 15 years oldComplying with government officials. B) Going to schoolPlaying ball. C) Voting without registeringStaying at home. D) Participating in campaignsParticipating in a classroom or on-line simulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participating in campaignsParticipating in a classroom or on-line simulation. 50. This phrase means " a group of people with similar views about government and politics." A) Two party system. B) Candidate. C) Legislative branch. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political party. 51. What party does the donkey symbolize? A) Republican. B) Democratic. C) Libertarian. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic. 52. One function of political parties is to (a) money to support candidates. A) A raise. B) Charge. C) Spend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A raise. 53. In closed primaries, A) Voters may vote for candidates from either party. B) Voters may vote for multiple candidates. C) Voters may choose on election day which party primary they want to participate in. D) Only voters who have registered in advance with the party can vote. E) None of these are true about closed primaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only voters who have registered in advance with the party can vote. 54. This party focused on farming A) Federalists. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 55. Did not trust Hamilton's idea that the national government should absorb the states' Revolutionary War debt A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 56. An election in which party members select candidates is a A) Direct Primary. B) Convention. C) Petition. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Primary. 57. Who is most likely to be accused of witchcraft? A) A judge. B) A woman of low social standing. C) A poor farmer. D) Witches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A woman of low social standing. 58. Admired the English A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 59. What is the Liberal Party's position on foreign policy? A) They prioritize international cooperation and diplomacy. B) They prioritize military intervention and aggressive foreign policy. C) They do not have a clear position on foreign policy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They prioritize international cooperation and diplomacy. 60. In 1999 which party was founded? A) Nationalist Congress Party(NCP). B) Indian National Congress(INC). C) Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP). D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nationalist Congress Party(NCP). β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books