This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 320 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 320 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Powers the National (Federal) government has that aren't directly written in the Constitution A) Implied Powers. B) Delegated Powers. C) Denied Powers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implied Powers. 2. Legislative Branch A) Makes laws. B) Liberal. C) Conservative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Makes laws. 3. Minor parties have contributed MOST to United States politics by A) Providing more candidates from which voters can choose. B) Placing their presidential candidates on the ballot. C) Establishing political precedents. D) Causing major parties to adopt their ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Causing major parties to adopt their ideas. 4. Watchdog refers to the media role of A) Barking at strangers. B) Alerting people of dangers. C) Being unfriendly to outsiders. D) Exposing government misconduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exposing government misconduct. 5. Match Constitutional party with the correct part of the political spectrum. A) Radical Left. B) Liberal. C) Reactionary Right. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reactionary Right. 6. True or False. Political party platforms don't influence citizens and politicians who are members of the party. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which Amendment to the US Constitution changed the way the President and Vice President were elected? A) 10th Amendment. B) 11th Amendment. C) 12th Amendment. D) 27th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12th Amendment. 8. A state's electoral value is calculated solely on population A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What term means 'not specifically written in the Constitution' A) Partisan. B) Caucus. C) Implied powers. D) Electoral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implied powers. 10. Includes those who are elected and appointed officials who identify with a political party. A) Party-in-power. B) Party-in-the-electorate. C) Party-in-government. D) Party organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party-in-government. 11. Our Legislative branch has two chambers or houses or is a ..... system A) Bilateral. B) Bicameral. C) Bicommittee. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bicameral. 12. The 2020 census indicated that the largest minority population is comprised of A) Hispanics. B) Illegals. C) Asian Americans. D) Native Americans. E) African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hispanics. 13. Identify this political party:It supports socialism, secularism and democracyit opposes imperialism and communalismit has a support base amongst the peasants, workers and the intellectuals A) BJP. B) INC. C) CPI-M. D) NCP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CPI-M. 14. Who were the key figures in the formation of the Federalist Party? A) Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Theodore Roosevelt. B) Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and John Jay. C) Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. D) Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and John Jay. 15. What is the definition of electorate? A) Member of a specific political party. B) A person that is elected by the people. C) All the people eligible to vote in a selected area. D) A place where you get electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the people eligible to vote in a selected area. 16. John Adams was the ..... president A) 1st. B) 4th. C) An offer. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 17. In India, ..... parties are registered with the Election Commission of India. A) Less than 700. B) More than 850. C) More than 750. D) Less than 550. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than 750. 18. This type of election involves voters getting signatures, getting their idea onto the ballot, and deciding the matter on their own (does not involve state legislature). A) Recall. B) Closed. C) Referendum. D) Initiative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Initiative. 19. A specific policy stance on an issue by a political party is called what? A) Plank. B) Clause. C) Statement. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plank. 20. Which amendment to the Constitution required electors to vote separately for president and vice-president? A) 1st. B) 10th. C) 12th. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12th. ← 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