This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 479 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 479 (18 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The shift of party positions from moderate towards ideological extremes A) Party polarization. B) Divided government. C) Party-in-government. D) Party-in-the-electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party polarization. 2. Which political party favors less government regulation, less taxes for everyone, and less gov't involvement/ programs? A) Democrats. B) Independents. C) Republicans. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republicans. 3. The person who wins the White House does so with the most number of popular votes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Third Parties have never had any successes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. In which year Srilanka became independent country? A) 1947. B) 1948. C) 1950. D) 1949. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1948. 6. A bill becomes law when it ..... A) Is approved by the Prime Minister. B) Is passed by both houses and receives royal assent. C) Is passed by the Lower House and receives royal assent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is passed by both houses and receives royal assent. 7. Any person can file a/an ....., signed by a specific number of voters to be placed on the ballot. A) Taxes. B) Lawsuit. C) Petition. D) Selfie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petition. 8. What is false regarding the political party system in China? A) Decisions are made collectively by the Standing Committee. B) 8 minority parties are allowed to broaden discussion and consult. C) An average individual may have an opportunity to move up within the CCP & have more influence on policymaking. D) Minor parties may participate in the National People's Congress, but their participation is vetted by the CCP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An average individual may have an opportunity to move up within the CCP & have more influence on policymaking. 9. The Democratic Party was organized during the presidential campaigns of ..... A) Franklin Roosevelt. B) Woodrow Wilson. C) Andrew Jackson. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andrew Jackson. 10. If I vote for the whichever candidate I feel does the best job, regardless of political party, I am engaging in ..... voting. A) Party line. B) Retrospective. C) Prospective. D) Rational-Choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prospective. 11. What is meant by 'Defection'? A) Loyalty towards a party. B) Changing party allegiance. C) Political reforms. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changing party allegiance. 12. This political party generally believes that the government should take care of people. A) Republicans. B) Libertarians. C) Democrats. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats. 13. CE. 5c While the media sometimes uses misleading information called propaganda, more often it uses bias, which means- A) Broadcasting different points of view. B) Separating fact from opinion. C) Favoring one side over the other. D) Rising campaign costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Favoring one side over the other. 14. Who believed in a loose reading (interpretation) of the Constitution? A) Federalists. B) Democratic Republicans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalists. 15. When politicians run for office, both parties have common goals. What goal is NOT common for both parties to strive for in an election? A) Organize to win elections. B) Reflect both liberal and conservative views on the political spectrum. C) Define themselves in a way that wins majority support by appealing to the center of the political spectrum. D) Try to be the most conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Try to be the most conservative. 16. Super PAC's were creating following A) President Obama signing an executive order. B) Congress signing them into law. C) A supreme court ruling, Roe V Wade. D) A supreme court ruling, Citizens United vs FEC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A supreme court ruling, Citizens United vs FEC. 17. What was significant about the 19th Amendment? A) Made slavery illegal. B) Eliminated using literacy test to vote. C) Gave women the right to vote. D) Created the electoral system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gave women the right to vote. 18. Which political party traditionally supports tax cuts for all Americans? A) Republicans. B) Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republicans. ← PreviousRelated 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