This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 309 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 309 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you vote based on who will help you or your family the most, you are which kind of voter? A) Party line. B) Retrospective. C) Rational. D) Prospective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rational. 2. All votes can participate in the primary of any party is known as a A) Closed primary. B) Open primary. C) A caucus. D) Blanket primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open primary. 3. States can hold both a Primary and a Caucus A) True, they can hold both. B) False, they have to hold one or the other. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False, they have to hold one or the other. 4. The current Virginia governor is part of the ..... party. A) Republican. B) Democrat. C) America First. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 5. At each party's national convention, candidates attempt to win the support of these people A) Uncommitted delegates. B) Precinct captains. C) Ward captains. D) Patrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncommitted delegates. 6. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 claimed that states have the right to ....., or legally overturn federal laws they believed were unconstitutional. A) Veto. B) Resolve. C) Nullify. D) Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nullify. 7. What is the best definition of high political efficacy? A) Politicians must keep electorate well informed. B) The average voter cannot make a difference. C) Media must provide unbiased information. D) Belief my vote makes a difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belief my vote makes a difference. 8. The Democratic representative is ..... A) Joe Biden. B) Donald Trump. C) Barack Obama. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe Biden. 9. This political party tends to be the more conservative party in American politics, believes in lower taxes, and a smaller government? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Libertarians. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 10. Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) A) Jyotiba Phule. B) Ram himself. C) B. R. Ambudkar. D) Maya Vati. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ram himself. 11. The Republican party favors a stronger central government whereas the Democratic government favors a weaker central government. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which political party's famous presidents include Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republicans. 13. The Democrat party color is A) Red. B) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue. 14. Who can veto a law? A) Supreme Court. B) Congress. C) President. D) Mayors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 15. Which political party is associated with the color purple in the United States? A) Democratic Party. B) Independent Party. C) Republican Party. D) Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Party. 16. What function of the political party is where the party out of power attempts to convince voters that they should "throw the rascals out" by criticizing the other parties policies and behaviors? A) Electing Candidates. B) Educating the Public. C) Bonding Agent. D) Operating the Government. E) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Watchdog. 17. What is a candidate? A) Someone who is running for a race. B) Someone who is running for a job. C) Someone who is running for private office. D) Someone who is running for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone who is running for office. 18. The purpose of the system of checks and balances is to prevent A) People from losing their inalienable rights. B) States from losing more power to federalism. C) The government from changing the constitution. D) Any branch of government from becoming too powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any branch of government from becoming too powerful. 19. A special election in which the people can remove a public official from office? A) Recall. B) Initiative. C) Referendum. D) Proposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recall. 20. Political parties are most visible institutions in a democracy because A) Even less educated citizens know about political parties. B) For ordinary citizens democracy is equal to political parties. C) Parties have become identified with social:and political divisions. D) Most people in a democracy are not critical of political parties. 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