This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 54 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which political party was formed around Alexander Hamilton? A) Federalist Party. B) Anti-Federalist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist Party. 2. Which political parties are called spoilers? A) Elite parties. B) Minor parties. C) Third parties. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third parties. 3. Negative aspects of political parties may include ..... A) The organization of Congress around committees. B) Party labels that give information about a candidate's opinions. C) Governing in their own interests rather than the public interest. D) Educating the public about important issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Governing in their own interests rather than the public interest. 4. A system of idea and beliefs A) Ideology. B) Political Party. C) Inauguration. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideology. 5. Which of these actions has the most direct impact on government? A) Reading a newspaper. B) Voting in an election. C) Participating in a public opinion poll. D) Watching a political debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voting in an election. 6. According to the background essay, which campaign strategy is most effective? A) Testimonials/Endorsements. B) Glittering generalities. C) Negative or Attack Ads. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative or Attack Ads. 7. Remains committed to expanding opportunities for farmers to export their crops and trade with other countries. A) Libertarians. B) Republicans. C) Democrats. D) Socialists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 8. This Amendment granted women the right to vote in the US A) 19th Amendment. B) 17th Amendment. C) 15th Amendment. D) 23rd Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 19th Amendment. 9. The federalist and democratic-republican party were the first political parties in the United States. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The reallocation of House seats between the states to account for population changes A) Third parties. B) Redistricting. C) Proportional representation. D) Reapportionment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reapportionment. 11. A presidential election is held every ..... years A) 8. B) 6. C) 2. D) 10. E) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 4. 12. Which of the following THIRD PARTIES believes that the PUBLIC should own all natural resources, energy, transportation, healthcare, housing and all other businesses? A) Libertarian Party. B) Socialist Party. C) Communist Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialist Party. 13. The ..... amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18 A) 26th. B) 14th. C) 1st. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26th. 14. In order to vote you must A) Drive a car. B) Be a U.S. citizen. C) Own a home. D) Be an adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be a U.S. citizen. 15. What is the title given to a member of parliament who is responsible for managing their party? A) The Speaker. B) The Whip. C) The Clerk. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Whip. 16. Who won the Virginia Governor Election of 2013? A) Terry McAuliffe. B) Ed Gillespie. C) Ralph Northam. D) Barbara Comstock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terry McAuliffe. 17. Consisting of several distinct cultures and groups A) Minor party. B) Precinct. C) Pluralistic society. D) Split-ticket voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pluralistic society. 18. Voting for a candidate because you like his/her past actions in office A) Perspective. B) Retrospective. C) Introspective. D) Prospective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retrospective. 19. The presidential term in the USA is limited to ..... A) 4 years. B) 5 years. C) 6 years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 years. 20. "Party, by feeding the passions and exciting personal interests, overshadows truth, justice, patriotism, and every other public virtue, completely reversing the order of democracy by ..... " A) Putting unworthy motives in the place of reason. B) Putting worthy reasons in place of motives. C) Tricking us into craziness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting unworthy motives in the place of reason. 21. Which group has the power to raise revenue and pass appropriations? A) The people. B) Congress. C) Supreme Court. D) The president. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congress. 22. What ideology does the UK Labour Party adhere to? A) Social democratic. B) Conservatism. C) Liberalism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social democratic. 23. What is the function of an interest group? A) To make people interested participating in civic life. B) To compete with political parties. C) To control government by getting its members elected to office. D) To influence government policy and elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To influence government policy and elections. 24. Effort by US Government to count how many people live in US, respective states and different localities every 10 years A) Census. B) Consul. C) Centrality. D) Centrifuge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Census. 25. Who is the leader of the Bloc Quebecois party? A) Justin Trudeau. B) Jagmeet Singh. C) Annamie Paul. D) Yves-Francois Blanchet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yves-Francois Blanchet. 26. In some states, Democratic and Republican candidates must gather signatures to get on the ballot. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. The process of electing the president is ..... A) Nomination $\rightarrow$ Primaries/Caucus$\rightarrow$ National Convention$\rightarrow$ General Election. B) Primaries/Caucus$\rightarrow$ General Election$\rightarrow$ Nomination$\rightarrow$ Inauguration. C) Inauguration$\rightarrow$ General Election$\rightarrow$ Nomination $\rightarrow$ Debates. D) Nomination$\rightarrow$ National Convention$\rightarrow$ Primary/Caucus$\rightarrow$ General Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomination $\rightarrow$ Primaries/Caucus$\rightarrow$ National Convention$\rightarrow$ General Election. 28. Candidates, by law, must disclose where their funding is coming from. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Political system in which three or more political parties share power A) Two-party system. B) Single-party system. C) No party system. D) Multi-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multi-party system. 30. The "left" side of the political spectrum; usually describing Democrats A) LIBERAL. B) CONSERVATIVE. C) ELECTORATE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LIBERAL. 31. A meeting for selecting delegates to the national party convention in places such as a church, school, or auditorium. A) Factions. B) PACs. C) Caucus. D) Super PACs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caucus. 32. Which political party was formed around Thomas Jefferson? A) Federalist Party. B) Anti-Federalist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-Federalist Party. 33. What did the Grandfather Clause State? A) Grandfathers have the right to vote in a family. B) Grandfathers can appoint a person in the family to vote. C) Only if your grandfather voted in the USA than you are allowed to vote. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only if your grandfather voted in the USA than you are allowed to vote. 34. Name the oldest political party of India A) Bahujan samaj party. B) Bharatiya Janata Party. C) The Communist Party. D) Indian National Congress (Congress Party). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian National Congress (Congress Party). 35. ..... is media that use carefully crafted messages to manipulate people's actions and beliefs. A) Propaganda. B) Bias. C) Liberals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propaganda. 36. In which of the following can INC be put? A) Centrist party. B) Leftist party. C) Rightist party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centrist party. 37. In terms of organizational structure, American political parties are A) Organized more by regions than at the state or national level. B) Decentralized and fragmented. C) Tightly controlled organisms that exert tremendous control over candidates. D) Centralized and hierarchical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decentralized and fragmented. 38. The range of political views that a party holds A) Bipartisan. B) Political spectrum. C) Sectionalism. D) Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political spectrum. 39. Views on Government:the small the better while following the Constitution as it is. The political leader that believed this was? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. 40. What is the NDP party's position on electoral reform? A) They do not support electoral reform. B) They support proportional representation. C) They support the current first-past-the-post system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They support proportional representation. 41. What is an INAUGURATION? A) Official start to office. B) Sour patch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Official start to office. 42. A meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections. A) Resolve. B) Caucasus. C) Sedition. D) Aliens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caucasus. 43. Who had the support of the BANKERS? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 44. Which of the following amendments fixed the following statement;Poll taxes were aimed mainly at keeping low-income African-Americans from voting. A) 15th Amendment. B) 24th Amendment. C) 26th Amendment. D) 19th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 24th Amendment. 45. What was erstwhile name of Bharatiya Janata Party? A) Bharat Jana Sagha. B) Rashtiya Jana Sangh. C) Bharatiya Jana Sangh. D) Jana Sangh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bharatiya Jana Sangh. 46. Which political party promises to end poverty? A) Green Party. B) Socialist Workers Party. C) The Libertarian Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green Party. 47. Choose the answer the program that the Democratic party is likely to fund A) Military. B) Homeland security. C) Tik tok. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Education. 48. True or False:The date for national elections and how frequently the US holds national elections are set in the US Constitution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Political ads present a candidate's qualifications, experience, and views on issues, while also showing why the opponent is less qualified. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 50. Finally in ....., the people vote for one candidate. A) October. B) November. C) December. D) September. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) November. 51. Guarantees freedom of religion A) 1st Amendment. B) 5th Amendment. C) 7th Amendment. D) 3rd Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st Amendment. 52. Tensions have escalated between Ukraine and what other country? A) United States. B) Russia. C) France. D) Poland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russia. 53. The purpose of Washington's Cabinet was to ..... ? A) Offer advice and assistance. B) Store all government papers. C) Get together and have some fun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offer advice and assistance. 54. The Democratic Party is considered A) "Left-Wing" and "Liberal". B) "Right-Wing" and "Liberal". C) "Left-Wing" and "Conservative". D) "Right-Wing" and "Conservative". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Left-Wing" and "Liberal". 55. T/F The American political system is based on a winner-take-all principle. This promotes a two-party system because minor parties would have to win a plurality to win any seats in Congress or the state legislature. A) True. B) False. C) Who can say? Truth is so subjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. This political party tends to be more liberal and wants the government to provide programs for making Americans' lives better, A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 57. In what year was the Scottish National Party formed? A) 1867. B) 1988. C) 1900. D) 1934. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1934. 58. People who are paid money to persuade government officials to vote a certain way are called ..... A) Lobbyist. B) Consultant. C) Attendant. D) Electioneer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobbyist. 59. Who was Washington's Secretary of War? A) Henry Knox. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) Alexander Hamilton. D) John Jay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry Knox. 60. Who fits the requirements to become president? A) Gabriel-65 years old. Born in Rome, Italy. U.S. resident 25 years. B) Isabele-58 years old. Born in Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. resident 58 years. C) Dayton-45 years old. Born in Chicago, Illinois. 10 years U.S. Resident. D) Owen-30 years old. Born in Jacksonville, Florida. U.S. resident 30 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isabele-58 years old. Born in Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. resident 58 years. ← 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