This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 259 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 259 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A minority government is when A) No party won 50% of the votes. B) No party won 50% of the ridings. C) No party won over 100 ridings. D) No party controls the house of representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No party won 50% of the ridings. 2. What type of people supported the Federalist party? A) Farmers. B) Women. C) Ranchers. D) Bankers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bankers. 3. The first political parties of 1790 were ..... A) Federalists and democratic-republicans. B) Independents and democrats. C) Federalists and farmers. D) Bankers and farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists and democratic-republicans. 4. The largest number of votes cast in an election for a particular office. A) Majority. B) Minority. C) Plurality. D) Singularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plurality. 5. What is a National Party Platform? A) The platform where all of the speeches are given at the national convention. B) The position each party takes on all the major policy issues. C) The formal list of presidential candidates. D) The plans each party has to organize their nominee's general election campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The position each party takes on all the major policy issues. 6. America was suspicious of aliens and questioned their loyalty to America so they passed the Alien and ..... Acts to make sure anyone criticizing or causing harm to the country would be punished. A) Sedition. B) Caucus. C) Nullify. D) Faction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sedition. 7. This party supports raising taxes for the super rich to support social programs. A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 8. What was the impact of George Washington's view on political parties? A) It led to the formation of multiple political parties. B) It led to the abolition of political parties. C) It led to the formation of a two-party system. D) It had no significant impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It led to the formation of a two-party system. 9. Jackie is 18 years old. She wants to vote for the first time in the mid-term elections in the 2022 Gubernatorial and Congressional elections but was denied because they think she is too young. Which amendment proves that she is old enough to vote? A) 22. B) 24. C) 19. D) 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26. 10. If a non-confidence vote occurs what happens? A) Nothing. B) The opposition takes over. C) A new prime minister would be appointed. D) An election would be called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An election would be called. 11. A person or group who acts as a protector or guardian A) Watchdog. B) Impact. C) Interest group. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watchdog. 12. What is the best reason that press releases from a politician or a government agency are not always the best source of public information about an issue? A) They are not covered by news outlets. B) They give too much detail to be useful. C) They may be released too late to be useful. D) They may present only one point of view about an issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They may present only one point of view about an issue. 13. What is the date for graduation? A) June 7. B) June 8. C) June 6. D) You ain't got game so you ain't got a date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) June 7. 14. A document on which a voter will choose a candidate for election. A) Nomination. B) Electorate. C) Ballot. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ballot. 15. The restrictions in the United States that were removed first in order to extend the franchise to more voters were: A) Citizenship requirements and residency requirements. B) Gender requirements and race requirements. C) Property ownership requirements and tax payment requirements. D) Age requirements and literacy requirements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Property ownership requirements and tax payment requirements. 16. Travelling to California to speak at a rally for a party nominee to the US Senate. A) Chief of Party. B) Chief of State. C) Chief Legislator. D) Chief Diplomat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief of Party. 17. The American political process is characterized as a two-party system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Person whose views are in the middle between conservative and liberal and may include some of both ideologies A) Moderate. B) Liberal. C) Radical. D) 3rd Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moderate. 19. The old name of BJP was A) Go union. B) Jana matt. C) Go power. D) Go more:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go union. 20. Political parties gain power through A) Holding political offices. B) Executive and legislative branch need to cooperate with them. C) Have appointment to executive offices. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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