This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 425 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 425 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Recognised political parties stand for: A) Parties recognised by the Election Commission with all the privileges and facilities. B) Parties that are present in only one of the federal units. C) Parties that are present in several and all units of the federation. D) Communal parties based on regional diversities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parties recognised by the Election Commission with all the privileges and facilities. 2. What type of voter beliefs will falls in between liberal and conservative views and including ideas from both sides? A) Liberal. B) Moderate/Independent. C) Conservative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moderate/Independent. 3. Which electoral system aims to represent political parties in proportion to their overall votes? A) Ranked-choice voting. B) First past the post. C) Proportional representation. D) Mixed-member proportional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proportional representation. 4. How is it determined how many electoral votes each state receives? A) Number of representatives plus number of senators. B) The voters. C) Congress decides. D) The governor decides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number of representatives plus number of senators. 5. . a form of government in which a small group has total control and power A) Dictatorship. B) Oligarchy. C) Democracy. D) Autocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligarchy. 6. Which group is traditionally seen as a key supporter of the Democratic Party? A) Big business owners. B) Rural farmers. C) Labor unions. D) The military. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Labor unions. 7. Labour A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. Which party was born in 1900? A) The Conservative Party. B) The Liberal Democrats. C) The Labour Party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Labour Party. 9. Most single-issue parties have been A) Short-lived. B) Long-lived. C) Rooted in times of economic crisis. D) Centered around a strong personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short-lived. 10. What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? A) Outlawed Woman suffrage. B) Allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators. C) Allowed citizens over the age of 18 to vote. D) Outlawed discriminatory voting practices, like literacy test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outlawed discriminatory voting practices, like literacy test. 11. The DVP, the German People's Party, were moderate right. What policy of the Weimar government did they most oppose? A) Votes for women. B) Tax cuts for businessmen. C) Welfare spending e.g. unemployment benefits. D) Subsidies for art galleries and theatres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Welfare spending e.g. unemployment benefits. 12. What does ballot access allow? A) It allows access to the movies. B) It allows the government to take a stand on pollution. C) It allows a person to vote. D) It allows a political party to put a candidate on the ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It allows a political party to put a candidate on the ballot. 13. Fillmore was the ..... President of the United States? A) 12th. B) 10th. C) 13s. D) 14th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13s. 14. Loose interpretation of constitution, elastic clause A) Federalists. B) DR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 15. Why did the Reform party create this list of priorities?1992 Reform Party Platform* Reduce the federal deficit* Establish term limits* Improve balance of trade A) To call for a convention to discuss issues. B) To communicate political goals to the public. C) To select potential candidates for office. D) To endorse differing opinions from activists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To communicate political goals to the public. 16. Thatcher's policy = A) Dictatorship. B) New Labour. C) Neo-liberalism. D) One-Nationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neo-liberalism. 17. Minor Parties typically win an election A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Republicans feel that one of the most important duties of a nation is to protect its own ..... A) Supply-side. B) Borders. C) Pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Borders. 19. Who is the first Republican President ever? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) George Washington. C) James Polk. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abraham Lincoln. 20. Which of the following ran as a third party candidate A) Ross Perot. B) Bill Clinton. C) George Bush. D) None of the above. 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