This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 45 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Landmark court case where the Supreme Court said Florida's recount of ballots violated the 14th amendment's Equal Protection Clause. A) In re Gault. B) Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. C) Bush v. Gore. D) Trump v. Clinton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bush v. Gore. 2. Why did the two political parties form? A) People had different ideas of the role of the government. B) The Constitution declared that there must be two political parties. C) George Washington wanted two parties. D) The citizens voted to have two parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People had different ideas of the role of the government. 3. Why do people form third parties? A) Because they disagree with the beliefs of both major parties. B) All of these answer are true. C) Because they hate the government. D) Because they want to rebel against society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because they disagree with the beliefs of both major parties. 4. Which of the following events should a citizen do first? A) Vote in a general election. B) Register to vote. C) Vote in a primary. D) Run for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Register to vote. 5. All together, there are ..... Electoral votes A) 537. B) 583. C) 538. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 538. 6. Republicans hold ..... values on policy issues. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) No. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 7. Why are political parties essential to democratic government? A) They are the only way to get things to change. B) They are a link between representatives and their constituents (voters/people). C) It is the only way for someone to run for office. D) Everyone fits into a major party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are a link between representatives and their constituents (voters/people). 8. The free market system, competitive capitalism, and private enterprise create the greatest opportunity and the highest standard of living for all. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 9. What do you call the votes placed on Election Day by the citizens of the United States? A) Electoral votes. B) Popular votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Popular votes. 10. This means not caring about a subject A) Atrophy. B) Anchovy. C) Apathy. D) Agrarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apathy. 11. This amendment moved the presidential inauguration from March to January 20th A) 18th Amendment. B) 20th Amendment. C) 22nd Amendment. D) 25th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20th Amendment. 12. Parties that lack a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times and usually rooted in poor economic eras. A) Economic protest parties. B) Splinter parties. C) Sectionalism. D) Spoils system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic protest parties. 13. A minority party is A) A person running for political office. B) A political party with the most elected members. C) A political party that does not have a majority of the elected members. D) A political party other than Republican or Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A political party that does not have a majority of the elected members. 14. Political parties tend to have weak discipline for all the following except A) The rise of media and technology allow candidates to directly reach voters. B) Hired consultants that help with individual campaigns. C) They provide candidates with money to support their campaign. D) Interest group support for individual candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They provide candidates with money to support their campaign. 15. This party is currently the government in Canada A) The NDP. B) The Conservatives. C) The Bloc Quebeccois. D) The LIberals. E) The Green Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The LIberals. 16. Which political party supported the National Bank? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 17. Beliefs in society is ..... A) Federalist. B) Democrats. C) Political ideology. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political ideology. 18. Identify the incorrect statement about CPI (M): A) Supports socialism, secularism and democracy. B) Opposes imperialism and communalism. C) Wants to secure socio-economic justice in IndIa. D) Is Critical of the new economic politics that allow free flow of foreign capital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposes imperialism and communalism. 19. Changes in political forces and alignment have produced ..... distinctive party systems in the U.S. A) Three. B) Four. C) Five. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Six. 20. What is it called when there are two main political parties in a country? A) Political Party. B) 2 party system. C) Bicameral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 party system. ← 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