Representation of the People BillThis article studies the preparation, passage, and consequences of the Representation of the People Act 1918. Commonly known as the fourth and last of the 'Reform Acts' starting in 1832, that transformed the politics of Great Britain into a parliamentary democracy,...
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The monetary effect of the Stamp Act was relatively minimal, but it happened to come in a line of other internal taxes placed on everyday goods. This caused the colonists to take greater notice. The Stamp Act represented a massive Crown overreach of past agreements with the colonists. The ...
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the feet of such a Government are part of clay. For the extreme swing of the pendulum which brought the Government into power is usually followed by an equally violent swing in the opposite direction. When the high-water mark of success is attained at a General Election it becomes practically...
Representation of the People Acts, (1918, 1928) parliamentary acts that expanded suffrage in Britain. The act of 1918 gave the vote to all men over age 21 and all women over age 30, which tripled the electorate. The act of 1928 extended the franchise to
Parliamentary government inBritainwas not yet a democratic system, however. Mainly because ofpropertyrequirements, thefranchisewas held by only about 5 percent of the British population over 20 years of age. The Reform Act of 1832, which is generally viewed as a historicthresholdin the development...