General Case Studies and Data Flashcards
how many MPs voted in favour of giving parliament a vote on a final brexit deal
MPs voted against the government by 309-305 votes, with 12 Conservative MPs voting against its party’s government.
how many times was the Government defeated by the House of Lords from 2016-17
38
Which treaty established the EEC in 1957?
Treaty of Rome
when was the Supreme Court founded?
The 2005 Constitutional Reform Act established the Supreme Court which transferred the House of Lords’ power as the UK’s final appeal court to the separate Supreme Court.
why did Amber Rudd resign in 2018?
Amber Rudd, the previous home secretary, resigned in 2018 after she misled the Home Affairs Select Committee over her department’s targets for deporting illegal immigrants.
how many people voted in the EU Referendum?
the 2016 referendum on leaving the EU in which over 33.5 million people voted
Why did Liam Fox resign in 2011?
Liam Fox resigned in 2011 as defence secretary after he had brought Adam Werrity, a close friend, along to 18 foreign business trips despite him having no official role.
what position did Boris Johnson resign from in 2018?
In 2018 Boris Johnson resigned as foreign secretary as he disagreed with the government’s ‘Chequers deal’ for leaving the European Union.
in what year did PM Theresa May chose to send airstrikes to Syria without consulting parliament first?
2018
in what budget was the national living wage increased?
The 2017 Budget from £7.50 an hour to £7.83.
can you give 2 years when the Government voted in favour of military action?
Parliament voted in favour of military action in Iraq in 2014 and Syria in 2015. but against syria in 2013
1979 election what % did Tories get of popular vote and seats
339 seats 43%
1979 election what % did labour get of popular vote and seats
269 seats 36%
1979 election what % libdem get of pop vote and seats
11 seats 13%
1979 election what increase of seats did tories get
plus 62 (8.1 swing)
1979 election how did labour seats change
minus 50
1979 election turnout
76%
when shouldve callaghan called an election 1979
in autumn 78 bc then there was the discontent and he lost a vote of no confidence. the crisis what crisis too had a part to play and he has been in every lab gov since 1964 so unlikely that he could stop union pressure
1979 why did libdem have small vote
thorpe was on trial for conspiracy to murder ex lover and was still standing
how much did conservative vote of women increase by in 1979
1974- 39%
1979- 47% due to trade union power and thatcher being vote of a housewife
how much did conservative vote of 18-24 increase by in 1979
18%
at start of 1997 election how much were labour ahead by in polls
20%
why did major call election 1997
lost a vote of no confidence due to black wednesday (fall in exchange rates), eu and slow response to mad cow disease
what was a key change new labour did
removed clause 4
what was the pledge card
new labours cards with manifesto saying things like take 250000 young ppl off benefits and into work
in 1997 what support did lab have from the top newspaper
the sun supported with 4million readers at the time. however only switched after they were ahead
why was the conservative campaign disastrous in 1997
haunted by cash 4 questions and sleeze. also misjudged mood of nation with Blair demon eyes campaign.
what was lab % of popular vote and seats in 1997
418 seats 43%
what was conservative % of popular vote and seats in 1997
165 seats 30.7% lowest pop since duke of wellington 1832
what was libdem % of popular vote and seats in 1997
46 16.8%
1997 election turnout
71.4%
1997 election how did labour seats change
plus 145 with 8.8 swing
1997 election how did conservative seats change
loss of 178
how much was class ab swinging to labour 1997
11% and c1 was 14%
