Chapter 26
Question 1
What are the three main types of equality?
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Equality of condition, treatment and opportunity.
Page Reference: See page 610.
Question 2
Approximately what proportion of the British population is formed by ethnic minorities?
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8.4%.
Page Reference: See page 611.
Question 3
Where were most members of British ethnic minority groups born?
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Britain.
Page Reference: See page 612.
Question 4
What does EOC stand for?
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Equal Opportunities Commission.
Page Reference: See page 613.
Question 5
Roughly what percentage of the disabled in Britain are employed?
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50%.
Page Reference: See page 617.
Question 6
Why did immigration from the West Indies and India increase in the 1950s?
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Because labour shortages led some employers, such as London transport, to recruit from abroad.
Page Reference: See page 618.
Question 7
The issue of race and discrimination became important in British politics after whose speech in 1968?
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Enoch Powell.
Page Reference: See page 619.
Question 8
How many parliamentary seats have far-right parties such as the National Front won in Britain since 1945?
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None.
Page Reference: See page 619.
Question 9
What kind of system prioritised immigration applications into Britain in 2006?
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A points system based upon job skills.
Page Reference: See page 622.
Question 10
In 1999 which organisation forced the government to change its policy banning homosexuals from the armed forces?
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European Court of Human Rights.
Page Reference: See page 623.