History A-Level
Franchise and representation
What Franchise and representation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Franchise and representation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The right to vote varied by borough and county in c1780, so representation of the people was patchy.
Topics that use Franchise and representation
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 1 Reform of parliament (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Failed reform and resistance
- Legislative change
- Pressure and resistance
- Problems of representation
- Democratisation and its limits
- Extent of democratisation
- Parliamentary reform legislation
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