How this works. Click an option for each question. Correct ones turn green; wrong ones turn red, with an explanation showing the right answer. Aim for 8/10 first time through; revise the weak topics; come back.
Question 1
Which is NOT one of the seven PM power factors?
Answer: Personality. The seven are Majority, Mandate, Media, Big Beasts, Party Control, Opposition, Events.
Question 2
Starmer's 2024 majority?
Answer: 174. 411 - 174 = 237 net seats over all others combined.
Question 3
Blair's 1997 majority?
Answer: 179. Largest single-party majority since 1935.
Question 4
Which PM had the strongest single-issue mandate in modern UK history?
Answer: Johnson 2019. 'Get Brexit Done' was the clearest single-issue mandate of any modern PM.
Question 5
Foley's 'spatial leadership' theory describes?
Answer: PMs distancing from cabinet for personal mandate. Argues PMs increasingly behave presidentially.
Question 6
Which 'big beast' chancellor's resignation triggered Thatcher's fall?
Answer: Howe. Howe's November 1990 resignation speech precipitated the Heseltine challenge.
Question 7
Which PM had cabinet revolt over the Pincher / Partygate sequence?
Answer: Johnson. Johnson lost over 50 ministers in 48 hours, July 2022.
Question 8
Truss premiership lasted approximately?
Answer: 49 days. Mini-budget on 23 September 2022; resigned 20 October 2022.
Question 9
Which 1922 Committee role can trigger a Conservative leader's removal?