This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 104 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 104 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Often times votes for minor parties are seen as " ..... " votes. A) Valuable. B) Wasted. C) Free thinking. D) Honorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasted. 2. This political party's platform supports raising taxes in order to support domestic programs, such as healthcare, schools, transportation, infrastructure, and other public works. A) Republicans. B) Democrats. C) Socialists. D) Communists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrats. 3. A political system consisting primarily of two major parties, more or less equal in strength A) Single Party System. B) Two Party System. C) Political Party. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two Party System. 4. How many electoral votes make up the entire United States? A) 50. B) 270. C) 538. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 5. Election held to choose a candidate of a particular party (narrowing it down to just one candidate) A) POLITICS. B) PRIMARY ELECTION. C) GENERAL ELECTION. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRIMARY ELECTION. 6. According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation's economy? A) The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain. B) The abolition of consumption taxes. C) The creation of a trade alliance with France. D) The establishment of a national bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The establishment of a national bank. 7. He believed the U.S. economy should be based on farming (policies should protect and support the interests of yeoman farmers). A) Secretary Hamilton. B) Secretary Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary Jefferson. 8. A political party's belief, position, or principle on an election issue is called a (n) ..... A) Idea. B) Platform. C) Plank. D) Ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plank. 9. Which of these is the first step in the policymaking process? A) Issue identification. B) Agenda setting. C) Policy adoption. D) Policy evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Issue identification. 10. Why are Political Parties Organized A) To win elections. B) To recruit and nominate candidates. C) To influence government policies. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. Which political party emerged in the mid-1800s and started the third party system in the United States. This party system lasted from 1860-1896. A) Democrat. B) Whig. C) Jeffersonian Republicans. D) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republicans. 12. What is the main type of volunteer work that is asked of party members? A) Cold Calls. B) Making Donations. C) Campaigning. D) Voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Campaigning. 13. A presidential power that allows the president to shoot down acts of congress: A) Veto. B) Executive Power. C) Pardon. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veto. 14. Rising campaign costs give an advantage to what type of individuals? A) Poor. B) Wealthy. C) Hardworking. D) Middle-Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wealthy. 15. The political party which believes in Marxism-Leninism is [AI2011] A) Nationalist Congress Party. B) Communist Party of India. C) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamluk). D) Bahujan samaj party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communist Party of India. 16. Which type of organization gets its members elected to public office so that its views can become public policy? A) Third party. B) Two-party system. C) Political party. D) Minority party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political party. 17. Which of the following groups has tended to support the Democratic party in recent decades? A) The business community. B) Protestants. C) Union members. D) White males. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Union members. 18. All members are elected AT-LARGE: A) CONGRESS. B) HOUSE. C) SENATE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SENATE. 19. Which age group is MOST LIKELY to vote A) Aged 65 and older. B) Aged 45-64. C) Aged 26-44. D) Aged 18-25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aged 65 and older. 20. Who among the following is the founder of BSP A) Ram himself. B) B.R. Ambedkar. C) Sahu Maharaj. D) Jyotiba flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ram himself. ← 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