Politics in history n stuff

Question 1

What is patronage

Answer 1

the power to control appointments to high office e.g when MP’s were supported finacially by lords to become a MP

Question 2

What did this mean for british society

Answer 2

The wealthy, elite and lords could choose who could be an MP for a constituency, only the elite voice is heard, both commons and lords

Question 3

give date’s and MP’s number being finaced by the house of lords

Answer 3

1761 111mp’s

1801 50% of mps being financed by lords

Question 4

what is a non-secret ballot

Answer 4

Where you would stand on a stage and announce to a crowd who you are voting for, easily corrupted either by the people there or your landlord

Question 5

Given an example of where no secret ballots took place

Answer 5

In Liverpool in 1830, Costs the 2 candidates £100,000 (millions today) took 15 days. first voters were paid £15 at the end £150 (more critical votes)

Question 6

what happened to people if they voted against their landlord

Answer 6

Get evicted

Question 7

How many MP’s did Boroughs elect

Answer 7

2 MP’s in England

1 MP in Scotland, Whales, Ireland (full island)

Question 8

How many Borough MP’s where there

Answer 8

432

Question 9

Scot and Lot

Answer 9

Vote to all male householders who paid local rates e.g. Westminster over 5000 voters but Gatton had 6

Question 10

Burgage

Answer 10

vote to owners of certain pieces of land or property usually small electorate e.g. Clitheroe with fewer than 50 voters

Question 11

Potwalloper

Answer 11

males in households that had a hearth (fire place) big enough to boil a pots

Question 12

Freeholder

Answer 12

the most common where the vote went to all males who had received the freedom of the city (inheritence) marrying the daughter or widow of a freeman or byiing the right

Question 13

corporation boroughs

Answer 13

vote only to members of the corporation, usually a very small electorate e.g. out of 28 such boroughs in England, 26 had less than 50 voters

Question 14

pocket borough

Answer 14

small borough esily manipulated by land owner e.g. Old Sarum had only 7 voters

Question 15

rotton boroughs

Answer 15

small town or hamlet now delinded in stature they were corrupt e.g. dunwich which had fallen into the sea

Question 16

Which cities had no MP’s

Answer 16

Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield

Question 17

what was acountie and how many mp’s did they elect

Answer 17

rural shires in britan which elected 2 mp’s

Question 18

How many county mp were there

Answer 18

122 county mps

Question 19

How could you vote in a county

Answer 19

Needed to own a freehold property worth more than 40 shillings 100 in scotland whales ireland, inflation meant that more could vote

Question 20

English Irish, Scottish and welsh county mp;s

Answer 20

Eng Ire 2mp’s

Sco Wel 1mp

Question 21

howmany seated did Scotland Wales and England have

Answer 21

Scotland 45 Wales 24 England 498

Question 22

all had 2 mps regardless of size give example

Answer 22

Bedfordshire 2000 2mp’s

Yorkshire 20,000 2mp’s

Question 23

What % catholic was Ireland

Answer 23

90%

Question 24

what was the backdoor invasion

Answer 24

France and Ireland catholic, France goes around to Ireland and then invade England

Question 25

What act happend in 17th about Ireland

Answer 25

Test and Corporation acts 17th cenctury, barred all non Anglicans (prodistants) from power (voting, HOlding office)

Question 26

what act gave more power to the irish

Answer 26

Relief act of 1793 gave them the right to vote in elections, not to sit in parliament

Question 27

when were Catholics allowed to become MP;s

Answer 27

Emancipation act 1829

Question 28

What was the Population able to vote and percentage voters

Answer 28

500,000/24million could vote 2%