actions or events organised by an individual or a group of people to achieve an aim

a public demonstration or action expressing disapproval or objection to a policy, decision or situation, often aimed at raising awareness or demanding change

a collection of signatures calling for an action or change in regard to a particular issue; this can be paper or online

How did the Chartists affect the political rights we have today?

Citizenship

How have our political rights changed over time?

Which methods were most successful in the fight for female suffrage?

Why does voting matter?

Should 16- and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote in elections?

How can we exercise democratic rights without a vote?

Pupils analyse how political rights have changed over time considering important campaigns such as the fight for female suffrage. They examine why voting matters and consider what role they can have in democracy prior to being eligible to vote.

Why was the struggle for the vote important today?

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

a group of political campaigners in the 1830s and 1840s

actions / events organised by people to achieve an aim

a public demonstration or action to raise awareness or demand change

a collection of signatures calling for action or change

Match the word to the correct definition.

What percentage of men had the right to vote in Wales and England after the 1832 Great Reform Act?

How many key points were outlined in the People's Charter?

peaceful protest and presenting petitions to Parliament (Moral Force)

violence was the only way to be taken seriously (Physical Force)

Match the leader to the type of campaigning they believed would be the best way to achieve the Chartists' aims.

How many petitions were presented to parliament by the Chartists?

The Chartists' demands were immediately accepted by Parliament.

Reform Acts were passed in 1867 and 1884.

Five of the six points of the People's Charter were introduced by 1918.

The Chartists were successful in the short-term as they remained united.

Which of the following statements were impacts of the Chartist campaign?

Political rights are the rights people have and may use in a democracy.

Political rights are rights given by the Government for military service.

Political rights are the rights people have to control the media.

Approximately what percentage of men over 21 could not vote in 1900?

Place these events in chronological order.

Which of the following are correct about the Great Reform Act (1832)?

When did some women first gain suffrage in the UK?

Starter Quiz