History A-Level
Partial constitutional reform
What Partial constitutional reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Partial constitutional reform
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The 1935 Act granted provincial autonomy and extended the franchise, but the proposed All-India Federation was never implemented, so it was only partially applied.
Topics that use Partial constitutional reform
- Consultation and confrontation, 1930–42 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Congress–League divergence
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- Nationalist divisions and attitudes to British rule
- Party reorganisation and revival
- Round Table Conferences
- Situation in Britain
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