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.