This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 54 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Republican and Democratic parties can choose only one candidate to represent them in an election. A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. B) Educated the Electorate About Campaign Issues. C) Raising Money for the Campaign. D) Monitoring Actions of Officeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recruit and Nominate Candidates. 2. What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today? A) Socialist and Republican. B) Democratic and Republican. C) Democratic and Libertarian. D) Socialist and Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic and Republican. 3. Eligible voters pick which party they want to vote for A) Open Primary. B) Closed Primary. C) General Election. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open Primary. 4. The largest number of votes for one person in an election A) Plurality. B) Consensus. C) One-Party system. D) Major party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plurality. 5. Campaign money with stricter limits and given directly to a candidate A) Private money. B) Hard money. C) Soft money. D) Corporate money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard money. 6. A donkey is the symbol for A) The Republican party. B) The Green party. C) The Socialist party. D) The Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Democrats. 7. TO GET RECOGNITION EITHER REGIONAL OR NATIONAL MUST SECURE A) 6 PERENT OF TOTAL. B) 7 PERCENT OF TOTAL. C) 8 PERCENT OFTOTAL. D) 9 PERCENT OF TOTAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6 PERENT OF TOTAL. 8. True or False:Third parties, in no way, have ever won a presidential election in the U.S. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which of the following statements about motions for cloture is true? A) They are applied only to budget appropriation bills. B) They are applied to bills that failed in the previous session of Congress. C) They force a bill out of committee so that the full House can vote on it. D) They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vote. 10. Benchmark:2.8 Complexity:DOK 2 The conversation below is part of a political discussion. Lou:I am going to vote for the candidate who will support cutting government spending. Bob:Yes, we spend too much on some programs. Which party's candidates are these voters most likely to support? A) Democratic. B) Green. C) Republican. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican. 11. What is one important function of a political party? A) To help candidates run for office. B) To help the candidate win the election. C) To help candidates vote in presidential elections. D) To make sure candidates follow the 23th amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help the candidate win the election. 12. Identify the function based on the following scenario:The Republican Party holds its convention in Dallas, Texas. A) Recruiting and Nominating Candidates. B) Educating the Electorate About Campaign Issues. C) Help Candidates Win Elections and Raise Money for Campaigns. D) Monitoring Actions of the Office Holders (Watch Dogs). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recruiting and Nominating Candidates. 13. Which Amendment does not deal with voting? A) 15th. B) 16th. C) 19th. D) 24th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 16th. 14. Political Parties impact political dynamics on which level of government A) Federal. B) Federal and State. C) Federal, State, Local and International. D) Federal, State, and Local. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federal, State, and Local. 15. A type of primary in which party members meet in small groups to discuss whom to select as a candidate A) Primary. B) Caucus. C) General election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caucus. 16. A Political Party that is not one of the two major parties in the country; a minor party A) Two-Party System. B) Socialist Party. C) Political System. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Party. 17. Which viewpoint is associated with the Democrats' platform? A) Less taxes for the wealthy. B) Large government. C) Smaller government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large government. 18. Made it a crime to criticize the government A) Naturalization Act. B) Alien Act. C) Sedition Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedition Act. 19. If a Presidential candidate does not receive a majority of the votes, what happens next? A) The House of Representatives chooses the president. B) The Senate chooses the president. C) The Supreme Court chooses the president. D) There is a run-off election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The House of Representatives chooses the president. 20. In the United States, what party system do we have? A) Single Party. B) Two Party. C) Three Party. D) Multi Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two Party. ← 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