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WorksheetsPM and the Executive Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which one of these theories is NOT a theory of Prime Ministerial Personality/Leadership?
Transformational
Transactional
Tyrannical
Laissez-Faire
Thatcher's premiership ultimately ended due to the (a) tax?
Blair's reputation was left in tatters after which war?
Falkand's War
Gulf War
War on Terror
Iraq War
Blair was in a weaker position after the 2005 election due to his majority of...
142
165
65
78
The appointment of what advisor was popularised by Blair to effectively alter the media perception of the PM?
SPADs
Witch Doctor
Spin Doctor
Ministers
What did Theresa May say the 'naughtiest thing' she did as a child was?
Stole from a shop
Threw a tantrum in Waitrose
Ran threw a field of wheat
Played 'knock door run'
What is the Cabinet?
A key decision-making body comprising of the PM & Senior Ministers
The PM & their senior advisors
What acts as a unifying force on government?
The Prime Minister's directions
Collective Responsibility
Minister's Salaries
The threat of dismissal
The power of the PM to "hire and fire" is sometimes referred to as what?
The power of patronage
The power of decision-making
The power of choosing
The power of picking
Which of these is not part of the 'core executive'?
Prime Minister
Cabinet
The Monarch
Government Departments
The first Prime Minister was?
William Pitt the Younger
Lord Liverpool
Sir Robert Walpole
Sir Robert Peel
What does Primus Inter Pares mean?
First past the post
First among equals
First above others
First come first served
True or False? The Prime Minister before David Cameron was Tony Blair?
True
False
Which of these statements is incorrect?
To become PM...
...you need to be an MP.
...you need to be an MP and leader of the largest party.
...you need to be an MP and born in the UK.
...you need to be the leader of the largest party.
Who is missing from this sequence?
Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, May, Johnson
Cameron
Callaghan
Clegg
Chamberlain
What is the name given to the powers that have transferred from the Monarch to the PM?
Monarch's Prerogatives
PM's Prerogatives
Royal Prerogatives
Queen's Prerogatives
What was the name given to Tony Blair's style of government?
Stool Government
Sofa Government
Armchair Government
Settee Government
Which event boosted Thatcher's popularity, and helped her secure victory in the 1983 General Election?
Iraq War
Poll Tax
Black Wednesday
Falklands War
What was the name of the key decision-making group in the Coalition?
The Double
The Triple
The Quad
The Famous Five
How is a PM more powerful than a President?
They can Hire & Fire Ministers without seeking approval
They can nominate judges
They can pass legislation on their own
They have huge global power
