Constitutional Crisis, female sufferage, trade unions Flashcards
Using a minimum of two examples, explain the response of the House of Lords to the legislation of the Liberal government led by Campbell-Bannerman before 1909. 2mks
Education, licensing and land valuation
Describe the constitutional convention governing the Lords and the budget. 2mks
500 yrs: no budget touched by Lords
Identify the amount of the deficit covered by the deficit and the two topics of spending covered by the budget. 3 mks.
£16m social reforms and defence/Dreadnoughts
Identify the response of the Lords and the Unionists to the Budget of 1909 and identify two reasons for it (one based on objection to the contents of the budget and one that was political). 3 mks.
Vetoed; force Lib weakness and new election based on 1906 Free Trade debate; no mandate for such ‘socialism’.
Identify (I) indirect taxes on the working classes, (II) income tax changes and (III) taxes on land in the Budget. 3 mks.
Alcohol & tobacco; rates up and supertax; land tax and death duties.
Identify 2 speeches made by DLG in 1909 and explain why they were considered controversial at the time. 3 mks.
Limehouse & Newcastle; allegedly stoked flames of class war.
Identify three reasons why the Lords’ veto had important constitutional implications. 3 mks.
No taxation without representation; unelected chamber unmaking elected govt; paralysed govt.; undermined King’s power to appoint govt
Identify two arguments why the Unionists believed the Lords acted correctly. 3 mks.
No mandate; independent guardian of national interests = Lords
What were the consequences of the constitutional crisis for Anglo-Irish relations and when were they first apparent? 2 mks
IHR; Albert Hall speech by Asquith in Dec 1909
Summarise the results of the general election 1910 and identify how the strength of the Liberal government changed. 5 mks (1 per party, 1 per strength of govt).
Lost 100+ seats; reliant on IPP and Lab to form govt with 124 majority
Explain how the general election of January 1910 connected the budget with the trade policy of GB. 2 mks.
Fought mostly over issues of free trade and tariff reform e.g Budget League/Budget Protest League
What did the Lords do the Budget in response to the January 1910 election result? 1 mk.
Passed budget April 1910
What could the Liberal government ask the King to do if the Lords vetoed a bill to reform them, why was it considered controversial and why would the Unionists fear it? 3 mks.
Appoint Liberal Lords, King’s neutrality threatened; the upper house would have a Liberal majority and a permanent Liberal majority for the future.
Identify two provisions of the Parliament bill 1911 that reformed the Lords. 2 mks.
Could not touch Money Bills, only delay other legislation by two years maximum.
What was the response to the Parliament Bill by the Lords and how did the government respond? 2 mks.
Vetoed it; govt asked for Lib Lords from King; called election – if win they get Lords.
