Extending the Franchise
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- Created on: 25-10-18 12:41
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- Extending the Franchise
- The Franchise is the right to vote- those who hold the Franchise are eligible to vote in Elections
- Frnchise in the UK is currently for anyone over 18 who is not a Criminal, mentally incapeable or a Peer
- This is known as Universal Sufferidge
- Aproximatley 71.5% of the current UK Population can vote
- Frnchise in the UK is currently for anyone over 18 who is not a Criminal, mentally incapeable or a Peer
- The Argument for Extending the Franchise
- The Growth in Franchise shows how Democracy has changed as well as changing attitiudes to class, gender and age
- The extension means that groups of society that were previously excluded now have a greater, more equal say in British Politics
- The argument is that those who pay taxes should be able to have a say on how their taxes are spent
- The Growth in the Franchise
- 1918 Voting rights extended to all men over 21 and all women over 30
- The Representation of the Peole Act 1918
- 1867 Voting right extended to skilled workers
- 1928 Voting rights extended to all women over 21
- The Representation of the People Act 1928
- 1832 Voting rights extedned to Property owners
- The Great Reform Act
- 1969 Voting rights extended to everyone over the age of 21
- The Representation of the People Act 1960
- 1918 Voting rights extended to all men over 21 and all women over 30
- The Great Reform Act 1832
- Before 1832 the right to vote was limited to the Upper classes
- This was becuase the vote was based on the amount of land you owned
- The Industrial Revolution meant that people moved to the cities which meant that owning large amounts of land was less common
- The Middle Classes had emerged as the Dominant economic force yet they were unrepresented in society
- The Act extended the vote to over 300,000 people as it was based on the value of Property rather than land
- Before 1832 the right to vote was limited to the Upper classes
- The Representation of the People Act 1918
- By this time women from all backgrounds had more oppertunities to earn money and therefore pay taxes
- Women had proven themselves to be independant and capeable and deserved the vote due to their war effort
- The Franchise is the right to vote- those who hold the Franchise are eligible to vote in Elections
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