Legislation in the post-Liverpool Tory governments Flashcards
What did pressure from Protestant Dissenters force the government to do?
Remove disabilities from the Test and Corporation acts, as they were seen as outdated
What split the different groups of dissenting Protestants?
Catholic Emancipation
What led to the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts?
A young rising Whig, Lord Russell, introduced the motion by surprise and the commons remained firm on the issue, even though this was against the will of the Tory government
What did the 1828 repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts do in practise?
Lifted the restrictions on Nonconformists holding public office
What did Lord Russell think forcing the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts would do?
Force through Catholic Emancipation
Why does Hilton argue that the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts was important?
Because of the knock on effect it had in bringing about Catholic Emancipation
What was the arguement made by pro-emancipation MPs in favour of the repeal?
That it would open the door for Catholics
What was the arguement made by anti-emancipation MPs in favour of the repeal?
- The Ultra Tories voted in favour thinking it would stifle the Catholics, as the dissenters were relieved first
- Thought that the repeal would not affect CE due to the oath of supremacy
What was the arguement made by pro-emancipation MPs in against of the repeal?
Huskisson voted against even though he agreed in principle because he thought that by relieving the dissenters first, they would ignore their former Catholic allies and the process of CE would actually become harder
What was the arguement made by anti-emancipation against the repeal?
That it would open the door for Catholics
Why was the fact that all MPs had to take an oath of allegiance a roadblock in Catholic Emancipation?
It was swearing allegiance to the monarch as the supreme governor of the CoE; Catholics’ allegiance was to the pope and so they couldn’t do this
Why did Huskisson promote the idea the fixed rate of duty for corn be replaced with a sliding scale in 1828?
To address problems when factors like poor harvests caused corn prices to rise
How did Huskisson’s sliding scale work?
It would allow taxes on imported corn to be cut gradually according to the price of home corn, as the price of home corn rose the duty on foreign corn fell
Why did Huskisson think that a sliding scale would be the best of both worlds?
It would maintain a steady market and income for farmers while lowering the price of bread to satisfy the working man
Why was the sliding scale brought in later in 1828 by Peel even though it was Huskisson’s idea?
He resigned over Wellington’s refusal to consider parliamentary reform before he could do it himself
