This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 64 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes the impact of minor parties on presidential elections? A) Minor party candidates have won several presidential elections. B) Minor party candidates have had no impact on presidential elections. C) Minor party candidates have often times captured 50-75 electoral votes. D) Minor party candidates haven't won any presidential elections but have had an impact by puling away votes from major parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minor party candidates haven't won any presidential elections but have had an impact by puling away votes from major parties. 2. People (men) that favored a strong central government A) Anti-Federalists. B) Federalists. C) Jeffersonians. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 3. When parties criticize the policies and behavior of the party in power, they are doing what? A) Nominating candidates. B) Acting as bonding agents. C) Acting as power brokers. D) Acting as watchdogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acting as watchdogs. 4. Political party known for nominating candidates with radical views. A) Reform. B) Prohibition. C) Republican. D) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prohibition. 5. What is the structure, from top to bottom, of the U.S. Federal Bureaucracy? A) The President, The Executive Departments, Agencies, The Executive Office. B) The President, The Executive Office, Agencies, The Executive Departments. C) The President, The Executive Office, The Executive Departments, Agencies. D) The President, Agencies, The Executive Office, The Executive Departments. E) The President, The Executive Departments, The Executive Office, Agencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The President, The Executive Office, The Executive Departments, Agencies. 6. Uses facts and figures to show one side as positive and the other side as negative A) Card stacking. B) Glittering generalities. C) Testimonial. D) Transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Card stacking. 7. ..... argued for the lowest possible taxes. A) Federalists. B) Jeffersonians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jeffersonians. 8. What determines the number of Electors each state has in the Electoral College? A) Political leaning. B) Congressional Representation. C) Voter Turnout Rates. D) Each state has the same number of Electors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congressional Representation. 9. To be president you must meet all the following requirements EXCEPT: A) Live in the US for 14 years. B) Natural born citizen. C) 35 years old. D) Obtain a college degree in political science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obtain a college degree in political science. 10. What were the major challenges faced by political parties in the Jacksonian democracy, and how did they address them? A) Implementing party discipline, creating party hats, and organizing dance parties. B) Implementing party discipline, creating party platforms, and mobilizing voters through campaigns and rallies. C) Solving crossword puzzles, knitting sweaters, and baking cookies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implementing party discipline, creating party platforms, and mobilizing voters through campaigns and rallies. 11. Presidential elections in the USA are held ..... A) In March. B) In January. C) In November. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In November. 12. Jon felt very strongly about an issue in the news. He wrote to his representative in Congress and expressed his feelings on the issue. Then he wrote a short article for the newspaper about it. Which statement describes Jon's activities? A) Jon was acting as a lobbyist. B) Jon was forming his own political party. C) Jon was endorsing a candidate for president. D) Jon was raising money for a political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jon was acting as a lobbyist. 13. A group of labor union workers decide to create buttons to support a candidate. This is an example of: A) Coat-tailing. B) Testimonials/Endorsements. C) Plain folks. D) Glittering generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonials/Endorsements. 14. He believed the government should support manufacturing. A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamilton. 15. If a candidate has over 50% of the voting total they have a ..... ? A) Majority. B) Plurality. C) Equality. D) Minority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Majority. 16. A candidae for national office often appeals to the most citizens by- A) Holding moderate views. B) Leading an activist group. C) Meeting with foreign leaders. D) Belonging to a third party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holding moderate views. 17. The Electoral College impacts elections because candidate focus their elections on A) Close ("swing") states. B) Large states. C) Small states. D) Partisan states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Close ("swing") states. 18. Which one of these associations is correct for the Democratic Party? A) Conservative = red = right. B) Liberal = blue = left. C) Liberal = red = left. D) Moderate = red = right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal = blue = left. 19. Which party wanted Russia to be a constitutional monarchy? A) Socialist Revolutionaries. B) Bolsheviks. C) Constitutional Democrats (Cadets/Kadets). D) Mensheviks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitutional Democrats (Cadets/Kadets). 20. What do parties do? Check all that apply A) Nominate Candidates. B) Inform Supporters. C) Acts as a Bonding Agent. D) All of the answers listed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers listed. 21. John Adams was a member of what political party? A) Federalist. B) Progressive. C) Populist. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 22. Which of the major parties is seen as more conservative? A) Progressives. B) Republicans. C) Socialists. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 23. This ideology believes the government must take action to change economic, political, or social policies seen as unfair. A) Moderate. B) Liberal. C) Radical. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal. 24. Which political party wants the LEAST amount of government involvement in public life? A) Democratic Party. B) Libertarian Party. C) Republican Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Libertarian Party. 25. What is the main function of political parties after a candidate has been elected? A) To educate the people about campaign issues. B) To raise money for the campaign. C) To monitor the actions of officeholders. D) To organize national and state committees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To monitor the actions of officeholders. 26. Who led a political party that championed the cause of the common folk, pushed for mighty state governments, and was a stickler for the Constitution's literal words? Yes, it was Thomas Jefferson! Which party was it? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 27. Republicans Believe in lower taxes A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Which of the following is NOT a major function of either of the two major parties in the US A) To keep the general public informed about key issues. B) To monitor the conduct of its candidates in office. C) To assure the qualifications of candidates for office. D) To unite people and concentrate solely on one public policy matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To unite people and concentrate solely on one public policy matter. 29. Which of these State suffrage laws would violate some provision in the federal Constitution? A) A law allowing voting rights to those 16 and 17 years old. B) A law denying the right to vote to any person convicted of a felony. C) A law setting a maximum age for voting. D) A law permitting aliens to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A law setting a maximum age for voting. 30. Which of the following is NOT a reason there are still only 2 political parties in the Unites States? A) Minor parties are not on the ballot. B) Single member districts. C) Winner take all system. D) Minor parties are not in the debates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minor parties are not on the ballot. 31. Which political party was lead by Thomas Jefferson? A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Republicans. 32. What were these heads of executive departments known as? A) The President's Cabinet. B) The President's Chiefs. C) The President's Executives. D) The President's Clowns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President's Cabinet. 33. Big government, more business regulations identifies A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 34. What is the role of media in politics? A) The media informs the public, shapes public opinion, and holds politicians accountable. B) The media only reports facts without any bias. C) The media has no impact on politics. D) The media's only role is to entertain, not inform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The media informs the public, shapes public opinion, and holds politicians accountable. 35. Which political party is often associated with liberals or moderate-liberals? A) The Democratic Party. B) The Republican Party. C) Independent Parties. D) The Tea Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Democratic Party. 36. The ..... supported limits on states' powers. A) Federalists. B) Republicans. C) Democrats. D) Democratic-Republicans/Anti-Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 37. In some states, what can cause you to loose your right to vote today? A) Not being able to read well. B) Being a convicted felon. C) Being registered. D) Being female. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being a convicted felon. 38. Political parties are organized at which of the following level(s)? A) National and state levels. B) National level. C) Local, state, and national levels. D) Local and state levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Local, state, and national levels. 39. The other party in a democracy keeps check on ruling party e and criticizes the government if work not done properly it is called A) Opposition. B) Ruling party. C) Government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposition. 40. Who were the leaders of the Democratic-Republican party? A) Hamilton and Adams. B) Jefferson and Madison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jefferson and Madison. 41. Which is a person part of when he or she volunteers to help with a presidential campaign? A) The party in the electorate. B) The party in government. C) The party organization. D) The party platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The party organization. 42. What are muckrakers? A) Corporate business owners who monopolized their industries. B) Journalists who sought to expose problems in society. C) Corrupt politicians who accepted bribes. D) People who worked very hard in dirty fields shoveling muck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Journalists who sought to expose problems in society. 43. Westlake Middle School is holding a mock election for president. Which student best demonstrates a responsible voter in the mock election? A) Megan votes for the candidate that is the richest. B) Zach votes for the most popular candidate. C) Laura votes for the candidate that represents the issues she supports. D) William votes for the candidate that his best friend is voting for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laura votes for the candidate that represents the issues she supports. 44. Ray is a 45 year old who works for the theme parks in an office. He does not like the amount of taxes that he pays to the government. He believes that the best government is a small one and people's personal freedom should be very high. He thinks that any program that the government pays for, including public schools, is unnecessary. Which party might Ray be interested in? A) Democrat. B) Communist. C) Libertarian. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Libertarian. 45. Characterizing a candidate as a "person of questionable character who is in the pocket of special interestgroups" would be an example of which type of propaganda? A) Name Calling. B) Endorsement. C) Glittering Generality. D) Transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endorsement. 46. Which amendment protects the media 's right to inform the public? A) 4th amendment. B) Freedom of religion (1st). C) 14th amendment. D) Freedom of the press (1st). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freedom of the press (1st). 47. Which of the following is NOT a requirement to form a political party? A) A political party needs to be registered with the Parliament of India. B) It should promote national interest. C) It should be properly organized with a set of rules and good leaders. D) It should use only legal, democratic and constitutional means of power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A political party needs to be registered with the Parliament of India. 48. You must show a state i.d. in all 50 U.S. states to cast a ballot in a Presidential election A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. What does it mean for a political party to set the agenda? A) To nominate candidates. B) To inform the public. C) To monitor and manage elections. D) To establish a course for the nation to follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To establish a course for the nation to follow. 50. A position for which a candidate is elected to hold. A) Evaluate. B) Elector. C) Political Office. D) Political Official. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Office. 51. Republicans feel that the nation should have stronger ..... governments. A) Federal. B) State. C) National. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State. 52. The role of a lobbyist is to A) Represent defendants who cannot afford lawyers. B) Try to influence government policy. C) Work in an agency of the executive branch. D) Serve on the staff of a member of Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Try to influence government policy. 53. When you register to vote, you must join a political party. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. The aim of political parties is., ..... A) To contest elections. B) To come in power. C) To form policies. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 55. Anti-Federalist Party is A) Those who run for or hold elective or appointed offices in the three branches of Gov't at Federal, State, and Local levels. B) Party based on a set of beliefs that can be Libertarian or Marxist. C) Party that demands better times in periods of economic discontent. D) Party led by Thomas Jefferson, and were against the ratification of the Constitution. E) Formed in 1854 made up of Anti-slavery Democrats and former Whigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party led by Thomas Jefferson, and were against the ratification of the Constitution. 56. One of our responsibilities as citizens of the United States is to follow all of the rules and laws of our local, state, and federal governments. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 57. Party leaders schedule a meeting with a governor from the same party to discuss the possibility of her running for office in the next presidential election. A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. B) Help Candidates Win the Election. C) Educate the Public About Issues. D) Monitor the Actions of Officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. 58. Who was the first president from the Republican Party? A) Abe Lincoln. B) Martin Van Buren. C) George Washington. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abe Lincoln. 59. This type of third party is based on a set of beliefs about how the government/society should be run. A) Splinter. B) Ideological. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideological. 60. What are the functions of political parties? A) Elect officials, create laws, manage foreign affairs, preside over the courts, and influence propaganda. B) Appoint officials, approve legislation, diversify the economy, create jobs, and make "empty" promises. C) Appoint candidates, execute laws, create balance, inform citizens, and create money. D) Nominate candidates, influence policy, unite government, create balance, and inform citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nominate candidates, influence policy, unite government, create balance, and inform citizen. ← 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