WorksheetsPolitical Parties
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The 3 main components of a political party are
the leader
the followers
active members
the leader
the core group
the members
the leader
the supporters
the people
passive members
active members
leaders
Democracy for most ordinary citizens is equal to
The PM
the Constitution
political parties
people
Partisanship means
belonging to a party
being committed to a party with an ability to defect to another
supporting an idea blindly
none of the these
Identify the functions of a political party
it contests elections
it forms the government
it forms the opposition
it shapes public opinion
Large countries need representative democracies because
of the size of the population
the diverse nature of the population
innumerable conflicts that might surface due to the large size of the population
representation of all in such a large and diverse nation
Identify the party system:
Several parties may exist and contest elections but only two parties have a serious chance of winning majority of seats to form the government.
multi party system
one party system
bi party system
this is not a feature of a democratic system
Identify the party system: Several parties compete for power and more than two parties have a reasonable chance of coming to power.
multi party system
bi party system
one party system
coalition government
A national party is a recognised party when
it wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the general elections and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha
it wins atleast 4% of the total votes in the general elections and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha
it wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the assembly elections of 4 states and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha
it wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the general elections and 2 seats in the Lok Sabha
Identify the political party:
It espouses secularism
welfare of the weaker sections and the minorities
supports new economic reforms with a human face
INC
Trinamool Congress
Identify this political party:
It supports socialism, secularism and democracy
it opposes imperialism and communalism
it has a support base amongst the peasants, workers and the intellectuals
BJP
INC
CPI-M
NCP
A state party is a recognised one when
it wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the general elections and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha
it wins atleast 2% of the total votes in the state elections and 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly
it wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the state elections and 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly
it wins atleast 6% of the total votes in the state elections and 6 seats in the Legislative Assembly
identify the political party
INC
BSP
BJP
Trinamool Congress
This party believes in Gandhian secularism, social justice and federalism.
NCP
INC
Trinamool
BJP
The number of regional parties strengthened and expanded in the 1990s because
our country is diverse
different voices were heard and given recognition in the Parliament
national parties entered into alliances with regional parties to form governments
we had a very strong democratic structure in the 1990s
National Parties are
found at the national level of a country
present in several or all the units of a federation
united at all levels as they follow the programmes and strategies decided by the party at the centre
present in a few federal units
