Edexcel A Level Government and Politics
Paper 1
1979 general election - 18-24 - ANS - labour: 41%
conservative: 42%
lib dem: 12%
\1979 general election - 55+ - ANS - labour: 38%
conservative: 47%
lib dem: 13%
\1979 general election - ABC1 - ANS - labour: 24%
conservative: 59%
lib dem: 15%
\1979 general election - conservative newspapers - ANS - the sun
daily express
daily mail
telegraph
times
sun
\1979 general election - DE - ANS - labour: 49%
conservative: 34%
lib dem: 13%
\1979 general election - dominant ideology - ANS - yes because the sun switched to support the
conservatives (1974) because their policies would benefit business men like rupert murdoch
\1979 general election - female votes - ANS - labour: 35%
conservative: 47%
lib dem: 15%
\1979 general election - impact of the party leaders - ANS - thatcher had two publicity
consultants - gordan reece and tim bell
callaghan was a longer serving MP and held senior roles like chancellor of the exchequer
thatcher had only been education minister 1970-74
no live tv debates
\1979 general election - key issues - ANS - labour looked weak as was a minority
inflation and unemployment increasing after WWII
1978-9 winter of discontent strikes
\1979 general election - labour newspapers - ANS - daily mirror
guardian
\1979 general election - male votes - ANS - labour: 40%
conservative: 43%
lib dem: 13%
\1979 general election - rational choice - ANS - no because conservatives were more focused
on fixing labours mistakes than promoting their own policies
,\1979 general election - seats won - ANS - labour: 269
conservative: 339
lib dem: 11
\1979 general election - social structure model - ANS - yes because the working class and
young people voted for labour
\1979 general election - turnout - ANS - 76%
\1997 general election - 18-24 - ANS - labour: 49%
conservative: 27%
lib dem: 16%
\1997 general election - 65+ - ANS - labour: 41%
conservative: 36%
lib dem: 17%
\1997 general election - ABC1 - ANS - labour: 34%
conservative: 39%
lib dem: 20%
\1997 general election - BME - ANS - labour: 70%
conservative: 18%
lib dem: 9%
\1997 general election - conservative newspapers - ANS - daily express
daily mail
telegraph
times
\1997 general election - DE - ANS - labour: 59%
conservative: 21%
lib dem: 13%
\1997 general election - dominant ideology - ANS - sort of, but newspapers are less biased than
1979
\1997 general election - female votes - ANS - labour: 44%
conservative: 32%
lib dem: 18%
\1997 general election - impact of the party leaders - ANS - blair was 43, major was 59
major was not a charismatic public speaker
blair coined catchphrases (education, education, education|)
\1997 general election - key issues - ANS - september 1992 black wednesday, had to withdraw
from european exchange rates mechanism
sleaze scandals (david mellor affair, cash for questions)
divided over 1992 EU maastricht
\1997 general election - labour newspaper - ANS - daily mirror
guardian
independant
sun
\1997 general election - male votes - ANS - labour: 45%
conservative: 31%
lib dem: 17%
, \1997 general election - rational choice - ANS - no, they voted to fix conservative mistakes
\1997 general election - seats won - ANS - labour: 418
conservative: 165
lib dem: 46
\1997 general election - social structure model - ANS - to a point yes, because young people
and the lower classes were more likely to vote for labour, however, older people were also more
likely to vote labour
\1997 general election - turnout - ANS - 71% (up)
\1997 general election - white voters - ANS - labour: 43%
conservative: 32%
lib dem: 18%
\2000 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act - ANS - Independent electoral
commission
£30,000 cap per party in one constituency
Donations over £50,000 (nationally) or £1000 (constituency) have to be declared and details
published regularly
Banned donations from those not on the electoral roll
\2010 equality act - ANS - legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace based on
gender/race/religion
joined the equal pay act 1970, the sec discrimination act 1976, the race relations act 1976, the
disability act 1995 and 3 major statutory instruments
\2016 Trade Unions Act - ANS - Opt in to donate rather than opt out
Less trade union funding
Less influence
Only targets labour
\2017 general election - 18-24 - ANS - labour: 62%
conservative: 27%
lib dem: 5%
\2017 general election - 65+ - ANS - labour: 25%
conservative: 61%
lib dem: 7%
\2017 general election - AB - ANS - labour: 40%
conservative: 43%
lib dem: 11%
\2017 general election - BME - ANS - labour: 73%
conservative: 19%
lib dem: 6%
\2017 general election - brexit votes - ANS - remain: 54% labour, 26% conservative, 13% lib
dem
leave: 24% labour, 65% conservative, 2% lib
no vote: 66% labour, 23% conservative, 4% lib dem
\2017 general election - conservative newspapers - ANS - daily express
daily mail
telegraph
Paper 1
1979 general election - 18-24 - ANS - labour: 41%
conservative: 42%
lib dem: 12%
\1979 general election - 55+ - ANS - labour: 38%
conservative: 47%
lib dem: 13%
\1979 general election - ABC1 - ANS - labour: 24%
conservative: 59%
lib dem: 15%
\1979 general election - conservative newspapers - ANS - the sun
daily express
daily mail
telegraph
times
sun
\1979 general election - DE - ANS - labour: 49%
conservative: 34%
lib dem: 13%
\1979 general election - dominant ideology - ANS - yes because the sun switched to support the
conservatives (1974) because their policies would benefit business men like rupert murdoch
\1979 general election - female votes - ANS - labour: 35%
conservative: 47%
lib dem: 15%
\1979 general election - impact of the party leaders - ANS - thatcher had two publicity
consultants - gordan reece and tim bell
callaghan was a longer serving MP and held senior roles like chancellor of the exchequer
thatcher had only been education minister 1970-74
no live tv debates
\1979 general election - key issues - ANS - labour looked weak as was a minority
inflation and unemployment increasing after WWII
1978-9 winter of discontent strikes
\1979 general election - labour newspapers - ANS - daily mirror
guardian
\1979 general election - male votes - ANS - labour: 40%
conservative: 43%
lib dem: 13%
\1979 general election - rational choice - ANS - no because conservatives were more focused
on fixing labours mistakes than promoting their own policies
,\1979 general election - seats won - ANS - labour: 269
conservative: 339
lib dem: 11
\1979 general election - social structure model - ANS - yes because the working class and
young people voted for labour
\1979 general election - turnout - ANS - 76%
\1997 general election - 18-24 - ANS - labour: 49%
conservative: 27%
lib dem: 16%
\1997 general election - 65+ - ANS - labour: 41%
conservative: 36%
lib dem: 17%
\1997 general election - ABC1 - ANS - labour: 34%
conservative: 39%
lib dem: 20%
\1997 general election - BME - ANS - labour: 70%
conservative: 18%
lib dem: 9%
\1997 general election - conservative newspapers - ANS - daily express
daily mail
telegraph
times
\1997 general election - DE - ANS - labour: 59%
conservative: 21%
lib dem: 13%
\1997 general election - dominant ideology - ANS - sort of, but newspapers are less biased than
1979
\1997 general election - female votes - ANS - labour: 44%
conservative: 32%
lib dem: 18%
\1997 general election - impact of the party leaders - ANS - blair was 43, major was 59
major was not a charismatic public speaker
blair coined catchphrases (education, education, education|)
\1997 general election - key issues - ANS - september 1992 black wednesday, had to withdraw
from european exchange rates mechanism
sleaze scandals (david mellor affair, cash for questions)
divided over 1992 EU maastricht
\1997 general election - labour newspaper - ANS - daily mirror
guardian
independant
sun
\1997 general election - male votes - ANS - labour: 45%
conservative: 31%
lib dem: 17%
, \1997 general election - rational choice - ANS - no, they voted to fix conservative mistakes
\1997 general election - seats won - ANS - labour: 418
conservative: 165
lib dem: 46
\1997 general election - social structure model - ANS - to a point yes, because young people
and the lower classes were more likely to vote for labour, however, older people were also more
likely to vote labour
\1997 general election - turnout - ANS - 71% (up)
\1997 general election - white voters - ANS - labour: 43%
conservative: 32%
lib dem: 18%
\2000 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act - ANS - Independent electoral
commission
£30,000 cap per party in one constituency
Donations over £50,000 (nationally) or £1000 (constituency) have to be declared and details
published regularly
Banned donations from those not on the electoral roll
\2010 equality act - ANS - legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace based on
gender/race/religion
joined the equal pay act 1970, the sec discrimination act 1976, the race relations act 1976, the
disability act 1995 and 3 major statutory instruments
\2016 Trade Unions Act - ANS - Opt in to donate rather than opt out
Less trade union funding
Less influence
Only targets labour
\2017 general election - 18-24 - ANS - labour: 62%
conservative: 27%
lib dem: 5%
\2017 general election - 65+ - ANS - labour: 25%
conservative: 61%
lib dem: 7%
\2017 general election - AB - ANS - labour: 40%
conservative: 43%
lib dem: 11%
\2017 general election - BME - ANS - labour: 73%
conservative: 19%
lib dem: 6%
\2017 general election - brexit votes - ANS - remain: 54% labour, 26% conservative, 13% lib
dem
leave: 24% labour, 65% conservative, 2% lib
no vote: 66% labour, 23% conservative, 4% lib dem
\2017 general election - conservative newspapers - ANS - daily express
daily mail
telegraph
