Political parties Flashcards
Multi party system
What is a multi party system?
A system where many parties compete for power and the government exists as a series of coalitions
Conservative party
Who said “The palace is not safe when the cottage is unhappy”?
Benjamin Disraeli
Factors of sucsess for political parties
E—-o–l s–t-m
Fill in the gaps
Electoral system
Characteristics of Old Labour
H——l c——t to s——m
Fill in the gaps
Historical commitment to socialism
Functions of political parties
R———t
Fill in the gaps
Recruitment
Who did the Conservative party enter coalition with in 2010?
Liberal Democrats
Factors of sucsess for political parties- media
Which year did the Sun ‘wonnit’?
1992
What year was the expenses scandal?
2008
Funcitons of political parties
F——-e
Fill in the gaps
Fundraise
Factors of sucsess for political parties- Media
Give an example of a newspaper which supports the Conservative Party
The Telegraph
Funding of politcal parties
What is PPERA?
(2000)
An act which created the electoral commision to regulate election campaigns
Labour party
Does socialism think that property should be owned privately or nationally?
Nationally
Conservative party- One nation
Which act is described here?
Standardised and upgraded the education systems of England/Wales
Education Act (1902)
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Which year was the Housing Act passed by Thatcher?
1980
Funding of political parties
What did Blair do following the £1 Million donation to the Labour Party by Bernie Ecclestone?
(F1)
An exemption was made to the new law banning tobacco adverts
Liberal Democrats
Which year were the Liberal Democrats formed?
1988
Conservative party- One nation
Who passed the Family Allowances Act (1945)?
Clement Atlee
A Labour PM even though he passed a one nation Act
Labour party
Which year did Gordon Brown privatise the Bank of England?
1997
Minor and emerging parties
N——-t
Types of minor party
Nationalist
Conservative party- Thatcherism
A methord through which policy decisions are made. Aims to control the economy by raising taxes and controlling spending
Which key term is best described by this definition
Monetarism
Funding of political parties
When was the Transparency of Lobbying Act passed?
2014
Liberal Democrats
Which party did the Gang of Four leave?
Labour Party
Funding of political parties
Which act made it an offence for a lobyist not to register themselves?
Transparency of Lobbying Act (2014)
Which annual event do party members come together and vote on policy proposals?
A party conference
Funding of political parties
Which act from 2009 aimed to further control donations given to political parties?
PPEA
(Donations of more than £7500 can only come form resedents of the UK)
Which party was Clement Atlee leader of?
Labour
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Stagflation
What is the definition of this key term?
An economic phase where inflation and unenployment are high and economic growth is low.
Labour party
Which year was the National Air Traffic Services privatised selling off 51% of shares?
1998
Minor and emerging parties
Name a nationalist minor party
SNP/Plaid Crymru
Labour party
In what year was the National Insurance Act passed which meant that all people of a working age had to pay a weekly sum in return for access to benifits?
1946
Functions of political parties
P—-y d—p—–t
Fill in the gaps
Policy development
Funding of Political Parties
What act created the Electoral Commission to regulate election campaigns?
PPERA
Minor and emerging parties
What percentage of the total votes did UKIP get in the 2015 General Election?
12.60%
1 seat
Functions of political parties
P—-cip—-n
Fill in the gap
Participation
Multi party system
What is it called when a political party copies a mainfesto policy from another political party?
Co-optation
In which year was the EU referendum?
2016
Characteristics of Old Labour
P—y of the w—–g c—s
Fill in the gaps
Party of the working class
What year was the expenses scandal?
2007
Multi party system
Give an example of co-optation
Conservatives committed to 2050 targer for climate change- co-opted from the Green party
Any other vaild answer allowed
Funding of political parties
What is Short Money?
Available to all oposition parties in the House of Commons that secured either two seats or one seat with over 150,000 votes at the last general election.
Funding of political parties
What year was Short Money introduced?
1975
Factors of sucsess for political parties
F–d–g
Fill in the gaps
Funding
Funding of politcal parties
When was PPERA passed?
2000
Labour party
Under which leader did the Labour Party adopt ‘New Labour’
Tony Blair
When was Margret Thatcher prime minister?
1979-1990
Which seat does the Green Party retain every election?
Brighton Pavillion
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Further limited the power of the trade unions by banning “political strikes” and limiting grounds in which workers could go on strike. Also made trade unions liable for any damages up to £250,000
Employment Act (1982)
Labour party
Who was Tony Blair’s chancellor?
Gordon Brown
Labour party
How does socialism look at human nature?
positivley/negativley
Positivley
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Which year did Thatcher try to introduce Poll Tax leading to riots across the country?
1989
Factors of sucsess for political parties
M-d-a
Fill in the gaps
Media
Conservative party- Thatcherism
An ideology which fears social fragmentation so it encorages high levels of law and order and is for anti-permissive policies such as the banning of Gay marrage.
Which key term matches the definition
Neoconservative
Multi-party system
What is a Two party system?
A system where two major political parties consitently dominate the political landsacpe
Liberal Democrats
Which major manifesto promise did the Liberal Democrats fail to deliver during their time in coalition?
Scrapping of university tuition fees
Insted raised them to £9000/year
Labour party
Which year was clause IV of the Labour Constitution changed?
1994
Funding of Political parties
Which chamber of parliament does Cranborne money relate to?
House of Lords
Multi party system
Agenda setting
Define the term
When the political agenda/climate changes (normally directed towards a particular issue)
Liberal Democrats
In which year did the Gang of Four launch the SDP?
1981
Funding of political parties
What strange fundraising persuit did Theresa May take part in as Home Secetery?
Held a shoe auction
Labour party
In which year did the Labour Party impose a windfall tax on “the excess profits of the privatised utilities”?
1997
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Allowed people to buy their council houses at a discounted price
Which of Thatcher’s policys is decribed here?
Housing Act (1980)
Conservative party- Thatcherism
After WWII the major parties decided that they would work together to acheive post war recovery
What key term is described here?
Post-war consensus
Conservative party- Thatcherism
What is the definition of Neoliberal?
An economy based on political ideolgy that promotes a reduction in market regualtions
Labour party
What was the New Labour attempt to combine neo-liberlal economics and socialist values called?
Triangulation
Funding of political parties
The annual payment to opposion parties in the House of Lords to help them with their costs
Which political party funding law does the statement describe?
Cranborne money
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Which act attempted to change the rate of tax to a system that means tested individuals.
Poll tax
Which conflict took place in 1982?
Falkland war
Funding of political parties
What did Sir Hayden Phillips reccomend in his 2007 report?
That elegible parties should receive 50p per vote casted for them in the most recent General Election
Labour party
What does Starmer call his vision for Labour?
Moral Socailism
The Government brought new nuclear weapons and established the —– nuclear submarine program
Fill in the gaps
Trident
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Which year did Thatcher pass the Trident Act?
1982
Conservative party
Are property rights important in Conservatism?
Yes
Conservative party- One nation
Who passed the Widows, Orphans and Old Age Contributry Pensions Act (1925)?
Stanley Baldwin
Funding of political parties
Available to all oposition parties in the House of Commons that secured either two seats or one seat with over 150,000 votes at the last general election.
Which political party funding law does the statement describe?
Short money
Labour party
What percentage of the National Air Traffic Services did the Labour party sell off to Private Investors?
51%
Multi party system
Give an example of Agenda-setting
UKIP’s rise in popularity lead to discussions around the Brexit Referendum
Funding of political parties
Which chamber of Parliament does Short Money relate to?
House of Commons
Conservative party- One nation
What is a change to conserve?
A change made to keep things the same
Funding of political parties
What strange fundraising persuit did Michael Gove take part in to raise money?
‘Have a roast dinner with Michael Gove’ event
Conservative party- One nation
Who passed the Artisans and Labourers Dwellings Act (1875)?
Benjamin Disraeli
Liberal Democrats
What is the Gang of Four splitting from Labour to create the SDP known as?
Limehouse Declaration
What is purdah?
A period of time before elections where political parties can no longer campaign.
24 hours before polls open
Conservative party- One nation
Which act is described here?
Provided a pension of 10 shillings a week for Widows, Insured workers and their Wives at 65. This guaranteed a minimum standard of living to those unable to work
Widows, Orphans and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act (1925)
Conservative party- One nation
What was the Artisans’ and Labourers’ Dwellings Improvement Act 1875?
It allowed local councils to buy up areas of slum dwellings to rebuild them
Passed by Benjamin Disraeli
Factors of sucsess for political parties
L—ead—p
Fill in the gaps
Leadership
Minor and emerging parties
Name a single issue minor party
Green party/UKIP/Brexit Party
Characteristics of Old Labour
D-gma—c
Fill in the gaps
Dogmatic
Multi party system
Co-optation
Define the term
When a political party copies a mainfesto policy from another party
(Usually ideas are taken from smalller parties)
Conservative Party- One Nation
It allowed local councils to buy up areas of slum dwellings to rebuild them
Which one nation act is described here?
Artisans and Labourers Dwellings Act 1875
Passed by Benjamin Disraeli
Liberal Democrats
Who was the leader of the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 coalition with the conservative party?
Nick Clegg
Factors of sucsess for political parties- Media
Give an example of a newspaper which supports the Labour party
Mirror
Conservative party- One Nation
Who passed the Education Act (1902)?
Arthur Balfour
Minor and emerging parties
What percentage of the votes did the Green Party get in the 2015 general election?
3.80%
1 seat
Labour party
Which act legalised abortions in 1967?
Abortion Act (1967)
Conservative party
Which class did Conservatism originate?
Upper/lower
Upper Class
Labour party
Did Jeremy Corbyn have New or Old Labour views?
Old Labour
Labour party
Does Socilalism beleive that we should all aim for equality of outcome or oppotunity?
Outcome
Conservative party- One nation
What is paternalism?
When the rich in society look after the poor in society
Funding of political parties
How much did Bernie Ecclestone give ahead of the 1997 General Election to the Labour party?
(F1)
£1 Million
Conservative party- Thatcherism
What is an economy based on a political ideology that promotes a reduction in market regulations?
Neoliberal
When was the Representation of the peoples act?
1918
Funding of political parties
Which act reduced the amount of money bale to be donated by third parties (trade unions) to political parties ahead of a general election?
Transparency of Lobbying Act (2014)
Conservative party- One nation
Who passed the Butler Act (1944)?
Winston Churchill
Functions of political parties
R—resen–n
Fill in the gap
Representation
Labour party
Which year did Gordon Brown become Labour leader?
2007
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Neoconservative
What is the definition?
An ideology which fears social fragmentation so it encorages high levels of law and order and is for anti-permissive policies such as the banning of Gay marrage.
Conservative party- One Nation
What was the Education Act (1902)?
(Arthur Balfour)
Standardised and upgraded the education systems of England/Wales
(Lead to rapid growth of secondary schools)
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Which year was the start of the Falklands war?
1982
Conservative party- One nation
Which act is described here?
Introduced Child Benifit in the UK
Family Allowances Act (1945)
Clement Atlee
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Monetarism
What is the definition of this key term?
A methord through which policy decisions are made. Aims to control the economy by raising taxes and controlling spending
Funding of politcal parites
What year was PPEA passed?
2009
Conservative party
Is conservatism left or right wing?
Right wing
Funding of political parties
How much did JCB donate to the Conservative party in a single donation for the 2017 General Election?
£1.5 million
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Which year did Thatcher pass the Employment Act?
1982
Factors of sucsess for political parties- Media
Which newspaper ‘wonnit’ in 1992?
The Sun
“It’s the sun wot wonnit”
Funding of political parties
Which political party generated half of the money donated in the 2017 general election?
Conservative party
Multi party system
A system where two major political parties consitently dominate the political landsacpe
Does this refer to a two party system or a multi party system?
Two party system
Labour party
Is socialism left or right wing?
Left wing
Multi party system
What is the key term for when the political agenda/climate changes (ususally towards a particular issue)?
Agenda setting
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Name a company privatised by Margret Thatcher’s government?
British Gas, British Airways, British Steel, British Telecom, British Rail
And many more
Conservative party
“The P—-e is n-t s–e w–n t-e c—-e is u—–y”
Complete the quote by Benjamin Disraeli
“The palace is not safe when the cottage is unhappy”
Labour party
Which act created the NHS in 1948?
National Health Act (1948)
Minor and emerging parties
How many seats did the Green Party win in the 2015 general election?
1
0.15% of total seats
3.80% of total vote
Funding of political parties
What year was Cranborne Money created?
1996
Liberal Democrats
Which party did the SDP merge with to create the Liberal democrats?
Liberal Party
In which year did the Liberal Democrats reach their highest ever party membership?
2019
Conservative party
Is Human nature looked at positivly or negatively in Conservatism?
Negatively
Which party was created as a result of the Gang of Four leaving the Labour Party?
SDP
Social democratic party
Liberal Democrats
Were the Liberal Democrats for or against Brexit?
Against
2019 Manifesto promised to stop Brexit
Labour party
How does socialism think that people should act?
Collectively/Individually
Collectively
Funding of political parties
What is Cranborne money?
The annual payment to opposion parties in the House of Lords to help them with their costs
Conservative party
Is radical change good or bad in Conservatism?
Bad
Which party did Nigel Farage create in 2018?
Brexit party
Conservative party
Does Hierarchy exist in Conservatism?
Yes
A system where many parties compete for power and the government exists as a series of coalitions
Does this refer to a two party system or a multi party system?
Multi party system
Who was Prime Minister from 1945-1951?
Clement Atlee
Conservative party- One nation
Which act is described here?
Abolished fees in UK Secondry Schools
Butler Act (1944)
Winston Churchill
Conservative party- Thatcherism
An economic phase where inflation and unenployment are high and economic growth is low.
Which key term is this the definition of?
Stagflation
Labour party
Which clause of the Labour Constitution was changed in 1918?
Clause IV
(4)
Conservative party- Thatcherism
Post-war consensus
What is the definition?
After WWII the major parties decided that they would work together to acheive post war recovery
Which party was Nigel Farage the leader of in 2015?
UKIP
Conservative party
Is Tradition important in Conservatism?
Yes
Minor and emerging parties
How many seats did UKIP win in the 2015 General Election?
1
0.15% of total seats
12.60% of total vote
