Pre 1832 the electoral system was not of equal measure to population, the ruling classes were the only section of the social class structure that were deemed eligible for the vote. It is in my opinion that the split in the Tory party that was the paramount cause for reform being passed in 1832. The inequality in the parliamentary system is shown in document 2 of the wjec pack where John Croker, the inequality is very clear and shows that without action from the general public no change would occur in the parliamentary system as the majority of Mp’s being Tories and in effect not pro reform. The threat of revolution, which was caused by the middle and working classes, caused attention to be bought to reform and the unfairness there was in the electoral system. Although I believe there was a genuine threat of revolution I do not believe that this on its own can be regarded as a major risk to the stability of the country and thus forced reform to be passed.
A) Explain why the great reform act of 1832 was passed The great reform act of 1832 was passed for multiple reasons. These included The inefficiency of the old electoral system, the death of King George IV and the revival of the Whigs. The old electoral system was a major reason for reform. The Old electoral system was extremely unorganised, unfair and at some points strange. In cities like Manchester there was little to no representation while in Old Sarum, a town that had thrived in the Middle Ages but at that time had a population of 15 could get two seats in parliament.
However it can be seen that the governments power and authority could be the main reason as to why Chartism failed in short term to achieve it’s many aims. Chartism was the first national movement in Britain which the state feared would become a successful revolution. the chartists had a vast number of followers and supporters but their strength was nothing compared to that of the state. many of the chartist were from working class background and were illiterate and living in poverty. While the government has their constables and professional police which often consisted of the middle class.
non interference from the government. This meant that they believed people should be left to sort out their own problems. There was an attempt by Joseph Chamberlin to introduce Tariff Reforms in 1903, money from this would be used to help the poor but this was very unpopular and was part of the reason for the failure of the Conservative Party to win the 1906 election. In 1894 the universal franchise was introduced, allowing all men to vote, unless they were in prison, or a lunatic asylum. The new voters had different
They didn’t get a majority government in 1910 like they did in 1906 which led them to think that social reform was the way to gain votes. Many politicians who came from modest backgrounds also wanted to “wage war” on poverty as they saw it as the scourge of modern day Britain and it was the governments job to fix
Voting early in the 19th century was considered more of luxury and only very few would get the chance to vote. Texas was known as a state to enforce laws and regulations on voting the harshest so voter turnout was still one of the lowest. Today many laws were amended or changed and it is much easier to go out and vote. Voter turnout has been increasing over the years but in Texas it is still one of the lowest. I believe Texas is still the lowest because it used to be one the most restrictive states in the US in voting laws and I feel that many people in Texas have not accustomed fully to the new regulations that allow every citizen to vote and also considering it is one of the biggest states in the US.
The Old Poor Law of 1834 was reformed because it could not cope due to the large numbers of people claiming poor relief. This was due to population rise, commercialisation of farming which left people with no jobs, decline of agricultural crafts, harvest failures, food shortages due to war, higher food prices and change in attitude to claiming social welfare as there was no stigma attached to being poor anymore. This led to different measures such as the introduction of the Speenhamland system of 1795. Having investigated the reasons for the reformation of the Poor Law, we will now focus on the reasons that led to the reform. There were six main reasons that led to the old Poor Law Reform to easily pass which were: a willing government, Tories were a minority, Climate change, objectors were not listened to, and a Report based on evidence collected by the commission of enquiry.
Lincoln would not have only replaced the relations that went on with all the government and federal states properly, but also would have made a huge effect on all the American families and have made a very depressed reconciliation. The thoughts was just wishful thinking that made people come to realization that “pragmatic “had a huge effect, which made them have “hatepyschosis” that stood the powers of many leaders in one spot. Many had faith that the Reconstruction would have most definitely been different if Lincoln had of been present, and that the reconciliation might have been around faster and been completed. They people had reconstructed the plan just a couple hours after the murder of President Lincoln. A couple of generals such as General Sherman and General Johnson had a meeting in South Carolina to put call an end to the destructive
However a lot of this would be hard as only 2% of the Italian population actually spoke Italian! Also 70% percent were illiterate. This created a massive communication barrier between the rich and the poor rural communities. Most of the rural co unites spoke rural dialect, this shows that if Italy were to unite then it would take a long time to get everyone speaking Italian. Liberal Italy faced many problems in this period if it was from corruption in the government or catholic hostility.
Most Americans feared socialism; they linked it to trade unions, mass immigration and anarchy. Socialists believed in equality Big business leaders were afraid of organised labour; the growth of for ‘social justice’ including causes such as women’s suffrage, direct election to the senate and conservation. Some Progressives were pacifists and anti-imperialists but most were strong nationalists. The Progressive wing of the Republican party reunited with the mainstream party in 1916. Progressivism achieved very little as a separate party but at one time, it seemed that it could achieve national support.