Lesson 1.1.2

1.1.2 Widening the franchise and suffrage Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Politics, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. Which 1832 Act is widely credited with beginning the process of widening the UK franchise?

    • People Act
    • Representation Act
    • Great Reform Act
    • Ballot Act

  2. Which group gained the vote under the Representation of the People Act 1918?

    • All adult women
    • Women over 30
    • Working-class men
    • Women over 21

  3. Which 1928 Act granted equal voting rights to men and women at 21?

    • People Act 1969
    • Representation Act 1918
    • Reform Act 1832
    • Equal Franchise Act

  4. Which Act lowered the UK voting age from 21 to 18?

    • Equal Franchise Act
    • Reform Act 1867
    • Representation Act 1969
    • Representation Act 1983

  5. What primary method did the suffragists use to campaign for women's suffrage?

    • Arson and vandalism
    • Militant direct action
    • Peaceful constitutional lobbying
    • Armed rebellion

  6. What was a central democratic demand of the Chartist movement?

    • Universal male suffrage
    • Abolition of the monarchy
    • Proportional representation
    • Votes for women at 18

  7. What does the term 'franchise' mean in a political context?

    • Paying income tax
    • Standing for election
    • Right to vote
    • Party membership

  8. Could a 24-year-old woman vote in a UK general election in 1925?

    • Only with property
    • Yes
    • No
    • Only in boroughs

  9. Which 1872 Act introduced secret voting to reduce electoral intimidation?

    • Representation Act
    • Reform Act
    • Ballot Act
    • Corrupt Practices Act

  10. Which Act abolished property qualifications for most men aged 21 and over?

    • Representation Act 1918
    • Reform Act 1832
    • Representation Act 1884
    • Equal Franchise Act

  11. What is a primary argument used by campaigners to lower the voting age to 16?

    • Civic engagement education
    • Ending compulsory schooling
    • Removal of income tax
    • Mandatory military service

  12. In which devolved legislature can 16 and 17-year-olds vote?

    • Scottish Parliament
    • Senedd Cymru
    • Northern Ireland Assembly
    • UK Parliament

  13. What is the term for expanding the electorate to include previously excluded citizens?

    • Voter suppression
    • Franchise extension
    • Constitutional reform
    • Electoral boundary review

  14. Which peaceful suffrage society was led by Millicent Fawcett?

    • NUWSS
    • Chartists
    • Fabian Society
    • WSPU

  15. Which limitation applied to the Great Reform Act 1832?

    • Property qualifications
    • Universal suffrage
    • Secret ballot
    • Equal constituencies

  16. What feature characterised the Representation of the People Act 1918?

    • Partial enfranchisement
    • Equal voting age
    • Abolition of property
    • Universal suffrage

  17. Which Chartist demand aimed to ensure MPs faced regular voter accountability?

    • Universal manhood suffrage
    • Annual parliaments
    • Secret ballot
    • Payment for MPs

  18. What minimum age was set for women voters in the 1918 Act?

    • 18
    • 21
    • 35
    • 30

  19. Which 1867 Act extended the franchise to urban working-class men?

    • First Reform Act
    • Equal Franchise Act
    • Second Reform Act
    • Third Reform Act

  20. Who led the militant suffragette group the WSPU?

    • Emmeline Pankhurst
    • Millicent Fawcett
    • Sylvia Pankhurst
    • Emily Davison

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