Unit 5 Representation & Demoncracy Post Exam Discussion

i did question 2 wrote 8 pages

i did question 2 wrote 8 pages main points i covered from memory were:

For extension of franchise being main motivation in change in electoral system

Against extension of franchise...

Seat redistribution being key

Changing ideology of the elite through the period

Covered all acts from 1832-1928

Sounds like you did a good job. I look at what you wrote and I mentioned hardly any of that, I ended up repeating a few times that because the franchise was extended it meant that the system became more represented, but for some reason I didn't even mention the redistribution of seats

I finished the booklet - but in exams my writing gets MASSIVE without about 4 words to a line so I'm not sure I'm not sure how much I actually wrote.
Did question 2. Basically said that extenstion of the franchise was 'significant' but must be considered within the context of other factors, because on its own it didn't create a more representative system

The other factors I mentioned were:
- redistribution of seats
- decline of aristocracy and corresponding rise of the middle classes and increasing importance or the working classes
- political party organisation - including growth of labour party
- Reduced cost of political participation (including payment of MPs)
- End of corruption and intimidation
- Limiting of plural voting.
- changing attitudes towards democracy

I think I got in all the main points but I had to rush the end. I wrote it chonologically and assessed the importance of the relevant factors in terms of each reform act.

The other factors I mentioned were:
- redistribution of seats
- decline of aristocracy and corresponding rise of the middle classes and increasing importance or the working classes
- political party organisation - including growth of labour party
- Reduced cost of political participation (including payment of MPs)
- End of corruption and intimidation
- Limiting of plural voting.
- changing attitudes towards democracy

I think I got in all the main points but I had to rush the end. I wrote it chonologically and assessed the importance of the relevant factors in terms of each reform act.

Wow, that's a lot of factors. In 60 minutes, a plan and 7 factors... like, 8 minutes per factor? Still, looks great. I'm glad I picked question 1, as I wouldn't have thought of all those ideas.

Looks like you'll be getting your A with that

yeah i got redistribution, decline of aristocracy, end of corruption, plural voting came under corruption in mine, attitudes in included in demise of aristocracy. Only thing you mentioned that i didnt atall was party organisation, though i do think i mentioned it ion a few lines somewhere. Also i mentioned education of working classes increased and they were more aware of politics through newlatters etc

Sounds good. I just kept saying how you can't really have a representative democracy if you don't have a properly organised party system which broadly represents the views of voters. May have been a bit of a redundant point though. I wrote a tiny bit about that education stuff - how it changed the attitudes of the elites, led to a rise in working class political awareness and therefore the rise of the Labour Party.

The questions were different to what they've asked since they changed the way the exam worked in 2007, which was scary. But then I looked more closely at the first question, which was about political parties but sneakily disguised as a turning point question. I'd revised changes to political parties, so it was okay in the end! That was probably my best exam so far (and I've only got one left!).

I answered the turning point question, and said 1884-5 were important, but not the turning point. I said there was no definate turning point because lots of acts contributed to the changes to parties, but the most significant effects came from the 1867 Reform Act.

What did everyone else do? It was quite a nice exam in all, I thought.

Exactly how I did, dicused 1884-85 and said how it was significant bu their were other turning points and went throught other reform acts. I also added other facotrs like decline of the aristocracy and the role of indivudals etc..