Key milestones in the widening of the franchise (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Quizzes
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What is suffrage?
What is suffrage?
The right to vote in public elections
What was the minimum property value required to vote under the 1832 Great Reform Act?
What was the minimum property value required to vote under the 1832 Great Reform Act?
£10
What were 'rotten boroughs'?
What were 'rotten boroughs'?
Areas with few voters that still elected MPs
How many men were added to the electorate by the 1832 Great Reform Act?
How many men were added to the electorate by the 1832 Great Reform Act?
About 300,000 men
Which class primarily benefited from the 1832 Great Reform Act?
Which class primarily benefited from the 1832 Great Reform Act?
Middle class
What voting ages did the 1918 Act set for men and women respectively?
What voting ages did the 1918 Act set for men and women respectively?
21 for men, 30 for women
How many women were enfranchised by the 1918 Representation of the People Act?
How many women were enfranchised by the 1918 Representation of the People Act?
8.4 million women
What event highlighted the contributions of working class and women, leading to the 1918 Act?
What event highlighted the contributions of working class and women, leading to the 1918 Act?
WWI
At what age did the 1928 Act establish universal suffrage?
At what age did the 1928 Act establish universal suffrage?
Over 21
How many women were added to the electorate by the 1928 Equal Franchise Act?
How many women were added to the electorate by the 1928 Equal Franchise Act?
About 5 million women
What did the 1969 Representation of the People Act change?
What did the 1969 Representation of the People Act change?
Lowered voting age from 21 to 18
Which Act gave women electoral equality with men?
Which Act gave women electoral equality with men?
1928 Equal Franchise Act