This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 398 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 398 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a first past the post system, what happens to the votes that didn't contribute to the winning candidate? A) They're distributed among other candidates. B) They're discarded and have no impact. C) They're counted for the second-place candidate. D) They're used to determine the next election's date. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're discarded and have no impact. 2. Which of the Following party was formed by Late sh. Kashiram in 1980? A) INC. B) BJP. C) Bahujan samaj party. D) Rashtriya Janata Dal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bahujan samaj party. 3. Plurality is A) The people eligible to vote. B) Those who identify themselves as Democrats or Republicans and cast their votes. C) The largest number of votes case for the candidate for office wins. D) 1971 issue that implicated President Nixon, and would later result in his resignation. E) A general agreement among various groups on matters of fundamental importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The largest number of votes case for the candidate for office wins. 4. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of the press? A) 1st. B) And. C) 8th. D) 5th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st. 5. Cabinet members are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. What function do they serve in the federal government? A) Nominate candidates. B) Appoint Supreme Court Justices. C) Oversee the House of Representatives. D) Advise the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advise the president. 6. The Republican party was the party of the "common man." A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 7. What is one way propaganda is used A) Asking for votes. B) Popular vote. C) Electoral vote. D) Card stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Card stacking. 8. Which party was liberal in its political philosophy? A) Bolsheviks. B) Mensheviks. C) Socialist Revolutionaries. D) Constitutional Democrats (Cadets). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constitutional Democrats (Cadets). 9. How old do you have to be to run for the job of a Representative in Congress? A) 25. B) 30. C) 32. D) No age requirement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25. 10. Check off the role of political parties that is best illustrated by the following example? Ex:A state governor meets with a city mayor and state senator from the same party to discuss the governor's policy on education. A) Support Candidates. B) Influence Laws and Policy. C) Unite Levels of Government. D) Create Balance. E) Influence Voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unite Levels of Government. 11. Lately, Democrats have been trying to brand themselves as A) Progressives. B) Protectorates. C) Pro abortionists. D) Provincials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressives. 12. A more conservative Political Party A) Democrat. B) Republican. C) Whig. D) Know-nothing-party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican. 13. The ..... has the power to enforce campaign contribution laws. A) Federal Bureau of Investigation. B) Federal Election Commission. C) Central Intelligence Agency. D) Federal Trade Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal Election Commission. 14. Third party that believes in Democratic government, but believes that the government should provide free healthcare and college tuition. A) Communist. B) Green. C) Socialist. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialist. 15. Who warned about the negative impact of political parties in the United States? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) James Madison. C) George Washington. D) Alexander Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George Washington. 16. A party that values principled stands on issues above all else A) Platform Party. B) Ideological Party. C) Political Party. D) National Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideological Party. 17. What is the NDP party's position on immigration? A) They support closed borders and limited immigration. B) They support open borders and unlimited immigration. C) They support a balanced immigration policy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They support a balanced immigration policy. 18. An organized effort which seeks to influence the decisions making process of a specific group is referred to as A) Grassroots funding. B) Elections. C) Lobbying. D) Campaigning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Campaigning. 19. The name given for the massive number of primaries and caucuses that results in a huge voter turn-out in 12 states. A) Presidents' Day. B) Tax Day. C) Super Tuesday. D) Pearl Harbor Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Super Tuesday. 20. What is a valence issue? A) Issues on which virtually all of public agrees such as peace and prosperity. B) Issues on which the public is divided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Issues on which virtually all of public agrees such as peace and prosperity. ← 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