This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A platform is a(n): A) Statement of a party's beliefs on issues. B) Type of patronage job that is awarded based on loyalty to a specific candidate. C) Example of how Americans have become increasingly polarized in recent years. D) An extremely liberal or conservative position on an issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statement of a party's beliefs on issues. 2. What is one impact of UKIP's decline? A) Other minor parties have gained more support. B) UKIP has merged with another party. C) The main parties have become more extreme. D) UKIP has become the largest minor party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Other minor parties have gained more support. 3. Which of the following would be a basic belief of the Democratic party? A) Reforming the health care industry. B) Lowering taxes on businesses. C) Fewer government regulations on private businesses. D) Spending more on the military budget. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reforming the health care industry. 4. What is an Interest Group? A) A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy. B) The ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issues. C) Technique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selected. D) A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy. 5. What did Washington warn about political parties? A) They support the growth of businesses. B) They lead to foreign influence and corruption. C) They lead to divisions and fighting among the people. D) They support alliances with Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They lead to divisions and fighting among the people. 6. A political party is ..... A) An organized group of people with similar political ideas. B) A group of people celebrating a win in an election. C) People who disagree with one another about political ideas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organized group of people with similar political ideas. 7. Which of the following phrases from the Preamble is best described by saying: "We should have a military to protect us!" A) Common defense. B) Domestic tranquility. C) Perfect union. D) Liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common defense. 8. What is the Conservative Party's position on climate change? A) It is a hoax. B) It is a minor issue. C) It is an important issue, but not the top priority. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is an important issue, but not the top priority. 9. What is the best definition for due process? A) Getting what you deserve at the right time. B) Getting put in prison if you are guilty of a crime. C) Protection from unfair actions by the government. D) The ability to have freedom in a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection from unfair actions by the government. 10. There are more than two major parties. A) Two-party system. B) Dominant-party systems. C) Multi-party systems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multi-party systems. 11. A party's platform A) Ensures the civil liberties of all citizens. B) Has harmful effects on the nation. C) Is overall plan for what a party will do for the country. D) Causes higher taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is overall plan for what a party will do for the country. 12. When was BJP found? A) 4th april, 1983. B) 4th november, 1980. C) 6th april, 1980. D) 8th august, 1982. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6th april, 1980. 13. Who was George Washington's secretary of state? A) Aaron Burr. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) John Adams. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thomas Jefferson. 14. Opposed a national bank A) Federalist Party. B) Democratic-Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republican Party. 15. Travel by water A) Contribute. B) Navigation. C) Emerge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Navigation. 16. The groups that identify with a political party, usually described in demographic terms such as African American Democrats or evangelical Republicans. A) Party ID. B) Party coalitions. C) Issue ownership. D) Party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Party coalitions. 17. Re-Apportionments is the process where ..... A) The People of North America are counted. B) House seats are redistributed to states based on Census Data. C) Members of the House choose their district to represent. D) There is a counting of all members in the House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House seats are redistributed to states based on Census Data. 18. Which party is in favor of trickle down economics? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 19. What is an opinion? A) A message that unfairly favors one viewpoint. B) Information that is proven to be true. C) A person's judgement. D) An attempt to influence people's ideas in a certain way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person's judgement. 20. Political parties' main source of finance for election campaigns comes from ..... A) Party members and donors. B) The state. 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