Protest and reform table set

Question 1

What was the date of the first representation of people act?

Answer 1

June 1832

Question 2

What was the date of the second representation of the people act?

Answer 2

August 1867.

Question 3

What is the date of the ballot act?

Answer 3

18th July 1872

Question 4

What is the date of the corrupt and illegal practices prevention act 1883?

Answer 4

25th of august 1883/

Question 5

What is was the date of the third reform act?

Answer 5

6th December 1884

Question 6

What was the date of the Constitutional Crises and the HoL reform (parliament act)

Answer 6

1909 and 1911

Question 7

What was the exact date of the 1918 reform act?

Answer 7

February 6th 1918

Question 8

What was the exact date of the representation of people act 1928?

Answer 8

July 1928

Question 9

What were the causes of the representation of the people act 1832

Answer 9

Tory failure - poor economic management with the corn laws, catholic emancipation splitting the Tories and empowering the Whigs.
King William IV not being opposed to the Whigs BPU bringing the classes together and as well as other political unions.
Middle classes wanting reform.
American revolution made people critical of the government.
French revolution made people concerned about the lower classes rising up.
The press politicized the working class.

Question 10

What was the Impact of the Franchise in the Representation of the People Act 1832?

Answer 10

60% increase as it went from 400,000 to 800,000 1 in 5 men could vote.

Question 11

Impact on Political Parties in the Representation of the People Act 1832

Answer 11

Created a greater need to manage elections, so the conservative party formed soon afterwards with Peel issuing the Tamworth Manifesto. The liberal party formed shortly after. Several Peelites then joined the Whigs creating the Liberal party.

Question 12

What was the impact on redistribution in Representation of the People Act 1832

Answer 12

145 borough seats were abolished, but 70 pocket boroughs remained. New seats were given to industrial areas in the north so the number of urban voters increased, county seats increased which were less likely to be controlled by landowners. Still large differences in boroughs, 31 had less than 300 voters but Manchester had thousands.

Question 13

What was the Impact on the crown and the HoL and Aristocracy in the Representation of people act 1832?

Answer 13

Seats controlled by HoL decreased as there were fewer pocket boroughs. HoL seemed to be weaker than the Commons as they were forced to back down. However landlords still exerted a lot of influence Andy cabinet ministers remained members of the aristocracy. The power of the monarchy was diluted as the King had been pressured into appointing more Whig peers. No longer easy for the monarch to appoint/dismiss ministers due to the extremes popularity of the Whigs. The could no longer rely on patronage as public opinion became very important.

Question 14

How did the death of palmerstone cause the Representation of the People Act 1867

Answer 14

Removed a key opposition to reform.

Question 15

How did William Gladstone partially cause the Representation of the People Act 1867?

Answer 15

He vocally supported reform for gradual reform which was a driving factor.

Question 16

How did the conservatives partially cause the representation of the people act in 1867?

Answer 16

The Conservatives wanted a greater vote share, and being the party to bring in reform could help them to gain favour with the electorate.

Question 17

How did pressure groups cause the The representation of the people act in 1867.

Answer 17

The Reform Union and Reform League in 1864 and 1865 both pushed for the extension of the franchise, though it wasn’t as bad as 1832.

Question 18

What was a notable riot which partially caused the representation of the people act in 1867?

Answer 18

The Hyde Park Riot.

Question 19

How did the introduction of newspapers partially cause the representation of people act in 1867?

Answer 19

The introduction of newspapers began to shift public perception into demanding reform again.

Question 20

How did the poor famine and disease partially cause the representation of people act in 1867?

Answer 20

Made people angry against the establishment.

Question 21

What was the impact on the franchise on in the Representation of the People Act 1867

Answer 21

Voting qualifications changed to rent of £10/year in boroughs, £12/year in counties.

Question 22

What was the impact on political parties in the representation of the People Act 1867

Answer 22

Organisations and clubs formed in support of parties. Forced parties to become more organised / legitimate as opposed to loose groupings.

Central offices were set up for both major parties.

Question 23

What was the impact on redistribution on the representation of the people act 1867

Answer 23

52 seats redistributed by completely disenfranchising 6 two-member boroughs, 5 one-member boroughs, and removing one member from 35 previously two-member boroughs.

More seats given to industrial towns, like Brimingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, etc.

One more seat given to Wales.

8 more seats given to Scotland.

Question 24

What was the impact on crown, aristocracy and HoL in the representation of the people act 1867?

Answer 24

Even fewer rotten and pocket boroughs for aristocrats to control. The middle classes began to get the vote more, which further removes power from the existing landed aristocracy.
Most MPs are still aristocratic, though.

Question 25

How did pocket bouroughs influence the creation of the ballot act of 1872?

Answer 25

Pocket boroughs were a problem and controlled the votes of many people leading to a overruling aristocracy.

Question 26

What was the impact on the franchise in the ballot act 1872?

Answer 26

made voting secret, removing some forms of corruption and making voting more representative.

Question 27

What was the impact on political parties in the Ballot act, 1872

Answer 27

People were able to take bribes from both sides because neither knew who’d bribed who, costing them more money.

Question 28

What was the impact on redistribution in the ballot act 1872?

Answer 28

there was no impact.

Question 29

What was the impact on the crown, aristocracy and HoL in the ballot act 1872?

Answer 29

there was no impact

Question 30

What was the cause of the corrupt and illegal practices prevention act 1883?

Answer 30

Bribery and corruption was still a major problem.

Question 31

What was the impact on the franchise on the corrupt and illegal practices prevention act 1883?

Answer 31

there was no impact.

Question 32

What was the impact on political part in the corrupt and illegal practices prevention act 1883?

Answer 32

Each candidate could only have 1 paid election agent who’s job it was to report election expenses. The maximum expenditure was set to £710 with an extra £40 for each 1,000 voters.

Question 33

What was the impact on redistribution in the corrupt and illegal practices prevention act 1883?

Answer 33

There was no impact.

Question 34

What was the impact on the crown aristocracy and HoL corrupt and illegal practices prevention act 1883?

Answer 34

there was no impact.

Question 35

What were the causes of the third reform act 1884?

Answer 35

The 1872 ballot act had not really achieved its goal.
Gladstone’s return had sparked a new reform movement.

Question 36

What was the impact on the franchise in the third reform act 1884?

Answer 36

Franchise extended to all householders who paid £10 in rent. Added nearly 2.5 million voters, especially working class ones, with 80% of men now having it. Voters now had to register first to be able to vote.

Question 37

What was the impact of political parties in the third reform act 1884?

Answer 37

National campaigns became much more important. Both the main parties began to develop a national network of clubs and associations. The enfranchisement of the working class led to the Labour Party, forming from working class “lib-lab” voters under Keir Hardie.

Question 38

What was the impact on redistribution in the third reform act 1884?

Answer 38

Boroughs with less than 15,000 people lost their parliamentary seats. Two member constituencies with 750,000 people lost 1 member. 150 seats released for redistribution transferred to growing cities like York. Wider London went from 22-62 seats.

Question 39

What was the impact on crown aristocracy and HoL in the Third Reform Act 1884?

Answer 39

Reduction in the number of rural seats and the enlargement of the county electorate weakened the influence of the landowning classes, with the number or landowning Cabinet ministers continuing to decline. Power of monarch had declined a lot as queen Victoria wanted to appoint Lord Harlington but the Liberals forced her to appoint Gladstone.

Question 40

What were the causes of the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911?

Answer 40

The s in the Lords would consistently rejected money bills, which became controversial when they rejected the extremely popular People’s budget proposed by David Lloyd George in 1909. There was general election in 1910 try and build a case for more Liberal peers

Question 41

What was the impact on the franchise in the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act)

Answer 41

there was none.

Question 42

What was the impact on political parties Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act)

Answer 42

MPs now have a paid salary meaning working class people can give up their jobs to become MPs.

Question 43

What was the impact on the crown, aristocracy and the HoL in the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act) ?

Answer 43

there was none.

Question 44

What did the suffragettes have to do with the 1918 reform act?

Answer 44

They stopped the protesting and started helping out with the war.

Question 45

What did the general female population have to do with causing the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act)

Answer 45

They equaled the sacrifice of the men in the war, which meant that that people thought that women should have an equal opportunity to vtoe as much as men.

Question 46

What was the argument that politicians made for men’s votes?

Answer 46

WW1 made them argue that men should have the right to vote and have a voice in “who was going to send them into peril”.

Question 47

How did the speaker conference 1916 partially cause the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act)

Answer 47

Both sides of the political spectrum came together and argued that women should have the vote if they were mature (30+) and were a householder (rented, owned, was married to a property owner, or had a university degree)

Question 48

How did the death of Asquith affect the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act)

Answer 48

Asquith, who was against womens votes, was replaced with David Lloyd George , who was much more for.

Question 49

What was the effect on the franchise in the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act)

Answer 49

Any male over the age of 21 could now vote. Women over the age of 30 could vote if they were householders. (married to a householder, renting, an owner or a uni graduate).

Question 50

What was the effect on political classes in the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act)

Answer 50

Enfranchised the working classes, which lead to more labour votes, share of cotes rose from 7% to 22% and seats rose from 42 to 60. 3/4 of those who voted in 1918 were voting for the first time. Conservatives got a lot of votes due to their push for redistribution.

Question 51

What was the effect on redistribution in the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act) /

Answer 51

There was a high amount of redistribution of seats, mainly going to the more established cities, and lead to the format that we have today.

Question 52

What was the effect on crown, aristocracy and HoL in the Constitutional Crisis 1909 and HoL reform 1911 (Parliament Act)

Answer 52

Power of moncarch had declined a lot as queen victoria wanted to appoint Lord Harlington but the liberals forced her to appoint gladstone.

Question 53

Why did the success of previous reform allow for more reform in the Representation of the People Act 1928?

Answer 53

After 1918, there was not much perceived risk to fully enfranchising women.

Question 54

What did the NUSEC partially do to cause the Representation of the People Act 1928

Answer 54

They were still lightly campaigning regarding the inequalities that existed after 1918.

Question 55

How did the conservatives wanting more votes affect the cause of the Representation of the People Act 1928

Answer 55

Conservatives wanted more votes, and thought that helping to enfranchise women would help to get them (it did).

Question 56

What was the effect on the franchise in the Representation of the People Act 1928

Answer 56

5.2 million women now enfranchised (outnumbered men now).

Question 57

What was the effect on political parties in the Representation of the People Act 1928?

Answer 57

The conservatives gained more votes from women, like they hoped. Labour struggled in areas with a high percentage of female political participation.

Question 58

What was the effect on redistribution in Representation of the People Act 1928?

Answer 58

there was none.

Question 59

What was the effect on the Aristocracy, the crown and the HoL in the Representation of the People Act 1928?

Answer 59

there was none.

Question 60

What is the order of all of the reforms?

Answer 60

1. Representation of the people act 1832.
2. Representation of the People Act 1867
3. Ballot Act 1872
4. Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883.
5. The third reform act 1884.
6. Constitutional Crisis 1909 and the HoL Reform in 1911.
7. The 1918 reform act
8. Representation of people act 1928.