Established political parties (CONSERVATIVE) 2.2

Question 1

when were the conservatives formed

Answer 1

17th Century

Question 2

what do the conservatives defend

Answer 2

DEFENCE
-historic privileges of the crown
-church of England
-powerful landowning institutions

Question 3

Conservative Prime Minister ( 1834-35 and 1841-46 )

Answer 3

Sir Robert Peel

Question 4

what was the party dedicated to in peel’s rule

Answer 4

-GRADUAL reform
-ESTABLISHED institutions conserved
-TRADITIONAL authority
-AGAINST threat of revolutions

Question 5

one-nation conservatism associated with who

Answer 5

Benjamin Disraeli

Question 6

One-nation Conservatism meaning

Answer 6

” ‘natural leaders’ of society would accept an obligation to act benevolently towards the ‘disadvantaged’ “

Question 7

Labour Administration 1945-51(Atlee)

Answer 7

-PRAGMATIC (factual and logical)
-mixed ECONOMY
-government kept high EMPLOYMENT
-welfare ESTATE

Question 8

When did Magaret Thatcher become Prime Minister

Answer 8

1979 - 1990

Question 9

What was ‘Thatcherism’ also known as what

Answer 9

‘New Right’

Question 10

What did the ‘New Right’ believe in

Answer 10

-PROTECT national sovereignty in European Union
-PRIVATIZATION of industries
-LEGAL LIMITS to trade unions power
-LAW and order
-ASSERTION of British interests abroad (Reagan)
-TAX CUTS to boost economy with business leaders (less state intervention)

Question 11

What policies did John Major implicate (90-97)

Answer 11

-privatisation of coal and railways
-less confrontational

Question 12

what three con. leaders who lost to Blair

Answer 12

-Hague
-Duncan-Smith
-Howard

Question 13

when did David Cameron become leader

Answer 13

December 2007

Question 14

David Cameron indentifies himself as what

Answer 14

-liberal conservative

Question 15

David Cameron was interested in

Answer 15

-Environment
-the NHS
-tolerated minorities and different lifestyles

Question 16

what is an example of David Cameron being progressive

Answer 16

-legalisation of gay marriage 2013

Question 17

-How did David Cameron win the 2010 general election

Answer 17

-coalition with Clegg (leader of Lib Dems) to get working majority

Question 18

-when did David Cameron win with a full conservative Parliament

Answer 18

May 2015

Question 19

David Cameron’s ECONOMIC POLICY

Answer 19

-BUDGET deficit reduced
-BLAMED BLAIR for 2007 economic crisis
- AUSTERITY
-reduced WHITEHALL departments budgets by 25% (except for education and NHS)

Question 20

David Cameron’s WELFARE POLICY

Answer 20

-‘strivers’ and ‘shirkers’ (deserving and undeserving poor
-‘universal credit’ merges a number of in-work benefits
= more people taking employment

Question 21

David Cameron’s LAW & ORDER

Answer 21

-‘hug a hoodie’ = empathy to young offenders
‘rehabilitation (payment by result) scheme
-“tough on crime and causes of crime”

Question 22

David Cameron’s FOREIGN POLICY

Answer 22

-Strong links with USA
-supported air strikes on terrorist groups
-pragmatic eurosceptism
-resigned in 2016 = Brexit