This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 437 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 437 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The high cost of campaigning gives an advantage to ..... candidates. A) Poor. B) Wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wealthy. 2. THE SUPPORT BASE FOR BJP INCREASED IN A) 1960. B) 1970. C) 1990. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1990. 3. The Federalist party is ..... A) Party led by Alexander Hamilton for the "rich and the well born". B) The process political parties name candidates for public office. C) Party that has one public policy matter but fades when issue is adopted by the 2 parties. D) Devotion to the interests of one section of a country. E) Party led by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. Represented bankers, industrialists, merchants and plantation owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party led by Alexander Hamilton for the "rich and the well born". 4. Which is a constitutional requirement to run for Congress (hint:remember that the Senate and the House of Representatives make up Congress)? A) Must be a US Permanent Resident. B) At least 25 years old. C) At least 30 years old. D) Must be a US Citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must be a US Citizen. 5. This type of election involves a state legislature coming up with an idea, and then letting the voters decide the matter. A) Initiative. B) Referendum. C) Retrospective. D) Prospective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Referendum. 6. The purpose of state central committees is to do which of the following? A) Raise money and organize campaigns on the state level. B) Raise money and organize campaigns at the local level. C) Organize and plan for the national convention. D) Raise money and organize campaigns on the national level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raise money and organize campaigns on the state level. 7. This party emerged as a political arm of trade unions A) The Labour. B) The Conservative. C) The Scottish National. D) The Liberal-Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Labour. 8. How many electoral votes must a candidate have in order to be elected president? A) 538. B) 376. C) 270. D) 240. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 9. Early in our nation's history, these private meetings of party leaders chose candidates. A) Nominating conventions. B) Nominating committees. C) Candidate conventions. D) Caucusses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caucusses. 10. What were the Democratic-Republicans called first? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) Anti-Federalists. D) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anti-Federalists. 11. Which issue led to the split and formation of new parties in the mid-19th century? A) Taxation. B) Slavery. C) Immigration. D) Trade agreements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slavery. 12. Which of these is a common belief within the Democratic Party? A) Taxing big business disrupts the American economy. B) The rich should be taxed to provide services for the common good. C) Everyone's taxes should be lowered. D) The largest amount of taxes should be paid by the middle class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rich should be taxed to provide services for the common good. 13. Political party that believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need A) Republicans. B) Democrats. C) Constitutionalists. D) Libertarians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrats. 14. Republicans who believe the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. A) Communist. B) Liberal. C) Socialist. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservative. 15. Of the following list, which might the democratic party try and do: A) Have less government interference. B) Help the enviromment. C) Lower taxes. D) Be "right (conservative) leaning". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be "right (conservative) leaning". 16. True or False:the political system of the USA is described as a two party system because are two major parties that compete for control of the government A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. A person holding an elected office. A) Elector. B) Evaluate. C) Political Official. D) Political Office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Official. 18. Which of these best describes a political party? A) A group of people who have similar viewpoints about government. B) A group of people who love to party. C) A group of people from the same country. D) A secret club that only very wealthy people can enter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of people who have similar viewpoints about government. 19. In the United States, there is no formal membership to belong to a party. For most people, belonging to a political party is A) An act of God. B) Psychological. C) Sociological. D) Symbolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychological. 20. What political ideology stands for traditional values/morals, tough criminal punishment, a strong military and against illegal immigration, abortion, and high taxes? A) Progressive. B) Liberal. C) Moderate. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservative. ← 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