History A-Level
People's Charter
What People's Charter means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of People's Charter
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A programme of six points for democratic reform, including universal male suffrage, secret ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, payment of MPs and abolition of the property qualification.
Topics that use People's Charter
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 2 Chartism, c1838–c1850 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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