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Schedule. Warm-Up British Parliament- Lecture Web Walk Homework Check. WARM-UP ACTIVITY. Draw a political spectrum and label the following:. Radical Change Status quo Communism Democracy Socialism Totalitarianism Conservative Liberal Reactionary Moderate. Work alone for 4 minutes.
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Schedule • Warm-Up • British Parliament- Lecture • Web Walk • Homework Check
WARM-UP ACTIVITY • Draw a political spectrum and label the following: • Radical • Change • Status quo • Communism • Democracy • Socialism • Totalitarianism • Conservative • Liberal • Reactionary • Moderate Work alone for 4 minutes
The British Houses of Parliament • The Westminster system of government
Roles of the British Parliament Form the government Examine and check the government Debate and pass laws
Parliament has two chambers • The Upper House: The House of Lords • The Lower House: The House of Commons
The House of Lords • In the 19th century the House of Lords represented the aristocracy and the Church • It is the Upper House
The House of Commons • Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected to represent a region or district • The party with the majority of MPs forms government • It is the Lower House
Stop and Check • The House of Commons was the _________house. • How were the members of the lower house chosen? • Who are the aristocracy? • Which house was controlled by the aristocracy and the church? • What are the roles of the British Parliament?
What does the Monarch do? • The1689 Bill of Rights restricted the role of the King • The King or Queen can only advise or warn the government • Head of State – he/she represents Britain on important occasions
Law-making • The Houses of Parliament are a legislature • A bill (proposed law) must be passed by a majority vote in both Houses to become law • Once the monarch signs this law, it becomes an Act of Parliament
The Great Reform Act • Before 1831 Only male land and property owners • Only 3% could vote • No MP represented boom cities Birmingham or Manchester • The Reform Act (1832) extended the vote (franchise) to 14%
The Whigs • More reform • Faster industrialization • Many had their own businesses • After the 1832 Reform Bill was passed they became the Liberal Party • Their supporters – urban middle class and mill owners
The Whigs, continued • More power for Parliament • Less power for the King • Lower taxes • More free trade • Most wanted to extend the vote to the middle class • “laissez faire” economics
Celebrity Whigs/Liberals • Richard Cobden, manufacturer and radical peace activist William Gladstone PM 1868-74 “The Grand Old Man”
The Tories • Supported the monarchy • Strong links with the Church of England • Loved tradition and life in the countryside • Many had titles and lived on country estates • Feared rapid change would lead to revolution • After 1832 was called the Conservative Party
The Tory view of the French Revolution • If you give too much power to the masses there will be chaos and horror
Tories and the Industrial Revolution • Distrusted “new money” – businessmen • Worried that big cities led to crime and sin • Wanted to preserve the old class system • But – one group of Radical Tories believed the aristocracy should help the poor • “noblesse oblige” • Christian ethics: “from those to whom much has been given, much will be required”
Michael Sadler: radical Tory • “The parents rouse them in the morning and receive them tired and exhausted after the day has closed; they see them droop and sicken, and, in many cases, become cripples and die, before they reach their prime; and they do all this, because they must otherwise starve. It is a mockery to contend that these parents have a choice. They choose the lesser evil, and reluctantly resign their offspring to the captivity and pollution of the mill.” • Speech to House of Commons 1832
Earl of Shaftesbury • Supported Michael Sadler’s campaign for factory reform • Factory Act 1833 • Campaigned against child labour
Shaftesbury’s 1842 report into child labour in the coal mines
Radical ToryBenjamin Disraeli PM 1874-78 • “Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor. “ Disraeli’s novel “Sybil”
Queen Victoria loved him… • He made her Empress of India!
Celebrity Tories • William Wilberforce helped ban slavery Margaret Thatcher PM 1979-90
Famous Conservative PM • Winston Spencer Churchill • World War II PM 1940-45