This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 60 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did George Washington warn against the formation of political parties? A) He was afraid they would divide the nation. B) He thought it was natural for people to disagree about issues. C) He already started his own political party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was afraid they would divide the nation. 2. A general agreement among various groups. A) Factions. B) Bipartisan. C) Plurality. D) Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consensus. 3. The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled is called ..... A) Public Policy. B) Political Party. C) Majority Party. D) Minority Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Policy. 4. Which issue represents a basic disagreement between socialists and Communists? A) Whether income taxes should be lowered. B) Whether conditions for workers should be improved. C) Whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership. D) Whether the government should provide public services like free education and health care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether the government should provide public services like free education and health care. 5. What term best reflects the ideals of someone who is Liberal? A) Conservationist. B) Conservative. C) Progressive. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Progressive. 6. Polls are taken to ..... A) Further the political socialization of individuals. B) Provide a system of checks and balances. C) Guarantee the constitutional rights of all people. D) Determine people's attitudes and viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determine people's attitudes and viewpoints. 7. Political action committees (PACs) ..... A) Handle all of the communications for a candidate during his/her campaign. B) Count the electoral votes in November. C) Are an important source of funding for campaigns through soft money donations. D) Write the candidate's speeches and party platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are an important source of funding for campaigns through soft money donations. 8. Liberal / Left-Leaning A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 9. This party supports socialism, secularism and democracy and is against communalism and imperialism A) BJP. B) CPI(M). C) BSP. D) AITC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CPI(M). 10. Jefferson was the leaders of this party. A) Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 11. This Amendment insured a persons race or previous condition of servitude could not be used to keep people from voting A) 15th. B) 24th. C) 26th. D) 19th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15th. 12. The most influential 'nationalist' party in Westminster is ..... A) UKIP. B) Green Party. C) Plaid Cymru. D) Scottish National Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scottish National Party. 13. Which court is highest A) Supreme Court. B) Court of Appeals. C) Distict Courts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supreme Court. 14. Which of the following is a duty (required by law) of citizens in the USA? A) Picking up trash. B) Voting in federal elections. C) Paying taxes. D) Being kind to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paying taxes. 15. When a contest between two candidates is very close, people are A) Less likely to vote. B) More likely to join a political party. C) Unlikely to notice. D) More likely to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More likely to vote. 16. Which type of Third Party splits from a major party? A) Single-issue. B) Ideological. C) Individual. D) Splinter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Splinter. 17. Lack of interest A) Bias. B) Nomination. C) Apathy. D) Recruit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apathy. 18. This political party wanted to help France during its revolution until Washington choose to stay neutral. A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 19. The manipulation of legislative districts in an attempt to favor a particular candidate A) First-past-the-post. B) Majoritarian voting. C) Party identifiers. D) Gerrymandering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerrymandering. 20. Which of the following states would a candidate target first? A) Kansas. B) North Dakota. C) Vermont. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) California. 21. Which of these is a function of a political party A) To contest election. B) To form public opinion. C) To form and run government. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 22. A new distribution of US and state congressional seats on the basis of the census results A) Gerrymandering. B) Reapportionment. C) Redistricting. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reapportionment. 23. Which movement fought to provide minorities with equal rights, including voting rights, in the U.S.? A) Civil Rights Movement. B) Political Party Elections Movement. C) Supreme Court Movement. D) Democratic Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil Rights Movement. 24. The 3 factors that are used to predict who will vote are Age, Income and ..... A) Where you live. B) Home Ownership. C) Education. D) Gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education. 25. What law instituted more stringent disclosure requirements for federal candidates, political parties, and political action committees? A) Limited Liability Claim Act. B) Presidential Contribution Act. C) Federal Election Campaign Act. D) Federal Prohibition Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal Election Campaign Act. 26. Which political party believed in States' Rights? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. C) Loyalists. D) Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 27. Party Machinery that is build around the State Level? A) State Level Machinery. B) County Level Machinery. C) State Level Platform. D) National Level Machinery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State Level Machinery. 28. The donkey is the symbol of the Republican Party A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. In the U.S. House of Representatives, which party is the minority party? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Independents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 30. What is the number needed to be elected President? A) 269. B) 538. C) 270. D) 260. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 31. What was the name of the new political party founded during the election of 1840? A) Whigs. B) Tories. C) Federalists. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whigs. 32. PRECEDENT means ..... A) The leader of the country. B) To set an example. C) To not pick a side. D) A group of advisors. E) That my teacher is beautiful and so smart and they are my hero. . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To set an example. 33. Who formed the first political party in Nigeria? A) Dennis Osadebe. B) Chief Obafemi Awolowo. C) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe. D) Herbert Macaulay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbert Macaulay. 34. ..... introduce new ideas and/or press for a particular issue. A) Republicans. B) Teachers. C) Third Parties. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Parties. 35. The 2000 Election came down to recounting ballots in this state. A) Florida. B) New Jersey. C) Rhode Island. D) Arkansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Florida. 36. A number that is more than 50 percent of the total. A) Minority. B) Majority. C) Median. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Majority. 37. Which of the following is not a type of third party? A) Socio-economic. B) Splinter. C) Single issue. D) Ideological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socio-economic. 38. A blend of both Republican and Democrat views. A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Independent. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent. 39. The main purpose of political parties is to ..... A) Make money since they're a business. B) Elect candidates to make laws that reflect the party's beliefs. C) Make laws since they're part of the legislative branch. D) Raise money for advertising since they're a charity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elect candidates to make laws that reflect the party's beliefs. 40. Someone who represents the party views of a state at a national convention A) Secretary. B) President. C) Nominee. D) Delegate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delegate. 41. Party states that we are part of nature, not separate from nature. A) Communist. B) Libertarian. C) Green. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green. 42. When a political party is out of power it becomes the ..... of the one that is in power A) Patron. B) Interpreter. C) Watchdog. D) Guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watchdog. 43. Which party is an ideological party? A) Libertarian Party. B) Prohibition Party. C) Bull Moose Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Libertarian Party. 44. Opposed the ratification of the Constitution A) Anti-Federalist. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-Federalist. 45. Which minor party classification is based on a particular set of beliefs? A) Ideological. B) Single Issue. C) Economic Protest. D) Splinter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideological. 46. Political parties are social organisations. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Megan O'Hara is 16 years old. Can she vote? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 48. Minnesota has a ..... A) Closed primary. B) Declared primary. C) Open primary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open primary. 49. There are two major political parties in the US:the Democratic and the ..... parties. A) Republican. B) Libertarian. C) Green. D) Labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 50. . What happens during the general election? A) The winner is chosen from the winner of each primary. B) The winner has to pay to be president of the U.S. C) The losing candidate gets another chance to win. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The winner is chosen from the winner of each primary. 51. How do political parties influence public opinion? A) By recruiting leaders. B) By contesting elections. C) By forming and running governments. D) By raising and highlighting issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By raising and highlighting issues. 52. Introduce new ideas, press for a particular issue, revolve around a political personality A) Republican party. B) Democrat party. C) Political parties. D) Third parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third parties. 53. This branch checks the legislative Branch by saying that the law is unconstitutional A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial. 54. Supported the French Revolution A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican. 55. BJP LOST ELECTION IN A) 2000. B) 2004. C) 2003. D) 2002. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2004. 56. Who is the current president of BJP A) Narendra Modi. B) JP Nadda. C) Rahul Gandhi. D) Amit Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) JP Nadda. 57. An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government. A) Political party. B) Write-in candidate. C) Public policy. D) Candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 58. Who is the head of the Executive Branch? A) Congress. B) Vice President. C) President of the US. D) Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President of the US. 59. The United States has a two party system A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 60. What is NOT a Republican Core belief? A) Fewer government regulations on private sectors. B) Lower taxes. C) More government interference. D) Conservative or "Right Wing". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More government interference. ← 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