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Starter : Write a definition for the following words …

Starter : Write a definition for the following words …. Democracy Suffrage. How far had democracy come by 1900?. By the end of the lesson you will: Demonstrate an understanding of how suffrage has changed from 1800 to 1900 Have examined how the changes came about

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Starter : Write a definition for the following words …

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  1. Starter : Write a definition for the following words … Democracy Suffrage

  2. How far had democracy come by 1900? By the end of the lesson you will: Demonstrate an understanding of how suffrage has changed from 1800 to 1900 Have examined how the changes came about Have analysed the extent of changes between 1800 and 1900

  3. Study this source. What impression does it give about the level of satisfaction with the voting system in 1839? N.b. The Northern Star is a Chartist newspaper – The Chartists were a radical group aiming to get further political changes.

  4. Those who couldn’t vote after 1832 had to find other ways to voice their concerns. Work out how they protested from the images and sources below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWucd5tXlqY Timelines TV

  5. Chartism • Chartism was a working class movement from 1839 to 1848. Chartism wanted sweeping changes to the political system of Britain and above all it wanted it Six Points (The Charter) introduced: • Every man over 21 to have the right to vote • A secret ballot to be introduced • A MP did not have to own property of a certain value or above to become a MP • All MP's to be paid to allow working men to serve in Parliament • All constituencies to be equal in terms of population size • Elections to Parliament to be held every year so that MP's would have to answer to their voters if they had not performed well.

  6. Using the points of the Charter, in a diagram like the one below, make a note of when each point of the Charter was achieved.

  7. Using the points of the Charter, in a diagram like the one below, make a note of when each point of the Charter was achieved.

  8. So how far had democracy come by 1900? Answer the question as fully as you can. Outline the changes that had been made and what changes society might still want to make.

  9. How far had democracy come by 1900? Now check you have: Demonstrated an understanding of how suffrage has changed from 1800 to 1900 Examined how the changes came about Analysed the extent of changes between 1800 and 1900

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