BREADTH- THEME 1

Question 1

What was the key content for the 1832 GRA?

Answer 1

-In Boroughs, adult males owning or occupying property worth £10 could vote.
-In counties adult men owning land worth £2 a year could vote (provided they had been a resident for 12 months)
REPRESENTATION
56 rotten boroughs disenfranchised

Question 2

Inent for 1832 GRA?

Answer 2

To prevent a revolution? Many w/c especially in industrial towns became increasingly politicised.
To preserve aristocratic control

Question 3

Impact of 1832?

Answer 3

-Franchise extension- top tranche of m/c voters
Redistribution- worst rotten boroughs g- some distribution to under represented areas
Key significance of 1832 is precedent for reform and removal of corruption is set. Tories fears that reform in 1832 would inevitably open door to further reform proved accurate.

Question 4

Limited impact of 1832?

Answer 4

Franchise still restricted to owners of property
Landed elite still dominate political life- strengthens aristocratic control of counties with Chandos Clause and successfully unites the top m/c with landed gentry.
-No secret ballot

Question 5

what was the Chandos Clause?

Answer 5

Strengthened aristocratic influence of counties