Worksheets1997 General Election
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the size of Blair's majority after the 1997 election?
179
144
66
207
Which of these electoral systems does not involve ranking candidates in order of preference?
AV
STV
AMS
SV
The altering of Clause IV under Blair changed Labour's commitment to...
Nuclear Disarmament
Tax
Nationalisation
Benefits
Which of these pledges was NOT on the Labour Party's pledge card in the 1997 election?
Lowering Class Sizes
Quick punishment for young offenders
No increase in income tax
capping railway fares
Black Wednesday was the event that saw...
Power outages across the UK
Value of the £ plummet
Record inflation
Highest rate of unemplopyment
Which one of these is NOT a reason behind the Tories becoming unpopular by 1997?
Been in power for 18 years
Scandals - cash for questions
Falklands War
Economic mismanagement
A record number of 120 women were election as MPs in 1997
True
False
Tactical Voting was not very prominent in 1997
True
False
Which newspaper decided to switch allegiances and back Labour in 1997?
The Daily Express
The Sun
The Daily Mail
The Daily Telegraph
The Third Way established Labour's shift to the centre
True
False
