This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 260 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 260 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word below means someone who currently holds a political office? A) Caucus. B) Advocate. C) Incumbent. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incumbent. 2. Which of the following is NOT a reason why political parties exist? A) To make it easier for voters to form groups that vote in certain ways. B) To facilitate policy making by allowing politicians with similar views to work together. C) To deal with the problem of politicians' ambition by controlling their self-interest. D) To divide the country into two large groups to simplify elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To divide the country into two large groups to simplify elections. 3. Which election happens on the same day all across the United States? A) Primary. B) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General. 4. ..... are organized groups that influence government by getting electing their members to government positions. A) Two-party system. B) Political parties. C) Federalists. D) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political parties. 5. Thomas Jefferson held what position in George Washington's cabinet? A) Secretary of Agriculture. B) Secretary of State. C) Attorney General. D) Secretary of Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary of State. 6. Candidates are the men and women who join political parties to make their voices heard. A) T. B) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 7. Which of the following is something that Democratic party would favor? A) A program that took away money from the poor on their taxes. B) Giving more money to our military. C) Term limits. D) A program that gave more free medical services to the poor citizens of the U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A program that gave more free medical services to the poor citizens of the U.S. 8. President Adams referred to the three French agents who demanded a bribe and a loan from the Americans as (a) . A) A X, Y and Z. B) Political parties. C) Federalists. D) Partisan. E) Alien and Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A X, Y and Z. 9. What are the main political parties in the UK? A) The Conservative and the Labour. B) The Conservative and the Liberal. C) The Conservative and the Liberal-Democratic. D) The Conservative and the Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Conservative and the Labour. 10. Which do party committee's NOT do to support their candidate? A) Raise money. B) Urge people to vote. C) Protest other candidates. D) Educate voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protest other candidates. 11. They admired the French because they thought the French Revolution was modeled after the American Revolution. A) Federalist Party. B) Democratic-Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican Party. 12. How long is the term for someone in the U.S. House of Representatives? A) 2 years. B) 4 years. C) 6 years. D) 8 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 years. 13. A set of policies that a political party agrees to work for A) Platform. B) Constitution. C) Convention. D) Ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 14. Which term means to name those who will seek to run for public office with methods such as primaries & caucuses? A) Convention. B) Petition. C) Nomination. D) Self-announcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nomination. 15. A political party's general plan for how they will govern A) Plank. B) Platform. C) Plan. D) Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 16. What are the three qualifications of voting in Virginia? A) U.S. Citizen, 18 years old, VA resident. B) U.S. Citizen, 21 years old, VA resident. C) 18 years old, VA resident, landowner. D) VA resident, 21 years old, college degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) U.S. Citizen, 18 years old, VA resident. 17. Which of the following is the idea/ policy a Federalist supports? A) Support manufacturing as a main form of economic growth. B) Against tariffs. C) Support states having more power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support manufacturing as a main form of economic growth. 18. Recruiting and nominating candidates, helping candidates win elections, educating the voters, and monitoring officeholders are: A) Differences in political parties. B) Third party similarities. C) Roles of parties in the political process. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roles of parties in the political process. 19. Identifying the issues A) Ways individuals influence public policy. B) Ways interest groups influence public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ways interest groups influence public policy. 20. The main role political parties play in the election process is ..... A) Conducting opinion polls. B) Nominating candidates. C) Organizing election polling places. D) Supporting democratic processes in other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominating candidates. ← 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