This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 96 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 96 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the Green Party of Canada's position on electoral reform? A) They support proportional representation. B) They do not support electoral reform. C) They support the current first-past-the-post system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They support proportional representation. 2. Which party wants the national government to be more involved in citizens' lives and have more control over how the country is run? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 3. The Census is conducted every 10 years to count the total population in the nation. How can the population affect the Electoral College? A) Change the number of electoral votes. B) It can't affect it. C) It can determine the number of Senators each state gets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the number of electoral votes. 4. "Read my lips. No new taxes." A) Ronald Reagan. B) George Bush. C) Bill Clinton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George Bush. 5. (True or False)A political party's national committee chooses that party's presidential candidates. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Which of these items is NOT associated with the Republican party? A) Right. B) Red. C) Liberal. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberal. 7. Who said "I am not among those who fear the people. They, not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom." A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson. 8. True or false:You must register before you can vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. When coalitions support parties and the balance of power between parties change and are redefined is? A) Realignment. B) Readjustment. C) Switching parties. D) Changing views. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realignment. 10. What is the official colour of the Green party? A) Blue. B) Green. C) Red. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green. 11. A political party's ..... consists of ALL its views on important issues. A) Plank. B) Universe. C) Policy. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 12. Which of the following political party espouses secularism and welfare of weaker sections and minorities? A) Nationalist Congress Party. B) Indian National Congress. C) All India Trinamool Congress. D) Bharatiya Janata Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian National Congress. 13. What is the step taken by Election Commission to reform Political Parties? A) To follow the code of conduct. B) Political parties have to hold their organisational elections and file their income tax returns. C) To follow all the rules and regulations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political parties have to hold their organisational elections and file their income tax returns. 14. Contests in which only one candidate is elected to each office on the ballot. A) Specific electorate. B) Double member district. C) General electorate. D) Single member district. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single member district. 15. Newspaper Advertisement:A message that appeals to ordinary people, like you and me. A) Bandwagon. B) Emotions. C) Plain folks. D) Name calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain folks. 16. What was the significance of the Election of 1796 A) The President and Vice-President were from two different political parties. B) Federalist allowed for British citizens to vote. C) The Democratic-Republicans won and the Federalist lost power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President and Vice-President were from two different political parties. 17. Which party believes wages should be set by the free market? A) Republicans. B) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans. 18. He/she acts as the top ranking official of his/her political party and works to help other members to get elected A) Secretary. B) Party Chief. C) Electoral College. D) Independent agencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party Chief. 19. Which party is very strong in the South? A) Democratic. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 20. Short money is allocated to ..... A) All parties in the HoC. B) The governing party in the HoC. C) The opposition parties in the HoC. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The opposition parties in the HoC. 21. Political parties play a key role in the government, and in helping their candidate win. They also: A) Educate the electorate. B) Provide non-biased propaganda. C) Pay money for your vote. D) Fine citizens who do not vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Educate the electorate. 22. Political parties can be placed along the ....., or wide range of views on public issues. A) Political Spectrum. B) Political Party. C) Candidate. D) Nominate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Spectrum. 23. When it comes to welfare, conservatives ....., and liberals ..... A) Encourage self-reliance (being able to support yourself); favor government assistance. B) Favor government assistance programs; support self-reliance (being able to support yourself). C) Are completely against welfare; fully support government assistance for all. D) Favor assistance for the elderly; favor assistance for all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encourage self-reliance (being able to support yourself); favor government assistance. 24. What is the proper name for bringing a lawsuit against someone (suing someone)? A) Litigation. B) Agenda. C) Precinct. D) PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Litigation. 25. Guess what? Congress has some superpowers not explicitly mentioned in the constitution! Can you name them? A) Delegated powers. B) Denied powers. C) Implied powers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implied powers. 26. Who was the Labour leader at the last election in 2019? A) Keir Starmer. B) Keir Hardie. C) Jeremy Corbyn. D) Ed Miliband. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jeremy Corbyn. 27. Believed federal government should have more power than states A) Federalists. B) Democrats/ Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 28. Select allWhat are ways individuals can influence and monitor the government? A) Run for political office. B) Attend civic meetings. C) Vote. D) Petition the government. E) Lobby senators and representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vote. 29. Four Major Party Eras A) Era of Dems(1800-1860), Era of Reb(1860-1932), Return of Dems(1932-1968), Divided Gov(1968-Pres). B) Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. C) Powers Reserved to the States. D) Party organization tends to be decentralized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Era of Dems(1800-1860), Era of Reb(1860-1932), Return of Dems(1932-1968), Divided Gov(1968-Pres). 30. Based on the following policy, which political party is most likely to support it: "Implement a ban on single-use plastics" ? A) Green Party. B) Conservative Party. C) Liberal Party. D) New Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green Party. 31. The very FIRST primary gets a TON of media coverage. Located where? A) North Carolina. B) New Hampshire. C) Florida. D) Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Hampshire. 32. Supported by Northern businessmen A) Democratic-Republican Party. B) Federalist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist Party. 33. This U.S. political party believes that the federal government should be more directly involved in regulating the economy and in providing housing, income, education, and jobs for the poor? A) Green. B) Independents. C) Democrats. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats. 34. The first two major political parties in the U.S. were ..... A) The Federalist and the Democratic-Republican party. B) The Democrats and the Wigs. C) The Grand Old Party the the Progressives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Federalist and the Democratic-Republican party. 35. Based on historic generalizations, a Republican may be all of the following EXCEPT A) Business owners / CEOS. B) Environmentalists. C) Older Voters. D) Military Members. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalists. 36. True or False? Citizens MUST register to vote befeore being allowed to vote. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 37. Which of the following is a list of the types of committees Congress has? A) Standing, Joint, Select, Conference. B) Standing and Conference only. C) Standing, Joint, Secret. D) Joint, Special, Select. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standing, Joint, Select, Conference. 38. Which of the following is an example of something that political parties do not do? A) Nominate candidates. B) Vote for the other party. C) Inform supporters. D) Create the party platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vote for the other party. 39. Which party is a splinter party? A) Republican Party. B) Bull Moose Party. C) Prohibition Party. D) Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bull Moose Party. 40. Parents should be able to use public school funds to pay for private school for their children A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 41. What city houses our national government? A) Philadelphia. B) Montgomery. C) New York. D) Washington, DC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Washington, DC. 42. This party was formed to oppose slavery. A) Democrats. B) Whigs. C) Republicans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republicans. 43. How do third parties impact our political system? A) Third parties raise important issues and make them mainstream. B) Third parties often win elections and cause change. C) Third parties help keep the two-party system successful. D) Third parties prevent people from making their own political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third parties raise important issues and make them mainstream. 44. What does the Democratic Party emphasize in their party platform? A) Limited government and public affairs and in economic intervention. B) Level the economic playing field, ending poverty, and breaking up corporate concentration. C) Taking away social welfare programs to put people on the road to economic disequilibrium. D) Deregulation of businesses and let the free market take care of the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Level the economic playing field, ending poverty, and breaking up corporate concentration. 45. What is another term for the Republican Party A) The Pizza Party. B) The Green Party. C) The Tea Party. D) The Grand Old Party (GOP). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Grand Old Party (GOP). 46. Because there is a limit on individual donations $ to political campaigns, many people choose instead to give money to ..... who are free to spend money more freely. A) Political Action Committees (PACs). B) Lobbyists. C) Political Parties. D) Philanthropists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Action Committees (PACs). 47. Amendment that allowed allowed 18 year olds to vote. A) 24th. B) 15th. C) 19th. D) 26th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th. 48. Explain the impact of political parties on the election process and political campaigns in the Jacksonian era. A) Political parties had no impact on the election process and political campaigns in the Jacksonian era. B) Political parties in the Jacksonian era influenced voter turnout, candidate selection, and campaign strategies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political parties in the Jacksonian era influenced voter turnout, candidate selection, and campaign strategies. 49. A written statement outlining a political party's views on issues and describing the programs it proposes A) Poll. B) Deck. C) Survey. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 50. ..... more likely to value respect for traditional authority. A) Jeffersonians. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 51. Provide an army and navy A) Federal. B) State. C) Concurrent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal. 52. A political system in which a single political party controls the government. A) One-Party. B) Multiparty. C) Two-Party. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One-Party. 53. Study shows 5th graders never do their homework.What is the extreme language in this sentence? A) Do. B) Homework. C) Shows. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never. 54. Believes thegovernment shouldcontrol the entireeconomy and control all productionand distribution of goods. A) Republican Party. B) Libertarian USA. C) Communist USA. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist USA. 55. What does the executive branch do? A) Count the votes. B) Enforces the laws. C) Make the laws. D) Elect the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enforces the laws. 56. What type of Third Party is centered around a charismatic and influential figure? A) Unity Party. B) Single Issue Party. C) Reform Party. D) Ideology or Belief Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unity Party. 57. The social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations A) Rewards System. B) Sponsored Incentive. C) Public Incentives. D) Solidary Incentives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solidary Incentives. 58. Mostly made of farmers and common people A) Democratic Republican. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Republican. 59. Which political party favored a strong navy A) Republicans. B) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalist. 60. Which of the following is incorrect about political parties in the United States? A) They are the link between the people and their gov't. B) They serve as "power brokers" by bringing conflicting groups together. C) They modify and encourage compromise. D) They help to divide, rather than unify, the American people. 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