This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 397 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 397 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the U.S. Congress and most state legislatures, Republicans and Democrats are split into a majority party and a minority party. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Who had the support of the FARMERS? A) Federalists. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 3. Was an immigrant who lived in New York A) Hamilton. B) Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamilton. 4. Party leaders pressure members to resign because of the A) Watchdog function. B) Governing function. C) Bonding agent. D) Nominating function. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bonding agent. 5. All the registered voters are known as the A) Citizenry. B) Popular vote. C) Candidates. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electorate. 6. The idea that citizenship is based upon where you are born. A) Law of Blood. B) Law of Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of Soil. 7. In what way do parties contribute to political stability in the country? A) They dispense patronage after elections. B) They promote the peaceful transfer of power after elections. C) They influence members to vote along party lines. D) They educate the public on the issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They promote the peaceful transfer of power after elections. 8. Supports lowering taxes and gov't spending, however they believe in an increase in military spending A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 9. President of India is elected by members of an electoral college consisting of 1. Elected members of both Houses of Parliament2. Elected members of Legislative Assemblies of all states in India3. Nominated members of both Houses of Parliament & Legislative Assemblies of states4. Elected members of Legislative Assemblies of Union territories of Delhi & Puducherry only A) 1, 3 & 4 only. B) 1 & 2 only. C) 1, 2 & 4 only. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1, 2 & 4 only. 10. Veto v Pocket Veto:What is the difference? A) A veto is an action by the President and a pocket veto is non-action by the President. B) A law is rejected in a veto but not in a pocket veto. C) A veto happens in the House and a pocket veto happens in the Senate. D) A veto is public Presidential action and a pocket veto is a secret Presidential action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A veto is an action by the President and a pocket veto is non-action by the President. 11. Single-party system A) A system in which only one political party is allowed to exist. B) A system of government in which the same political party is in power for an extended period of time. C) An authoritarian system in which parties besides the single dominant party are banned or disallowed. D) A system of government in which the same political party is in power for a limited period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An authoritarian system in which parties besides the single dominant party are banned or disallowed. 12. Which party do most Republicans favor government spending on? A) Social Programs. B) Military. C) Education. D) Healthcare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Military. 13. What is the most important task of a political party? A) Winning elections and holding office. B) Bonding agent. C) Watchdog. D) Organizing the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winning elections and holding office. 14. Had a STRONG view of human nature. A) Federalist. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 15. How did President George Washington feel about political parties? A) They were absolutely necessary. B) They were something to keep the commoner busy. C) They were required to protect people's rights. D) They were baneful or harmful and dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were baneful or harmful and dangerous. 16. Political parties try to influence the government by- A) Lobbying members of Congress. B) Donating money to the opposing party's elected officials. C) Getting their members elected. D) Proposing amendments to the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting their members elected. 17. A group of advisers to the president A) Cabinet. B) Treasury. C) Industry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cabinet. 18. Nearly all the elections held in this country, at any level, are single-member district elections. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Who was the third party president of the Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party)? A) Abraham Lincoln. B) Theodore Roosevelt. C) Franklin Roosevelt. D) John F. Kennedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theodore Roosevelt. 20. In which year BJP was founded A) 1977. B) 1980. C) 1999. D) 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1980. ← 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