This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Set of beliefs A) Bias. B) Ideology. C) Public Policy. D) Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideology. 2. The government is limited to only two political parties in a two-party system. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 3. How many votes did UKIP get in 2015? A) 3.9 million. B) 4.5 million. C) 1.2 million. D) 7 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3.9 million. 4. Pressure on a person or group to do something A) Affairs. B) Disagreement. C) Coercion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coercion. 5. The period of the coalition from 2010-2015 could be described as (according to the text book) A) A two party system. B) A three party system. C) A multi-party system. D) A two-and-a-half party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A two-and-a-half party system. 6. George Washington suggested that political parties would lead to which of the following in America? A) An end to democracy. B) A stronger democracy. C) Monarchies. D) Division among Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Division among Americans. 7. A representative who votes on issues based on their own knowledge and judgment. A) Trustee Model. B) Politician Model. C) Delegate Model. D) Partisan Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trustee Model. 8. America is characterized by a ..... party system. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Multi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 9. A one-party system A) Is what the United States has today. B) Creates an unstable government. C) Exists in nearly all dictatorships today. D) Results in democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exists in nearly all dictatorships today. 10. "Thomas Jefferson is the best leader for our country. He believes in equal rights and local control of government. A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Republicans. 11. India is having A) Indirect democracy. B) Representative democracy. C) Direct democracy. D) Pseudo democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect democracy. 12. Political parties reflect fundamental ..... in a society. Parties are about a part of the society and thus involve PARTISANSHIP. A) Social divisions. B) Economic divisions. C) Religious divisions. D) Political divisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political divisions. 13. Why are minor political parties important? A) Center around one particular issue. B) Always win elections. C) Nominate Presidential Candidates. D) Raise money for the main political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Center around one particular issue. 14. What do television news and newspapers have in common? A) They rely on people's willingness to read written information. B) They can influence both public opinion and government policy. C) They only give one side of a story. D) They present viewers with moving images. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can influence both public opinion and government policy. 15. How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need to win? A) 150. B) 200. C) 270. D) 350. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 16. In America, a political party other than Republican or Democratic is called a- A) Independent. B) Moderate. C) Third party. D) Federalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third party. 17. Any party other than the Democrats or Republicans is called a ..... party. A) Third. B) Splinter. C) Party buster. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third. 18. What does the term 'Partisan' mean? A) A common of people who come together to promote common beliefs. B) The affair of the state or the science of the governance. C) The ruiing party which runs the government. D) A person who is strongly committed to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who is strongly committed to the party. 19. NDA IS THE ALLIANCE OF A) CONGRESS. B) BJP. C) CPI. D) CPIM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BJP. 20. The main purpose of political parties are to influence the government by A) Controlling your lives. B) Getting their candidates to win elections. C) Making the other party look bad. D) Hogging the media's attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting their candidates to win elections. ← 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