Mock quick fact Revision

Question 1

What was the Green party originally known as pre 1985??

Answer 1

The Ecology Party

Question 2

What is the history of the 1832 Great Reform Act?

Answer 2

• Parties did not exist as mass membership organisations with formal structures, usually bound by family ties.
• Beginning of electoral reform

Question 3

What 5 roles do political parties perform?

Answer 3

• Representation
• Participation
• Political recruitment
• Policy Formulation
• Providing stable government

Question 4

In 2010, how many votes and seats (%) did the Conservative and Labour party secure?

Answer 4

• 65.1% of votes

- 87% of sears (650 contested)

Question 5

In 2010, how many voters backed other parties ? (%) what did this mean?

Answer 5

34.9%

This meant that any one party who could mobilize this percentage could win election

Question 6

Example of a single party system

Answer 6

e.g Nazi Germany

Question 7

Example of a dominant party system?

Answer 7

e.g Japan under the Liberal Democratic Party (1955-63)

Question 8

What were the years the Conservative party won elections? Labour?

Answer 8

1979,1983,1987,1992

1997,2001,2005

Question 9

Example of multi-party system

Answer 9

e.g Italy 1945-1993

Question 10

‘Birth’ of the Conservative party?

Answer 10

1934, Robert Peels Tamworth Manifesto

Question 11

In the 20th century how many years both alone or in coalition did the Conservative party serve?
When&who

Answer 11

67 years
(1951-64) Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Home
(1979-97) Thatcher, Major

Question 12

in the One Nation Tories what was the name for a mixed economy?

Answer 12

Keynesianism

Question 13

What were One Nation Tories committed too? (5)

Answer 13

• A mixed economy (keynesianism)
• State Intervention
• Evolution not revolution (gradual change)
• Internationalism, increase in EU integration
• Universal Welfare state

Question 14

What was another name for ‘New Right’?

Answer 14

Neo-liberalism

Question 15

What were New Right, Thatcherism committed too? (8)

Answer 15

• Free market economics
• deregulation
• Importance of the individual
• Privatization of nationalized industries
• Limited state intervention
• Restrictive powers of the unions
• Radical change
• Limited welfare provision

Question 16

What group are an example of the One Nation Europhiles?

Answer 16

Tory Reform Group 1975

Question 17

What group are an example of the New Right Eurosceptics?

Answer 17

Bruges Group 1988

Question 18

How many MEP’s are there in European parliament

Answer 18

72 in 2011

Question 19

In the European parliament who do Conservative and Labour MEPS sit with?

Answer 19

Conservatives - ECR group

Labour- ALDE group

Question 20

What is the 3 stage process in selection procedures for all 3 main parties?

Answer 20

1) Centrally vetted and approved list of prospective candidates
2) The local party draws up a shortlist of approved candidates who have expressed an interest
3) Constituency members then vote for preferred candidate

Question 21

How have the labour party tried to innovate candidate selection?

Answer 21

All-women shortlists in a number of Labour safe seats

Question 22

How did the Conservative party innovate candidate selection?

Answer 22

-Selected its candidate for Totnes by a primary election involving balloting tens of thousands of ordinary voters (not just members) in the constituency

Question 23

Under who’s authority in 1986 did Labour deselect a number of sitting MP’s for being apart of the banned Militant Tendency? & who did they deselect?

Answer 23

Neil Kinnock

-Dave Nellist & Terry Fields

Question 24

Who did the Conservative party impose as a candidate for constituencies?

Answer 24

MP Shaun Woodward in St.Helens

Question 25

by 1990 which pressure group had more members than all 3 main UK parties?

Answer 25

RSPB

Question 26

Name an example for individuals who have donated to Labour and Conservative ?

Answer 26

Labour - Bernie Ecclestone
- Lord Sainsbury
Conservative- Sir Paul Getty
- Stewart Wheeler

Question 27

Name an example where it could be seen that individuals could buy influence through party funding in the Labour party….

Answer 27

e.g

Bernie Ecclestones £1 million donation in 1997 lead to delay in the introduction of tobacco advertising in Formula 1

Question 28

What limits did the PPER Act have on party funding at general elections?

Answer 28

£30,000 per constituency

Parties have to publicly declare all donations over £5,000 (to make parties less reliant on wealthy individuals)

Question 29

in 2010 was the amount of donations made to political parties?

Answer 29

£59.2 million

Question 30

How did the loans of peerages scandal originate in the Labour party?

Answer 30

-encouraged supporters to pay long term low interest loans instead of donations

Question 31

What was the Philips report?

Answer 31

Conducted by chairman Sir Hayden Philips, concluded the way forward to party funding was…

1) Greater state funding
2) Pence per member funding formula

Question 32

Partial state funding is in place. In 2010 how much did UK parties receive in public funds?

Answer 32

£8.1 Million