This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 121 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 121 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a Splinter Party? A) Formed around a strong personality. B) Long lasting. C) Main political party. D) Always win elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formed around a strong personality. 2. Students can participate in the democratic process by doing what? A) Mailing in their registration when they are 15 years oldComplying with government officials. B) Going to schoolPlaying ball. C) Voting without registeringStaying at home. D) Participating in campaignsParticipating in a classroom or on-line simulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participating in campaignsParticipating in a classroom or on-line simulation. 3. This phrase means " a group of people with similar views about government and politics." A) Two party system. B) Candidate. C) Legislative branch. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political party. 4. What party does the donkey symbolize? A) Democratic. B) Republican. C) Green. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic. 5. One function of political parties is to (a) money to support candidates. A) A raise. B) Charge. C) Spend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A raise. 6. In closed primaries, A) Voters may vote for candidates from either party. B) Voters may vote for multiple candidates. C) Voters may choose on election day which party primary they want to participate in. D) Only voters who have registered in advance with the party can vote. E) None of these are true about closed primaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only voters who have registered in advance with the party can vote. 7. This party focused on farming A) Federalists. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 8. Did not trust Hamilton's idea that the national government should absorb the states' Revolutionary War debt A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 9. An election in which party members select candidates is a A) Direct Primary. B) Convention. C) Caucus. D) Petition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Primary. 10. Who is most likely to be accused of witchcraft? A) A judge. B) A woman of low social standing. C) A poor farmer. D) Witches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A woman of low social standing. 11. Admired the English A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 12. What is the Liberal Party's position on foreign policy? A) They prioritize international cooperation and diplomacy. B) They prioritize military intervention and aggressive foreign policy. C) They do not have a clear position on foreign policy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They prioritize international cooperation and diplomacy. 13. In 1999 which party was founded? A) Nationalist Congress Party(NCP). B) Indian National Congress(INC). C) Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP). D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nationalist Congress Party(NCP). 14. What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties? A) Interest groups have more members than political parties. B) Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern. C) Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office. D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. 15. Usually held in August/September of election years; party members meet to formally nominate the president and vice presidential candidates and vote on the party platform A) Electoral college. B) Primaries. C) National convention. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National convention. 16. In most states, the first step in the election process is called a A) Primary election. B) General election. C) Referendum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary election. 17. Throwing out the first pitch at the first game of the World Series. A) Chief of Party. B) Chief Citizen. C) Chief of State. D) Chief Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief Citizen. 18. How many electoral votes are needed to win a Presidential Election? A) 538. B) 270. C) 100. D) 435. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 19. Justice Party-a non-Brahmin movement was transformed into ..... a Political Party. A) Assam Gana Parishad. B) Shiv Sena. C) Dravid Development Corporation. D) National Conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dravid Development Corporation. 20. Which qualification to register to vote in Virginia is missing from the list? A) Valid passport. B) Resident of Virginia. C) Driver's license. D) Citizen of the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driver's license. ← 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