This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 430 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 430 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who lost the Election of 1796, but became the Vice President of the United States? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) James Marshall. C) Alexander Hamilton. D) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 2. What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)? A) It is a fundraising organization for candidates. B) They pick the candidates who will run for office. C) They represent people who forgot to vote. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a fundraising organization for candidates. 3. What is the main role of third parties in the United States political system? A) To create chaos and confusion. B) To influence major parties and bring attention to issues. C) To support the two-party system. D) To always win elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To influence major parties and bring attention to issues. 4. The people who are eligible to vote in elections. A) Factions. B) Incumbent. C) Partisanship. D) Electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electorate. 5. The President is expected to be "the representative of all the people." He or she is expected to champion the public interest against the many different and competing private interests. The President is supposed to be a role model of moral leadership. A) Chief Citizen. B) Chief of State. C) Chief Diplomat. D) Chief Legislator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief Citizen. 6. The election of 1796 ended with a ..... and Vice President from two different parties. A) Secretary. B) Treasurer. C) President. D) Historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 7. A candidate who is trying to get re-elected for their current position A) Incumbent. B) Nominee. C) Candidate. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incumbent. 8. Communist Party & Socialist Party A) Examples of ideological parties. B) Examples of splinter parties. C) Examples of sectionalism. D) Examples of progressive parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Examples of ideological parties. 9. Which one of the following is not a national political party? A) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). B) Communist Party of India (CPI). C) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). D) Samajwadi Party (SP). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Samajwadi Party (SP). 10. Which of these is MOST important to generating political movements and creating political messages? A) Political parties. B) Social protestors. C) Political agendas. D) The electoral college. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political parties. 11. What is the Liberal Party's position on healthcare? A) They support a public, universal healthcare system. B) They support a private healthcare system. C) They support a mixed healthcare system with both private and public options. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They support a public, universal healthcare system. 12. Libertarians A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither. 13. Which party would believe this statement: "A strong central government would becoming just like a king, taking away people's individual rights" A) Federalists. B) Anti-Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-Federalists. 14. Which of the following is not a component of a political party? A) Followers. B) Leaders. C) Active members. D) Opposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opposers. 15. A group of citizens who share common ideas about the way government should carry out its work A) Political party. B) Convention. C) Citizen. D) Delegate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 16. What are 2 powers ONLY the House of Representatives can do? A) Approve treaties & presidential appointments. B) Impeach & start money Bills. C) Impeach and hold impeachment trial. D) Start money Bills & approve treaties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impeach & start money Bills. 17. An election in which voters determine their party's nominee for an elective office A) Primary election. B) Open primary. C) Midterm election. D) General election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary election. 18. The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census to accommodate population shifts A) Reapportionment. B) Redistricting. C) Logrolling. D) Gerrymandering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Redistricting. 19. Between 1994 and 2014, what happened to the number of people in each party who viewed people from the other party very unfavorably? A) It increased. B) It decreased. C) It did not change. D) No data available. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It increased. 20. In a presidential election, a president is actually chosen by: A) The popular vote. B) The electoral vote. C) None of the options. D) Both of the popular and the electoral vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The electoral vote. ← 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