This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 351 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 351 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the number of electors a state receives based on? A) The a. number of years the President has been in office. B) The a. number of registered voters a state has. C) The number of representatives a state has in Congress. D) The number of people in the state who voted for the current President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number of representatives a state has in Congress. 2. A type of third party that only deals with one specific issue is considered what? A) Single-Issue Party. B) Biased Party. C) Main-Focus Party. D) Specific problem party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single-Issue Party. 3. What party system does the United States have? A) Two-party system. B) One-party system. C) Three-party system. D) All-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two-party system. 4. Who is called the "father of his country" ? A) George Washington. B) Ronald Reagan. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George Washington. 5. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 1998 as the leader of: A) United Progressive Alliance. B) National Democratic Alliance. C) Left Front. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Democratic Alliance. 6. What is a manifesto? A) Illegitimate authority to carry out policies. B) Legitimate authority to carry out policies. C) Document of political policies a party is judged on. D) The formal name of the Italian parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Document of political policies a party is judged on. 7. One role of the media is that is stands guard and decides what information passes through to the people. In other words the media is used as a A) Social Media. B) Gatekeeper. C) Commercial. D) Bias group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gatekeeper. 8. CONGRESS IS A A) CENTRIST. B) LEFTISTS. C) RIGHITIST. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CENTRIST. 9. Producing and distributing campaign stickers, yard signs, and social media posts would be considered which function of parties? A) Informing and activating the public. B) Nominating a candidate. C) Acting as a watchdog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informing and activating the public. 10. Liberals tend to be a part of which party? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrats. 11. Which of these is the group of words most associated with the Democratic Party? A) Left, left wing, liberal. B) Right, right wing, liberal. C) Left, left wing, conservative. D) Right, right wing, conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left, left wing, liberal. 12. An organized effort to influence the policy process by persuading public officials to favor or oppose action on a specific issue A) Interest group. B) Lobbying. C) Platform. D) Political action committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbying. 13. Which factors have social scientists argued exert the strongest influence on public socialization? A) Family & media. B) School & media. C) Family & school. D) Myspace and msn messenger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family & school. 14. Based on this graph, which statement is most accurate? A) The number of college and non-college educated voters increased between 1972 and 2004. B) The percentage of voter turnout remained the same for both groups between 1972 and 2004. C) The number of registered voters in both groups declined each year in all elections. D) The college-educated voters were most likely to vote than were non-college educated voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The college-educated voters were most likely to vote than were non-college educated voters. 15. Which party won a majority in the 2019 general election? A) The Liberal Democrats. B) The Labour Party. C) The Greens. D) The Conservative Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Conservative Party. 16. In a two party system of government, all of the following are true EXCEPT: A) Forms a stable government. B) Policy change is incremental. C) Proportional representation is present. D) Government is limited with civil and political rights being protected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proportional representation is present. 17. Favored British A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 18. A candidate decides to highlight failures about his opponent. This is an example of: A) Negative or Attack Ads. B) Glittering generalities. C) Stacking the deck. D) Testimonial/Endorsement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative or Attack Ads. 19. Peers influence a student's political ideology. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Individual part of the platform is called a A) Plant. B) Park. C) Plankton. D) Plank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plank. ← 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