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How did democracy and politcal organisations change? - Coggle Diagram
How did democracy and politcal organisations change?
1783
influence of the monarch
constitutional monarchy
powers were limited by parliament - civil list, annual sum to the monarch
king influenced general policy, chose and dismissed ministers, summoned and dissolved parliament, veto legislation
democracy
small electorate - male, based on property ownership, unrepresentative
250,000 men in England had the vote
House of Lords had little interest in reform to protect theirselves
no uniform system of franchise - 40 shilling freeholders, freemen, members of town councils
elections to house of commons were held at least every seven years
corruption
bribery
votes could be bought, winners were expected to reward voters
cooping - keeping a voter drunk so they couldn't vote for the opposition
political organsiations
whigs
limit the monarch's power
monarch should not interfer with politics - people's representatives
tories
traditional values - conservative
anglican church