ECON 1951 COMPREHENSIVE
ECONOMICS EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ How many houses did the Conservative Party promise to build a
year from 1951?
Answer: 300,000 houses
◉ What problems did Prime Minister Eden face?
Answer: Eden faced issues such as the Suez Crisis and declining
public support.
◉ What are the four Great Offices of State?
Answer: Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home
Secretary, and Foreign Secretary.
◉ What was the result of the 1959 election?
Answer: The Conservative Party won a majority, securing 365 seats.
◉ What were the four main elements of the 'post-war consensus'?
, Answer: Welfare state, mixed economy, full employment, and a
commitment to internationalism.
◉ Give an example of an act of parliament passed in the 1950s.
Answer: The Housing Act 1957.
◉ What was Clause IV?
Answer: A clause in the Labour Party's constitution that called for
the nationalization of the means of production.
◉ Who were the leaders of the left and right in the Labour Party?
Answer: Aneurin Bevan (left) and Hugh Gaitskell (right).
◉ What was the economic situation in Britain from 1951 to 1964?
Answer: The British economy experienced growth, with rising
employment and consumer spending.
◉ What ended in 1954 that contributed to economic improvement?
Answer: Food rationing.
◉ How did consumer spending change in the 1950s?
Answer: Consumer spending rose by 115%.
ECONOMICS EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ How many houses did the Conservative Party promise to build a
year from 1951?
Answer: 300,000 houses
◉ What problems did Prime Minister Eden face?
Answer: Eden faced issues such as the Suez Crisis and declining
public support.
◉ What are the four Great Offices of State?
Answer: Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home
Secretary, and Foreign Secretary.
◉ What was the result of the 1959 election?
Answer: The Conservative Party won a majority, securing 365 seats.
◉ What were the four main elements of the 'post-war consensus'?
, Answer: Welfare state, mixed economy, full employment, and a
commitment to internationalism.
◉ Give an example of an act of parliament passed in the 1950s.
Answer: The Housing Act 1957.
◉ What was Clause IV?
Answer: A clause in the Labour Party's constitution that called for
the nationalization of the means of production.
◉ Who were the leaders of the left and right in the Labour Party?
Answer: Aneurin Bevan (left) and Hugh Gaitskell (right).
◉ What was the economic situation in Britain from 1951 to 1964?
Answer: The British economy experienced growth, with rising
employment and consumer spending.
◉ What ended in 1954 that contributed to economic improvement?
Answer: Food rationing.
◉ How did consumer spending change in the 1950s?
Answer: Consumer spending rose by 115%.
