Political parties

Question 1

Name three functions of a political party?

Answer 1

Representation
Elections
Government

Question 2

How much money is needed to be donated for it to be logged by the Electoral Commission?

Answer 2

£7,500

Question 3

What was Labour’s income in 2016?

Answer 3

£49.8 million

Question 4

What happened to Jeremy Corbyn in 2023?

Answer 4

He was removed as a Labour candidate following a row over antisemitism

Question 5

What are the three major parties in the UK?

Answer 5

Labour
Conservatives
Lib-Dem’s

Question 6

Name three minor parties

Answer 6

UKIP
Green Party
Plaid Cymru

Question 7

What suggests that the Lib-Dem’s are no longer major UK party?

Answer 7

Emergence of SNP dominance over Scotland in 2017

Question 8

Name three features that effect a parties success?

Answer 8

Policy
Leadership
Media

Question 9

Name an example of how policy has effected a parties success

Answer 9

Tony Blair’s radical Third way labour was appealing to many voters

Question 10

Name an example of leadership affecting party success

Answer 10

Nick Clegg’s performance in TV debates in the run up to the 2010 election gave him a strong appearance resulting in the biggest recent Lib-Dem success in an election

Question 11

Which safe seat has voted Labour since 1930?

Answer 11

Liverpool Walton

Question 12

Name a seat narrowly won by the SNP in 2017?

Answer 12

North East Fife by 2 votes

Question 13

What is the European Research Group within the conservative party?

Answer 13

A group of Eurosceptic MP’s who criticise the UK’s European involvement

Question 14

What happened to UKIP in the 2023 council elections?

Answer 14

They lost all of their seats

Question 15

What does the outcome of UKIP’s 2023 council elections performance show?

Answer 15

Single issue parties can not withstand for long periods of time