1964 General Election

Who was the Prime Minister before the 1964 General Election?

• Harold Wilson

• Harold Macmillan

• Alec Douglas-Home

• Anthony Eden

When did the Suez Crisis take place?

• 1953

• 1954

• 1955

• 1956

Where are laws created?

• House of Commons

• House of Lords

• Downing Street

• Buckingham Palace

Who was the Prime Minister during the Profumo Affair?

• Anthony Eden

• Harold Macmillan

• Alec Douglas-Home

• Harold Wilson

Lord Home had to renounce his [blank] in order to become Prime Minister

Where are laws scrutinised following their creation?

• House of Commons

• House of Lords

• Buckingham Palace

• Downing Street

Pick two reasons why Wilson won the Labour Leadership Election in 1963

• The vote on the 'right' of the party was split

• The vote on the 'left' of the party was split

• George Brown died during the election

• George Brown was an excessive drinker

The Labour Party were keen to link the party to the idea of the 'Swinging Sixties'

• True

• False

Who represents the UK and signs bills into law?

• The Prime Minister

• The Monarch

• The Speaker of the House

• The Leader of the Opposition

How many seats did Labour win in 1964?

• 317

• 318

• 319

• 320