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6. what is the people's budget also regarded as?
- the social improvement scheme
- a rip off
- the war of the classes
- the tori nightmare
7. what products were indirectly targeted by the people's act?
- resources: printers, paper, books, pens
- luxury items: cars, petrol, beer, tobacco
- furnishings: chairs, baths, toilets
- Necessary items: Water, bread, flour, apples
8. how much money did DLG need to get from the people's budget?
- 100 thousand
- 15 million
- 80 million
- 3 million
9. why was the passing of the parliament act a problem
- the king opposed the bill
- it had to go through the lords
- the act had many loop holes
- the conservatives wanted the act to happen
10. how many seats did labour get in the 1910 election?
11. Did the People's budget get passed?
- no, it was vetoed
- yes, but only just
- yes, it was passed through the lords in November 1909
- no, the unionists ripped up the bill
12. the parliment act reduced the amount of time between elections from 7 years to...
- 5 years
- 2 years
- 18 months
- 3.5 years
13. what did the 'rats' do in the passing of the parliament act in the lords?
- abstained
- resigned from the lords
- voted in favour
- voted against the bill
14. how did the liberals suggest passing the parliment act?
- the public protested against the rejection of the bill and this caused lots of trouble for the conservatives
- they asked the king to create more liberal peers so the act could be passed
- the king, with lots of persuasion used his powers to pass the act.
- they called a general election
15. how many seats did the conservatives get in the 1910 election?
16. what did the 'ditchers' do in the passing of the parliament act in the lords?
- voted against the bill
- protested
- abstained
- resigned
17. What was the outcome of the 1910 election?
- the Irish nationalists were granted home rule
- the people's budget was passed
- the conservatives were kept out of the lords
- the lords lost all of their power
18. how many seats did the liberals get in the 1910 election?
19. who would be taxed heavily in the 1909 people's budget?
- the unemployed/sick
- the rich
- the poor
- the middle classes
20. how did King George V try to resolve how the parliament act was passed?
- called a conference
- he created more peers
- he passed the act
- he told the conservatives to pass the act