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15 Cards in this Set
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Who could vote in counties before reform?
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Someone with ownership of land or property worth 40 shillings gave you that vote in county constituencies
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Who could vote before reform in:
a) Freeman Boroughs b) Burgage Boroughs c) Potwalloper Boroughs |
a) People who had bought the freedom of the borough could vote- privilege could be passed down
b) only those owning certain properties or land (burgage plots) could vote c) vote was given to those who owned a house with a fireplace to boil a pot |
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What was the problem with open voting in the unreformed system?
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There was bribery and intimidation to get votes - everyone knows the way of voting
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What was:
a) treating? b) cooping |
a) was when voters were offered jobs or contracts for their vote
b) involved kidnapping and imprisonment of rival candidates supporters for the duration of the election |
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What were the qualifications to be an MP?
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MPs were wealthy as they were not paid, have high property qualifications, large numbers of members were from aristocratic family
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What did the Tories originally defend?
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The rights of the monarch and the position of the church of England and law and order, they resisted concessions to the non-conformists or Roman Catholics
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What did the Tories think about reform pre 1830-32?
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They believed that reform in parliament would be dangerous and that it could open the way for increasing radical change - they believed landowners were the best fitted to rule the country
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What did the Whig party originally believe?
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They believed in reducing the power of the monarch and asserting primacy of the House of Commons with constitutional framework - they believed they were more in touch with public opinion
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What did the Whigs support?
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Demands of the non-conformists and Catholics for greater religious and civil equality and the removal of discrimination towards them
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Why did the Whigs take up reform in parliament?
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They believed that the best way to preserve the position of the landowning class was to make concessions to their other interests.
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What happened in February 1827?
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Lord Liverpool died
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What happened as result of Lord Liverpool's death?
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The Tory party split further and was damaging to the Tory party and lost the unity of the party
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Who became Prime Minister in 1828? What did it do to the Tory Party?
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Duke of Wellington, split the Tory party even further.
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Which part of Britain was under represented in the unreformed system?
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The North
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Why did people argue to keep the unreformed system?
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It had work for years - Britain had prospered
it did involve people and fought on local issues - Tories were in power and were never going to be reform whilst they were in power. |
