1832 Reform Act

Question 1

When did the French Revolution occur?

Answer 1

1789

Question 2

When did the Napoleonic Wars start and finish?

Answer 2

1793-1815

Question 3

What law was enacted in 1815 that raised the cost of bread?

Answer 3

The Corn Laws

Question 4

Who wrote Reflections of the Revolution in France?

Answer 4

Edmund Burke

Question 5

What did Thomas Paine write in response to Reflections of the Revolution in France in 1793?

Answer 5

The Rights of Man

Question 6

When was Britain defeated by the Americans in the American War of Independence?

Answer 6

1783

Question 7

What is a parliamentary system of government?

Answer 7

People elect representatives to parliament

Question 8

Define democracy.

Answer 8

A system where people are free to make political choices

Question 9

Where did the concept of democracy originate?

Answer 9

Ancient Greece

Question 10

What massacre occurred on 16th August 1819?

Answer 10

Peterloo

Question 11

During which time period was the era of ‘liberal toryism’?

Answer 11

1822-1823

Question 12

Who led the tories during the era of ‘liberal toryism?

Answer 12

Lord Liverpool

Question 13

What benefits are derived from an uncodified constitution?

Answer 13

Flexibilty, not rigid, able to change

Question 14

What 2 types of constituency were there in Britain in 1785?

Answer 14

County and Borough

Question 15

How many MPs did a county (irrespective of size) elect to parliament?

Answer 15

2

Question 16

How many MPs did a borough (irrespective of size) elect to parliament?

Answer 16

2

Question 17

Who was qualified to vote in a county?

Answer 17

40 shilling freeholders

Question 18

What is patronage?

Answer 18

The right to give privileges/make appointments

Question 19

How many men could vote in 1785?

Answer 19

About 250,000

Question 20

How many different types of franchise qualification were there in the boroughs? Name all 6.

Answer 20

6 – Corporation, Freemen, Scot and Lot, Burgage, Potwalloper, Freeholder

Question 21

Who could vote in a potwalloper borough?

Answer 21

Those with a hearth big enough to boil a pot on

Question 22

Who could vote in a Scot and Lot borough?

Answer 22

Anyone who paid poor rates

Question 23

How was voting conducted before the Secret Ballot Act of 1872?

Answer 23

By standing on a stage and declaring publically who your would vote for

Question 24

What is a pocket borough?

Answer 24

An easily manipulated constituency area controlled by the landowner by bribery or coercian

Question 25

Who could vote in a Corporation borough

Answer 25

Members of town councils

Question 26

What percentage of the population could vote before 1832?

Answer 26

11%

Question 27

What were Old Sarum and Dunwich otherwise known as?

Answer 27

Rotten boroughs

Question 28

Why did the people of Birmingham feel under-represented before 1832?

Answer 28

Population of 144,000 but no MPs

Question 29

Despite Manchester having a population of 182,000 it did not have any MPS before 1832. TRUE/FALSE

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

Give the names of 2 new industrial cities that did not have adequate electoral representation .

Answer 30

Leeds ,Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham

Question 31

When did the collapse of the Tory party become relevant in the passage of the 1832 reform Act?

Answer 31

1827 onwards

Question 32

What allowed factions in the Tory party to surface?

Answer 32

Resignation and subsequent death of Lord Liverpool in 1827 who had guided the Tories since the achieved power in 1812

Question 33

What did the Tories do in the 1820 and 1826 elections and why?

Answer 33

Increased their majorities due to a thriving economy and weak opposition

Question 34

What was Wellington unable to do in 1829 and what was the impact?

Answer 34

. Stop the Catholic Emancipation Act
. Split the party into ultras and liberals

Question 35

What did the death of George IV mean for the Tories?

Answer 35

. Precipitated a general election
. Allowed the Whigs to seize power for the time in 18 years