This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 53 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which political party wanted strong state government? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 2. Wants to cut military spending A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 3. Which political party believes most businesses should be publicly owned? A) Socialists. B) Communists. C) Green Party. D) Libertarians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socialists. 4. What ideology is the Democratic Party most associated with? A) Conservatism. B) Libertarianism. C) Authoritarianism. D) Liberalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberalism. 5. All parties are similar because they want to ..... A) Appeal to the liberal side of the political spectrum. B) Organize to lose elections. C) Reflect only conservative views. D) Influence public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influence public policy. 6. Date of the National Health Service A) 1948. B) 1942. C) 1848. D) 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1948. 7. What is the most basic task of a political party? A) Winning elections. B) Guarantees the freedom of religion. C) Reflect people's wish on public policy. D) Develops a new policy according to the social change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winning elections. 8. ..... introduce new ideas and press for particular issues. They often revolve around political personalities. A) Third parties. B) Two-party system. C) Party platform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third parties. 9. How a political party feels on certain issues is stated in their ..... A) Platforms. B) Mailings. C) Pamphlets. D) Radio addresses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platforms. 10. What did the 14th Amendment do? A) Protected the rights of all naturalized citizens. B) Ended slavery. C) Established Jim Crow Laws. D) Created separate but equal society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protected the rights of all naturalized citizens. 11. System of government in which there are two major political parties competing for power A) POLITICS. B) APATHY. C) TWO-PARTY SYSTEM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TWO-PARTY SYSTEM. 12. Views on Government:educated, wealthy, public-spirited men understand that a strong-central government is needed. The political leader that believed this was? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamilton. 13. Who nominates candidates to run for office? A) The wealthy elite. B) The former presidents. C) Political parties. D) The people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political parties. 14. Which is not a 3rd Party? A) Green Party. B) Communist Party. C) My Party. D) Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My Party. 15. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?A party's state office asks party members to write their legislators and ask them to vote "no" on a state tax bill. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Influence Voters. 16. A state election held to help select candidates within a party A) Platform. B) Primary election. C) Convention. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary election. 17. An organized group of people who work to influence government decisions A) Political Views. B) Political Platform. C) Two-party system. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Party. 18. What influence can third parties have on elections? A) Adding to debates. B) Increasing campaign donations. C) Attracting more people to the polls. D) Bringing attention to certain issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bringing attention to certain issues. 19. What has taken a considerable amount of authority away from the party "establishments" (in this 2016 Election)? A) Resignations by top leaders in each party. B) Candidate-centered politics. C) A lack of campaign financing. D) The media. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate-centered politics. 20. "I like Ike, you like Ike, everybody likes Ike!" This message, in a 1952 presidential campaign ad, is using what strategy? A) Bandwagon. B) Card stacking. C) Fear. D) Glittering Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 21. Which of the following does NOT illustrate the current trend toward more political polarization? A) Lack of ideological overlap between parties in Congress. B) Tea Party movement. C) Rise of more extreme candidates such as Bernie Sanders. D) Popularity of the blanket primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Popularity of the blanket primary. 22. A survey taken to measure public opinion A) Tariff. B) Poll. C) Rialto. D) Candidacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poll. 23. True or False:The votes of the U.S. citizens count directly for the president. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. A national bank will be able to successfully monitor and support a strong economy. A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 25. Registration closes ..... days before the general election A) 7. B) 30. C) 29. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22. 26. What is the purpose of political action committees (PACs)? A) Nominate qualified candidates for office. B) Raise and spend money on behalf of the candidates. C) Work with the parties to write the platforms. D) Moderate debates between the candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raise and spend money on behalf of the candidates. 27. Why would you use an absentee ballot? A) You don't want to vote. B) You are not registered to vote. C) You dislike the candidates. D) You cannot make it to the polls on Election Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You cannot make it to the polls on Election Day. 28. Leader of the Labour party today: A) Nigel Farage. B) Queen Elizabeth. C) Jeremy Corbyn. D) Keir Starmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keir Starmer. 29. BONUS QUESTION:Who likes Ike? A) I like Ike. B) You like Ike. C) Everybody likes Ike. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 30. How many political systems did we learn about? A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 31. Reflect liberal and conservative views A) Function of political parties. B) Similarity of political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similarity of political parties. 32. Which of the following is a way for individuals to get involved in political parties? A) Joining youth political groups. B) Attending party conventions. C) Volunteering for campaigns. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 33. Parties that rarely win, but introduce new ideas are called- A) 2nd Parties. B) New Idea Parties. C) 3rd Parties. D) 1st Parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Parties. 34. Which political party is being represented in this image? A) Republican party. B) Democratic Party. C) Donkey Party. D) Libertarian party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Party. 35. What is the political spectrum position of the Green Party in the US? A) Left wing. B) Right wing. C) Middle. D) Extreme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left wing. 36. Who was president during this time?(1803) A) George Washington. B) John Quincy Adams. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thomas Jefferson. 37. According to James Madison, which of the following best controls the effects of faction? A) Creation of a merit based civil service. B) A large republic. C) Direct democracy. D) Popular election of state judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large republic. 38. Which amendment gave all men the right to vote, regardless of race? A) 13s. B) 15th. C) 19th. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15th. 39. According to the publication, one challenge facing political parties today is: A) Voter apathy. B) Globalization. C) Decreased funding. D) Overregulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voter apathy. 40. Which political party is associated with the color green in the United States? A) Green Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Republican Party. D) Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green Party. 41. Which freedom is not granted by the 1st Amendment of the Constitution? A) Freedom to go to the church of my choice or not at all. B) Freedom from illegal searches. C) Freedom to petition the government. D) Freedom to participate in a demonstration supporting women's rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freedom from illegal searches. 42. ..... is the only president in U.S. history who refused to get involved in party politics. A) George Washington. B) Barack Obama. C) Benjamin Franklin. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George Washington. 43. Someone must be a resident of the U.S. for 14 years before taking presidential office A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 44. What is the symbol of BJP A) Lotus. B) Elephant. C) Clock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lotus. 45. In Australia the federal Parliament consists of: A) The House of Representatives, the Governor-General and the High Court. B) The House of Representatives, the Senate and the Queen, represented by the Governor General. C) Prime Minister, Ministers and backbenchers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The House of Representatives, the Senate and the Queen, represented by the Governor General. 46. Sum of many individual opinions, beliefs, or attitudes about a public person or issue A) Public Opinion. B) Representative Sample. C) Agents of Socialization. D) Political Socialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Opinion. 47. This political party wanted a strong federal government and an industrial economy A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 48. The Right to Bear Arms A) 2nd Amendment. B) 3rd Amendment. C) 5th Amendment. D) 4th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2nd Amendment. 49. Group opposed to Jackson's policies. Supported States rights, and Henry Clay's American System. Leaders were Daniel Webster and Henry Clay A) Democratic Party. B) Whig Party. C) Democratic Republicans. D) Federalist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whig Party. 50. These states (previous slide) are known as ..... ? A) "hard-to-determine" states. B) "too close to call" states. C) "battleground" states. D) "unknown" states. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "battleground" states. 51. Making sure that if your party is not in power, that they are ready for the next election A) Nominating Candidates for public office. B) Uniting Government. C) Influencing Policy/Governing. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watchdog. 52. Which of the following does not represent a major contributing factor in party realignment? A) Third parties. B) Demographic shifts. C) Changes in key issues. D) Changes in party stratiegies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third parties. 53. States run elections and license certain jobs for the federal government. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. A group of like-minded people meet to select the candidates they will support ..... A) Closed Primary. B) Direct Primary. C) Presidential Election. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caucus. 55. A platform is a party's statement of its beliefs, principles, and position and election issues. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 56. Preliminary elections held within each political party-before the general election. A) Incumbent. B) Major parties. C) Third parties. D) Primary elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary elections. 57. What does a state's congressional representation determine? A) State's governor. B) State's electoral votes. C) Who wins the election. D) State's population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State's electoral votes. 58. The dominant political parties in the United States A) Political party. B) Major parties. C) Minor party. D) Split-ticket voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Major parties. 59. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF THE OLDEST PARTY IN INDIA A) CONGRESS. B) BSP. C) BJP. D) RJD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CONGRESS. 60. What is it called when an interest group collects money from their followers in order to help a candidate? A) Campaigning revenue. B) Bankroll. C) Referendum. D) Political Action Committee (PAC). 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