This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 75 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 75 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If a person wants to be President, they must be at least how old? A) 35. B) 45. C) 15. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35. 2. The "watchdog" party is the one in power. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 3. Which of these is an example of lobbying by an interest group? A) A hotel association develops a plan to attract more tourists. B) A group of citizens ask city officials for a schedule of public hearings. C) An animal rights organization presents its views to a legislator (law maker). D) A neighborhood association backs a candidate for an election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An animal rights organization presents its views to a legislator (law maker). 4. The political parties can be national or regional in nature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Can Sir Keir Starmer be described as being Old or New Labour? A) OLD. B) NEW. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NEW. 6. What is the legsitlative branch? A) Able to make laws. B) Executes and enforces laws. C) Interprets and creates the laws. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Able to make laws. 7. This type of third party usually forms during financial hard times. A) Splinter Party. B) Economic Protest. C) Ideological. D) Single-issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic Protest. 8. Voting Model:Voting based on your personal best interest A) Rational Choice. B) Party Line. C) Retrospective. D) Prospective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rational Choice. 9. Some people say the Democratic party was founded by whom? A) Benjamin Franklin. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thomas Jefferson. 10. What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address? A) He warned against the Canadiens. B) He warned the country about Congress. C) He warned against making political parties. D) He warned against a strong national government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He warned against making political parties. 11. Political organization that seeks to win elections in order to control the government A) Interest Groups. B) Political Parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Parties. 12. Which of the following is in the correct order of the political spectrum from left ideologies to right ideologies? A) Liberal, Conservative, Moderate. B) Liberal, Moderate, Conservative. C) Moderate, Conservative, Liberal. D) Conservative, Moderate, Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal, Moderate, Conservative. 13. No matter what job you wish to run for in politics, which of the following is a requirement for all of them? A) Previous voting record. B) Permanent resident for at least 6 years. C) 30 years old. D) U.S. Citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) U.S. Citizen. 14. What are the colors of the Republican and Democratic Parties? A) Red (R) and Blue (D). B) Green (R) and Blue (D). C) Purple (R) and Gold (D). D) Green (R) and Gold (D). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red (R) and Blue (D). 15. Modeled after the BRITISH government A) Democratic Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 16. Which of the following applies to people in the United States? A) People are required to join one of the two major political parties. B) People must be a member of a political party in order to vote. C) People cannot join political parties until they are 21. D) People may choose whether to join any political party, or none. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People may choose whether to join any political party, or none. 17. The years 1860-1928 saw the dominance of which party? A) Federalists. B) Republicans. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 18. What are the names of our nations two major political parties? A) Federalists and Democratic Republicans. B) Democrats & Whigs. C) Democrats & Republicans. D) Republicans & Independents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats & Republicans. 19. Which of the following CAN be taken into account when being allowed to register to vote? A) Literacy. B) Race. C) Residence. D) Political affiliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Residence. 20. Political parties raise money from organizations through this A) Politburo. B) Political Action Committee (PAC). C) Fund Request Agency. D) Parliamentary Procedure Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Action Committee (PAC). 21. Which of the following political blocs would be most likely to favor nationalization of large industrial enterprises? A) Islamists. B) Socialists. C) Liberals. D) Libertarians. E) Conservatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialists. 22. ..... are political parties that often form on the basis of one or a few issues. A) Third Parties. B) Majority Parties. C) Standard Parties. D) Tea Parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third Parties. 23. Left Wing or Liberal is to ..... as Right Wing or Conservative is to ..... A) Democrat/Republican. B) Republican/Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat/Republican. 24. Click the similarities of Political Parties ..... A) Third parties introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue. B) Political parties believe in a strong central government. C) Political parties organize to win elections. D) Differences between parties are stated in the party's platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political parties organize to win elections. 25. A new law passes the Senate, where oneparty has a majority, but fails in the House ofRepresentatives, where the other party has amajority. A) Support candidates. B) Influence laws & policy. C) Unite levels of government. D) Create balance. E) Influence voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Create balance. 26. How many electoral votes do each state have? A) 1. B) Varies by tax dollars raised. C) Varies by population. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Varies by population. 27. When interest groups facilitate (help/encourage) members of their group to contact government officials about policy decisions, this is called ..... A) Grassroots lobbying. B) Astroturf lobbying. C) Coercion. D) Direct lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grassroots lobbying. 28. A proposal by a third party that becomes popular might lead to which of the following statements? A) Soon be forgotten because it was offered by a third party. B) Lead to the creation of a one-party system. C) Be adopted by the major parties. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be adopted by the major parties. 29. Roles of Media during campaigns:identifying candidateswriting editorialsbroadcasting different points of view? A) Monitoring actions of officeholders. B) Detecting bias. C) Emphasizing selected issues. D) Organizing to win campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emphasizing selected issues. 30. What are the 3 most recognized third-parties in the United States? A) IndependentGreenPartisian. B) Libertarian Alliance Progressive. C) GreenLibertarianConstitutional. D) Constitutional Progressive Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GreenLibertarianConstitutional. 31. Which of the following was one of our first political parties? A) Bull Moose Part. B) Federalists. C) Republicans. D) Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 32. Due to the ever-increasing usage of media in campaigns, personalities can speak more directly to the people leading to A) Creation of Super-PACs. B) Candidate centered campaigns. C) The McGovern-Fraser Commission. D) An increasingly divided government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate centered campaigns. 33. To vote in Virginia, you must- A) Register. B) Join a political action committee. C) Join a political party. D) Take a loyalty oath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Register. 34. George Washington said that political parties are the " ..... " of the government. A) Encourage. B) Denier. C) Friend. D) Enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enemy. 35. Political Parties help nominate candidates. A) False. B) Ture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ture. 36. Powers of Federal Government that are spelled out in the Constitution A) Implied. B) Reserved. C) Expressed. D) Concurrent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressed. 37. Beginning with the presidential elections of 2000, the term blue state has been used to describe a state in the United States whose citizens primarily vote for ..... A) Republican Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Party. 38. Based on where they are in the political spectrum this party is very liberal. A) The Bloc Quebeccois. B) The Green Party. C) The Democratic Party. D) The Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Republicans. 39. Why was the electoral college created? A) To select representatives. B) To select the voters. C) To give each state equal number of voters. D) To select the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To select the president. 40. A meeting of political party members to conduct party business A) Caucus. B) Secret Society. C) Political Machine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caucus. 41. Which factors predict which citizens will vote? A) Age, effort, income. B) Age, education, income. C) Education, interest, personality. D) Ideology, age, income. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Age, education, income. 42. A presidential candidate must campaign in order to A) Raise money. B) Gain frequent flyer miles. C) Follow the Constitution. D) Win votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Win votes. 43. The concept of realignment refers to changes in A) The US system of international alliances. B) The social bases of the parties' voting support. C) The media's criticism of the president and Congress. D) The rate of voter participaton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The social bases of the parties' voting support. 44. The leader of the political party when contesting the state assembly is A) Member of the parliament. B) Member of legislative assembly. C) Leader of the political party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Member of legislative assembly. 45. A government order that stops trade with other countries A) Commerce clause. B) Embargo. C) Necessary and proper clause. D) Tribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embargo. 46. In 1996, which Green Party candidate earned more than 650, 000 votes for president? A) Gary Johnson. B) Ralph Nader. C) Theodore Roosevelt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ralph Nader. 47. How many electoral votes are there in total? A) 100. B) 538. C) 270. D) 435. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 538. 48. "We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity ..... "In which document are these ideals described A) Declaration of Independence. B) United States Constitution. C) Bill of Rights. D) Articles of Confederation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States Constitution. 49. A coalition government generally forms when A) One party dominates the elected offices. B) One party fails to get enough support to control the government. C) One party disputes the results of the election. D) One party controls the presidency while another controls one of both houses of the legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One party fails to get enough support to control the government. 50. A system in which only a single party is allowed brother work, control and run the government, is called a ..... A) One Party System. B) Bi Party system. C) Multi party system. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One Party System. 51. ..... Gives recognition to political parties A) CM. B) State election commission. C) Election commission of India. D) PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election commission of India. 52. During the midterm elections states are voting for ..... A) Seats in the House of Representatives. B) U.S. Senate. C) State governor. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. Series of statements about the political parties' ideas on certain political issues A) MONITOR. B) POLITICS. C) PLATFORM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PLATFORM. 54. Primary in which all voters may participate, even if they do not belong to the party A) Open Primary. B) Closed Primary. C) Nonpartisan. D) Direct Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open Primary. 55. In what kind of election can any registered voter help to choose a party's candidates? A) Open primary. B) Party primary. C) Closed primary. D) General election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open primary. 56. A website that ends with.gov is more likely to be ..... A) Unbiased. B) Biased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unbiased. 57. What is an ideological one-party system? A) Party based on suppression of other parties. B) Party based on coercion. C) Party based on ideological reasons; coercion and suppression of other parties. D) Party based on communist ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party based on ideological reasons; coercion and suppression of other parties. 58. Which was not a Republican president? A) Obama. B) Lincoln. C) Reagan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obama. 59. What term is used to describe when an interest group, legislator, and bureaucrat work together to form public policy on an issue? A) The Iron Circle. B) The Iron Pyramid. C) The Iron Triangle. D) The Washington Martini. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Iron Triangle. 60. Who is currently the fourth party? A) The Bloc Quebecois. B) The Conservatives. C) The NDP. D) The LIberals. E) The Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The NDP. ← 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