This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Political parties play a key role in government and provide opportunities for citizens to do all except A) Help candidates win. B) Nominate official/candidates. C) Contribute money (campaign contributions) to the Electoral College. D) Educate the electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contribute money (campaign contributions) to the Electoral College. 2. Voter turnout occurs more frequently during ..... elections than at any other time. A) City and county. B) State elections. C) Local elections. D) Presidential elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presidential elections. 3. Using facts that support only one side of a candidate A) Plain-Folk. B) Name Calling. C) Testimonial. D) Card Stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Card Stacking. 4. Which of the following is NOT true about President John Adams? A) He created the Navy and Marine Corps. B) He was the first President to live in the White House in Washington D.C. C) He declared war against Spain. D) He passed the Alien and Sedition Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He declared war against Spain. 5. The Presidential nomination system has seen what changes over the last 50 years? A) Declining role of PACs. B) Decreasing costs of campaigns. C) Increasing strength of political parties in the electoral process. D) An increase in primaries and decrease in state conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An increase in primaries and decrease in state conventions. 6. What is an alliance? A) An agreement between two countries to look after each others' interests. B) A organized group of people who have the same political interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An agreement between two countries to look after each others' interests. 7. A lobbyist is defined as ..... A) Any association that employs an interest group to influence the government. B) An individual affiliated with one of the two major political parties. C) An individual who or an organization that attempts to influence legislation and the administrative decisions of government. D) A member of the congressional leadership who is in a position to shape the legislative agenda in a way that benefits powerful interest groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An individual who or an organization that attempts to influence legislation and the administrative decisions of government. 8. Who has the power to negotiate treaties with foreign countries? A) The President. B) The Vice President. C) The Senate Majority Leader. D) The Speaker of the House. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President. 9. Function which includes selecting a candidate for office (recruit & present) A) Nominate candidates. B) Inform & activate supporters. C) Bonding agent. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate candidates. 10. A series of statements expressing the party's core beliefs and its position on various issues is called a A) Mission. B) Platform. C) Caucus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platform. 11. How many parliamentary seats did UKIP win in the 2015 general election? A) 0. B) 1. C) 5. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 12. What is the primary role played by a "Lobbyist" ? A) Meet with & put pressure on lawmakers outside of Congress. B) Serve as key members of a "Conference Committee" . C) Issue Benchmark, Tracking, & Exit Polls to the American public. D) Elect a congressman to serve as the House Committee Chairperson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meet with & put pressure on lawmakers outside of Congress. 13. A written statement of the goals of a political party A) Political Party. B) Party Code. C) Party Platform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party Platform. 14. "The common mischiefs of the spirit of the party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people todiscourage and restrain it." George Washington, 1796 A) Political parties are needed to check government power. B) Political parties will prevent a return to rule by a monarch. C) Political parties should not be encouraged due to their danger. D) Political party membership should be a required duty of a citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political parties should not be encouraged due to their danger. 15. The U.S. has which of the following Party Systems? A) Two Party. B) Third Party. C) Multi-Party. D) One Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two Party. 16. Who became George Washington's vice president? A) John Jay. B) John Adams. C) John Littlejohn. D) John Scott. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Adams. 17. Stories that are deliberately fabricated to gain more website visitors and increase advertising revenue for websites. A) Clickbait. B) Satire. C) Hoax. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clickbait. 18. A political party's core beliefs and where they stand on the different issues is called its A) Plank. B) Caucus. C) Platform. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platform. 19. How many seats did BJP manage to win in the 17th Lok Sabha Elections? A) 303/453. B) 273/453. C) 453/453. D) 433/453. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 303/453. 20. Animal Justice Party is what kind of party A) Single Issue. B) Ideological. C) Left. D) Right. 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