This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The FNM won the government for the first time in? A) 2002. B) 1992. C) 1993. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1992. 2. What is hard money? A) Money given to an individual candidate. B) Money given to a political party. C) Money given to the Democrats. D) Money donated to schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money given to an individual candidate. 3. All of the people entitled to vote in a given election A) Pluralism. B) Primary election. C) Electorate. D) Political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electorate. 4. What doubled the size of the US? A) Mexico. B) Canada Purchase. C) Louisiana Purchase. D) California Purchase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Louisiana Purchase. 5. Which of the following is an example of a third party? A) Democrats. B) Republicans. C) The Populists. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Populists. 6. Protect minority rights A) Democrat. B) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democrat. 7. America's Two Party System:Most Americans have a general agreement on fundamental matters. A) Historical Basis. B) Tradition. C) Electoral System. D) Ideological Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ideological Consensus. 8. What best describes a valence issue? A) An issue in which neither side agrees on anything relating to the topic. B) An issue of money. C) An issue in which both sides agree on principle but not on execution. D) An issue in which Sundin can only think of 2 good answer choices and phones it in on the other two. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An issue in which both sides agree on principle but not on execution. 9. Who became president in 1796 with the most electoral votes? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Aaron Burr. C) James Madison. D) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Adams. 10. Why do some states have more representatives than other states? A) Because of the state's population. B) Because of the state's size. C) Because of the geographical size of the state and location. D) Both A & C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the state's population. 11. Why do third parties usually fail? A) Winner-take-all election system. B) Difficulty gaining popularity in the polls. C) They have less money for campaigns. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. What animal is the mascot for the Republican Party? A) Eagle. B) Elephant. C) Hippopotamus. D) Turtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elephant. 13. If an elected official bases his/her decisions on what the party as a whole likes, this is called A) Party in power. B) Coalition. C) Bipartisan. D) Partisanship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Partisanship. 14. The ..... are the individual parts of a party's platform. A) Planks. B) Boards. C) Ideas. D) Slabs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planks. 15. Preliminary elections in which contenders from the same party seek party's nomination are called ..... A) Mid-term elections. B) Primaries. C) Exit polls. D) Close elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primaries. 16. In order for a Republican and Democratic candidate to run for president, they must first win their party's ..... A) Primary. B) Independent Voter. C) National Convention. D) Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 17. Which of the following is not an example of a third party? A) Bull Moose Party. B) Green Party. C) TEA Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republican Party. 18. The main difference in ideology between Republicans and Democrats is how much of a direct a role the government should take in daily lives of citizens. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which of the following is NOT a function of all political parties? A) Recruit and nominate candidates. B) Reflect both liberal and conservative views. C) Educate the electorate. D) Help candidates win elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflect both liberal and conservative views. 20. True or False:Political Parties are stated as a main part of our political system in the U.S. Constitution? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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