Wider franchise and suffrage Flashcards
What is Suffrage?
The right and ability to engage in politics and vote in an election.
What is meant by “extending” the franchise?
Increasing the number of people voting.
What were some issues of suffrage in the early 1800s?
- only 400,000 people could vote
-constituencies were boroughs and counties
-wealthy individuals could vote more than once
-women and working-class men were excluded from voting at all
What were small, populated areas with one or more MPs called?
Rotten Boroughs
Which act provided wider suffrage to people?
The great reform act in 1832
Which act allowed suffrage to certain women and men over 21
The 1918 representation of the people act
What were the conditions under which women could vote after the 1918 representation of the people act?
-Married
-Owned property
-Graduates
-Over 30
Which act gave further suffrage to women?
The 1928 representation of the people act
Which act extended suffrage to under 21s?
The 1969 representation of the people act
Who are suffragettes?
Protestors who used direct action and militant methods to show urgency of women’s suffrage
Who are suffragists?
campaigners who used peaceful methods to represent the suffrage of women.
How did suffragists campaign?
-organised cross-party support
-peaceful demonstrations
-gathered support with petitions
