Unit 1: Political Parties - The Conservatives

This is a biased view of Conservative history, but useful nonetheless...


These are past examination questions for you to consider:


To what extent are there differences between the Labour and Conservative parties
over policies and ideas? (25 Marks)


To what extent is the modern Conservative Party influenced by ‘One Nation’
principles? (25 Marks)


(a) Define two functions of a political party. (5)
(b) Explain what is meant by the term Thatcherism. (10)
(c) To what extent do the UK’s major parties accept Thatcherite ideas and policies? (25)

In what ways has the Conservative Party distanced itself from Thatcherism? (10)


To what extent are the ideas and policies of the Labour and Conservative parties
similar? (25 Marks)