This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 76 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 76 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of political campaigns? A) To provide voters with information about a candidate. B) To get people to make each other look bad. C) To create arguments between people. D) To run elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide voters with information about a candidate. 2. You can't vote or run for office if you weren't born in the United States. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. This party has favoured the private enterprise with minimal interference form the state A) The Liberal-Democratic. B) The Conservative. C) The Independents. D) The Labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Conservative. 4. Who was William Marbury? A) The Secretary of State under President Jefferson. B) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the early 1800s. C) One of John Adams' "Midnight Judges" that he appointed at the very end of his term. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One of John Adams' "Midnight Judges" that he appointed at the very end of his term. 5. Also known as machinery or vehicles to win during elections. A) Political Party. B) Voting machines. C) Party-List. D) Automated Election Machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Party. 6. What type of political system do we have in the U.S.? A) Multi-party system. B) Two-party system. C) One party system. D) Communist system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-party system. 7. The phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices farther down the ballot is called A) Voter alienation. B) Straight-ticket voting. C) Split-ticket voting. D) Ballot fatigue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ballot fatigue. 8. Why did the republican party form in the 1850's? A) Opposed to slavery. B) They didnt like the democrats. C) Civil war. D) Mr. Boylan said so. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposed to slavery. 9. The first Republican to be elected as US President was (a) A) William Henry Harrison. B) John Q Adams. C) Of Abraham Lincoln. D) Martin Van Buren. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of Abraham Lincoln. 10. The minority party works to promote the views of its supporters by forcing ..... with the majority party. A) One way policies. B) Votes. C) Majority. D) Compromise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compromise. 11. Which of the following is not a factor of how a person typically forms their political ideology? A) Education. B) Religion. C) Family. D) Hobbies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hobbies. 12. Alexander Hamilton was a part of which political party? A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 13. A group of people who seek to control gov't through the winning of elections and the holding of public office. A) Political party. B) Gov't. C) Lobby group. D) Board of elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 14. Which word below means a political meeting where political candidates are chosen? A) Caucus. B) Delegate. C) Super Tuesday. D) Incumbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caucus. 15. Which parliamentary constituency did the Liberal Democrats win from the Conservatives in a by-election in June 2021? A) Aberdeen South. B) Chesham and Amersham. C) Faversham. D) Horsham. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chesham and Amersham. 16. One of our most important responsibilities as citizens is to A) Sleep. B) Wash our cars. C) Vote. D) Clean our houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vote. 17. In the past, Liberal governments were considered A) Big governments. B) Small/Limited governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small/Limited governments. 18. The United States is said to have a ..... system. A) Three-party. B) One-party. C) Multiparty. D) Two-party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two-party. 19. Which party favored strong national government? A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 20. This political party wants very LIMITED government involvement. A) Republican. B) Socialist. C) Libertarian. D) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Libertarian. 21. A special tax, demanded by states, as a condition of voting A) Suffrage. B) Direct Tax. C) Tax Tax. D) Poll Tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poll Tax. 22. Included businessmen, large landowners, and professional people A) Democratic-Republican. B) Federalists. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 23. Which propaganda technique is used by saying phrases over and over with little meaning? A) Name-calling. B) Testimonial. C) Bandwagon. D) Card Stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 24. This has a great deal of influence on some voters A) Card stacking. B) Election laws. C) Political party loyalty. D) Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political party loyalty. 25. Once receiving a bill, what are the President's options? A) Sign it into law. B) Veto it. C) Do Nothing. D) All are options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are options. 26. What main function do third parties have? A) Introduce new ideas. B) Recruit and nominate candidates. C) Educate the electorate. D) Help candidates win. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduce new ideas. 27. Which founding father warned in his Farewell Address speech about the issues with political parties? A) James Madison. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George Washington. 28. True or false:members of the Senate and House are also members of political parties. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. This parties major function is to recruit, select and present candidates for office A) Nominate Candidates. B) Inform and Activate Supporters. C) Act as a bonding agent. D) Act as a watch dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate Candidates. 30. A geographic area that contains a specific number of voters A) Closed primary. B) Polling place. C) Nominate. D) Precinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precinct. 31. Which of the following THIRD PARTIES focuses on environmental issues? A) Socialist Party. B) Communist Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green Party. 32. This party was formed out of a struggle for unite Blacks and Whites. A) DNA. B) UBP. C) FNM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FNM. 33. What law was passed to reduce illegal funding of political parties? A) FEDERAL COMMITTEE FOR ELECTION FRAUD. B) FEDERAL POLITICAL PARTY ACT. C) FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT. 34. Something necessary. A) Requirement. B) Issue Based Platform. C) Qualification. D) Natural Born Citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Requirement. 35. Which of the following can PACs not do? A) Donate $ 3, 000 to a federal candidate. B) Donate $ 10, 000 to a political party. C) Donate $ 7, 500 to a federal candidate. D) Donate $ 7, 500 for a political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Donate $ 7, 500 to a federal candidate. 36. I feel like the government should be small and have little daily impact on people's lives. A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) Independent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 37. What is Card Stacking? A) Use only those facts that support your argument. B) Tell voters that you are just like them-an ordinary person with similar needs and ideas. C) Attach negative labels to your opponent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use only those facts that support your argument. 38. A signed document addressed to authorities that requests change A) Writ of assistance. B) Boycott. C) Petition. D) Militia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petition. 39. This is an election where party's choose their candidate. A) Primary Election. B) General Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Election. 40. ..... was an important help as guide and an interpreter during the Lewis and Clark expedition A) York. B) Mandan. C) Sacagawea. D) Toussaint louverture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sacagawea. 41. True or False? In an OPEN primary any registered voter can participate. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 42. "The English are our ancestors. We share a common language. They should be our primary trading partners." A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 43. Congress has the power to pass laws which it finds necessary and proper for the good of the country; "elastic clause" A) Loose or broad interpretation. B) Necessary and proper clause. C) Midnight judges. D) Impressment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Necessary and proper clause. 44. The political part with the most elected members in office is the A) Single-party. B) Minority party. C) Majority party. D) Multi-party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majority party. 45. What issue lead the Whig party to dissolve? A) Individual rights. B) Taxes. C) Slavery. D) Government involvement in the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slavery. 46. Which is the principal opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the elections of 2004? A) Bharatiya Janata Party. B) Communist Party of India. C) Indian National Congress. D) Bahujan samaj party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bharatiya Janata Party. 47. An organization that does not support one political party over another. A) Contributors. B) Political party. C) Endorsements. D) Nonpartisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonpartisan. 48. Whigs supported farming and workers A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. What led to the Voting Rights act of 1965? A) Election of President George Washington. B) Civil War. C) WWII. D) Martin Luther King March/Protest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Martin Luther King March/Protest. 50. In THIS election, voters choose the candidate to represent the party in the general election. A) Primary. B) Plurality election. C) Open election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 51. An election in which voters choose among candidates from different parties to fill an elective office A) Caucus. B) Primary election. C) General election. D) Winner-take-all system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General election. 52. By forming a political party, people gain more influence over government by banding together with others. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Term referring to attempting to influence a public official on an issue A) Ideology. B) Conservative. C) Liberal. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lobbying. 54. Payment by one nation for protection by another A) Let it happen. B) Speculator. C) Tribute. D) Supersede. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tribute. 55. Which political ideology most likely supports states' rights? A) Anti-federalists. B) Progressive. C) Centrist. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-federalists. 56. If most voters make their 2024 decision for President based on whether Joe Biden has done a good job the last 3+ years, that would be which model? A) Prospective. B) Rational-choice. C) Straight ticket. D) Retrospective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retrospective. 57. What is the aim of the WTO? A) To established trade blocks. B) To favor developing countries only. C) To promote free trade around the globe. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To promote free trade around the globe. 58. Fundraising is important to a presidential campaign because ..... A) Votes cost a lot of money. B) Campaigns are expensive. C) Commercials are free to candidates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campaigns are expensive. 59. Which of the following statements best reflects a key belief of the Democratic-Republican party? A) "The Supreme Court must have the freedom to interpret the Constitution as it sees fit.". B) "Unless we take steps to encourage manufacturing, our national economy will fail.". C) "The growing power of the central government is a threat to the rights of the states.". D) "The United States must strengthen its economic bond with Great Britain.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The growing power of the central government is a threat to the rights of the states.". 60. Which is NOT a qualification to be able to vote in the United States? A) US citizenship. B) At least 18 years old. C) Able to read English. D) Residency in a state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to read English. ← 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