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Voting Behaviour and the Media

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is "Class Dealignment"?

a)

Class has become more important in voting

b)

Class divides are increasing in our society

c)

Class has established Britain's voting patterns

d)

Class has become less important in voting

2.

Why is "New Labour" evidence of class dealignment?

a)

Blair rooted labour more firmly amongst the working classes

b)

Blair had to boarden Labour's mass appeal across the classes to win election

c)

Blair set about appealing to the higher classes

d)

Blair's commitment to a programme of nationalisation and regulation

3.

What is "Partisan Dealignment"?

a)

The process where individuals no longer identify themselves with a particular class

b)

The process where individuals no longer identify themselves with a particular political party

c)

The process where individuals seek to resist the influence and control of political parties

d)

The process where individuals feel less attached to a particular region or city

4.

What is "disillusion"?

a)

Disappointment from discovering something is not as good as one believed it to be.

b)

A process linked to Darren Brown

c)

A failed magic trick devised by Paul Daniels

d)

The pleasure of discovering that something has achieved its true potential

5.

What is "Apathy"?

a)

The desire to get heavily involved with a political organisation

b)

A lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern, e.g. not caring about political activity

c)

The doctrine of measuring happiness in a society

d)

The commitment to vote for centralist political parties

6.

What is "Governing Competency"?

a)

The belief that people in leadership positions should be competent

b)

What Boris Johnson does on a day-to-day basis

c)

The quality of a governments media profile

d)

The perceived ability of the governing party in office

7.

Why can it be argued that Britain has moved into an era of "Presidentialism"?

a)

Because after Brexit, Britain is likely to join the USA

b)

Because voters tend to base their assessment on the number of times politicians attend Parliament

c)

Because the modern media is focused on the Party Leaders

d)

Because Britain needs to enter a new era of constitutional reform

8.

Statistically old people are more likely to vote...?

a)

Green

b)

Liberal Democrat

c)

Labour

d)

Conservative

9.

Ethnic minorities are more likely to vote...?

a)

Conservative

b)

Green

c)

Liberal Democrat

d)

Labour

10.

Over recent years southern England is more likely to vote...?

a)

Conservative

b)

Green

c)

Liberal Democrat

d)

Labour

11.

According to the UK Office for National Statistics, the people in higher and intermediate managerial, administrative and professional occupations are classed as?

a)

C1

b)

DE

c)

AB

d)

C2

12.

According to the UK Office for National Statistics, the people in skilled manual occupations are classed as?

a)

AB

b)

C1

c)

C2

d)

DE

13.

The people classed as DE are more likely to vote..?

a)

Conservative

b)

Green

c)

Lib Dem

d)

Labour

14.

Which demographic group is more likely the change its vote from Conservative to Labour (or back again)?

a)

AB

b)

C1

c)

C2

d)

DE

15.

In 1979, which political party were women most likely to vote for?

a)

Conservative

b)

Green

c)

Liberal Democrats

d)

Labour

16.

In 1997, which political party were women most likely to vote for?

a)

Conservative

b)

Green

c)

Liberal Democrats

d)

Labour

17.

Which of these newspapers supported the Conservative Party in the 2015 election? (Two Answers)

a)

The Sun

b)

The Guardian

c)

The Mirror

d)

Daily Mail

18.

Which of these newspapers supported the Labour Party during the 2015 General Election? (Two Answers)

a)

The Sun

b)

The Guardian

c)

The Times

d)

The Mirror

19.

Which newspaper has it been claimed helped John Major win the 1992 General Election with its front page?

a)

The Guardian

b)

The independent

c)

The Telegraph

d)

The Sun

20.

On what form of media have the political parties been increasing their spending on over recent years?

a)

Cinema

b)

Television

c)

Social Media

d)

Newspapers

21.

What do organisation like Ipsos MORI, Populus and YouGov produce?

a)

Onlive Vlogs

b)

Opinion Polls

c)

Latin textbooks

d)

Lobbyists