ch. 11 review: Growth of Western Democracies

created the modern Conservative Party

• Queen Victoria

• Benjamin Disraeli

• William Gladstone

• Theodore Herzl

a form of government led by a prime minister

• parliamentary democracy
• direct democracy
• social democracy
• presidential democracy

led the Liberal Party (in great Britain)

• Queen Victoria
• Benjamin Disraeli
• William Gladstone
• Theodore Herzl

an election district with few or no voters

• gerrymander
• 9th
• rotten borough
• empty land

the body of people allowed to vote

• population
• electorate
• liberals
• conservatives

The Reform Act of 1832 gave a greater political voice to

• middle-class men.
• middle-class men and women.
• people without property.
• Whigs and Tories

Among the demands of the Chartists were

• religious restrictions on those serving in Parliament.
• property requirements for voting.
• universal male suffrage and a secret ballot.
• a veto for the House of Lords and salaries for Parliament members.

Which statement best describes Queen Victoria?

• She opposed reforms to improve the lives of the nation's poor.
• She was famous for her modern ideas.
• She supported the new Liberal Party.
• She was a symbol of values such as honesty and hard work.

The Reform Bill of 1867

• extended suffrage to women.
• was opposed by Conservatives.
• doubled the number of voters.
• gave the vote to farmworkers.

What major step toward democracy did Britain in 1911?

• It changed from a parliamentary democracy to a republic.
• It curbed the power of the unelected House of Lords.
• It limited the power of the elected House of Commons.
• It eliminated most rotten boroughs