Liberals And The House Of Lords

Question 1

When was the first constitutional crisis -

Answer 1

1909 - people budget

Question 2

Why did DLG introduce the budget in 1909

Answer 2

Anger the House of Lords 
Kill 2 birds with one stone
Introduced radical innovation
Gain funds 
Boost moral

Question 3

What were the terms of 1909 budget

Answer 3

Take taxes further
Unearned incomes higher tax that working incomes
Car tax, petrol, land, death, duties on inheritance

Question 4

Why did the lords reject the people’s budget

Answer 4

Taxed the rich - lords =rich therefore an attack on rich
Car taxe - most of them had cars
Rejected 350-75

Question 5

How did rejecting the budget cause a constitutional crisis

Answer 5

Show crisis of democracy

Liberals call general election in 1910 bypassing the lords

Question 6

What’s the parliament bill

Answer 6

Removing power of lords by removing their power to veto

Question 7

What would the parliament bill mean for lords

Answer 7

Prevent the lords from amending or rejecting bills
Remove power to veto
Gave them suspension veto of 2 years

Question 8

Problem with the parliament act becoming an act and so what did Asquith do?

Answer 8

Had to pass the House of Lords

So Asquith asked king George 7 to promise to create enough liberal peers to outvote conservative lords

Question 9

When was parliament bill passed

Answer 9

May 1911 because they got support of the Irish and labour to create a majority

Question 10

Political consequences of C.C

Answer 10

Conservatives could never really get any votes or gain power
Lost there overall majority (Liberal) made them reliant on the Irish party which meant they had to introduce home rule
Conservatives split into 3 - hedges, ditches, rats