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U.K. Politics 0001   Easy

 
 
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1. When elected as Conservative Party leader, who did David Cameron defeat?
 
David Davies
George Osborne
John Redwood
Ken Clarke
 

 
2. Who became Chancellor Of The Exchequer in May 1997?
 
Gordon Brown
John Prescott
Margaret Beckett
Robin Cook

Brown was Tony Blair's Chancellor in his first cabinet after being elected
 

 
3. What in politics does SNP stand for?
 
Scottish National Party
Socialist Natural Party
South Northamptonshire Party
Standard Neutral Party
 

 
4. If election candidates do not achieve a minimum number of votes what happens?
 
They are not allowed to stand again
They receive an official caution
They lose their deposit
They make a public apology
 

 
5. Who replaced Charles Clarke as Home Secretary in 2006?
 
Claire Short
David Blunkett
John Reid
Tessa Jowell
 

 
6. How are a British Prime Minister's senior ministers and advisers collectively known?
 
Cabinet
Congress
Senate
Think-Tank
 

 
7. Who resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats in January 2006?
 
Charles Kennedy
David Steel
Menzies Campbell
Paddy Ashdown
 

 
8. In the 2005 General Election, which party gained 600,000 votes but won no seats?
 
Plaid Cymru
Respect
UK Independence
Veritas

Plaid Cymru gained 175,000 votes but won 3 seats
 

 
9. What was Margaret Thatcher's maiden name?
 
Ralphs
Richards
Roberts
Rogers

Her father, Alfred Roberts, was a grocer in Grantham, Lincolnshire
 

 
10. Which political party did Prime Minister Clement Attlee lead?
 
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Social Democrat

Attlee had served as part of Churchill's Coalition government during the war
 

 
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