This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 336 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 336 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which political party favored a strong federal government? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 2. Each political party Identifies their important issues and the stances that go with those issues. This set of stances is referred to as A) A platform. B) A plank. C) A policy. D) A Cornerstone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A platform. 3. A political party releases a negative TV ad about the beliefs of a candidate from a rival party.Which function of political parties is this an example of? A) Monitoring the opposing party. B) Nominating candidates. C) Helping candidates win elections. D) Educating voters on the important issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monitoring the opposing party. 4. Presidential candidates on election day:Candidate A-receives 58, 789, 456 votes and 256 electoral votes. Candidate B-receives 55, 578, 235 votes and 282 electoral votes. Who is the next President? A) Candidate A. B) Candidate B. C) Neither, the House of Representatives has to vote to see who wins. D) Candidate A and candidate B will become the Vice President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidate B. 5. How does the media influence government? A) By running for political offices. B) By voting for specific candidates. C) By writing laws on current topics. D) By focusing attention on specific issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By focusing attention on specific issues. 6. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main roles played by political parties? A) Acting as "watchdogs" on the opposition party's members. B) Nominating candidates for office. C) Helping to operate the government. D) Assisting with the electoral process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assisting with the electoral process. 7. Choose the answer that best completes this sentence. Political parties choose their candidates, ..... they try to get people to vote for them A) WHILE. B) AFTER. C) THEN. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THEN. 8. Which two political parties were dominant in Great Britain? A) Democratic Republicans & Federalists. B) Democrats and Republicans. C) Whigs & Democrats. D) Whigs & Tories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whigs & Tories. 9. How old do you have to be to be able to vote? A) 18. B) 21. C) 35. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 10. Election in which only declared members of a party can vote for the party's nominee A) Open primary. B) Closed primary. C) Direct primary. D) Plurality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed primary. 11. There are no limitations as to the amount of money that individuals or interest groups can donate to a political campaign A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which party was started by the beliefs represented by Thomas Jefferson? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 13. Which party does the following description best match:pro-European membership, pro-constitutional change, anti-war in Irak A) The Liberal Democrats. B) The Labour Party. C) The Conservative Party. D) The DUP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Liberal Democrats. 14. Which political party was against a National Bank? A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republican. C) Whig. D) Know-Nothing Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican. 15. When informing supporters, political parties will NOT A) Take stances on certain issues. B) Campaign for candidates of their party. C) Criticize opponents. D) Bribe people to vote for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bribe people to vote for them. 16. Who is the founder of BSP? A) Jyothibha Phule. B) Sahu Maharaj. C) Ram himself. D) Dr. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ram himself. 17. Which minor party calls for the elimination of most government functions and programs? A) The Green Party. B) The Progressive Party. C) The Socialist Party. D) The Libertarian Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Libertarian Party. 18. The FNM officially became a political party in ..... A) 1961. B) 1971. C) 1981. D) 1991. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1971. 19. Minorities, young people, and individuals that are poor tend to have ideologies that lean to the ..... A) Right. B) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 20. Political parties educate the public by giving them information about campaign issues. A) True. B) False. 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