Aristocracy And Crown

Question 1

What was aristocratic influence like in 1780

Answer 1

House of Commons and lords made up of aristocratic land owners

Question 2

How did 1832 strengthen aristocratic influence?

Answer 2

• +64 county seats, landowners there
• voting still open and no MP salary
• enfranchised tenants likely to vote the same way as landlords
• all PMs for next 30 years were aristocratic

Question 3

How did 1832 Reece aristocratic influence

Answer 3

• 56 rotten and pocket boroughs lost both MPs would have been aristocrats
• 30boroughs lost 1 mp
• house of lords seemed less formidable as they passed reform

Question 4

Impact of 1858 abolition of property qualifications on aristocratic influence

Answer 4

Continued absence of salary meant WC men still couldn’t stand for election. House of Commons remained aristocratic

Question 5

1867 increased electorate numbers

Answer 5

• doubled electorate to 2 million
• 1 our of 3 adult males could vote
• 45 seats redistributed from boroughs

Question 6

How did 1867 decline aristocratic influence

Answer 6

-party organisation and professionalism was increased, declining aristocratic influence in some sense.

Question 7

How did 1867 not change aristocratic influence

Answer 7

• franchise still based on property so landowning class dominated parliament
• house of commons composition remained

Question 8

Did secret ballot act change aristocratic influence? When was it

Answer 8

1872. • made bribery harder although still remained. 1880 election cost £2mill
      • reduced aristocratic influence

Question 9

How did corrupt and illegal practices act change aristocratic influence and when was it?

Answer 9

1883. • penalties for corrupt practices including imprisonment. Significantly reduces aristocratic influence and it could not longer be bought

Question 10

Figure about MPs being aristocratic less after secret ballot and corrupt practices acts

Answer 10

By 1906 only 10% of MPs elected came from aristocratic or gentry background

Question 11

How did 1884-85 third reform act change aristocratic influence

Answer 11

• electorate rose by 84% so majority of electorate become WC
• MPs in 1886 election were from industrial backgrounds wow

Question 12

How did 1884-85 reform act not change aristocratic influence

Answer 12

-MPs still unpaid

Question 13

What did 1884-85 act do

Answer 13

• 150 seats redistributes

- electorate rose by 84%

Question 14

1911 parliament act decline influence from aristocracy

Answer 14

-MPs got paid,HOC composition changed
-lords lost right to amend/reject financial bill
Major decline in influence

Question 15

1918-1928 representation of people acts what did they do?

Answer 15

1918 added 5 milk men and 8 milk women to electorate
1928 has universal suffrage.
Declined aristocratic influence

Question 16

How did the 1832 act show crown influence being reduced?

Answer 16

• king had been pressured into creating more Whig peers
• could not longer rely on patronage with public opinion and party politics mattering more so crown had less influence over the composition of government
• could not appoint or dismiss ministers as easily

Question 17

Prof that the king couldn’t appoint or dismiss ministers as easily

Answer 17

In 1834 the king dismissed Whig government and invited Perl to form a government. Peel couldn’t gain a HOC majority in election so king was forced to invite White to form a government

Question 18

How did 1911 show crowns reduced influence

Answer 18

1910 constitutional crisis, Edward VII died , didn’t want to involve new inexperienced king George V. However no settlement in two months so George was asked to create peers in HOL for bill to be passed. He agreed as long as it was kept a secret

Question 19

Showing how Crown could no longer choose PM

Answer 19

1880 Victoria wanted liberal party to change their leader bc she didn’t like Gladstone and didn’t want him as PM. Liberal party refused so Queen had to allow it