Chapter 6: Liberal Reform Legislation

What are Private member’s bills?

• Bills put forward by oppositional parties.

• Bills put forward by individual MP’s.

• Bills put forward by the government.

• Bills associated with capital punishment.

When was Capital Punishment initially abolished?

• 1965

• 1969

• 1955

• 1964

What was the main influence for divorce reform?

• Third-Wave Feminism

• Leo Absé’s Divorce Party

• Second-Wave feminism

• The Early Married Wives association (TEMW)

Which Liberal MP influenced the legislation of abortion?

• Leo Absé

• David Steel

• Oliver Cromwell

• Jennie Lee

What were the results of the Sexual Offences Act? (1967)

• Gay nightclubs allowed in restaurant basements.

• A homosexual civil war led by Leo Absé.

• Partners where allowed in gay relationships if they over the age of 18.

• Homosexual men did not have to live double lives.

When did Tony Crosland become minister of education?

• 1965

• 1966

• 1961

• 1969

What does LEA stand for?

• Leo Edmund Absé.

• Lease Extended Agreement.

• Local Education Authorities.

• Local Elected Authority.

When was the open university established?

• 1959

• 1967

• 1953

• 1969

When did the first courses start running in open university?

• 1970

• 1971

• 1973

• 1969

By 1980, how many students did Open University have?

• 28,000

• 3000

• 70,000

• 90,000