Facts (Ch 3+4)

Question 1

Single-Issue Parties

Answer 1

Pro-Life Alliance, UKIP

Question 2

Combined seat count: Labour and Conservative

Answer 2

562 out of 650

Question 3

Organisation of Labour Party

Answer 3

Branch Labour Party (BLP) > Constituency Labour Party (CLP) > National Executive Committee (NEC)

Question 4

Organisation of Conservatives

Answer 4

Branches > Constituency-level Conservative Associations (CA) > Conservative Central Headquarters (CCHQ)

Question 5

How does Labour choose a leader?

Answer 5

Vote using AV system among members and registered supporters (£3 fee)

Question 6

2015 Labour Leadership results

Answer 6

Jeremy Corbyn 60%
Andy Burnham 19%
Yvette Cooper 17%
Liz Kendall 4%

Question 7

How do Conservative choose a leader?

Answer 7

Ballot amongst MPs until only 2 candidates remain. Members vote for preferred candidate from final 2

Question 8

Members ballot of 2005 Conservative leadership election

Answer 8

David Cameron 68%

David Davis 32%

Question 9

MP elected by Women-only shortlist?

Answer 9

Jacqui Smith (Former Home Secretary)(Former MP for Redditch)

Question 10

MP elected via Conservative open primary?

Answer 10

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes)

Question 11

How do Conservatives make policy?

Answer 11

Mainly comes from leaders, prospective ministers and advisors. Consults with National Policy Forum (NPF)

Question 12

How do Labour make policy?

Answer 12

Joint Policy Committee (JPC), National Policy Forum (NPF), External Submissions and Internal Submissions are all voted on at Party Conference

Question 13

Donations given to Conservatives and Labour in 2009

Answer 13

CON: £27 million
LAB: £15 million

Question 14

Public funds available to Conservatives and Labour in 2009

Answer 14

CON: £5 million
LAB: £1 million

Question 15

Who’s challenge forced Thatcher’s resignation in 1990?

Answer 15

Michael Heseltine (Conservative MP)

Question 16

Nationalist Parties

Answer 16

SNP, Plaid Cymru

Question 17

Example of One-nation Conservatives

Answer 17

Kenneth Clarke, Nicolas Soames

Question 18

Example of Thatcherites

Answer 18

Liam Fox, John Redwood

Question 19

Example of post-thatcherites

Answer 19

Ian Duncan Smith, Boris Johnson

Question 20

Examples of Old Labour policy

Answer 20

Withdraw from NATO, state control all major industries, support for unilateral nuclear disarmament

Question 21

Examples of New Labour policy

Answer 21

Endorsed market economics, smaller role for trade unions, welfare state

Question 22

What vote share did the SDP-Liberal Alliance acheive?

Answer 22

26%

Question 23

Party stances on Immigration?

Answer 23

CON: Make migrants wait four years before they can claim certain benefits and remove those that have failed to find work after six months
LAB: “Stronger” border controls to tackle illegal immigration with “proper” entry and exit checks
LDEM: Reintroduce exit checks at borders, make immigrants pay in before receiving benefits

Question 24

Party stances on Economy?

Answer 24

CON: Use spending cuts to run budget surplus by 2019-2020. Income tax first paid at £12,500
LAB: Get the current budget into surplus, without borrowing money to spend. Reintroduce 50p tax rate for people earning £150,000+
LDEM: Eradicate defecit by April 2018. Impose an additional 8% rate of corporation tax on UK banks

Question 25

Party stances on NHS?

Answer 25

CON: £8bn extra into NHS a year, 7 day GP appointments
LAB: £10.5bn extra into NHS a year, end “creeping privatisation”
LDEM: £1bn extra into NHS, increased emphasis on mental health

Question 26

Party stances on Europe?

Answer 26

CON: Hold in/out referendum on Britain’s EU membership
LAB: Push for reform of European Union and prevent Britain from “sleepwalking” towards exit
LDEM: Push for greater EU efficiency

Question 27

Party stances on Defence?

Answer 27

CON: Replace trident with another nuclear missile system
LAB: Hold a Strategic Defence and Security Review every 5 years
LDEM: Campaign to reduce the number of Trident nuclear submarines

Question 28

Party stances on Jobs?

Answer 28

CON: Create three million apprenticeships to be paid for by benefit cuts
LAB: Ban zero hours contracts, equal numbers for apprenticeships and universities by 2025
LDEM: An extra £1 an hour for the lowest paid apprentices

Question 29

Party stances on Young People?

Answer 29

CON: Protect school budgets, freeze spend per pupil, don’t give 16-17 year olds the vote
LAB: Increase the overall education budget in England, enfranchise 16-17 year olds
LDEM: Protect the education budget from cuts, enfranchise 16-17 year olds

Question 30

Party stances on Benefits?

Answer 30

CON: Save £12bn in welfare budget, increase min wage to £9 by 2020
LAB: No major benefit cuts, increase min wage to £8
LDEM: Raise personal allowance to £12,500 by 2020