Widening the Right to Vote in UK

Which act, passed in 1832, is often considered the first step towards widening the right to vote in the UK?

• The Representation of the People Act

• The Reform Act

• The Suffrage Act

• The Voting Rights Act

What was the significance of the Representation of the People Act 1969?

• It allowed women to vote for the first time.

• It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.

• It introduced postal voting.

• It abolished property qualifications for voting.

Which group was granted the right to vote by the Representation of the People Act 1918?

• All women

• Women over 21

• Women over 30 and all men over 21

• All men and women over 18

Which act finally granted equal voting rights to women and men in the UK?

• The Representation of the People Act 1928

• The Representation of the People Act 1918

• The Reform Act 1832

• The Suffrage Act 1910

Which of the following was a key demand of the suffragette movement?

• Lowering the voting age to 16

• Granting voting rights to all women

• Abolishing the House of Lords

• Introducing proportional representation

In what year did the UK first introduce secret ballots for elections?

• 1867

• 1872

• 1884

• 1918

Which act extended the right to vote to all men over the age of 21, regardless of property ownership?

• The Reform Act 1867

• The Representation of the People Act 1918

• The Representation of the People Act 1928

• The Second Reform Act 1884

In which UK countries can 16 year olds vote?

• Northern Ireland

• Wales

• Scotland

• England

Which of these events had the most impact on women's suffrage?

• Boer War

• Crimea War

• WW1

• WW2