This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 386 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 386 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Through which process are placed onto ballots or in office? A) Elections. B) Petitions. C) Appointments. D) Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elections. 2. A change to the Constitution is called A) A protest. B) An amendment. C) A mistake. D) A movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An amendment. 3. Who is the leader of the party's national committee A) President. B) Senate majority leader. C) Senate minority leader. D) National chairperson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National chairperson. 4. Which type of vote determines a winner by the candidate having the most amount of votes? A) Majority. B) Plurality. C) Minority. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plurality. 5. Democratic Socialism is usually represented by what political party? A) Democratic Party. B) Socialist Party. C) America First Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialist Party. 6. What is used to select the president of the United States? A) The people. B) The Electoral College. C) The electorate. D) The elite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Electoral College. 7. Which of the following important functions of democracy would most likely be more difficult without political parties? A) Raising funds for candidates' campaigns. B) Educating voters on upcoming elections. C) Eliminating the patronage system in the bureaucracy. D) Reducing voter fraud in elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educating voters on upcoming elections. 8. Reduce federal debt A) Republican. B) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 9. Which major party tends to be more conservative and supports less federal government funding? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican Party. 10. An implied power ..... A) Is listed in the constitution. B) Is reserved for the states. C) Is "necessary and proper" to complete an expressed power. D) Is never constitutional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is "necessary and proper" to complete an expressed power. 11. Who wrote today's article and for what newspaper? A) Andrew Rawnsley for the Daily Mail. B) Andrew Rawnsley for the Guardian. C) Andrew Rawsdley for the Daily Mail. D) Andrew Rawdsley for the Guardian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andrew Rawnsley for the Guardian. 12. Voter turnout during elections in the United States has not been high. Which of the following is the most common reason for poor voter turnout? A) Illness. B) Lack of Interest. C) Lack of education. D) No transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of Interest. 13. The Supremacy Clause states that A) State laws are superior to federal laws. B) Federal laws are superior to state laws. C) Expressed powers are superior to implied powers. D) Alabama is superior to Auburn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal laws are superior to state laws. 14. A loose network of elected leaders, public officials, activists, and interest groups drawn together by a specific policy issue. A) Iron triangle. B) Public network. C) Issue network. D) Issue triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Issue network. 15. Which political party wanted to partner with England? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 16. Partisan newspapers used each of the following strategies to influence public opinions about candidates in upcoming elections except ..... A) Mudslinging. B) Conspiracy theories. C) Appeals to emotion. D) Sticking to facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sticking to facts. 17. According to the law, if an elected MP or MLA switches parties, A) They shall be fined. B) They would be imprisoned. C) He or she will lose the seat in the legislature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He or she will lose the seat in the legislature. 18. Support strongest among farmers, artisans, and frontier settlers in the South A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 19. Encouraging lawmakers in their party to support the party's position on bills being discussed is which role of political parties? A) Running different parts of government. B) Acting as a watchdog?. C) Communicating with the people. D) Supporting candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running different parts of government. 20. What does the conservative side believe in? A) They favor social welfare. B) They believe govenment owns all property. C) They believe change is good. D) They believe that change is bad. 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