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Political History and Events

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Study political history through questions covering major political events, party conventions, alliances, and historical scandals. This material helps candidates preparing for civil services and polity examinations. Assess your knowledge of global political systems and historical campaigns with these practice questions.

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Political History and Events Questions

Multiple choice

Faced with accusations of being parochial, the political party's strategy was to revamp image, recruit new party-members, and initiate public contact missions.

  1. the political party's strategy was to revamp image, recruit new party-members, and initiate public contact missions

  2. the strategy of the political party was to project revamped image, recruit new party-members, and initiate public contact missions

  3. the political party decided on a strategy to revamp image, recruit new party-members, and initiate public contact missions

  4. the political party launched on a strategy to revamp image, and recruit new party- members while initiating public contact missions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; removes Error of modifier. Who or what is faced with the accusations? The answer is the political party. The modified clause should begin with the subject. And the subject cannot be the possessive 'the political party's', but the subjective 'political party'.

Multiple choice

The American President is elected by

  1. People

  2. The Congress

  3. Electrol College

  4. Senate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The US President is not elected by a direct popular vote but by the Electoral College, where electors are chosen by the states.

Multiple choice

Who is the Vice presidential nominee for the republicans?

  1. Barack Obama

  2. John Mc Cain

  3. Joe Biden

  4. Sarah Palin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sarah Palin, then Governor of Alaska, was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 2008, running alongside presidential nominee John McCain. They lost to the Obama-Biden Democratic ticket.

Multiple choice

Joe Biden is a senator from

  1. Arizona

  2. Illinois

  3. Delaware

  4. Florida

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Joe Biden represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009 before becoming Vice President. Delaware was his home state throughout his long Senate career of 36 years.

Multiple choice

Who is the presidential nominee for the republicans?

  1. Barack Obama

  2. John Mc Cain

  3. Joe Biden

  4. Sarah Palin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

John McCain was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, running against Barack Obama. McCain, a Vietnam War veteran and long-serving Arizona Senator, chose Sarah Palin as his running mate.

Multiple choice

John Mc Cain is a senator from

  1. Arizona

  2. Illinois

  3. North Carolina

  4. Florida

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

John McCain served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Arizona for many years.

Multiple choice

Who is the Vice presidential nominee for the democrats?

  1. Barack Obama

  2. John Mc Cain

  3. Joe Biden

  4. Sarah Palin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Joe Biden was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in the 2008 election. Barack Obama was the presidential nominee, while John McCain and Sarah Palin were the Republican ticket.

Multiple choice

Barack Obama is a senator from

  1. Arizona

  2. Illinois

  3. North Carolina

  4. Florida

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Barack Obama served as a United States Senator representing the state of Illinois from 2005 until his resignation in 2008 after being elected President.

Multiple choice

What makes the 2008 US elections famous?

  1. two sitting senators will run against each other for president,

  2. it is the first time an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American" o="" african="" american="">African American</a> is a presidential nominee for a major party

  3. first time both major candidates were born outside the continental United States—<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" o="" hawaii="">Hawaii</a> for Obama and the Panama for McCain

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The 2008 election was historic because it featured two sitting senators (Obama and McCain), the first African American major party nominee, and candidates born in non-contiguous states (Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone).

Multiple choice

Political environment includes____

  1. Democracy

  2. Public Welfare and Social Justice

  3. Foreign Policy

  4. All of these

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The political environment includes the form of government, public welfare policies, social justice initiatives, and foreign policy decisions.

Multiple choice

In your opinion, which party is going to win in the upcoming elections?

  1. I think Democrats are going to make a clean sweep. Their performance has been mundane.

  2. I think Democrats are going to make a clean sweep. Their performance has been conspicuous.

  3. I think Democrats are going to make a clean sweep. Their performance has been banal.

  4. I think Democrats are going to make a clean sweep. Their performance has been insignificant.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Conspicuous' means remarkable.