This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 264 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 264 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the third step of the presidential election season? A) Primary election. B) National conventions. C) General election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General election. 2. The process of drawing congressional districts in a fashion that gives a particular group an advantage is referred to as A) Gerrymandering. B) Redistricting. C) Zone variance. D) Redistribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerrymandering. 3. In the United States, nearly all elected officials are selected by A) Single member districts. B) Precinct captains. C) Political bosses. D) Caucusses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single member districts. 4. A ..... is one who favors traditional views and values in government and society. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 5. People belong to a particular political party A) According to regulations of State law. B) Voluntarily, because they made a personal choice. C) Based on the location of the State in which they live. D) According to regulations of federal law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntarily, because they made a personal choice. 6. True or False:In most states, a candidate receives some electoral votes even if they didn't win the popular vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Term which refers to seeking to influence a public official on an issue. A) Lobbying. B) Ideology. C) Public policy process. D) Political process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobbying. 8. Most votes compared to all people running for office A) Plurality. B) Majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plurality. 9. An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation A) General. B) Primary. C) Recall. D) Initiative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General. 10. Many people do not identity with a political party. A) Dealignment. B) Era of Good Feelings. C) New Deal Coalition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dealignment. 11. Political Party that wanted to keep Catholics and immigrants from participating in government or voting A) Democratic Party. B) Whig Party. C) Republican Party. D) American or Know Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) American or Know Nothing Party. 12. Which of the five roles of political parties does this example illustrate?Party volunteers spend a Saturday afternoon at the park handing out party-sponsored voting guides. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Influence Voters. 13. The process by which a group of official electors are formally empowered to elect the U.S. president/vice president ..... based on their home states' popular vote A) Electoral Majority. B) Electoral Cast-Off. C) Electoral Delegation. D) Electoral College. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electoral College. 14. Which four things do Political Parties do? A) -Recruit Candidates-Inform Voters-Write Laws-Support Campaigns. B) -Recruit Candidates-Raise Money-Attend Meetings-Organize Elections. C) -Recruit Candidates-Inform Voters-Organize Elections-Support Campaigns. D) -Recruit Candidates-Attend Meetings-Inform Voters-Organize Elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -Recruit Candidates-Inform Voters-Organize Elections-Support Campaigns. 15. Which of the following is not an impact of minor parties? A) Providing additional candidates. B) Bringing up new ideas that major parties might ignore. C) Criticizing major political parties. D) Balancing the power through the federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balancing the power through the federal government. 16. What is one of the challenges third parties face? A) There are too many parties to choose from. B) The U.S. uses a winner-takes-all/plurality system. C) Most people hate them. D) The election process is too long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The U.S. uses a winner-takes-all/plurality system. 17. What is created to hold elections in a planned and organised way A) Political parties. B) Election commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Election commission. 18. Which is the correct description of a party platform? A) It is a place where political candidates make speeches. B) It is a statement that outlines views on issues. C) It is determined by means of a primary election. D) It is held after the nominating convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a statement that outlines views on issues. 19. The two political parties used ..... to reach the voters. A) Social media. B) Television. C) Newspapers. D) Wifi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Newspapers. 20. Believed in an Agrarian society A) Federalist. B) Democratic Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republican. ← 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