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Lesson 8 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Britain's law-making group | Parliament |
| What was granted in 1918 that lead to a more united voting population? | Reform Act of 1918 |
| What house of Parliament represented the Aristocrats? | House of Lords |
| What house represented the poor? | House of Commons |
| What figure was briefly prime minster and had rivalry with William Gladstone and his liberal party? | Benjamin Disraeli |
| What group during the era of French Reform pushed for Absolutist Monarchy? | Monarchists |
| What group during the era of French Reform pushed for complete radicalism and believed everything should be divided equally? | Radicals |
| What group during the era of French Reform pushed for limited government? | Moderates |
| These places were used as a means to keep the House of Lords powerful although their population was nil | Rotten Boroughs |
| Came into power after Charles X | Louis XVIII |
| Kept quite a few men from voting because of their ridiculous standards | Property Requirements |
| Helped pass the bill to abolish slavery in Britain | William Wiberforce |
| A vote taken in incognito to be hidden or unknown | Secret Ballot |
| Furthered suffrage for males and was the third reform act | Reform Act of 1884 |
| A war between France and former Prussia that began in 1870 | Franco-Prussian War |
| Known as the "Spring of Nations" this was one of the most widespread waves of revolution in Europe | Revolution of 1848 |
| Imposed tariff on imported grain | The Corn Laws |
| The head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state. | Prime minister |
| Premier? | Executive prime minister, executive power |