4 - Liberal Legislation and the Permissive Society
Cards (44)
- Which term refers to MPs which are not part of the government?
- Which term refers to bills introduced by backbenchers?
- Which term refers to parliamentary votes where MPs do not have to follow the 'party whip'?
- Name the final woman to be executed in the UK
- Which backbencher campaigned to abolish the death penalty?
- Which act suspended capital punishment?
- When was the Murder Act made permanent?
- Before 1969 what was the only reason a person could get a divorce?
- Which act legalised divorce provided the couple had spent time apart?
- What the requirements for divorce after 1969?
- Which term refers to an abortion carried out illegally by a non-professional?
- Which Liberal Party MP campaigned for the legalisation of abortion?
- Which medical disaster led to babies being born with deformities?
- Which act legalised abortion under certain circumstances?
- Name a pressure group that supported legalising abortion:
- Name a pressure group that opposed legalising abortion
- Which government report had advocated decriminalising homosexual relationships?
- Which backbench MP had campaigned to decriminalise homosexulaity?
- Which act decriminalised private homosexual relationships?
- What were the terms of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act?
- Who served as Minister for Education (1965-67)?
- Which organisations were responsible for providing education?
- In which memo did Crosland advocate abandoning the 'tripartite system' of education?
- Which secondary schools would educate all children regardless of ability?
- Which grammar schools continued to operate until 1976?
- Which report advocated for an expansion of higher education?
- Before the 1960s which institutions had dominated higher education?
- Which two new types of universities were introduced in the 1960s?
- Which high education institution offered distanced learning?
- Which Arts Minister is considered the architect of the Open University?
- How many divorces were there per 1000 married couples in 1950 and the mid-70s?
- How many illegal abortions were performed per year before 1967?
- How many women were admitted to hospital with complications from backstreet abortions?
- How many women died from backstreet abortions between 1958 and 1960?
- When was the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child set up?
- When was the thalidomide disaster?
- Before how many weeks was an abortion allowed after 1967?
- How many abortions per 100 live births were there in 1968 and 1975?
- By 1970, how many comprehensive schools were there?
- What proportion of state-educated secondary school pupils were in comprehensive schools by 1970?