This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 428 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 428 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Third parties can influence public policy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Supported Great Britain A) Federalists. B) DRs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 3. "Nancy Pelosi's leadership in the House has been awful, I will vote Republican because of it" would be an example of: A) Retrospective voting. B) Prospective voting. C) Party-line voting. D) Rational choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retrospective voting. 4. The set of values and beliefs about a nation and its government that most citizens share is called a A) Political culture. B) Peer group belief. C) Public opinion. D) Cluster sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political culture. 5. What is the role of political parties in the electoral process? A) Nominate candidates for office. B) Enforce campaign finance laws. C) Create new laws. D) Control the media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate candidates for office. 6. Why do third parties tend to remain minor? A) Very few of them actually have a candidate. B) They need signatures in each state just to get on the ballot. C) They have no money whatsoever. D) They are too much in line with "mainstream" thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They need signatures in each state just to get on the ballot. 7. Why are there only two major parties in the United States? A) If there were more parties, a majority would be easier. B) Third parties have never really existed. C) Regardless of party, Americans always disagree. D) We have generally always had two parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We have generally always had two parties. 8. What does the losing party of a national election become? A) Opposition. B) Grassroots movement. C) Third Party. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposition. 9. Modern Democratic Party began with the election of 1828 Andrew Jackson became the first Democrat when the Democratic-Republicans split. A) Federalist Party. B) Democratic Republicans. C) Democratic Party. D) Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic Party. 10. What type of party system do we have in the United States of America? A) Single-Party System. B) Two-Party System. C) Multi-Party System. D) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-Party System. 11. Selecting people to run for office represents which role of political parties? A) Appeal. B) Lobbyist. C) Platforms. D) Nominating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nominating. 12. SINCE 2004 NCP WAS A MEMBER OF A) UPA. B) NDA. C) LEFT FRONT. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UPA. 13. Which party's color is blue? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Party. 14. This party felt that wealthy, educated men, should take up government positions. A) Federalists. B) Democrats. C) Monarchies. D) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 15. A political party is a group of people who share similar beliefs about ..... A) The government. B) The president. C) Congress. D) The judicial branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The government. 16. Which of the following is a basic disagreement between Socialists and Communists? A) Whether income taxes should be lowered. B) Whether conditions for workers should be improved. C) Whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership. D) Whether the government should provide public services like free education and health care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether all private businesses should be replaced by state ownership. 17. Views on Human Nature:people are selfish and do not care about the country's needs. The political leader that believed this was? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Hamilton. 18. Roles of Third Parties A) Spoiler. B) Critic. C) Innovator. D) All Are Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All Are Correct. 19. The main base of BSP is in: A) Haryana. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Punjab. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh. 20. The political spectrum which is conservative and usually represents the Republican party? A) Right. B) Centre. C) Centre/right. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. ← 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