This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 402 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 402 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many Electoral votes are there? A) 536. B) 470. C) 538. D) 570. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 2. Which is not a function of political party? A) To contest election. B) Faith in violent methods. C) Political education to the people. D) Form public opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faith in violent methods. 3. What is the purpose of a primary? A) To elect the president. B) To determine the best candidate for a political party. C) To elect a new senator. D) To elect a governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To determine the best candidate for a political party. 4. Read the list below of common Democratic Party positions.*supporting government regulation of the economy*supporting government interference in private matters*commitment to government protection of the environment A) Support for greater government control over the mass media. B) Support for expanded social services programs. C) Opposition to national health care. D) Opposition to government regulation of the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support for expanded social services programs. 5. The ..... and the United Kingdom are examples of a two-party system. A) United States of America. B) India. C) Spain. D) Belgium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States of America. 6. In which AP6 country are parties, which do not really have a formal structure, vetted by its theocratic government, therefore limiting citizen influence in the policymaking process? A) Mexico. B) Iran. C) Nigeria. D) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iran. 7. He Electoral College introduces a bias into the campaign and electoral process because ..... A) Less populated states are overrepresented. B) More populus states are overrepresented. C) Each state has many electoral votes as it has representatives. D) All states get the same number of electoral votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less populated states are overrepresented. 8. A narrow minded concern for, OR a devotion to the interests of part of the country. A) Sectionalism. B) Partisanship. C) Faction. D) Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sectionalism. 9. What do conservatives tend to favor in terms of federal government intervention? A) More involvement in solving social problems. B) Less involvement in the lives of citizens. C) Equal involvement in all areas. D) No involvement at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less involvement in the lives of citizens. 10. Andrew Jackson was the first president from the ..... party. A) Republican. B) Democratic. C) An offer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic. 11. Which of the following amendments did NOT expand [grow] the electorate? A) 17. B) 15. C) 19. D) 26. E) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 17. 12. A primary purpose of this event is to select the party's nominee for president A) Caucus. B) Primary. C) Party Convention. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party Convention. 13. What is the concept of "popular sovereignty" as described by Senator Stephen Douglas in the context of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? A) The government decides on slavery without the consent of the people. B) The territories would decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty. C) The Supreme Court would have the final say on the issue of slavery. D) The President would decide on the issue of slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The territories would decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty. 14. Another name for these states? A) "toss-up" states. B) "I don't know" states. C) "We're confused" states. D) "very confused" states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "toss-up" states. 15. What is an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office called? A) Religious organization. B) Political party. C) Social club. D) Charity group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political party. 16. Political parties fight to gain political power by having candidates elected to office. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Factory owners in the North wanted high tariffs (a tax on imports) to protect them from foreign factory made goods. Which political leader from the Federalists agreed with them? A) Alexander Hamiliton. B) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamiliton. 18. An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence the government in support of those views A) Political Party. B) Electoral College. C) Primary. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Party. 19. True or False:Many states allow early voting such as voting by mail. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. A STATE PARTY MUST WIN ATLEAST A) 2 SEATS. B) 3 SEATS. C) 4 SEATS. D) 5 SEATS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 SEATS. ← 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