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Political Parties
Social Science · CBSE Class 10 · English Medium · 20 questions and answers
Sample questions
- Q: What is a political party?
- A: A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government; they agree on some policies and programmes to promote the collective good.
- Q: What are the three components of a political party?
- A: The three components are the leaders, the active members and the followers.
- Q: What are the main functions of political parties?
- A: Parties contest elections; put forward policies and programmes; make laws; form and run governments; play the role of opposition; shape public opinion; and provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes.
- Q: What is a one-party system? Give an example.
- A: In a one-party system, only one party is allowed to control and run the government; no other party is permitted to contest, e.g. China; this is not a good option because it is not a democratic option.
- Q: What is a two-party system? Give an example.
- A: A system in which power usually changes between two main or dominant parties, though several parties may exist, e.g. the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
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