This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 294 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 294 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who thought that only the elite should have the opportunity for education? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton. 2. A citizen is anyone who lives in the United States. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. A political figure who is in favor of increased military spending, supported freedom of choice on abortion, opposed affirmative action programs, wanted to tax the rich more, and felt the courts should stop coddling criminals is a A) Conservative. B) Liberal. C) Mixture of liberal and conservative. D) Socialist. E) Populist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixture of liberal and conservative. 4. WHAT COUNTRY DO WE LIVE IN A) AMERICA. B) MEXICO. C) CALIFORNIA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AMERICA. 5. I live in Washington, D.C. just down the street from the White House. The year is 1955. I am a 35 year old woman with two children. Can I vote? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 6. Who did the Democratic Republicans receive support from? A) Farmers and laborers. B) Fishermen. C) Wealthy bankers and merchants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmers and laborers. 7. A person who is paid by an interest group to meet with and influence legislators is called a ..... : A) Political party. B) Lobbyist. C) Citizen. D) A loyal legislator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbyist. 8. Cranborne money subsidises the work done by opposition parties in the ..... A) House of Commons. B) House of Lords. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House of Lords. 9. Political action committees give most of their money to A) Democrats. B) Incumbents. C) Republicans. D) Third-party candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incumbents. 10. They appealed to immigrants who had recently obtained citizenship. A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 11. In order to win elections, political parties ..... A) Appeal to the political center. B) Take positions that are unpopular with the voters. C) Avoid all propaganda techniques. D) Try to attract only liberal voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to the political center. 12. The party out of office acts as one of these. They ensure that the party in office is doing its job. A) Watchdog. B) Platform. C) Plurality. D) Precinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watchdog. 13. A pollster using a representative sample of 1, 500 Americans finds that 52 percent support candidate X and 48 percent support candidate Y. The pollster's conclusion should be that A) The poll should be retaken using random digit dialing. B) X is likely to win. C) The race is too close to call because of a possible sampling error. D) Polls are unreliable predictors of political outcomes. E) The poll should be retaken with a larger sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The race is too close to call because of a possible sampling error. 14. Which supporter of federalism warned people about the dangers of political parties? A) John Adams. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) James Madison. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James Madison. 15. Non-partisan means supporting one political party or group over another. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Who is the founder of CPI(M) A) A.K. Gopalan. B) Ram himself. C) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.K. Gopalan. 17. When was the Democrat Party founded? A) The Democrat Party was founded in 1776. B) The Democrat Party was founded in 1865. C) The Democrat Party was founded in 1828. D) The Democrat Party was founded in 1901. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Democrat Party was founded in 1828. 18. What is the primary responsibility of opposition parties? A) To run the government. B) To contest elections. C) To shape public opinion. D) To mobilize opposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To mobilize opposition. 19. A political party is a group of persons who join together in order to A) Alert the public to problems that need government action. B) Gain control of the government through the electoral process. C) Educate the public about the need for political activism. D) Ensure that nominees for public office are of good character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gain control of the government through the electoral process. 20. How old must you be to become president? A) 25. B) 30. C) 35. D) 40. 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