This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 132 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 132 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A set of statements describing a party's views on major issues? A) Platform. B) Floor. C) Window. D) Board. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 2. A general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters. A) Compromise. B) Consensus. C) Partisan. D) Bipartisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consensus. 3. Which party is pro-Second Amendment? A) Republicans. B) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans. 4. The stable, cooperative relationship that often develops among a congressional committee, an administrative agency, and one or more supportive interest groups; A) Issue network. B) Iron triangle. C) Lead triangle. D) Roman triumvirate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron triangle. 5. The two major U.S. political parties are the Whigs and the Copperheads. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Voter turnout in primaries tends to ..... A) Be lower than turnout in the general election. B) Be higher than elections in other countries. C) Be mandatory in some states. D) Be lower in states with early primaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be lower than turnout in the general election. 7. This party tends to support reducing the federal government. A) Republicans. B) Democrats. C) Independents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans. 8. When you are voting you make your mark or choice on this. A) The exit poll. B) A recall. C) A ballot. D) Your ipad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A ballot. 9. Who came in second place in the Presidential election of 1796 therefore becoming the Vice President of the United States of America? (a) A) John Adams. B) Charles Pinckney. C) Aaron Burr. D) A Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Thomas Jefferson. 10. Which one below is NOT one of the benefits of purchasing the Louisiana Territory> A) Doubled the size of the US. B) Gained valuable resources. C) Increased tourism. D) America now controlled the Mississippi River and could use the port of New Orleans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased tourism. 11. The agents X, Y, and Z of the XYZ affair were ..... agents. A) British. B) French. C) Spanish. D) Native American. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French. 12. What is the main purpose of political parties in a democratic system? A) To serve the interests of the ruling elite and ignore the needs of the people. B) To represent the interests and viewpoints of the people, organize and mobilize voters, and provide a platform for political debate and decision-making. C) To create division and conflict within the society. D) To promote a single ideology and suppress opposing viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To represent the interests and viewpoints of the people, organize and mobilize voters, and provide a platform for political debate and decision-making. 13. What is the consequence, if the MLAs and MPs change their parties? A) He or she has to pay the fine. B) He or she will be imprisoned. C) He or she will lose the seat in the legislature. D) He or she will be exiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He or she will lose the seat in the legislature. 14. TRUE OR FALSE:Having a strong negative opinion towards a particular political candidate can influence voter turnout A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. After the 1796 presidential election A) The Federalists elected the next 3 Presidents. B) The Democratic-Republican Party "died". C) The Federalists did not elect another President. D) The Democratic-Republicans did not elect another President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Federalists did not elect another President. 16. Political party that does not have a majority of the elected members A) Third party. B) Political party. C) Ballot access. D) Minority party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minority party. 17. Which is not a typical Liberal Democrat's policy? A) Rehabilitation of prisoners. B) Stay in the EU. C) Commitment to renewable energy. D) Raise taxes for all. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raise taxes for all. 18. What do you think of people gradually moving away from both parties is called? A) Partisan drift. B) Alignment. C) Dealignment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dealignment. 19. A majority government requires A) A party to win over 50% of the votes. B) A party to win over 50% of the ridings. C) A party to win 50% of the seats in the senate. D) A party to win 50% of the seats in the house or representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A party to win over 50% of the ridings. 20. This takes place at a national convention right before the adjournment A) Delegation party. B) Vice president nomination. C) Keynote speech. D) Acceptance speeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acceptance speeches. ← 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