The Party System and the Government

When the political parties began to form in the 18th century certain distinguished persons

(a)   as leaders.

1. Today the Labour Party advocates a mixed programme based on the platform of

(a)   reformism.

The former executive powers of the Sovereign in the early Privy Council were transferred to

• 1. a Cabinet.

• 1. Prime Minister and a Cabinet.

• 1. Parliament.

1. The growth of political parties in England was as gradual and
   (a)   as other changes in the government.

The Cabinet is the

of the political power (a)   of the United

Kingdom at the present time.

Membership of the Labour Party is also mixed, though the majority are members of

• 1. middle-class people.

• 1. trade unions.

• 1. working people.

Before a general election the Conservative Party issues

• 1. a pre-election programme.

• 1. a pre-election statement.

• 1. a pre-election manifesto.

1. By the 20th century the two parties were the Conservatives and the Liberals, direct descendants of the older Tory and Whig parties.

• true

• false

In the (a)   th century the two-party system reached its solid modern form.