Parliament and the People c.1800-1918
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- Parliament and the People c.1800-1918
- The political system was not very representative in 1800
- No secret ballot - people voted in public, which encouraged corruption
- Candidates would bribe voters or host parties to win support
- Two revolutions led to scrutiny of the British system
- In 1776, Britain's American colonies declared independence from Britain
- 1789: The French Revolution scared British aristocrats; they thought a similar revolution might happen in Britain
- The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine argued that the British political system was corrupt - 200,000 copies were sold before it was banned
- "Rotten Boroughs" - constituencies that could have had as few as one or two voters
- The Great Reform Act brought some political change
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- Some working-class activists felt betrayed by the Great Reform Act
- Trade Unions and the Labour Party wanted further reforms
- Women achieved the vote due to campaigning and war work
- The political system was not very representative in 1800
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