This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 317 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 317 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. State Banks A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican. 2. Represented views of farmers, laborers, and small business owners A) Democratic Party. B) Whig Party. C) Republican Party. D) American or Know Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 3. A system in which the candidate who wins the elections could get less than 50% of the vote? A) Majority. B) Plurality. C) Minority. D) Two-Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plurality. 4. Which ideology emphasizes civil rights, government involvement in public affairs, and intervention in the economy? A) Liberal ideology. B) Conservative ideology. C) Libertarian ideology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal ideology. 5. Organization of people who share similar ideas about government A) Platform. B) Two party system. C) Third Party. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Party. 6. Often bring attention to social issues but lack money (a) A) A Third parties. B) Democrats. C) Republicans. D) Mr. A candle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Third parties. 7. Thomas Jefferson George MasonSamuel Adams*James Madison A) Federalists. B) Anti-Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-Federalist. 8. Which of the following is true about minor, or third, parties? A) They very rarely win major elections. B) They can bring attention to an issue that the major parties aren't necessarily addressing. C) They can play spoiler by taking votes away from one of the major parties in an election. D) All of these are true of minor parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are true of minor parties. 9. The Democrat Party seemed to have a decided advantage in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. How? A) They were better at GOTV (with the help of ACORN). B) They registered more people to vote. C) They spent more time "reaching out" to minority voters. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Made up of representatives from every state, they help raise funds for presidential elections and organize the party's national convention? A) Caucus. B) National Committee. C) Primary. D) County Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Committee. 11. Which is not a qualification to register to vote in Virginia A) Pay a 10% tax. B) Be a US citizen. C) Live in VA and your voting precinct. D) Be 18 by the general election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pay a 10% tax. 12. The electoral college is a (n) ..... ? A) Indirect method of electing the president. B) Direct method of electing the president. C) Optional method of electing the president. D) Alternate method of electing the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect method of electing the president. 13. What are conservative views on change in society? A) Cautious regarding change. B) Proponent of change as long as it's small. C) Accepts change if it benefits them. D) Thinks that change is necessary and vital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cautious regarding change. 14. When was the Bhartiya Janta Party founded? A) 1970. B) 1975. C) 1980. D) 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1980. 15. Which question below is answered by this information?"Actions taken by the government to solve problems and achieve goals." A) Who created party symbols?. B) How have the parties changed over the years?. C) What is the connection between Political Parties and Public Policy?. D) What is Public Policy?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What is Public Policy?. 16. Which party believed the revolution would have to wait until Russia had industrialised? A) Bolsheviks. B) Mensheviks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mensheviks. 17. Which of the following is an example of the president's role as commander in chief? A) Appointing justices to the Supreme Court. B) Granting a presidential pardon. C) Issuing an executive order about an administrative problem. D) Sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions. 18. John Jones is 24 years old. Which office can he run for? A) State Representative. B) U.S. Representative. C) President. D) Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State Representative. 19. Method for a party to reduce the number of a candidates for office to one A) Primary election. B) General election. C) Mid-term election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary election. 20. ALL political parties are similar in that, A) They all appeal to the political center. B) Reflect both liberal and conservative viewpoints. C) Are organized to win elections. D) They help candidates win elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They help candidates win elections. ← 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