Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
What were the two main groups in Parliament called after the Glorious Revolution, at the beginning of party politics?
- AThe Jacobites and the Huguenots
- BThe Chartists and the Fenians
- CThe Whigs and the ToriesRight answer
- DThe Quakers and the Boers
Answer: The Whigs and the Tories
The monarch needed ministers who could win a majority in both Houses, and two groups formed, the Whigs and the Tories. Today's Conservative Party is still sometimes called the Tories.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "A global power". Practice question 148 of 651, written in our own words.