This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 83 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the preamble? A) An intro to the Constitution. B) Explains the structure of government. C) We the people. D) The end of the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An intro to the Constitution. 2. Until the final hour of John Adams's presidency he was appointing people, he appointed John Marshall as Cheif Justice A) Nullify. B) Midnight Judges. C) XYZ affair. D) Election of 1800. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Midnight Judges. 3. A representative from a country who works out problems with another country A) Ambassador. B) Negotiate. C) Acquire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambassador. 4. Cherishes individual rights, minimal government, free market economy, absence of religion ..... A) Conservative. B) Liberal. C) Libertarian. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Libertarian. 5. An example of a coalition in Australia is ..... A) The Liberal and Labor Party. B) One Nation and Liberal Party. C) Labor and Greens Party. D) Liberal and National Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberal and National Party. 6. A tendency of people from the same race, religion, age group, or socio-economic status to form political alliances is know as A) Broad politics. B) Identity politics. C) Race politics. D) Group politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identity politics. 7. The FBI, CIA, the U.S. Postal Service, NASA, IRS, and Dept. of Education are all a part of? A) Interest groups. B) The federal bureaucracy. C) The Constitution. D) The Declaration of Independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The federal bureaucracy. 8. Landmark court case where the Supreme Court affirmed the power of judicial review-interpreting the Constitution. A) Marbury v. Madison. B) Bush v. Gore. C) In re Gault. D) Miranda v. Arizona. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marbury v. Madison. 9. "The Roanoke Times reported that the president is a silly person." As a voter, I need to do what regarding this headline? A) Evaluate my source. B) Separate fact from opinion. C) Detect bias. D) All of these would be a good idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these would be a good idea. 10. This court case stated that states could not tax the federal government A) Marbury v. Madison. B) McCullough v. Maryland. C) Gibbons v. Ogden. D) John Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) McCullough v. Maryland. 11. A political party that believes in democratic government but also that the government should run some of the largest parts of the economy. A) Democratic Party. B) Libertarian Party. C) Republican Party. D) Socialist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialist Party. 12. Who provided the membership of the coalition government in 2010? A) Labour Party and Conservative Party. B) Conservative Party and Liberal Democrat Party. C) Liberal Democrat Party and Scottish National Party. D) Green Party and UK Independence Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative Party and Liberal Democrat Party. 13. This party favored annexation and slavery. It was a strong party in Texas. A) Know-Nothing. B) Whig. C) Republican. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic. 14. Which Amendment gave 18-20 year olds the right to vote? A) Taking. B) Show. C) I urge. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th. 15. When members of a party separate from one of the major parties and form a new party ..... A) Electorate. B) Splinter party. C) Plurality partisanship. D) Sectionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Splinter party. 16. The Constitution divides federal power among three branches of government. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What were the origins of the Democratic Party? A) Andrew Jackson-expanded democracy by giving more political power to ordinary citizens "the common man". B) Benjamin Franklin and John Adams-more political power to landowners. C) George Washington and Alexander Hamilton-wanted strong federal government. D) Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy-started by abolitionists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrew Jackson-expanded democracy by giving more political power to ordinary citizens "the common man". 18. Strong state governments; lower taxes; support of agriculture and craftsmen. (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison) A) Whig Party. B) Democratic Republicans. C) Federalist Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 19. An anti-federalist A) Supported checks and balances, separation of powers. B) Wanted the executive branch to have ultimate power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supported checks and balances, separation of powers. 20. National government A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 21. Which of the following is NOT one of the political party jurisdictions? A) County. B) City. C) Precinct. D) State. E) Federal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) City. 22. In the modern political system, which represents a basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats? A) The responsibilities of government. B) The frequency of national elections. C) The support for the U.S. military solider. D) The legality of the U.S. Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The responsibilities of government. 23. True or False:A person MUST be a registered member of a political party in order to vote in a general election A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Political action committees are ..... groups that raise ..... to donate. A) Publicawareness. B) Privatemoney. C) Privatepopularity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Privatemoney. 25. What is polarization? A) The shift of positions from ideological extremes towards moderation. B) The shift of positions from moderate towards ideological extremes. C) The shift of positions from one political party to another. D) The shift of positions from one political ideology to another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shift of positions from moderate towards ideological extremes. 26. Believes wages (money you make) should be set by the free market and NOT the gov't A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 27. Which of the following IS NOT TRUE about the office of the President of the United States? A) A presidential term is 4 years. B) The office of President has no term limits. C) The president may serve for two terms only or ten years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The office of President has no term limits. 28. Was Washington's Secretary of State A) Hamilton. B) Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jefferson. 29. The condition for a political party to be recognized as a national party is: A) It must secure at least 6 percent of total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four states. B) It must win at least 4 seats in the Lok Sabha. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 30. All of the following are incumbency advantages in congressional elections EXCEPT A) Incumbents receive more campaign contributions than challengers. B) Most Americans think Congress does a good job. C) Incumbents enjoy franking priviledges. D) Incumbents do case work for constituents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most Americans think Congress does a good job. 31. When a journalist writes an editorial taking a stand on a certain issue, he is A) Taking a poll to measure public opinion. B) Trying to entertain or amuse readers. C) Trying to persuade people to support his point of view. D) Giving unbiased information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trying to persuade people to support his point of view. 32. Conservative political party represented by an elephant A) Green Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republican Party. 33. Which type of party system is usually found in nations with authoritarian governments? A) Coalition system. B) One-party system. C) Two-party system. D) Multi-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One-party system. 34. An election in which voters choose candidates to represent each political party in a general election. A) Indirect primary. B) Direct primary. C) Closed primary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct primary. 35. These votes are the ones you need to become President. A) Popular Votes. B) Electoral Votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral Votes. 36. Given by the people selected to run for President and Vice President at the end of a national convention. A) Convention. B) Campaign. C) Acceptance speech. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acceptance speech. 37. To choose who would run for president in 1796, the party members participated in a ..... A) Federalist. B) Resolve. C) Distinct. D) Caucus. E) Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caucus. 38. Which definition best matches "loose constructionist" ? A) Government can do whatever is necessary to govern. B) Government can only do what the Constitution says. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government can do whatever is necessary to govern. 39. Which political party typically advocates for progressive taxation and increased government regulation of businesses? A) Democratic Party . B) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party . 40. What socialization factor has the most influence in determining a person's degree of political participation? A) Family. B) Cable and Internet News. C) Religion. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Education. 41. The U.S. is a ..... because our presidents come from one of two political parties. A) Two-party system. B) Five-party system. C) Four-party system. D) Three-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two-party system. 42. Family, Age, Religion and Economics all are influences for what? A) A political action committee someone may try to join. B) The Democratic National Committee. C) The political party someone may pick to join. D) The Republican National Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The political party someone may pick to join. 43. To be President you must be at least ..... years old A) 30. B) 40. C) 25. D) 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35. 44. A minority government is when A) No party won 50% of the ridings. B) No party won over 100 ridings. C) No party controls the house of representatives. D) No party won 50% of the votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No party won 50% of the ridings. 45. What type of people supported the Federalist party? A) Ranchers. B) Bankers. C) Women. D) Farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bankers. 46. The first political parties of 1790 were ..... A) Federalists and democratic-republicans. B) Independents and democrats. C) Federalists and farmers. D) Bankers and farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists and democratic-republicans. 47. The largest number of votes cast in an election for a particular office. A) Minority. B) Singularity. C) Majority. D) Plurality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plurality. 48. What is a National Party Platform? A) The platform where all of the speeches are given at the national convention. B) The position each party takes on all the major policy issues. C) The formal list of presidential candidates. D) The plans each party has to organize their nominee's general election campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The position each party takes on all the major policy issues. 49. America was suspicious of aliens and questioned their loyalty to America so they passed the Alien and ..... Acts to make sure anyone criticizing or causing harm to the country would be punished. A) Nullify. B) Faction. C) Caucus. D) Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sedition. 50. This party supports raising taxes for the super rich to support social programs. A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 51. What was the impact of George Washington's view on political parties? A) It had no significant impact. B) It led to the formation of a two-party system. C) It led to the abolition of political parties. D) It led to the formation of multiple political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It led to the formation of a two-party system. 52. Jackie is 18 years old. She wants to vote for the first time in the mid-term elections in the 2022 Gubernatorial and Congressional elections but was denied because they think she is too young. Which amendment proves that she is old enough to vote? A) 24. B) 19. C) 26. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 26. 53. If a non-confidence vote occurs what happens? A) Nothing. B) The opposition takes over. C) A new prime minister would be appointed. D) An election would be called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An election would be called. 54. A person or group who acts as a protector or guardian A) Interest group. B) Impact. C) Watchdog. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watchdog. 55. What is the best reason that press releases from a politician or a government agency are not always the best source of public information about an issue? A) They give too much detail to be useful. B) They may be released too late to be useful. C) They are not covered by news outlets. D) They may present only one point of view about an issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They may present only one point of view about an issue. 56. What is the date for graduation? A) June 8. B) June 7. C) You ain't got game so you ain't got a date. D) June 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) June 7. 57. A document on which a voter will choose a candidate for election. A) Nomination. B) Electorate. C) Ballot. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ballot. 58. The restrictions in the United States that were removed first in order to extend the franchise to more voters were: A) Citizenship requirements and residency requirements. B) Gender requirements and race requirements. C) Property ownership requirements and tax payment requirements. D) Age requirements and literacy requirements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Property ownership requirements and tax payment requirements. 59. Travelling to California to speak at a rally for a party nominee to the US Senate. A) Chief of State. B) Chief Diplomat. C) Chief Legislator. D) Chief of Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chief of Party. 60. The American political process is characterized as a two-party system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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