This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 179 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 179 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did George Washington contemplate retirement? A) 1792. B) 1796. C) 1799. D) 1893. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1792. 2. What is the main job of the Supreme Court? A) To make rulings in criminal court cases. B) To rule if a law is constitutional or not. C) To serve as tie breaker vote in the Senate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To rule if a law is constitutional or not. 3. Believes in hands-off government A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 4. Which amendment establishes due process for the nation? A) 5th. B) 14th. C) 10th. D) 16th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5th. 5. A party's platform might explain what that party thinks "better" education looks like and how the jobs should be created. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. True or FalseJohn Adams, the second President of the United States was part of the Federalist political party. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. A skewed point of view about something that is present in ALL of us A) Bias. B) Opinion. C) Fact. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 8. This party supports higher taxes A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Libertarians. D) Socialists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 9. Which is not one of the main functions of political parties? A) Governing. B) Nominating Candidates. C) Acting as a Watchdog. D) Imprisoning members of opposing parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imprisoning members of opposing parties. 10. Revolutionaries are where on the political spectrum? A) On the far left. B) One the far right. C) In the center. D) Somewhat left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the far left. 11. What are the components of political parties? A) The leaders. B) The active members. C) The followers. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 12. National conventions began with ..... A) McKinley. B) Wilson. C) Taft. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) McKinley. 13. Why are there only two main parties? A) Representative democracy. B) Multiple parties and the electoral college. C) Single party districts and winner take all elections. D) Multiple party districts and single winner take all elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single party districts and winner take all elections. 14. What type of political party prefers little government control in economics and personal value choices? A) Populist Party. B) Communist Party. C) Green Party. D) Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Libertarian Party. 15. A political parties ..... is a series of statements expressing the party's core beliefs and its position on various politcial issues. A) Controlled narrative. B) Manifesto. C) Community notes. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 16. What were the first political parties in the United States? A) Labour and Conservative. B) Whigs and Tories. C) Democrats and Republicans. D) Federalist and Anti-Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federalist and Anti-Federalist. 17. What percentage of the vote did the SPD win in the first elections in 1919? A) 18%. B) 55%. C) 4%. D) 37%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 37%. 18. Who gave the name "Democrat" to the Democratic Party? A) James Buchanan. B) Andrew Jackson. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) Barack Obama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andrew Jackson. 19. A group of people who come close to each other to attain their common aim of power is known as ..... A) Political Party. B) Interest Group. C) Political leadership. D) Factional group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Party. 20. A role of political parties is to monitor office holders. To monitor means to ..... A) Support and assist. B) Watch, observe and listen to. C) Recruit and nominate. D) Consult and request. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watch, observe and listen to. ← 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