9 - Liberal Reforming Legislation

Question 1

What was Jenkins praised for as Home Secretary? During what period was he HS?

Answer 1

Liberal legislation

1965-67

Question 2

What Bills did much of the legislation take place in the 60s? Who supported this?

Answer 2

Private members’ bills

Jenkins

Question 3

What did the Race Relations Acts of 1965 and 1968 prohibit? What Board was set up to monitor this?

Answer 3

Racial discrimination

Race Relations Board

Question 4

What Commission aimed to improve racial relations? What Act did they conflict with?

Answer 4

Community Relations Commission

1968 Commonwealth Immigration Act

Question 5

When was the Abortion Act made? What did this legalise?

Answer 5

1967

Abortions

Question 6

How many illegal abortions took place in Britain prior to 1967?

Answer 6

Around 100,000-250,000

Question 7

How many wealthy women underwent abortions privately? Where did the majority of women go through abortions?

Answer 7

35,000

“Backstreet abortions”

Question 8

Which Liberal MP introduced the Abortion Act? In what circumstances did he allow this?

Answer 8

David Steel

If the mother’s health was at risk

Question 9

When was the Sexual Offences Act made? Which Labour MP introduced it?

Answer 9

1967

Leo Abse

Question 10

What did the Sexual Offences Act legalise? At what age could they consent?

Answer 10

Homosexual Acts

18

Question 11

When was the Theatres Act made? Which Labour MP introduced it?

Answer 11

1968

George Strauss

Question 12

What did the Theatres Act prevent? What did this see the emergence of?

Answer 12

Censorship

Controversial plays and musicals

Question 13

What is an example of a musical allowed by the Theatres Act? Why was it controversial?

Answer 13

Hair

It showed full nudity

Question 14

When was the Divorce Reform Act introduced? What did this allow?

Answer 14

1969

Easier and quicker divorces

Question 15

What type of divorce did the Divorce Reform Act allow? What happened as a result?

Answer 15

A “no-guilt” divorce

Divorces shot up

Question 16

When was the death penalty abolished? When did its abolishment start its 4 year trial for abolition?

Answer 16

1969

1965

Question 17

What Act introduced the three-school system? What was this system?

Answer 17

1944 Education Act

Grammar, technical and modern schools

Question 18

What exam determined pupils’ secondary education?

Answer 18

11-Plus

Question 19

What students typically went to grammar schools? What would this set them up for?

Answer 19

Academic students

University

Question 20

What students went to technical schools? What would this set them up for?

Answer 20

Practical students

“White heat” careers

Question 21

What type of schools were secondary modern schools?

Answer 21

Vocational

Question 22

How many technical schools were generally built? What did secondary modern schools limit in?

Answer 22

Few

Providing of education

Question 23

Who did grammar schools benefit? How did some people see the three-school system?

Answer 23

The academic

Elitist

Question 24

What schools answered to criticism of the three-school system?

Answer 24

Comprehensive schools

Question 25

In what Circular did the Tories encourage the closure of selective schools? What would comprehensives encourage?

Answer 25

Circular 10/65

Equality

Question 26

What was the “declared objective” in Circular 10/65?

Answer 26

“It is the government’s declared objective to end selection and separatism”

Question 27

What does Historian Brian Lapping declare about the division of the three-school system?

Answer 27

“The rigid division of selection created unnecessary tension and fear between adults and children”