Emergence Of NICRA

Question 1

Give the biggest inspiration for NICRA

Answer 1

MLKs American civil rights movement

Question 2

Describe one man one vote

Answer 2

This would allow anyone over the age of 18 to have 1 vote and remove multiple votes from wealthy business owners

Question 3

Explain why they wanted fair housing allocations

Answer 3

To be able to vote in council elections a person would have needed to own a house. So the fewer Catholics that were given houses meant fewer Catholics could vote

Question 4

Explain why they wanted to end gerrymandering

Answer 4

They wanted to remove the ability for people to redraw election lines as they were changed to give a bigger Protestant majority

Question 5

Explain why they wanted to prevent discrimination of governmental jobs

Answer 5

The Cameron commission found that there was clear favouritism towards Protestants in governmental jobs and an under representation of Catholics in jobs such as civil servants and judges

Question 6

Why did they want to remove the civil authorities (special powers) act

Answer 6

They wanted to remove the governments power to arrest people without trial

Question 7

What two other reforms did NICRA want to introduce

Answer 7

Disarm the RUC
Disband the B Specials

Question 8

Gives catholic attitudes towards NICRA

Answer 8

Mainly supported the movement
Were unhappy

Question 9

What did Protestants react to NICRA with

Answer 9

They reacted with suspicion and believed that it was a front for the Ira
Thought it supported only Catholics rights

Question 10

What was the March NICRA done on the 24th august 1968

Answer 10

In response to a 19 year old Protestant woman getting a house over a catholic family
Nationalist MP Austin currie squatted in the house in response to
Once he was evicted he said they should March in response
Prevented from reaching its destination by the police