The right to vote — Life in the UK Test practice questions
These practice questions cover The right to vote, part of the A long and illustrious history chapter of the official handbook, Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents. The correct answer and a clear explanation sit under every question.
Practice questions
What did the Chartists do?
- ✓ Presented petitions to Parliament — Correct answer
- Introduced the Reform Act of 1867
- Set up the Women’s Franchise League
- Fought in the Boer War
The Chartists campaigned for the vote for working people and others without property. They presented petitions to Parliament.
What did the Reform Act of 1832 do?
- ✓ Greatly increased the number of people with the right to vote — Correct answer
- Ended the slave trade
- Reformed how seats in Parliament were shared
- Changed the monarchy
The Reform Act of 1832 greatly increased the number of people who could vote and widened representation in Parliament. It also abolished the old pocket and rotten boroughs.
Which Reform Act greatly increased the number of people with the right to vote and removed pocket and rotten boroughs?
- ✓ The Reform Act of 1832 — Correct answer
- The Reform Act of 1867
- The Act of 1870
- The Act of 1882
The Reform Act of 1832 increased the number of voters, abolished pocket and rotten boroughs, and shifted political power towards the towns.
Who were the campaigners who presented petitions to Parliament for the vote for working-class people?
- ✓ The Chartists — Correct answer
- The suffragettes
- The Boers
- The Fenians
The Chartists campaigned for the vote for working-class people and others without property. They presented petitions to Parliament.
What did the Reform Act of 1867 do?
- Abolished the House of Commons
- ✓ Created many more urban seats and reduced the property needed to vote — Correct answer
- Brought in the Great Reform Act of 1832
- Gave women over 21 the vote
The 1867 Reform Act created many more urban seats in Parliament and reduced the amount of property needed before people could vote. Most men still could not vote, and no women could vote yet.