This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 422 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 422 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If the media is known as the "agenda setter" because they help control what the public talks about, but what would be the definition of the "public agenda" A) Issues that people organize to solve themselves. B) Issues the government deems important that they are in the process of solving. C) Issues of little importance to the people that can be ignored. D) Issues important to the people that they want to government to solve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Issues important to the people that they want to government to solve. 2. Which act went against the Constitution's freedom of speech and freedom of press? A) Alien Act. B) Immigration Act. C) Sedition Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedition Act. 3. Who has not been Prime Minister between 2016 and today? A) Gordon Brown. B) Boris Johnson. C) Liz Truss. D) Theresa May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gordon Brown. 4. ..... show a candidate's qualifications, experience, promise, views, and can attack the opposing candidate A) Citizens. B) Political parties. C) Political ads. D) Political donors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political ads. 5. Which of the following would be an example of voter discrimination? A) Not allowing a 16 year old to vote. B) Not allowing a 47 yr old man to vote. C) Not allowing a convict to vote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not allowing a 47 yr old man to vote. 6. Federalism A) To favor central or national government over state government. B) To bring people into agreement. C) Exchange of goods and services. D) Making goods by labor or machinery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To favor central or national government over state government. 7. A third-party candidate is a candidate who runs for office but isn't part of either the Republicans or Democrats. The main way they have influenced presidential elections is by ..... A) Encouraging more people to vote. B) Creating election drama. C) Highlighting specific issues. D) Raising more money for campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Highlighting specific issues. 8. Which party is more likely to be located in a city A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat. 9. The primary purpose of major U.S. political parties is to control the government by A) Affecting public policy. B) Defining party principles. C) Winning elections through peaceful legal actions. D) Pushing legislation through Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winning elections through peaceful legal actions. 10. Meetings where party leaders and supporters select candidates through discussions and consensus A) Primary election. B) Popular vote. C) Caucus system. D) Electoral COllege. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caucus system. 11. Why are third parties called minor parties? A) They have never won a presidential election. B) They draw attention to specific issues. C) They influence government issues. D) They support independent candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They have never won a presidential election. 12. The party-in-the-electorate refers to A) Members of the voting public who consider themselves part of a political party or who consistently prefer the candidates of one party over the other. B) Party members who have been elected to office and who are responsible for fulfilling the party's promises. C) The people who gather with friends (socially distanced, of course) to watch the election results and make witty remarks to each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Members of the voting public who consider themselves part of a political party or who consistently prefer the candidates of one party over the other. 13. In most states, what must a candidate earn in order to win a primary election? A) 270 electoral votes. B) A majority of the votes. C) A plurality of the votes. D) A 2/3 majority of the votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A plurality of the votes. 14. Which party is the oldest political party in India? A) Indian National Congress (INC). B) Bahujan samaj party. C) Bharatiya Janata Party. D) Communist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian National Congress (INC). 15. Which is NOT a funding method for political parties A) Membership fees. B) Taxes. C) Donations. D) Grants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taxes. 16. Rule of law was advocated in 19th century by A) John Locke. B) A.V.Dicey. C) Same. D) Samuel Rutherford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A.V.Dicey. 17. A set of statements that describes a political party's views on major issues A) Political Party. B) Political Platform. C) Two-party System. D) Republicans and Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Platform. 18. According to the property requirement for voting, during the colonial period, who could vote? A) All people over the age of 21. B) White, male, property owners over the age of 21. C) All male property owners over the age of 21. D) All property owners over the age of 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White, male, property owners over the age of 21. 19. George Mason and Patrick Henry were ..... A) Federalists. B) Anti-Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-Federalists. 20. EVERY PARTY IN INDIA HAS TO REGISTER WITH A) JUDICIARY. B) Lok Sabha. C) ELECTION COMMISSION. D) Rajya Sabha. 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