This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 389 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 389 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or false:conservatives believe in the importance of stability, and promote law and order to protect private property. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. The ..... Party favored business. A) Democratic-Republican. B) Tory. C) Federalist. D) Whig. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federalist. 3. An election where party members vote to nominate a candidate to run for president in the general election is called a(n) A) Primary election. B) Caucus. C) Nomination election. D) Plurality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary election. 4. How do voters hold political parties accountable in the United States? A) By not reelecting their candidates if they do not keep their promises. B) By protesting and boycotting. C) By filing lawsuits against the parties. D) By voting for third-party candidates tags8.C3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By not reelecting their candidates if they do not keep their promises. 5. Organization formed for the purpose of raising moneyand influencing voters or legislation A) Political Party. B) Political Parliament. C) Political Filibuster. D) Political Action Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Action Committee. 6. Sarah felt very strongly about an issue in the news. She wrote to herrepresentative in Congress and expressed her feelings on the issue. Thenshe wrote a short editorial for the local newspaper and sent it off. Whichstatement describes Sarah's activities? A) She was acting as a lobbyist. B) She was forming her own political party. C) She was starting her own special interest group. D) She was influencing government as an individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was influencing government as an individual. 7. Newspaper articles that offers a person's opinion instead of reporting facts A) Op-Ed Piece. B) Media. C) Propaganda. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Op-Ed Piece. 8. Who are the leaders of the executive departments who advise the president? A) President. B) Legislative Branch. C) Parliament. D) Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cabinet. 9. Holds the party in power responsible for gov't actions and promises A) Nominating function. B) Bonding agent function. C) Watchdog function. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watchdog function. 10. Party identifiers who have been elected to office and are responsible for fulfilling the party's promises A) Party polarization. B) Divided government. C) Party-in-government. D) Party-in-the-electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party-in-government. 11. What is the 'magic' number of electors needed for a candidate to become President of the United States? A) 266. B) 272. C) 270. D) 702. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 12. Modeled after the French government A) Federalist. B) Democratic Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republican. 13. Believes that government should have hands off in most cases A) Independent. B) Conservative. C) Liberal. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Libertarian. 14. In which state does NCP have a major support? A) Maharashtra. B) Meghalaya. C) Manipur. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maharashtra. 15. They included small farmers who favored conservatism. A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalist. 16. Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures? A) 4th Amendment. B) 5th Amendment. C) 6th Amendment. D) 7th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4th Amendment. 17. The Democratic Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson, strongly believed that the- A) British should be supported in the French Revolution. B) Constitution should be loosely interpreted. C) Nation's future lay with an agricultural economy. D) Government should be run by the educated and wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nation's future lay with an agricultural economy. 18. What is a form of government in which the national government has most of the power, while the states have little power? Federalists believed that this would promote trade and industry. A) Strong Central Government. B) Taxation without Representation. C) Arbitrary Powers. D) States' Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong Central Government. 19. The Electoral College system is characterized by A) Candidates focus most resources and time on a few swing states. B) The winner of the presidency often lacks a majority of the popular vote. C) Candidates focus on safe states with the largest number of electoral votes. D) Awesomeness. Awesomly Awesome Awesomeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Candidates focus most resources and time on a few swing states. 20. Which of the following is not one of the major political parties in the U.S.? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Federalists. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federalists. ← 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