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The electoral system before 1832- THE REASONS FOR THE GROWTH OF THE PARLIAMENTARY REFORM SYSTEM
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1Which gender could vote and how old did they have to be?
- AAdult males over 21
- BFemales and males 18 over
- CAdult males 40 over
2What qualities did these voters have to have ?
- AThey had to be linked to property
- BThey had to be married
- CThey had to have parents who could vote
- DThey couldn't be middle class or lower class
- EThey had to earn a certain amount of money
- FThey had to be church of England
3How many people as a percentage could vote in the UK at that time
- A40% of men
- B11% of men ( 5% of the population)
- C100%
4What was this as a fraction?
- A16 out of 3000
- B20000/3400000
- C400,000/14million
5What type of seats were there?
- ARotten borough and town state
- BBorough and county
- CCountry and city
6How many MPs did each county return regardless of population?
- A5MPS
- B2MPS
- C1MP
7How much land did a standard voter have to own?
- A40 shillings worth (£2) a year
- B100 shillings worth a year
- C71 shillings worth a year
8What was a borough?
- AA town where more than 1000 people lived
- BWhere there was a town hall
- CAnywhere which had been a town (had a royal charter) in the 15th century
9Why did the middle classes and the lower classes find the constituency voting system unfair?
- AAs the constituency stretched abroad
- BBecause the constituency was only made up of 1 person in each town
- CBecause there was a huge variation in size and voting practise
10How many voters were there in Liverpool and Bristol ?
- A1 million
- B5000
- C10
11How many voters were there in Old Sarum?
- A100,000
- B15
- C7
12So which towns had no representation?
- AThe growing industrial towns
- BThe small towns
- CThe towns in the outskirts if Britain
13How many people lived in Lancashire and how many MPS did they have ?
- A1800 and 24MPs
- B1.3 million and 14MPs
- C200 and 90MPs
14How many people lived in Cornwall and how many MPS did they have?
- A300,000 and 42MPS
- B60 and 100MPS
- C900,000 and 13MPs
15How many MPs did Manchester and Leeds have?
- A1MP
- B10MPS
- C0MPs
16What did wealthy landowners do in the elections?
- AThey voted for who they wanted
- BThey controlled voters by the voters fear of losing their jobs otherwise
- CThey never voted
17In 1800 why were half the MPs in parliament?
- ABecause of patronage
- BBecause they won by popularity
- CThey bribed
18How many elections were contested ?
- AAll of them
- BHalf of them
- COne third
19Where was voting done?
- AIn 'Hustings'
- BAt home
- CIn the town hall
20Voting was done in secret
- ATrue
- BFalse
21This sort of voting allowed wide spread bribery and corruption
- ATrue
- BFalse
22Who wanted parliamentary reform the most and why?
- AThe Upper class as they wanted even more power
- BThe radicals as they wanted chaos
- CThe middle classes as they had growing economic power but this was not matched by political power
23Why was the system outdated?
- AWomen couldn't vote
- BIt was made a long time ago
- CThe system was not adapted to the immense economic and social changes brought with the industrial revolution
24Why did the upper class believe they were best for voting?
- AAs they thought power should be held by the educated elite who would act in the best interests in the country as a whole
- BThey could afford to look the best for the part
- CAs poor people annoyed them
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- Why the electoral system was out of date
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