Ch. 11 Big Review

Created modern Conservative Party

• rotten borough

• electorate

• secret ballot

• Queen Victoria

• Benjamin Disreali

a form of government led by a prime minister

• parliamentary democracy

• electorate

• secret ballot

• Queen Victoria

• Benjamin Disreali

led the Liberal Party

• parliamentary democracy

• electorate

• William Gladstone

• Queen Victoria

• Benjamin Disreali

an election district with few or no voters

• parliamentary democracy

• electorate

• William Gladstone

• rotten borough

• Benjamin Disreali

a body of people allowed to vote

• parliamentary democracy

• electorate

• William Gladstone

• rotten borough

• Benjamin Disreali

The Reform Act of 1832 gave greater political voice to

• middle-class men

• middle-class men and women

• people without property

• Whigs and Tories

Among the demands of the Chartists were

• religious restrictions on those serving in Parliament.

• property requirements for voting.

• universal male suffrage and a secret ballot.

• a veto for the House of Lords and salaries for Parliament members.

Which statement best describes Queen Victoria?

• She opposed reforms to improve the lives of the nation's poor.

• She was famous for her modern ideas.

• She supported the new Liberal Party

• She was a symbol of values such as honesty and hard work.

The Reform Bill of 1867

• extended suffrage to women.

• was opposed by Conservatives.

• doubled the number of voters.

• gave the vote to farmworkers.

What major step toward democracy did Britain take in 1911?

• It changed from a parliamentary democracy to a republic,

• It curbed the power of the unelected House of Lords.

• It limited the power of the House of Commons.

• It eliminated most rotten boroughs.