This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 244 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 244 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The process by which political parties select their candidates for election to public office A) Partisan Identification. B) National Convention. C) National Committee. D) Nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nomination. 2. When does the general election happen? A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Summer. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fall. 3. A party's state office hosts a conference for party members to discuss the party's goals for the state. A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. B) Help Candidates Win the Election. C) Educate the Public About Issues. D) Monitor the Actions of Officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Educate the Public About Issues. 4. Where were the "Torries" from? A) The U.S.A. B) England. C) Great Britain. D) South America. E) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Britain. 5. Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote? A) 13s. B) 14th. C) 15th. D) 17th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15th. 6. Which of the following Americans was most likely to support the Democratic-Republican Party? A) Merchant. B) Doctor. C) Laborer. D) Farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farmer. 7. What is a state that sometimes votes Republican, and sometimes votes Democratic? A) Red state. B) Blue state. C) Purple state. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purple state. 8. In most states (but not all), who usually draws district boundaries? A) The House of Representatives. B) The Senate. C) The Supreme Court. D) State legislatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State legislatures. 9. What is an open primary? A) No matter your political party you can vote in the primary. B) You must be registered in that political party to vote. C) You do not need to be registered, but you just have to choose one. D) You must be asked to participate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You do not need to be registered, but you just have to choose one. 10. When someone is seeking to win public office, such as President, he or she is called a what? A) Platform. B) Candidate. C) Congressmen. D) Nominee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate. 11. 'Lotus' is a political symbol of which party? A) Indian National Congress. B) Bahujan samaj party. C) Bharatiya Janata Party. D) CPI (M). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bharatiya Janata Party. 12. Keeping citizens informed and holding leaders accountable is the primary role of the A) Public Agenda. B) Sampling. C) Media. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Media. 13. How is representation determined in the House of Representatives? A) Equal representation. B) By the population of the state. C) Voting. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the population of the state. 14. The National Democratic Convention is an example of A) Party in Government. B) Party as Organization. C) Party in the Electorate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party as Organization. 15. Who won the case? A) No one. B) Madison. C) Marbury. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marbury. 16. How many days before an election does registration close? A) 27. B) 30. C) 22. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22. 17. What are the two major parties of the United States. A) Green Party and Libertarian Party. B) Democrat and Republican. C) Democrat-Republican and Federalist. D) Testimonial and Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat and Republican. 18. Despite not recognizing the name of a candidate, a member of the electorate votes for every Republican candidate because he is a Republican. What does this best represent? A) Straight-ticket voting. B) Split-ticket voting. C) Primary voting. D) Absentee voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straight-ticket voting. 19. Robust A) To put an end to or delete. B) Making of foods by labor or machinery. C) To come between arguing people. D) Strong and healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strong and healthy. 20. Local parties inform citizens largely through ..... A) Canvassing. B) Phone calls. C) Emails. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canvassing. ← 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