This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 120 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 120 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To prevent fraudulent voting, most States require voters to A) Pay a poll tax. B) Be a natural-born citizen. C) Be able to read and write. D) Register early. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Register early. 2. A state party is a recognised one when A) It wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the general elections and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha. B) It wins atleast 2% of the total votes in the state elections and 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly. C) It wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the state elections and 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly. D) It wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the state elections and 6 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the state elections and 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly. 3. Which branch commands the military? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Executive. 4. Which political party did NOT want a national bank? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republicans. 5. Elections are truly won at the most local level (the door-to-door hard work of canvassing)-a geographical political area known as ..... ? A) Platform. B) Town. C) Unit. D) Precinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precinct. 6. The official statement of a party's policy goals, released as part of the national party convention, is known as A) Grassroots organization. B) The party in the electorate. C) The party platform. D) The party pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The party platform. 7. Which one is not a role of a political party? A) Select and Raise money for candidates. B) Inform citizens. C) Decide a national budget. D) Act as a watchdog over the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decide a national budget. 8. Changing party allegiance from the party on which a person got elected to a different party A) Affidavit. B) Defection. C) Impeachment. D) Partisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defection. 9. Which from below is NOT a way to register to vote in Virginia? A) In person at the registrar's office. B) Online on the official web site. C) By mail. D) At the grocery store. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the grocery store. 10. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? A) President. B) Vice President. C) Speaker of the House. D) President for the time being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker of the House. 11. Issues considered most significant by government officials. A) Public Opinion. B) Planks. C) Party Platform. D) Public Agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public Agenda. 12. A third party has never won a presidential election. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. How did the Federalist believe in running the economy? A) Through businesses and factories. B) Through slave work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through businesses and factories. 14. What did the 26th amendment do? A) Gave women the right to vote. B) Raised poll taxes. C) Make owning a slave illegal. D) Lowered the voting age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lowered the voting age. 15. What is one role that third parties have played within the American political party system? A) Spoiled the election for one of the two major parties. B) Prevented major parties from adopting the ideas of their supporters. C) Campaigned for and won two presidential elections in the 20th century. D) Overthrown the government and instituted a new regime. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spoiled the election for one of the two major parties. 16. Party favored by most Texans A) Democratic Party. B) Whig Party. C) Republican Party. D) American or Know Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 17. A Political Party that believes the government should control the entire economy and there should be no private ownership of business. A) Socialist Party. B) Libertarian Party. C) Republican Party. D) Communist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communist Party. 18. What day are U.K elections held? A) Tuesday. B) Wednesday. C) Thursday. D) Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thursday. 19. Which of the following NOT a Party System? A) Two Party System. B) Third Party System. C) Multi-Party System. D) One Party System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Party System. 20. For the 2012 presidential election, the Republican party has several different individuals running. To help the Republican party decide who to support, they will hold primary elections in several states. A primary election is an example of which function of a political party? A) Creating the party's platform. B) Educating the electorate. C) Recruiting and nominating candidates. D) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recruiting and nominating candidates. ← 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