Accountibility

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

Lastly, an aspect of democracy is accountability, meaning that the British Political system was held more accountable and the House of Lords’ powers were limited

Question 2

Benchmark

Answer 2

Before 1900, candidate that went against the law were not punished and got away with their actions. The House of Lords also had incredible Power over what happened in the country.

Question 3

Knowledge 1

Answer 3

The corrupt and Illegal Practices Act, 1883 was introduced to hold candidates who breached the law accountable.

Question 4

Analysis 1

Answer 4

This led to Britain becoming more democratic because candidates who breached the law were punished by being disqualified for 7 years, which reduced the amount of corruption being taken place.

Question 5

Knowledge 2

Answer 5

Additionally, the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act, 1883 also introduced a chance of fine or imprisonment if actively involved in corruption.

Question 6

Analysis 2

Answer 6

This increased democracy in Britain as there were now less candidates breaking rules and the countries representatives were morally. It also held politicians accountable of their actions.

Question 7

Counter Analysis

Answer 7

However, it could be argued that accountability was not properly dealt with as the House of Lords itself was an undemocratic system which is the opposite of what Britain were aiming for.

Question 8

Evaluation

Answer 8

To evaluate, it appears that the issue of accountability had been brought up, however it was dealt with very poorly. Despite accountability being achieved for politicians themselves, the House of Lords was still undemocratic and had far too much power. Reforms to change this failed, giving Britain more work to achieve this. Overall, compared to Fairness and Universal Suffrage, this issue was not dealt with effectively and had unimpressive outcomes.