This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 40 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties? A) Interest groups have more members than political parties. B) Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern. C) Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office. D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. 2. Usually held in August/September of election years; party members meet to formally nominate the president and vice presidential candidates and vote on the party platform A) Caucus. B) National convention. C) Electoral college. D) Primaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National convention. 3. In most states, the first step in the election process is called a A) Primary election. B) General election. C) Referendum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary election. 4. Throwing out the first pitch at the first game of the World Series. A) Chief of Party. B) Chief Citizen. C) Chief Executive. D) Chief of State. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief Citizen. 5. How many electoral votes are needed to win a Presidential Election? A) 538. B) 435. C) 270. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 6. Justice Party-a non-Brahmin movement was transformed into ..... a Political Party. A) National Conference. B) Shiv Sena. C) Assam Gana Parishad. D) Dravid Development Corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dravid Development Corporation. 7. Which qualification to register to vote in Virginia is missing from the list? A) Resident of Virginia. B) Driver's license. C) Citizen of the United States. D) Valid passport. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Driver's license. 8. A large meeting of a group of people who share common ideas or goals A) Political party. B) Convention. C) Platform. D) Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convention. 9. What is not true of presidential elections? A) Social media is playing a huge role in getting people elected. B) The expense of running for office is continually rising. C) Presidential candidates spend most of their time in swing states. D) Use of consultants is decreasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use of consultants is decreasing. 10. What type of political system does the United States have? A) Two-party System. B) Third Party. C) Political Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two-party System. 11. An electoral system in which the winner is the person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority; used in almost all American elections A) Incentive System. B) National System. C) Plurality System. D) Party System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plurality System. 12. Economic equality. people are taxed based on what they make. The more you make, the more you pay in taxes. A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 13. In closed primary: A) Anyone who is a registered voter can participate. B) Only a small number of party officials have a say in who becomes a candidate. C) Only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote. D) The curtains in the voting booth are shut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote. 14. America's parties are ..... oriented A) Popular Vote. B) Party. C) Election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election. 15. Trying to influence legislators in their voting to favour some groups of interest is called ..... A) Gerrymandering. B) Counterfeiting. C) Lobbying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lobbying. 16. Which of the following is NOT a reason the colonists wanted George Washington to be Commander-in-Chief? A) He is too selfish. B) He was a wise commander. C) He watched the enemy very carefully. D) He was brave in every battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is too selfish. 17. What is one impact of third parties in the United States? A) A third-party candidate sometimes wins the presidency. B) Major parties sometimes adopt third-party issues. C) Third parties tend to persist and influence elections over many cycles. D) Third-party candidates sometimes win a majority of seats in Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Major parties sometimes adopt third-party issues. 18. How many MAJOR political parties does the United States have? A) Four. B) One. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 19. Special newsletters, periodicals, training programs, conferences, and other information provided to members of groups to entice others to join A) Purposive benefits. B) Material benefits. C) Informational benefits. D) Solidary benefits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Informational benefits. 20. Benchmark:2.8 Complexity:DOK 2 The statement below is from a political party platform. We, the workers and our allies, need to take power from the hands of the wealthy few, their corporations, and their political operatives. Which political party's position is represented in the statement? A) Communist. B) Socialist. C) Democratic. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communist. 21. The Republican and Democratic Parties have ballot access in all 50 States. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. Who is the "independent?" A) A person who is unregistered to vote. B) A person who sheds his or her party ID. C) A person who supports both major parties. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who sheds his or her party ID. 23. How many years does someone have to be living in the state of FL to become a member of the House of Representatives. A) No requirements. B) 1 year. C) 2 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 years. 24. T or F:Recent patterns of divided government have led some political scientists to argue that we are in a period of dealignment in which voters are gradually disengaging from both political parties. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. At what level in India elections are fought without Political Parties A) At Asembly Level. B) At Panchayat. C) At Rajyasabha Level. D) At lok sabha level. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At Panchayat. 26. Thought national government should be stronger than state government A) Federalist. B) Democratic Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 27. Which political party supported the policies of the Washington administration? (a) A) Whig. B) A Federalists. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) Libertarians. E) Peace & Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Federalists. 28. Philosophical political ideas have changed since the founding of our Constitution. Which political party currently reflects the conservative voter's view? A) Republican. B) Libertarian. C) Independent. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 29. Which of the following IS NOT something a party can do? A) Nominate a candidate. B) Inform supporters. C) Act as a watchdog. D) Elect representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elect representatives. 30. Who is the current leader of the opposition? A) Keir Starmer. B) Jeremy Corbyn. C) Nigel Farage. D) Nicola Sturgeon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keir Starmer. 31. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison A) DRs. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DRs. 32. How long is a term for someone who is elected to the Senate? A) 8 years. B) 6 years. C) 4 years. D) 2 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 years. 33. Left or Right? President Trump A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 34. How did political parties change over time? A) None of the above. B) They became less popular organizations. C) They started appealing to the general public. D) They became more focused on small groups of elites inside the government tags8.C3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They started appealing to the general public. 35. Which of the following IS NOT TRUE of the office of a member of the House of Representatives? A) A term of office is for two years. B) There are no term limits on a member of the House. C) They are limited to 4 terms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are limited to 4 terms. 36. Which term means supporting or favoring one side? A) Partisan. B) Implied. C) Electoral. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Partisan. 37. The statement below most likely describes which function of a party? The Democrats extend investigations into President Trump's business deals. A) Inform and Activate. B) Watchdog. C) Governing. D) Bonding/cues to voters. E) Nominate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watchdog. 38. Which party wants the national government to have less involvement in citizens' lives? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 39. How are party leaders chosen? A) Through leadership conventions where party members vote. B) Based on their communication skills and leadership abilities. C) Based on their clear vision for the party. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through leadership conventions where party members vote. 40. Step in the public policy process in which decisions are made at the government level A) Adoption. B) Formulation. C) Agenda setting. D) Implementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adoption. 41. What does INDUSTRY mean? A) Environmental. B) Farms. C) Factories. D) Harmony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factories. 42. A person who runs for election to public office A) Representative. B) Delegate. C) Attorney. D) Candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Candidate. 43. By the 1820's the democratic-republican party couldn't agree on a candidate for present. This caused the party to break up. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. Which is the HIGHEST level of the political party jurisdiction? A) Federal. B) County. C) State. D) Precinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal. 45. Who among all the following chooses the candidates for contesting election in India? A) Members & supporters of the party. B) Top party leaders. C) The existing government. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Top party leaders. 46. Who is the official opposition? A) The Conservatives. B) The Green Party. C) The NDP. D) The LIberals. E) The Bloc Quebecois. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Conservatives. 47. Two party system exists in which of the following countries A) India. B) USA. C) China. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Kingdom. 48. Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. The President and Vice President are elected by ..... A) 51% of the vote from the people. B) A presidential primary in the states. C) A majority vote in the Senate. D) A majority vote in the Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A majority vote in the Electoral College. 50. Democrats supported farming and workers A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 51. Mass media plays a role in elections by doing the following things except: A) Writing editorials and publishing op-ed pieces and political cartoons. B) Broadcasting different points of view. C) Identifying candidates. D) Identifying propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identifying propaganda. 52. Since 1960, state party organizations A) Have been established for the first time as the national organizations have weakened. B) Have begun selecting candidates for Congress. C) Have begun selecting candidates for state offices. D) Have virtually disappeared as the national units have taken on their functions. E) Have become much more powerful and organized. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Have become much more powerful and organized. 53. Political parties influence ..... A) Public policy. B) My cat. C) Animals. D) Kids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public policy. 54. True or False. Members of the United States Congress can be naturalized U.S. Citizens. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 55. What is a hung parliament? A) When the opposition has a majority in the Senate. B) When a minor party holds the balance of power in the Senate. C) When no party or coalition of parties wins a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When no party or coalition of parties wins a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. 56. Powers that the federal government shares with state governments are called A) Implied. B) Expressed. C) Concurrent. D) Reserved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concurrent. 57. A communist country such as China with an authoritarian type of government would likely have a A) Single-party system. B) Two-party system. C) Multi-party system. D) No-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single-party system. 58. When the president, House and Senate are controlled by the same party, this is called: A) Conditional party government. B) Unified government. C) Party in government. D) Responsible party government. E) Divided government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unified government. 59. What are the two major parties in the United States? A) Republicans and Green Party. B) Democrats and Libertarians. C) Democrats and Republicans. D) Republicans and Libertarians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats and Republicans. 60. Which of the following best explains how most candidates are recruited to run for office? A) Political parties usually recruit and train people at the local level they believe are most fit to run for office. B) Candidates for office usually first work as lawyers for political parties before running for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political parties usually recruit and train people at the local level they believe are most fit to run for office. ← 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