1.2.3 Emerging and minor UK political parties Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Politics, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which party campaigns for Scottish independence and is dominant in Holyrood?

   • Plaid Cymru
   • Reform UK
   • Sinn Fein
   • Scottish National Party

2. Which nationalist party campaigns primarily for the interests of Wales?

   • Alliance Party
   • Plaid Cymru
   • Scottish National Party
   • DUP

3. Which minor UK party places environmental protection at the core of its platform?

   • Green Party
   • Heritage Party
   • Workers Party
   • UKIP

4. Which single-issue party founded in 1993 drove the campaign to leave the EU?

   • Liberal Democrats
   • SDLP
   • UKIP
   • Green Party

5. What was the original name of the Reform UK political party?

   • The Brexit Party
   • The Reclaim Party
   • UKIP
   • The Heritage Party

6. What is the largest unionist political party in Northern Ireland?

   • Democratic Unionist Party
   • Sinn Féin
   • Alliance Party
   • SDLP

7. What type of voter support enables minor parties to win Westminster seats under FPTP?

   • Low overall turnout
   • Nationally widespread
   • Geographically concentrated
   • Evenly distributed

8. In which constituency did the Green Party win its first UK parliamentary seat in 2010?

   • Bristol Central
   • Richmond Park
   • Isle of Wight
   • Brighton Pavilion

9. How do minor parties primarily influence mainstream political parties in the UK?

   • Vetoing legislation
   • Forming coalitions
   • Agenda setting
   • Passing private bills

10. Why might a minor party win millions of votes under FPTP but no seats?

    • Proportional representation limits
    • High regional concentration
    • Thinly spread support
    • Low voter turnout

11. Why have the Liberal Democrats historically won a lower proportion of seats than votes under FPTP?

    • Concentrated regional support
    • Widespread, dispersed support
    • Low national membership
    • Disqualification from lists

12. Which political ideology is most associated with opposing the political establishment and restricting immigration?

    • Social conservatism
    • Right-wing populism
    • Democratic socialism
    • Classical liberalism

13. Why do minor parties usually win more seats in devolved assemblies than at Westminster?

    • Higher voter turnout
    • Uncontested constituency seats
    • Lower candidate deposits
    • Proportional electoral systems

14. Which political party primarily campaigns for Welsh self-government and independence?

    • Ulster Unionist Party
    • SNP
    • Plaid Cymru
    • Mebyon Kernow

15. Which party was founded in 1993 primarily to campaign for UK withdrawal from the EU?

    • Reform UK
    • UKIP
    • The Conservative Party
    • Britain First

16. Which party's geographically concentrated support in Scotland enabled it to dominate Scottish Westminster seats?

    • Plaid Cymru
    • Scottish National Party
    • Liberal Democrats
    • Scottish Greens

17. What is the primary policy focus of the Green Party of England and Wales?

    • Economic deregulation
    • Constitutional monarchism
    • Environmental sustainability
    • Unilateral nuclear expansion

18. What divide primarily defines the party system in Northern Ireland?

    • Monarchist versus republican
    • Left versus right
    • Urban versus rural
    • Unionist versus nationalist

19. Which element of the Additional Member System helps minor parties with dispersed support win seats?

    • First-past-the-post ballots
    • Alternative vote rankings
    • Single-member constituencies
    • Regional list seats

20. Which ideological position is most associated with the Liberal Democrats in the UK political spectrum?

    • Right-wing
    • Left-wing
    • Far-right
    • Centre

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