This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 72 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following nations has a one-party system? A) China. B) United States. C) Canada. D) Israel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 2. Who was the first Democrat President of the United States? A) George Washington. B) Abraham Lincoln. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) Andrew Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andrew Jackson. 3. Which of the following did the federalist FAVOR? A) Manufacturing, trade, and finance. B) Farming. C) Farming, manufacturing, trade, and finance. D) Gorge washingtongly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manufacturing, trade, and finance. 4. What did the Federalists believe in? A) Strict construction of the Constitution. B) Free trade with Europe. C) Loose construction of the Constitution. D) Strong state governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loose construction of the Constitution. 5. GOP is another name for A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 6. He, along with Thomas Jefferson, opposed the Federalists plan and was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was also the 4th president of the United States. A) James Madison. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) Alexander Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Madison. 7. What role do interest groups play in government? A) They make bills into laws. B) They ratify amendments to constitutions. C) They remove leaders from government. D) They influence public policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They influence public policies. 8. The following is an example of the "Plain Folks" propaganda technique:A candidate is shown in a photograph visiting Disney World with his family.What does the "plain folks" technique symbolize? A) Voter's can understand the candidate's policies. B) The candidate has leadership qualities. C) Voters can relate to the candidate. D) The candidate is a taxpayer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voters can relate to the candidate. 9. Which one of the following is a challenge to Political Parties? A) Parties put forward their policies and programmes. B) Parties shape public opinion. C) Parties do not seem to offer a meaningful choice. D) Parties contest elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parties do not seem to offer a meaningful choice. 10. Alexander Hamilton's political party (a) A) Republicans. B) Whigs. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) A Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Federalist. 11. Give the meaning of 'Alliance'. A) Two parties together form the government. B) Leftist and Rightist together form the government. C) When state and national parties together form the government. D) When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power. 12. What event caused Georgia to turn Republican? A) Game of Thrones Spoilers. B) Succession. C) Civil Rights Act. D) Emancipation Proclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civil Rights Act. 13. What is the main difference between PACs and Super PACs? A) The amount of money they can contribute. B) What they are allowed to name themselves. C) How many people are allowed to be a part of the organization. D) Where their headquarters can be located. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of money they can contribute. 14. What's the primary aim of learning about different electoral systems? A) To predict election outcomes. B) To understand the diversity in voting processes. C) To manipulate voting results. D) To love our current government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To understand the diversity in voting processes. 15. A large group of people who are entitled to vote A) Donkey. B) Electoral College. C) Electorate. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electorate. 16. Supported mostly by the middle / upper class. A) Federalist. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 17. What is campaign finance reform? A) A system to regulate political campaign funding. B) A biased editorial. C) A type of conservative ideology. D) A majority opinion on electoral college. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A system to regulate political campaign funding. 18. What are two other words for the right to vote? A) Privilege and authorization. B) Consent and approval. C) Liberty and freedom. D) Suffrage and enfranchisement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suffrage and enfranchisement. 19. What was California Gov. Gray Davis accused of doing wrong-essentially? A) Having connections to illegal gambling. B) Turning a state surplus into a state deficit (to the tune of $ 32 billion). C) Refusing to enforce state-level laws (including for healthcare). D) He had lost interest in the job (and refused to address the voters). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turning a state surplus into a state deficit (to the tune of $ 32 billion). 20. Party believes the wealthiest Americans and largest businesses must pay their fair share of taxes. They will offer tax cuts to middle-class families. A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 21. Which constitutional amendment banned slavery? A) 13th amendment. B) 16th amendment. C) 14th amendment. D) 15th amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13th amendment. 22. Which political party is supported by these clues?-favored strong central gov't-argued for loose interpretation of Constitution-supported a National Bank A) Federalists. B) Whigs. C) Democrats. D) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 23. What is one of the following that a political party does A) Works at the voting polls. B) Boycots decisions in Washington. C) Informing and Activating Support. D) Blocking votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Informing and Activating Support. 24. Firmly favoring one party or faction is ..... A) Partisan. B) Caucus. C) Federalist. D) Sedition. E) Resolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Partisan. 25. Which is NOT a type of minor party: A) Ideological parties. B) Single Issue Parties. C) Watchdog Parties. D) Economic Protest Parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watchdog Parties. 26. True or false? There are limits to how much individuals may contribute to political candidates and campaigns, BUT unlimited amounts can be contributed to PACS and SUPER PACS. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. What organization used violence to achieve their goals? The Know Nothings would become this group. A) Freedmen's Bureau. B) Ku Klux Klan. C) Republican Party. D) Scalawags. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ku Klux Klan. 28. An organized group of persons who have common interest/ideology and aim at winning election in order to govern a state is known as A) Pressure group. B) Political party. C) Church. D) Club. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political party. 29. Which of the following can allow for a person's right to vote to be revoked? A) Committing a major felony, such as murder. B) Dishonorable discharge from the military. C) Commitment to a mental institution or declared mentally incompetent. D) All of these can revoke a person's right to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these can revoke a person's right to vote. 30. Believes the national government should be active in helping individuals and communities. They promote health, justice, and equal opportunity. A) Conservative. B) Public Opinion. C) Ideology. D) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberal. 31. What is a "safe state" ? A) A state that is inconsistent for a party. B) A state that a candidate can count on. C) A state that boarders keep its citizens safe. D) A state that allows has closed primaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A state that a candidate can count on. 32. Which side was in favor of tariffs A) Federalists. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 33. After which election did the Conservatives enter into a coalition with the Liberal Democrats? A) 2017. B) 2019. C) 2005. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2010. 34. A document that is proof of money owed A) Bond. B) Interest. C) Industry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bond. 35. Theory of Suffrage that claims that suffrage is not a natural right, but a political right granted by the law of the state A) Tribal Theory. B) Ethical Theory. C) Natural Right Theory. D) Legal Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legal Theory. 36. The term "alien" refers to A) A person who comes into the United States illegally. B) A person who just became a United States' citizen. C) A person living in the US who is not a citizen. D) A person who conducts foreign relations on behalf of a government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person living in the US who is not a citizen. 37. What is the purpose of a PAC (political action committee)? A) To raise money for candidates to help them win elections. B) To nominate presidential candidates. C) To monitor elections and oversee voting rules. D) To propose new laws and regulations to the federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To raise money for candidates to help them win elections. 38. What is one POSITIVE aspect of America's two-party system? A) It makes the process of voting much more complicated. B) It helps keep our government stable and makes it easier to choose who to vote for. C) It gives people more options when looking for a candidate to support. D) It may force people to vote for someone they don't agree with on every issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps keep our government stable and makes it easier to choose who to vote for. 39. A term that refers to people who support dramatic change in America's political, social or economic culture A) Moderate/Independent. B) Libertarian. C) Conservative. D) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberal. 40. Mail propaganda, television ads, and phone calls during elections are Political Parties way of: A) Recruiting candidates. B) Monitoring actions of office holders. C) Educating the Electorate. D) Voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Educating the Electorate. 41. Who is MOST likely to vote? A) Highly educated. B) Little education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highly educated. 42. The current Prime Minister of Canada is A) Andrew Sheer. B) Donald Trump. C) Justin Trudeau. D) Jesse Falsedeau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Justin Trudeau. 43. Favored a strong national government A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 44. Which of the following THIRD PARTIES is in favor of greater freedom of speech, religion, choice, and personal privacy and is suspect of the government? A) Communist Party. B) Socialist Party. C) Green Party. D) Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Libertarian Party. 45. THIS COUNTRY HAS MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM. A) CHINA. B) INDIA. C) PAKISTAN. D) NEPAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INDIA. 46. Believed in more power for the state governments; state over federal A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 47. On the political spectrum, the Republicans are considered "Right Wing" while the Democrats are "Left Leaning" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. What are the two main categories of interest groups? A) Professional lobbyists and lobbyist hobbyists. B) Liberal and conservative. C) Economic and non-economic. D) Principled and pragmatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic and non-economic. 49. They were opposed to a national debt. A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 50. Blair's ideology: A) New York. B) New Liberal. C) New Conservatism. D) New Labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Labour. 51. What is it called when a person's opinion is one sided? A) Propaganda. B) Bias. C) Incumbent. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bias. 52. What does it mean when an interest group is "issue-oriented?" A) They advise the President on specific issues. B) They are focused on one issue in particular. C) They focus on many issues at the same time. D) They have no stance on one particular issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are focused on one issue in particular. 53. The requirements to register to vote are ..... A) Age, literacy, and military service. B) Age, residency, and property. C) Citizenship, age, and property. D) Citizenship, age, and residency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citizenship, age, and residency. 54. If Ms. Murray is a political candidate, she will try to win by appealing to voters A) Who are on the left of the spectrum. B) Who are in the middle of the spectrum. C) Who are on the right of the spectrum. D) Who are on the left and right of the spectrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who are in the middle of the spectrum. 55. Which party has a desire to fund national healthcare for all people? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 56. Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to vote in a typical election? A) Poor minority voters. B) Poor white voters. C) Middle-class minority voters. D) Rich minority voters. E) Rich white voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poor white voters. 57. The number of electoral votes a state gets depends on A) The number of registered voters in the state. B) The number of members in both houses of the state legislature. C) The number of votes cast in previous elections. D) The number of Senators and representatives the state has in Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The number of Senators and representatives the state has in Congress. 58. Which political party might a 19-year-old female who lives in New York City support? A) Republican. B) Constitution Party Memeber. C) Libertarian. D) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democrat. 59. The American political system is best described as a- A) One party system. B) Two party system. C) Multi party system. D) Three party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two party system. 60. A partisan is a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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