This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 473 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 473 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If a President can not continue to serve out his/her term who becomes President of the United States? A) Speaker of the House. B) Have to elect a new President. C) Vice President. D) Secretary of State. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vice President. 2. In the 1890s, which political party demanded public ownership of railroads, telephone, and telegraph companies along with political reforms? A) Populist Party. B) Free-Soils Party. C) Progressive Party. D) Whig Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Populist Party. 3. This party favors maximum freedom and minimum government A) Libertarians. B) Democrats. C) Republicans. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Libertarians. 4. Which party favored free trade and an agrarian society? A) Democratic-Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic-Republicans. 5. "Farmers are the foundation of the country." A) Federalist. B) Democratic-Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-Republicans. 6. Under this system a state's delegates represent the candidates according to the popular vote in the primary. A) Open primary. B) Closed primary. C) District voting. D) Proportional representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proportional representation. 7. Which party is referred to as "Conservative" and is represented by an Elephant? A) Republican. B) Democrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican. 8. Third parties play an important political role by A) Getting on the ballot. B) Bringing up new issues and ideas. C) Raising money. D) Winning a majority of the votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bringing up new issues and ideas. 9. All the following are voting requirements EXCEPT- A) Age. B) Literacy tests. C) Citizenship. D) Registration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literacy tests. 10. Which branch of government writes the laws? A) Judicial. B) Executive. C) Legislative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legislative. 11. What is the only state to hold a caucus for determining the parties' candidates for president (and is actually before New Hampshire)? A) Nevada. B) Iowa. C) South Carolina. D) Indiana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iowa. 12. The elephant is a symbol of the Republican party. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What is the main reason for political parties to hold more moderate views and appeal to the political center? A) To win elections. B) To support extreme views. C) To cause chaos in the political system. D) To promote violence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win elections. 14. The theory that voters associate certain issues or issue positions with certain parties (like Democrats and support for government-provided health insurance). A) Party system. B) Issue ownership. C) Party principle. D) Spoils system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Issue ownership. 15. An individual part of a platform is called a A) One-system. B) Plank. C) Platform. D) Caucuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plank. 16. Split-ticket voting has increased in recent decades. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What is the main difference between the Democratic and Republican parties? A) Their preferred mode of transportation. B) Their favorite type of food. C) Their favorite sports teams. D) Their platforms and the way they campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their platforms and the way they campaign. 18. The Republican Party falls on which side of the spectrum? A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 19. In a ..... the formation of all other political parties is usually forbidden. A) Candidate. B) Nominate. C) One-party system. D) Multi-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-party system. 20. The partys national convention is ..... A) Where the general election winner is celebrated. B) Where the primary candidates debate. C) Where the loser concedes the race. D) Where the candidate formally accepts the nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where the candidate formally accepts the nomination. ← 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