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Multi party system

What is a multi party system?

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A system where many parties compete for power and the government exists as a series of coalitions

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Conservative party

Who said “The palace is not safe when the cottage is unhappy”?

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Benjamin Disraeli

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Factors of sucsess for political parties

E—-o–l s–t-m

Fill in the gaps

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Electoral system

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Characteristics of Old Labour

H——l c——t to s——m

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Historical commitment to socialism

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Functions of political parties

R———t

Fill in the gaps

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Recruitment

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Who did the Conservative party enter coalition with in 2010?

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Liberal Democrats

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Factors of sucsess for political parties- media

Which year did the Sun ‘wonnit’?

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1992

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What year was the expenses scandal?

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2008

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Funcitons of political parties

F——-e

Fill in the gaps

A

Fundraise

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Factors of sucsess for political parties- Media

Give an example of a newspaper which supports the Conservative Party

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The Telegraph

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Funding of politcal parties

What is PPERA?

(2000)

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An act which created the electoral commision to regulate election campaigns

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Labour party

Does socialism think that property should be owned privately or nationally?

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Nationally

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Conservative party- One nation

Which act is described here?
Standardised and upgraded the education systems of England/Wales

A

Education Act (1902)

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Conservative party- Thatcherism

Which year was the Housing Act passed by Thatcher?

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1980

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Funding of political parties

What did Blair do following the £1 Million donation to the Labour Party by Bernie Ecclestone?

(F1)

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An exemption was made to the new law banning tobacco adverts

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Liberal Democrats

Which year were the Liberal Democrats formed?

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1988

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Conservative party- One nation

Who passed the Family Allowances Act (1945)?

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Clement Atlee

A Labour PM even though he passed a one nation Act

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Labour party

Which year did Gordon Brown privatise the Bank of England?

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1997

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Minor and emerging parties

N——-t

Types of minor party

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Nationalist

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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

A

Monetarism

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Funding of political parties

When was the Transparency of Lobbying Act passed?

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2014

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Liberal Democrats

Which party did the Gang of Four leave?

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Labour Party

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Funding of political parties

Which act made it an offence for a lobyist not to register themselves?

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Transparency of Lobbying Act (2014)

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Which annual event do party members come together and vote on policy proposals?

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A party conference

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Funding of political parties

Which act from 2009 aimed to further control donations given to political parties?

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PPEA

(Donations of more than £7500 can only come form resedents of the UK)

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Which party was Clement Atlee leader of?

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Labour

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Conservative party- Thatcherism

Stagflation

What is the definition of this key term?

A

An economic phase where inflation and unenployment are high and economic growth is low.

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Labour party

Which year was the National Air Traffic Services privatised selling off 51% of shares?

A

1998

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Minor and emerging parties

Name a nationalist minor party

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SNP/Plaid Crymru

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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?

A

1946

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31
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Functions of political parties

P—-y d—p—–t

Fill in the gaps

A

Policy development

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Funding of Political Parties

What act created the Electoral Commission to regulate election campaigns?

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PPERA

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Minor and emerging parties

What percentage of the total votes did UKIP get in the 2015 General Election?

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12.60%

1 seat

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34
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Functions of political parties

P—-cip—-n

Fill in the gap

A

Participation

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Multi party system

What is it called when a political party copies a mainfesto policy from another political party?

A

Co-optation

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In which year was the EU referendum?

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2016

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Characteristics of Old Labour

P—y of the w—–g c—s

Fill in the gaps

A

Party of the working class

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38
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What year was the expenses scandal?

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2007

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Multi party system

Give an example of co-optation

A

Conservatives committed to 2050 targer for climate change- co-opted from the Green party

Any other vaild answer allowed

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Funding of political parties

What is Short Money?

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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.

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Funding of political parties

What year was Short Money introduced?

A

1975

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Factors of sucsess for political parties

F–d–g

Fill in the gaps

A

Funding

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Funding of politcal parties

When was PPERA passed?

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2000

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Labour party

Under which leader did the Labour Party adopt ‘New Labour’

A

Tony Blair

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45
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When was Margret Thatcher prime minister?

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1979-1990

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46
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Which seat does the Green Party retain every election?

A

Brighton Pavillion

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47
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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

A

Employment Act (1982)

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Labour party

Who was Tony Blair’s chancellor?

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Gordon Brown

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Labour party

How does socialism look at human nature?

positivley/negativley

A

Positivley

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Conservative party- Thatcherism

Which year did Thatcher try to introduce Poll Tax leading to riots across the country?

A

1989

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51
Q

Factors of sucsess for political parties

M-d-a

Fill in the gaps

A

Media

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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

A

Neoconservative

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Multi-party system

What is a Two party system?

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A system where two major political parties consitently dominate the political landsacpe

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Liberal Democrats

Which major manifesto promise did the Liberal Democrats fail to deliver during their time in coalition?

A

Scrapping of university tuition fees

Insted raised them to £9000/year

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Labour party

Which year was clause IV of the Labour Constitution changed?

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1994

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56
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Funding of Political parties

Which chamber of parliament does Cranborne money relate to?

A

House of Lords

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Multi party system

Agenda setting

Define the term

A

When the political agenda/climate changes (normally directed towards a particular issue)

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Liberal Democrats

In which year did the Gang of Four launch the SDP?

A

1981

59
Q

Funding of political parties

What strange fundraising persuit did Theresa May take part in as Home Secetery?

A

Held a shoe auction

60
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Labour party

In which year did the Labour Party impose a windfall tax on “the excess profits of the privatised utilities”?

A

1997

61
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

Allowed people to buy their council houses at a discounted price

Which of Thatcher’s policys is decribed here?

A

Housing Act (1980)

62
Q

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?

A

Post-war consensus

63
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Conservative party- Thatcherism

What is the definition of Neoliberal?

A

An economy based on political ideolgy that promotes a reduction in market regualtions

64
Q

Labour party

What was the New Labour attempt to combine neo-liberlal economics and socialist values called?

A

Triangulation

65
Q

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?

A

Cranborne money

66
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Conservative party- Thatcherism

Which act attempted to change the rate of tax to a system that means tested individuals.

A

Poll tax

67
Q

Which conflict took place in 1982?

A

Falkland war

68
Q

Funding of political parties

What did Sir Hayden Phillips reccomend in his 2007 report?

A

That elegible parties should receive 50p per vote casted for them in the most recent General Election

69
Q

Labour party

What does Starmer call his vision for Labour?

A

Moral Socailism

70
Q

The Government brought new nuclear weapons and established the —– nuclear submarine program

Fill in the gaps

A

Trident

71
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

Which year did Thatcher pass the Trident Act?

A

1982

72
Q

Conservative party

Are property rights important in Conservatism?

A

Yes

73
Q

Conservative party- One nation

Who passed the Widows, Orphans and Old Age Contributry Pensions Act (1925)?

A

Stanley Baldwin

74
Q

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?

A

Short money

75
Q

Labour party

What percentage of the National Air Traffic Services did the Labour party sell off to Private Investors?

A

51%

76
Q

Multi party system

Give an example of Agenda-setting

A

UKIP’s rise in popularity lead to discussions around the Brexit Referendum

77
Q

Funding of political parties

Which chamber of Parliament does Short Money relate to?

A

House of Commons

78
Q

Conservative party- One nation

What is a change to conserve?

A

A change made to keep things the same

79
Q

Funding of political parties

What strange fundraising persuit did Michael Gove take part in to raise money?

A

‘Have a roast dinner with Michael Gove’ event

80
Q

Conservative party- One nation

Who passed the Artisans and Labourers Dwellings Act (1875)?

A

Benjamin Disraeli

81
Q

Liberal Democrats

What is the Gang of Four splitting from Labour to create the SDP known as?

A

Limehouse Declaration

82
Q

What is purdah?

A

A period of time before elections where political parties can no longer campaign.

24 hours before polls open

83
Q

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

A

Widows, Orphans and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act (1925)

84
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Conservative party- One nation

What was the Artisans’ and Labourers’ Dwellings Improvement Act 1875?

A

It allowed local councils to buy up areas of slum dwellings to rebuild them

Passed by Benjamin Disraeli

85
Q

Factors of sucsess for political parties

L—ead—p

Fill in the gaps

A

Leadership

86
Q

Minor and emerging parties

Name a single issue minor party

A

Green party/UKIP/Brexit Party

87
Q

Characteristics of Old Labour

D-gma—c

Fill in the gaps

A

Dogmatic

88
Q

Multi party system

Co-optation

Define the term

A

When a political party copies a mainfesto policy from another party

(Usually ideas are taken from smalller parties)

89
Q

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?

A

Artisans and Labourers Dwellings Act 1875

Passed by Benjamin Disraeli

90
Q

Liberal Democrats

Who was the leader of the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 coalition with the conservative party?

A

Nick Clegg

91
Q

Factors of sucsess for political parties- Media

Give an example of a newspaper which supports the Labour party

A

Mirror

92
Q

Conservative party- One Nation

Who passed the Education Act (1902)?

A

Arthur Balfour

93
Q

Minor and emerging parties

What percentage of the votes did the Green Party get in the 2015 general election?

A

3.80%

1 seat

94
Q

Labour party

Which act legalised abortions in 1967?

A

Abortion Act (1967)

95
Q

Conservative party

Which class did Conservatism originate?

Upper/lower

A

Upper Class

96
Q

Labour party

Did Jeremy Corbyn have New or Old Labour views?

A

Old Labour

97
Q

Labour party

Does Socilalism beleive that we should all aim for equality of outcome or oppotunity?

A

Outcome

98
Q

Conservative party- One nation

What is paternalism?

A

When the rich in society look after the poor in society

99
Q

Funding of political parties

How much did Bernie Ecclestone give ahead of the 1997 General Election to the Labour party?

(F1)

A

£1 Million

100
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

What is an economy based on a political ideology that promotes a reduction in market regulations?

A

Neoliberal

101
Q

When was the Representation of the peoples act?

A

1918

102
Q

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?

A

Transparency of Lobbying Act (2014)

103
Q

Conservative party- One nation

Who passed the Butler Act (1944)?

A

Winston Churchill

104
Q

Functions of political parties

R—resen–n

Fill in the gap

A

Representation

105
Q

Labour party

Which year did Gordon Brown become Labour leader?

A

2007

106
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

Neoconservative

What is the definition?

A

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.

107
Q

Conservative party- One Nation

What was the Education Act (1902)?

(Arthur Balfour)

A

Standardised and upgraded the education systems of England/Wales

(Lead to rapid growth of secondary schools)

108
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

Which year was the start of the Falklands war?

A

1982

109
Q

Conservative party- One nation

Which act is described here?
Introduced Child Benifit in the UK

A

Family Allowances Act (1945)

Clement Atlee

110
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

Monetarism

What is the definition of this key term?

A

A methord through which policy decisions are made. Aims to control the economy by raising taxes and controlling spending

111
Q

Funding of politcal parites

What year was PPEA passed?

A

2009

112
Q

Conservative party

Is conservatism left or right wing?

A

Right wing

113
Q

Funding of political parties

How much did JCB donate to the Conservative party in a single donation for the 2017 General Election?

A

£1.5 million

114
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

Which year did Thatcher pass the Employment Act?

A

1982

115
Q

Factors of sucsess for political parties- Media

Which newspaper ‘wonnit’ in 1992?

A

The Sun

“It’s the sun wot wonnit”

116
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Funding of political parties

Which political party generated half of the money donated in the 2017 general election?

A

Conservative party

117
Q

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?

A

Two party system

118
Q

Labour party

Is socialism left or right wing?

A

Left wing

119
Q

Multi party system

What is the key term for when the political agenda/climate changes (ususally towards a particular issue)?

A

Agenda setting

120
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

Name a company privatised by Margret Thatcher’s government?

A

British Gas, British Airways, British Steel, British Telecom, British Rail

And many more

121
Q

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

A

“The palace is not safe when the cottage is unhappy”

122
Q

Labour party

Which act created the NHS in 1948?

A

National Health Act (1948)

123
Q

Minor and emerging parties

How many seats did the Green Party win in the 2015 general election?

A

1

0.15% of total seats

3.80% of total vote

124
Q

Funding of political parties

What year was Cranborne Money created?

A

1996

125
Q

Liberal Democrats

Which party did the SDP merge with to create the Liberal democrats?

A

Liberal Party

126
Q

In which year did the Liberal Democrats reach their highest ever party membership?

A

2019

127
Q

Conservative party

Is Human nature looked at positivly or negatively in Conservatism?

A

Negatively

128
Q

Which party was created as a result of the Gang of Four leaving the Labour Party?

A

SDP

Social democratic party

129
Q

Liberal Democrats

Were the Liberal Democrats for or against Brexit?

A

Against

2019 Manifesto promised to stop Brexit

130
Q

Labour party

How does socialism think that people should act?

Collectively/Individually

A

Collectively

131
Q

Funding of political parties

What is Cranborne money?

A

The annual payment to opposion parties in the House of Lords to help them with their costs

132
Q

Conservative party

Is radical change good or bad in Conservatism?

A

Bad

133
Q

Which party did Nigel Farage create in 2018?

A

Brexit party

134
Q

Conservative party

Does Hierarchy exist in Conservatism?

A

Yes

135
Q

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?

A

Multi party system

136
Q

Who was Prime Minister from 1945-1951?

A

Clement Atlee

137
Q

Conservative party- One nation

Which act is described here?
Abolished fees in UK Secondry Schools

A

Butler Act (1944)

Winston Churchill

138
Q

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?

A

Stagflation

139
Q

Labour party

Which clause of the Labour Constitution was changed in 1918?

A

Clause IV

(4)

140
Q

Conservative party- Thatcherism

Post-war consensus

What is the definition?

A

After WWII the major parties decided that they would work together to acheive post war recovery

141
Q

Which party was Nigel Farage the leader of in 2015?

A

UKIP

142
Q

Conservative party

Is Tradition important in Conservatism?

A

Yes

143
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Minor and emerging parties

How many seats did UKIP win in the 2015 General Election?

A

1

0.15% of total seats

12.60% of total vote

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