1.2 Widening the franchise

Question 1

1832 Great Reform Act

Answer 1

Extended the vote to middle class men by reducing property qualifications. Increased electorate from 400,000 to 650,000 (5% of population) Excluded working class men and women

Question 2

1867 Second Reform Act

Answer 2

Expanded the vote to urban working class men who met property requirements (electorate of 2 million)

Question 3

1884 Third Reform Act

Answer 3

Extended voting rights to rural working class men. (nearly 60% of adult males could vote)

Question 4

1918 Representation of the People Act

Answer 4

Granted suffrage to all men over 21 and women over 30 (if they met property requirements) Electorate increased from 8 million to 21 million

Question 5

1928 Representation of the People Act

Answer 5

Established equal suffrage for men and women (all over 21 could vote) Women gained full electoral equality with men

Question 6

1969 Representation of the People Act

Answer 6

Lowered the voting age to 18.

Question 7

Suffrage definition

Answer 7

the right to vote

Question 8

Franchise definition

Answer 8

People able to vote

Question 9

The suffragists

Answer 9

used peaceful and legal methods. believed in gradual change through democratic means

Question 10

The Suffragettes

Answer 10

Founded byEmmeline Pankhurstin 1903. Used direct action tactics like hunger protests, property destruction and protests.

Question 11

Where are votes at 16 already used in the UK?

Answer 11

Already allowed in Scotland and Walesfor local and parliamentary elections.

Question 12

other franchise expansion debates

Answer 12

giving the vote to prisoners and Long term Uk residents who are non citizens