11.1 Democratic Reform In Britain Flashcards

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What was the government like in Britain?

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Constitutional monarchy

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How did Britain achieve change?

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Through reform

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Who dominated politics?

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Wealthy nobles and squires

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Was made up of hereditary nobles and clergy

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House Of Lords

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What could the House of Lords do?

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Veto any bill by the House of Commons

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Why weren’t Catholics or Protestants allowed to vote?

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BC of laws

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Why did Parliament lose a lot of population?

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The industrial revolutions population shift; People moved to rural towns

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What were the two major groups fighting to reform Parliament?

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The Whigs and Tories

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This group represented the middle class and business interests

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The Whigs

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This group spoke for nobles, landowners or others who felt with agriculture

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The Tories

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How was Parliament reformed?

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They passed the Great Reform Act of 1832

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What did the reform act do?

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Reset seats in the House of Commons; Eliminated rough boroughs; enlarged electorate However kept property requirement

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The body of people allowed to vote

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Electorate

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Who still called for change and why?

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The rural workers Bc the reform didn’t help them

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People who drew up the people’s charter and were protesters

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Chartists

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What did were the highlights of the people’s charter?

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Universal male suffrage, parliamentary elections and salaries for members of parliament and a secret ballot

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Vote that’s remain anonymous

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Secret ballot

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Great symbol in Britain life; had the longest reign in British History; exercised little political power; set the tone for Victorian age

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Queen Victoria

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What kind of morals did Queen Victoria have?

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Military morals like respect, honesty, etc..

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Who did queen Victoria give hope to?

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Middle class

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Who was empress of India ?

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Queen Victoria

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The man who forged the Tories into the modern Conservative Party

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Benjamin Disraeli

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The man who evolved the Whigs into the Liberal Party

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William Gladstone

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What did Gladstone and Disraeli both fight for?

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Prime minister

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What was the New Government of Britain after the reform ?

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Parliamentary Democracy