This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 233 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 233 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following was one of our first political parties? A) Bull Moose Part. B) Federalists. C) Republicans. D) Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalists. 2. Due to the ever-increasing usage of media in campaigns, personalities can speak more directly to the people leading to A) Creation of Super-PACs. B) Candidate centered campaigns. C) The McGovern-Fraser Commission. D) An increasingly divided government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate centered campaigns. 3. To vote in Virginia, you must- A) Join a political party. B) Register. C) Take a loyalty oath. D) Join a political action committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Register. 4. George Washington said that political parties are the " ..... " of the government. A) Encourage. B) Friend. C) Enemy. D) Denier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enemy. 5. Political Parties help nominate candidates. A) Ture. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ture. 6. Powers of Federal Government that are spelled out in the Constitution A) Expressed. B) Reserved. C) Implied. D) Concurrent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressed. 7. Beginning with the presidential elections of 2000, the term blue state has been used to describe a state in the United States whose citizens primarily vote for ..... A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 8. Based on where they are in the political spectrum this party is very liberal. A) The Democratic Party. B) The Green Party. C) The Republicans. D) The Bloc Quebeccois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Republicans. 9. Why was the electoral college created? A) To give each state equal number of voters. B) To select representatives. C) To select the voters. D) To select the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To select the president. 10. A meeting of political party members to conduct party business A) Caucus. B) Secret Society. C) Political Machine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caucus. 11. Which factors predict which citizens will vote? A) Ideology, age, income. B) Age, effort, income. C) Education, interest, personality. D) Age, education, income. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Age, education, income. 12. A presidential candidate must campaign in order to A) Follow the Constitution. B) Raise money. C) Win votes. D) Gain frequent flyer miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Win votes. 13. The concept of realignment refers to changes in A) The US system of international alliances. B) The social bases of the parties' voting support. C) The media's criticism of the president and Congress. D) The rate of voter participaton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The social bases of the parties' voting support. 14. The leader of the political party when contesting the state assembly is A) Member of the parliament. B) Member of legislative assembly. C) Leader of the political party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Member of legislative assembly. 15. A government order that stops trade with other countries A) Commerce clause. B) Embargo. C) Necessary and proper clause. D) Tribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embargo. 16. In 1996, which Green Party candidate earned more than 650, 000 votes for president? A) Gary Johnson. B) Ralph Nader. C) Theodore Roosevelt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ralph Nader. 17. How many electoral votes are there in total? A) 270. B) 435. C) 100. D) 538. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 538. 18. "We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity ..... "In which document are these ideals described A) Articles of Confederation. B) Bill of Rights. C) Declaration of Independence. D) United States Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States Constitution. 19. A coalition government generally forms when A) One party dominates the elected offices. B) One party fails to get enough support to control the government. C) One party disputes the results of the election. D) One party controls the presidency while another controls one of both houses of the legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One party fails to get enough support to control the government. 20. A system in which only a single party is allowed brother work, control and run the government, is called a ..... A) One Party System. B) Bi Party system. C) Multi party system. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One Party System. ← 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