Liberal Legislation and the Permissive Society

Cards (27)

  • Which term refers to MPs who are not part of the government?
    Back-bench MPs
  • Which term refers to bills introduced by MPs who are not in the government (Back-bench MPs)?
    Private Member Bills
  • Which term refers to parliamentary votes where MPs do not have to follow the "party whip"?
    Free Votes
  • Name the final woman to be executed in the UJK (+year of election):
    Ruth Ellis (1955)
  • Which back-bench MP abolish the death penalty?
    Sydney Silverman
  • Which act suspended capital punishment, and when was this made permanent?
    Murder Act (1965), Permanent from 1969
  • Before 1969, what was the only reason a person could get divorced?
    Adultery
  • Which act legalised divorce provided the government had spent time apart?
    Divorce Reform Act (1969)
  • Which term refers to an abortion carried out illegally by a non-professional?
    Backstreet Abortion
  • Which Liberal MP campaigned for the legalisation of abortion?
    David Steel
  • Which medical disaster led to babies being born with deformities?
    Thalidomide Disaster
  • Which act legalised abortion under certain circumstances?
    Abortion Act (1967)
  • Name a pressure group that supported legalising abortion?
    Abortion Law Reform Association (ALRA)
  • Name a pressure group that opposed legalising abortion:
    Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC)
  • Which government report had advocated the decriminalisation of private homosexual relationships?
    Wolfenden Report (1957)
  • Which back-bench MP had campaigned to decriminalise homosexuality?
    Leo Abse
  • Which act decriminalised private homosexual relationships between consenting adults over the age of 21?
    Sexual Offences Act (1967)
  • Who served as Minister for Education (1965-67)?
    Tony Crosland
  • Which organisations were responsible for providing education?
    Local Education Authorities (LEAs)
  • In which memo did Crosland advocate abandoning the "tripartite system" of education?
    Circular 10/65
  • Which secondary schools would provide education to all children regardless of ability?
    Comprehensive Schools
  • Which grammar schools continued to operate until 1976?
    Direct Grant Schools
  • Which report advocated for an expansion of higher education?
    Robbins Report (1963)
  • Before the 1960s which institutions had dominated higher education?
    Oxbridge and Redbrick Universities
  • Which new types of universities were introduced in the 1960s?
    Polytechnics and "new universities"
  • Which high education institution offered distanced learning?
    Open Universities
  • Which Arts Minister is considered the architect of Open Universities?
    Jennie Lee