Lesson 3.1.2.2.2

3.1.2.2.2 Elections and referendums: key case-study elections and referendums Quiz: AQA Politics, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. In which general election did Labour win a landslide victory under Tony Blair?

    • 2017
    • 1997
    • 1983
    • 2010

  2. What percentage of the popular vote did Labour win in the 1997 general election?

    • 43 per cent
    • 31 per cent
    • 55 per cent
    • 65 per cent

  3. What key feature of First Past the Post did the 1997 general election demonstrate?

    • Proportional seat allocation
    • Magnification of majorities
    • High voter turnout
    • Coalition formation

  4. Which general election provided a massive Conservative landslide victory prior to 1997?

    • 1983
    • 1979
    • 1974
    • 1992

  5. Which party won 25 per cent of the vote in 1983 but only 23 seats?

    • SDP-Liberal Alliance
    • Conservative Party
    • Scottish National Party
    • Labour Party

  6. What government outcome resulted from the hung parliament following the 2010 general election?

    • Coalition government
    • Minority government
    • Majority government
    • Technocratic government

  7. Which factor heavily influences modern UK general election outcomes alongside party policies?

    • Compulsory voting rules
    • Proportional limits
    • Monopoly ownership
    • Party leadership image

  8. Which long-term trend in UK voting behaviour has weakened traditional party loyalty?

    • Class alignment
    • Partisan dealignment
    • Gerrymandering tactics
    • Voter turnout spikes

  9. What was the outcome of the 2011 UK referendum on the Alternative Vote system?

    • Voters adopted AV
    • Result was tied
    • Voters rejected AV
    • Referendum was cancelled

  10. What share of the vote chose to Leave in the 2016 EU referendum?

    • 62 per cent
    • 72 per cent
    • 52 per cent
    • 42 per cent

  11. What is the legal status of UK referendums?

    • Royal decrees
    • Legally binding
    • Constitutional statutes
    • Advisory only

  12. Which form of democracy is directly exercised through a referendum?

    • Deliberative democracy
    • Direct democracy
    • Representative democracy
    • Liberal democracy

  13. Which referendum feature is criticised for oversimplifying complex political issues?

    • Proportional representation
    • Preferential voting
    • Binary choices
    • Supermajorities

  14. Which electoral system produced Labour's 179-seat majority in 1997?

    • Single Transferable Vote
    • First Past the Post
    • Alternative Vote
    • Additional Member System

  15. In which general election did Conservatives win the popular vote but fewer seats than Labour?

    • October 1974
    • February 1974
    • June 1983
    • May 1979

  16. Which voting model suggests election outcomes are driven by party leadership and campaigns?

    • Spatial model
    • Valence model
    • Social class model
    • Party identification model

  17. What was historically significant about the 1975 European Community referendum?

    • First UK-wide referendum
    • First binding referendum
    • First devolved referendum
    • First online referendum

  18. Why do political scientists study key case-study general elections?

    • Analyse electoral trends
    • Draft party manifestos
    • Enforce campaign laws
    • Predict future votes

  19. What size overall seat majority did Labour win in the 1997 general election?

    • 179 seats
    • 210 seats
    • 43 seats
    • 80 seats

  20. What was the outcome of the 2011 UK referendum on the Alternative Vote?

    • Proposal was approved
    • Turnout exceeded 80%
    • Proposal was rejected
    • Result was tied

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