This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 376 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 376 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Framers believed that strong factions may control the government and this would lead to A) More citizen participation. B) The government's inability to treat citizens equally. C) War between the factions. D) A strong and equal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The government's inability to treat citizens equally. 2. The Electoral College A) Functions largely independently of the major political parties. B) Provide for a winner-take-all system of election in all 50 states. C) Requires that the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes (the most) will be elected to the office of president. D) Requires that a candidate receive a majority (270 electoral votes) to be elected president. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Requires that a candidate receive a majority (270 electoral votes) to be elected president. 3. True or false. The president and vice president are elected by the popular vote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. The more conservative party A) Republicans. B) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans. 5. When was the democratic party founded? A) 1999. B) 1787. C) 1828. D) 1766. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1828. 6. Today, compared to the 1980s, it is much easier for citizens to learn about public policy and check on elected officials. What tool allows citizens to access updated public policy information very quickly and efficiently? A) Town meetings. B) Television commercials. C) Government websites. D) Congressional newsletters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government websites. 7. Function that includes keeping voters aware of issues through campaigning A) Nominate candidates. B) Inform & activate supporters. C) Bonding agent. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform & activate supporters. 8. Which statement best explains what typically occurs when parties such as the Green Party gain popularity? A) The donations to campaign funds are more limited. B) Voter turnout for both parties often declines. C) The major party candidates often have votes taken away. D) Moderate voters are more likely to participate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The major party candidates often have votes taken away. 9. After which election did the Conservatives enter into a power sharing agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party? A) 2010. B) 2015. C) 2017. D) 2019. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2017. 10. The Electoral College is made up of ..... points A) 100. B) 435. C) 535. D) 538. E) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 538. 11. Who has the power to nominate federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices? A) The President. B) The Speaker of the House. C) The Senate Majority Leader. D) The Chief Justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President. 12. Which candidate WON this year's first caucus (Republican side)? A) Ted Cruz. B) Mike Huckabee. C) Rick Santorum. D) John Katich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ted Cruz. 13. What is a race between candidates for political office known as? A) Incumbent. B) Nomination. C) Canvassing. D) Campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Campaign. 14. True or False:For most of history, the vast majority of people have not had the right to choose their rulers/leaders. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Reform criminal justice system A) Republican. B) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic. 16. How so on the Democratic side ("extreme" elements)? A) A call for expanding "Obamacare" mandates. B) The success of democratic socialist Bernie Sanders. C) The scandals surrounding Hillary Clinton. D) A demand from young voters that college education be "free". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The success of democratic socialist Bernie Sanders. 17. What was the death sentence for every convicted witch in Salem? A) Beheading. B) Electric Chair. C) Crucifixion. D) Hanging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hanging. 18. States electoral college votes are awarded on a winner-take-all basis, so the candidate who receives the most popular votes gets all of the electoral votes in that state. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which of the following is required if you want to be President of the United States? A) You have to be at least 25 years old. B) You have to have passed a qualification test. C) You have to have lived in the United States for your entire life. D) You have to be born in the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You have to be born in the USA. 20. Why are China and Mexico not regarded as democracies despite holding elections? A) Because they are communist countries. B) Because they are monarchies. C) Because China and Mexico are under military rule. D) Because elections in China and Mexico do not offer any political alternatives and the people cannot remove the existing rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because elections in China and Mexico do not offer any political alternatives and the people cannot remove the existing rulers. ← 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