Sunningdale agreement DPQ - exam papers

Question 1

the future of northern Ireland document released in?

Answer 1

October 1972 by whitelaw

Question 2

what was Whitelaw looking for?

Answer 2

possible avenues to re-establish government in northern. Ireland following the introduction of direct rule

Question 3

what does Whitelaw produce?

Answer 3

the future of NI

Question 4

What does the future of NI include?

Answer 4

ideas of power-sharing and council of ireland

Question 5

power-sharing

Answer 5

a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together

Question 6

the border poll

Answer 6

march 1973

Question 7

what does Whitelaw look like?

Answer 7

to reassure unionists that the union would not be broken

Question 8

what does he hold on 8th march 1973?

Answer 8

referendum on the border

Question 9

who boycotts the poll?

Answer 9

nationalists

Question 10

how much percentage were unionists?

Answer 10

57 percent of electorate vote

Question 11

how many supported NI remaining part of UK

Answer 11

99%

Question 12

who were not represented in the border poll

Answer 12

nationalists

Question 13

white paper

Answer 13

march 1973

Question 14

white paper other names

Answer 14

Northern Ireland constitutional proposal

Question 15

what was a white paper

Answer 15

guarantees that NI would remain part of the UK as long as the majority wanted to

Question 16

what did it propose?

Answer 16

a new assembly (parliament) elected by PR

Question 17

what would assembly set up?

Answer 17

NI executive

Question 18

idea of power-sharing

Answer 18

new government could no longer be based on one single part

Question 19

what would executives deal with?

Answer 19

internal issues

Question 20

example of internal issues

Answer 20

housing, healthcare, education

Question 21

what would London deal with?

Answer 21

policing/legal system

Question 22

what was the idea of the council of Ireland

Answer 22

encourage co-operation between north and south

Question 23

the assembly election

Answer 23

28th of June 1973

Question 24

what did the republicans urge to nationalists?

Answer 24

not to vote

Question 25

what did SDLP support?

Answer 25

proposals of white paper

Question 26

who strongly opposed proposals?

Answer 26

paisleys DUP and Craig’s Vanguard

Question 27

what party was divided?

Answer 27

unionist party

Question 28

what does Faulkner ask members

Answer 28

to take pledge of support

Question 29

how does it backfire when Faulkner ask the member to take a pledge of support?

Answer 29

some members refused to take it

Question 30

results of election

Answer 30

June 1973

Question 31

how were the results of a general election?

Answer 31

disappointing for Whitelaw

Question 32

what did the results of the general election highlight?

Answer 32

divisions in society

Question 33

what was a lack among unionists

Answer 33

support for white paper proposals

Question 34

how many seats did Faulkners section of UUP

Answer 34

24 seats

Question 35

how many seats did anti-white paper unionists win?

Answer 35

26 seats

Question 36

who did not take part?

Answer 36

Sinn féin

Question 37

who was the only representation of northern nationalists

Answer 37

SDLP

Question 38

how many seats did SLDP win?

Answer 38

19 seats

Question 39

how many seats did Alliance and NILP win?

Answer 39

9 seats

Question 40

early discussions

Answer 40

July 1973