This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 242 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 242 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is in charge of a state committee in a political party? A) State captain. B) National chairperson. C) State chairperson. D) State department head. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State chairperson. 2. Breaks for the established majority party A) Ideology. B) Splinter party. C) Single-Issue. D) Economic protest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Splinter party. 3. The effect of the "Winner-take-all" system is that A) Candidates only focus on small states while running for office. B) Densely populated states have more influence in elections. C) Swing states play a small role in elections. D) The popular vote decides who wins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Densely populated states have more influence in elections. 4. Minor parties most often demonstrate their influence by A) Winning the presidency. B) Influencing the major parties' platforms. C) Splitting the major parties. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influencing the major parties' platforms. 5. When a political party informs voters about the candidate they are ..... A) Creating their party's platform. B) Educating voters. C) Raising money for their party. D) Nominating a candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educating voters. 6. An organization that recruits, nominates and elects party members to office in order to control the government A) Political Party. B) Platform. C) Grassroots organizing. D) Patronage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Party. 7. John Marshall A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 8. On which of the following issues do both Donald Trump and the Republican Party have the support of the majority of the American voters? A) Defeating ISIS. B) Increasing the amount of social services (welfare). C) Granting amnesty to all 12, 000, 000 illegal immigrants. D) Increasing taxes on the top 1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defeating ISIS. 9. Primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote A) Direct Primary. B) Open Primary. C) Closed Primary. D) Mixed Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closed Primary. 10. The process used to select the president and Vice President is called the- A) Electoral College. B) Selection College. C) Popular College. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electoral College. 11. Which statemenr does NOT describe one type of minor party? A) The members of a minor party are united by a particular group of view points. B) A minor party is a party that has broken away from a major party. C) The members of a minor party tend to support the platform of a major party. D) A minor party expresses discontnt over the state of the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The members of a minor party tend to support the platform of a major party. 12. How many major political parties are in America? A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) Lots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 13. Which party is the only third party in history to achieve ballot access in all fifty states? A) The Libertarian Party. B) The Green Party. C) The Progressive Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Libertarian Party. 14. Rising campaign costs A) Allow for more people to run for a political office. B) Encourage the development of political action committees (PACs). C) Allow people to research more about their candidates. D) Increase the amount of polling locations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encourage the development of political action committees (PACs). 15. Propaganda technique involving the use of showing one-sided information A) Card stacking. B) Bandwagon. C) Transfer. D) Name calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Card stacking. 16. China has just one political paty A) True. B) False. C) May be. D) Not sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Democrats are conservative A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. In Parliament the party leader of the majority party is the prime minister. For parties not in power it is the opposition leader. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. How many constitutions has Florida had? A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 20. A bill can originate here A) House of Representatives. B) Senate. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. ← 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