This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A system in which several major parties and some lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win public office. A) Minor party. B) Multiparty. C) Political party. D) Major parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiparty. 2. Influencing the actions and policies of a government; getting and keeping power in a government A) POLITICS. B) NOMINATE. C) PLATFORM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) POLITICS. 3. What is the main issue, beside being placed on the ballot, that a third party member faces? A) Third parties often cannot raise enough money to compete effectively. B) This one is wrong. C) It's not this one either. D) Don't pick this one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third parties often cannot raise enough money to compete effectively. 4. To officially put forth a candidate to run for political office A) Nominate. B) Moderate. C) Platform. D) Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate. 5. Event where American diplomats were met by three French agents, referred to as X, Y, and Z, who demanded a bribe in order to stop attacking the American ships A) Alien and Sedition Acts. B) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. C) French Revolution. D) XYZ Affair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) XYZ Affair. 6. Process of making concessions on both sides to settle differences A) Consensus Building. B) Compromise. C) Negotiation. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compromise. 7. WHO IS THE LEADER OF THE MAJORITY PARTY AT CENTRE? A) PRIME MINISTER. B) PRESIDENT. C) VICE PRESIDENT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PRIME MINISTER. 8. Political party similarities include all but- A) Organized to win elections. B) Influence public policies. C) Reflect both liberal and conservative views. D) Appeal to moderates. E) All are similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All are similarities. 9. You can usually find a party's platform on the party's website. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What is Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Indonesia, and South Korea's party system? A) Two-party System. B) One-party System. C) Three-party System. D) Multi-party System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multi-party System. 11. Beginning with the presidential elections of 2000, the term red state has been used to describe a state in the United States whose citizens primarily vote for ..... A) Green Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Republican Party. D) Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican Party. 12. Which of Washington's departments was responsible for America's safety, security, and defense? A) Secretary of Foreign Relations. B) Secretary of State. C) Secretary of War. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secretary of War. 13. They believed in a agrarian society. A) Democratic-Republican. B) Federalists. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republican. 14. One of the original political parties in the United States led by Alexander Hamilton whose purpose was to encourage support of the US Constitution. A) Anti-federalists. B) Federalists. C) Democrats. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 15. When was the 'classic' period of a two party system in the UK? A) 1956-1991. B) 1979-2010. C) 1945-1974. D) 2010-present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1945-1974. 16. What is the significance of third parties in the political system? A) Third parties only confuse voters and should be eliminated. B) Third parties provide alternative options to voters and challenge the dominance of the two major parties. C) Third parties have no significance in the political system. D) Third parties are only relevant in local elections and not in national politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third parties provide alternative options to voters and challenge the dominance of the two major parties. 17. The Federalists and Anti-Federalists emerged as our nation's first two major political parties during the A) Revolutionary War. B) Ratification of the Constitution. C) French and Indian War. D) Writing of the Declaration of Independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ratification of the Constitution. 18. What is the biggest influence on how people vote? A) Party ID or affiliation. B) A particular issue. C) Candidate's background. D) Voter background. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party ID or affiliation. 19. A political party that holds a majority in the government can ..... A) Pass laws easier. B) Not pass laws that easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pass laws easier. 20. What political parties make up the United States' two-party system? A) Socialist and Libertarian. B) Democrat and Socialist. C) Republican and Libertarian. D) Democrat and Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democrat and Republican. 21. Laws that limit money given to candidates is known as ..... A) Voter Registration Laws. B) Political Action Laws. C) Platform Reform Laws. D) Campaign Finance Reform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Campaign Finance Reform. 22. What is the republican party color A) Purple. B) Blue. C) Yellow. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red. 23. A mechanism of mass communication, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, recordings, movies, and books, social media, internet. A) Mass Mania. B) Mass Media. C) Massachusetts. D) Mass Overload. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass Media. 24. What political party is referred to as the G.O.P? A) Whigs. B) Democrats. C) Liberals. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republicans. 25. A Political Party is Composed of ..... A) Leaders. B) Active Members. C) Followers. D) All of The Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of The Above. 26. For national bank A) DRs. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 27. The symbol for the Republican Party is the (a) . A) Fish. B) Tree. C) Donkey. D) A elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A elephant. 28. When voters choose candidates to represent a party in a general election A) Platform. B) Caucuses. C) Primary. D) Two-party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary. 29. Reduce regulation on small businesses A) Democratic. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 30. The local news channel is airing a debate between candidate for mayor. Which role is the media playing here? A) Identifying candidates. B) Emphasizing selected issues. C) Writing editorials. D) Broadcasting different points of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broadcasting different points of view. 31. When I feel that my vote matters, I have: A) Low voter efficacy. B) High voter efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High voter efficacy. 32. What type of election system did our Founders set up? A) Popular Vote. B) Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral College. 33. In a speech by John F. Kennedy, he asks us to consider, (paraphrased) not what our country can do for us, but what we can do for our country. This is an example of: A) Obligations (required by law). B) Duties(required by law). C) Rights. D) Responsibilities (should do). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Responsibilities (should do). 34. Misleading information used to promote a political cause or point of view A) Media. B) Bias. C) Propaganda. D) Op-ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Propaganda. 35. Because of the "corrupt bargain" of 1824, Andrew Jackson creates which political party? A) Democrats. B) National Republicans. C) Whigs. D) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 36. In the modern political system, which issue represents a basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats? A) The support for the U.s. military. B) The frequency of national elections. C) The responsibilities of the government. D) The legality of the U.S. Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The responsibilities of the government. 37. How are Political parties organized? A) Political Parties consist of Voters, Politicians, and workers/employees. B) Politicians (Elected officials) only. C) Political Parties consist of Voters and employees. D) Political parties are organized by the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Parties consist of Voters, Politicians, and workers/employees. 38. The Federalist and Republican parties currently serve as the two major political parties. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 39. President Adams referred to the three French agents who demanded a bribe and a loan from the Americans as ..... A) The Three Muskateers. B) The Three Stooges. C) D, M, and P. D) X, Y, and Z. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) X, Y, and Z. 40. What is an example of using words that sound good? A) Glittering generalities. B) Endorsement. C) Card stacking. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glittering generalities. 41. What tragic outcome did the Donner Party face? A) All members of the Donner Party survived. B) They reached California without any issues. C) 42 of 87 members of the Donner Party died. D) They discovered a new route to California. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 42 of 87 members of the Donner Party died. 42. Which of the following happens first? A) Citizens cast their vote for president. B) The House of Representatives chooses the president. C) No candidate receives a majority of electoral votes. D) Political parties in each state choose electors. E) Electors gather and cast the state's electoral votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political parties in each state choose electors. 43. A core function of political parties is ..... A) Nominating candidates. B) Reducing accountability mechanisms. C) Narrowing voter choice. D) Dividing the electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominating candidates. 44. True or False:All people who vote for a democrat believe the same things A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson often disagreed on ..... A) Economic policy. B) The role of the federal government. C) Oreign relations. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 46. How many National Political parties does India have? A) 7. B) 6. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 47. Believes that government should be smaller. A) Liberal. B) Moderate. C) Conservative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservative. 48. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act eliminated soft money. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. How did White Southerners react to the decision of the Dred Scott case? A) They were indifferent. B) They were shocked. C) They condemned the ruling. D) They were overjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were overjoyed. 50. What are the names of the two MAJOR parties in the United States today? A) Socialist and Libertarian. B) Democratic and Republican. C) Socialist and Republican. D) Democratic and Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic and Republican. 51. Who is the head of the executive branch of government? A) The president and the vice president. B) The president. C) The supreme court. D) The speaker of the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The president. 52. "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 is best represented by this quote? A) Republican. B) Libertarian. C) Communist. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist. 53. Which of the major parties in the United States is the more conservative and developed out of the Federalist Party? It is also called the GOP or Grand Old Party. A) Green Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Progressive Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republican Party. 54. The Jay Treaty expressed the political beliefs of A) Thomas Jefferson and the Federalists. B) Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. C) George Washington and the Federalists. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George Washington and the Federalists. 55. Which of the following is LEAST likely to affect voter turnout? A) Income. B) Race. C) Education. D) Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Race. 56. Way to address a civic issue through acquisition of governmental power & influencing government decision making A) Political Process. B) Public Policy Process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Process. 57. What are introduced every 4 years to allow the public to know what the core beliefs of a political party are? A) Leaflets. B) Campaigns. C) Platform. D) Core Beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platform. 58. Alexander Hamilton led which political party against the Anti-Federalists? A) Democrats. B) Federalists. C) Republicans. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 59. A series of statements expressing a party's set of beliefs A) Moderate. B) Political Party. C) Conservative. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 60. An organization that raises and distributes funds to candidates running for office A) Platform. B) Political party. C) Interest group. D) Political action committees (PACs). 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