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1997 General Election

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the size of Blair's majority after the 1997 election?

a)

179

b)

144

c)

66

d)

207

2.

Which of these electoral systems does not involve ranking candidates in order of preference?

a)

AV

b)

STV

c)

AMS

d)

SV

3.

The altering of Clause IV under Blair changed Labour's commitment to...

a)

Nuclear Disarmament

b)

Tax

c)

Nationalisation

d)

Benefits

4.

Which of these pledges was NOT on the Labour Party's pledge card in the 1997 election?

a)

Lowering Class Sizes

b)

Quick punishment for young offenders

c)

No increase in income tax

d)

capping railway fares

5.

Black Wednesday was the event that saw...

a)

Power outages across the UK

b)

Value of the £ plummet

c)

Record inflation

d)

Highest rate of unemplopyment

6.

Which one of these is NOT a reason behind the Tories becoming unpopular by 1997?

a)

Been in power for 18 years

b)

Scandals - cash for questions

c)

Falklands War

d)

Economic mismanagement

7.

A record number of 120 women were election as MPs in 1997

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Tactical Voting was not very prominent in 1997

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which newspaper decided to switch allegiances and back Labour in 1997?

a)

The Daily Express

b)

The Sun

c)

The Daily Mail

d)

The Daily Telegraph

10.

The Third Way established Labour's shift to the centre

a)

True

b)

False