This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 331 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 331 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Early election that narrows the number of people in a party running for a particular office down to one candidate A) General Election. B) Primary Election. C) Electoral College. D) Semi-final. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary Election. 2. Which step of the campaign process would have members of the same party competing against each other for votes? A) Primaries. B) General Election. C) Conventions. D) Election Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primaries. 3. A political party is a group of people with similar ideas and beliefs who voluntarily work together to win elections and hold public offices. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What is the function of congressional campaign committees? A) To get incumbents reelected and to make sure that open seats remain in the party's control. B) To manage the campaign of presidential candidates. C) To decide which candidates are fit to run for positions in state government. D) To determine whether a sitting president should be impeached or not?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get incumbents reelected and to make sure that open seats remain in the party's control. 5. Institution in which society makes and enforces its public policies A) Government. B) Political Party. C) Interest Groups. D) Civic Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government. 6. Adversarial journalism is important for all the following reasons except A) It acts as a check on government. B) It has increased the trust between the media and politicians. C) It has led to breaking many stories that are important to the public interest. D) It has permitted the media to gain autonomy from the subjects they cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has increased the trust between the media and politicians. 7. Views on War:they must keep their business ties with Great Britain by staying neutral with their conflict with France The political leader that believed this was? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamilton. 8. The meeting where parties pick their presidential nominee is called the: A) Primary. B) National Convention. C) Caucus. D) Summit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Convention. 9. Which type of political system is representative of China? A) Single party system. B) Two party system. C) Multi party system. D) Third party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single party system. 10. Who was Washington's Secretary of Treasury? A) John Adams. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) Alexander Hamilton. D) James Madison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alexander Hamilton. 11. Which party supports taxing high-income earners at a higher rate? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 12. The practice of voting for candidates of different parties on your ballot is called A) Multi-party voting. B) Straight-ticket voting. C) Independent ticket voting. D) Split-ticket voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Split-ticket voting. 13. How are critical elections and party realignments interrelated? A) A party realignment is a smaller version of a critical election. B) A party realignment is a larger version of a critical election. C) A party realignment occurs as a result of one or more critical elections and may be associated with a national crisis. D) A party realignment occurs before one or more critical elections and may be characterized by gradual or dramatic change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A party realignment occurs as a result of one or more critical elections and may be associated with a national crisis. 14. A group of persons selected by the voters in each state, that officially elects the president and vice president. A) Direct Primary. B) House of Represntatives. C) Electoral College. D) Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral College. 15. Voting for the most qualified candidate regardless of party affiliation is called ..... voting. A) Straight ticket. B) Split ticket. C) Official ticket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split ticket. 16. A president or governor's policies are usually in line with their political party's platform. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Political parties work at each level of government-national, state and local. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. States electoral college votes vary according to population. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. "Everyone else is doing it, you should too!" A) Red herring. B) Stereotyping. C) Ad nauseam. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 20. Which of the following is a qualification to register to vote in the United States A) High school diploma. B) U S Citizen. C) 35 years old. D) Have a job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) U S Citizen. ← 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